diff --git a/libtar/extract.c b/libtar/extract.c
index 5544287..8860e50 100644
--- a/libtar/extract.c
+++ b/libtar/extract.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	char *lnp;
 	int pathname_len;
 	int realname_len;
-	
+
 	if (t->options & TAR_NOOVERWRITE)
 	{
 		struct stat s;
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@
 	}
 
 	if (i != 0) {
-		printf("here i: %d\n", i);
+		printf("FAILED RESTORE OF FILE i: %s\n", realname);
 		return i;
 	}
 
 	i = tar_set_file_perms(t, realname);
 	if (i != 0) {
-		printf("i: %d\n", i);
+		printf("FAILED SETTING PERMS: %d\n", i);
 		return i;
 	}
 /*
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 tar_extract_symlink(TAR *t, char *realname)
 {
 	char *filename;
-	
+
 	if (!TH_ISSYM(t))
 	{
 		printf("not a sym\n");
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@
 		  compat_makedev(devmaj, devmin)) == -1)
 	{
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		perror("mknod()");
+		printf("mknod() failed, returning good anyway");
 #endif
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -451,9 +451,9 @@
 		  compat_makedev(devmaj, devmin)) == -1)
 	{
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		perror("mknod()");
+		printf("mknod() failed but returning anyway");
 #endif
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/twrpTar.cpp b/twrpTar.cpp
index c4600aa..0bf76e5 100644
--- a/twrpTar.cpp
+++ b/twrpTar.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 	}
 	else {
 		if ((pid = wait(&status)) == -1) {
-			LOGI("Tar creation failed\n");
+			LOGI("Tar extraction failed\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
 		else {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 				return -1;
 			}
 			else if (WIFEXITED(status) != 0)
-				LOGI("Tar creation successful\n");
+				LOGI("Tar extraction successful\n");
 			else {
 				LOGI("Tar creation failed\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@
 		FileName += de->d_name;
 		if (has_data_media == 1 && FileName.size() >= 11 && strncmp(FileName.c_str(), "/data/media", 11) == 0)
 			continue; // Skip /data/media
+		if (de->d_type == DT_BLK || de->d_type == DT_CHR)
+			continue;
 		if (de->d_type == DT_DIR && strcmp(de->d_name, ".") != 0 && strcmp(de->d_name, "..") != 0)
 		{
 			unsigned long long folder_size = TWFunc::Get_Folder_Size(FileName, false);
@@ -344,6 +346,8 @@
 			LOGI("adding %s\n", de->d_name);
 #ifdef RECOVERY_SDCARD_ON_DATA
 			if ((tardir == "/data" || tardir == "/data/") && strcmp(de->d_name, "media") == 0) continue;
+			if (de->d_type == DT_BLK || de->d_type == DT_CHR)
+				continue;
 #endif
 			if (strcmp(de->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(de->d_name, "..") == 0)   continue;