diff --git a/packages/core/data-transfer/src/engine/index.ts b/packages/core/data-transfer/src/engine/index.ts
index 4ab7aaf028..261c3e3915 100644
--- a/packages/core/data-transfer/src/engine/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/data-transfer/src/engine/index.ts
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ class TransferEngine<
 
   async transferAssets(): Promise<void> {
     const stage: TransferStage = 'assets';
+    if (this.shouldSkipStage(stage)) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     const source = await this.sourceProvider.createAssetsReadStream?.();
     const destination = await this.destinationProvider.createAssetsWriteStream?.();
diff --git a/packages/core/data-transfer/src/strapi/providers/local-destination/index.ts b/packages/core/data-transfer/src/strapi/providers/local-destination/index.ts
index f8a5dc0e50..a5555dc3aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/data-transfer/src/strapi/providers/local-destination/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/data-transfer/src/strapi/providers/local-destination/index.ts
@@ -156,10 +156,16 @@ class LocalStrapiDestinationProvider implements IDestinationProvider {
       `uploads_backup_${Date.now()}`
     );
 
-    await fse.move(assetsDirectory, backupDirectory);
-    await fse.mkdir(assetsDirectory);
-    // Create a .gitkeep file to ensure the directory is not empty
-    await fse.outputFile(path.join(assetsDirectory, '.gitkeep'), '');
+    try {
+      await fse.move(assetsDirectory, backupDirectory);
+      await fse.mkdir(assetsDirectory);
+      // Create a .gitkeep file to ensure the directory is not empty
+      await fse.outputFile(path.join(assetsDirectory, '.gitkeep'), '');
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new ProviderTransferError(
+        'The backup folder for the assets could not be created inside the public folder. Please ensure Strapi has write permissions on the public directory'
+      );
+    }
 
     return new Writable({
       objectMode: true,