diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh
index f9054b4e5d55d1..245ed95eebd88d 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ aa27e4454ce631c5a17924ce0624eac736da19fc6f5a2ab15a6c58da7b36950f  shaderc-glslan
 03ee1a2c06f3b61008478f4abe9423454e53e580b9488b47c8071547c6a9db47  shaderc-spirv-tools-$SHADERC_SPIRVTOOLS.tar.gz
 EOF
 
-curl -C - -L \
+curl -L \
 	-O "https://github.com/ianlancetaylor/libbacktrace/archive/$LIBBACKTRACE.zip" \
 	-O "https://ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v$LIBJPEG.tar.gz" \
 	-O "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/libpng/libpng16/$LIBPNG/libpng-$LIBPNG.tar.xz" \
diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.cpp
index ab37b9d3607361..79290305b687c6 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
 #include "common/Path.h"
 #include "common/StringUtil.h"
 
+// Platform-specific includes
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	#include <windows.h>
+#else
+	#include <unistd.h>
+	#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif
+
 MemoryCardConvertDialog::MemoryCardConvertDialog(QWidget* parent, QString selectedCard)
 	: QDialog(parent)
 {
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@ MemoryCardConvertDialog::MemoryCardConvertDialog(QWidget* parent, QString select
 	m_ui.progressBar->setRange(0, 100);
 	m_ui.progressBar->setValue(0);
 
-	connect(m_ui.conversionTypeSelect, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged, this, [this]() 
+	connect(m_ui.conversionTypeSelect, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged, this, [this]()
 		{
 			switch (m_srcCardInfo.type)
 			{
@@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ MemoryCardConvertDialog::MemoryCardConvertDialog(QWidget* parent, QString select
 			}
 		}
 	);
-	
+
 	disconnect(m_ui.buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, this, nullptr);
 
 	connect(m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok), &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MemoryCardConvertDialog::ConvertCard);
@@ -154,7 +162,7 @@ bool MemoryCardConvertDialog::SetupPicklist()
 			for (auto dirEntry : rootDir)
 			{
 				const std::string_view fileName = Path::GetFileName(dirEntry.FileName);
-				
+
 				if (fileName.size() >= 7 && fileName.substr(0, 7).compare("_pcsx2_") == 0)
 				{
 					continue;
@@ -176,7 +184,7 @@ bool MemoryCardConvertDialog::SetupPicklist()
 			if (sizeBytes < CardCapacity::_8_MB)
 			{
 				m_ui.conversionTypeSelect->addItem(tr("8 MB File"), 8);
-				
+
 				if (!typeSet)
 				{
 					SetType_8();
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ bool MemoryCardConvertDialog::SetupPicklist()
 			if (sizeBytes < CardCapacity::_16_MB)
 			{
 				m_ui.conversionTypeSelect->addItem(tr("16 MB File"), 16);
-				
+
 				if (!typeSet)
 				{
 					SetType_16();
@@ -198,7 +206,7 @@ bool MemoryCardConvertDialog::SetupPicklist()
 			if (sizeBytes < CardCapacity::_32_MB)
 			{
 				m_ui.conversionTypeSelect->addItem(tr("32 MB File"), 32);
-				
+
 				if (!typeSet)
 				{
 					SetType_32();
@@ -209,7 +217,7 @@ bool MemoryCardConvertDialog::SetupPicklist()
 			if (sizeBytes < CardCapacity::_64_MB)
 			{
 				m_ui.conversionTypeSelect->addItem(tr("64 MB File"), 64);
-				
+
 				if (!typeSet)
 				{
 					SetType_64();
@@ -242,7 +250,7 @@ void MemoryCardConvertDialog::ConvertCard()
 	else
 	{
 		QString baseName = m_selectedCard;
-		
+
 		// Get our destination file name
 		size_t extensionPos = baseName.lastIndexOf(".ps2", -1);
 		// Strip the extension off of it
@@ -253,7 +261,29 @@ void MemoryCardConvertDialog::ConvertCard()
 		size_t num = 0;
 		QString destName = baseName;
 		destName.append(".ps2");
-		
+
+		const QDir destinationDir(Path::Combine(EmuFolders::MemoryCards, destName.toStdString()).c_str());
+		const QString absolutePath = destinationDir.absolutePath();
+
+		const QString dirPath = destinationDir.absolutePath();
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		const DWORD fileAttributes = GetFileAttributes(dirPath.toStdString().c_str());
+		const bool canRead = !(fileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY);
+
+		if (!canRead)
+		{
+			PermissionError(absolutePath);
+			return;
+		}
+#else
+		if (access(dirPath.toStdString().c_str(), R_OK | W_OK | X_OK) != 0)
+		{
+			PermissionError(absolutePath);
+			return;
+		}
+#endif
+
 		// If a match is found, revert back to the base name, add a number and the extension, and try again.
 		// Keep incrementing the number until we get a unique result.
 		while (m_srcCardInfo.type == MemoryCardType::File ? FileSystem::DirectoryExists(Path::Combine(EmuFolders::MemoryCards, destName.toStdString()).c_str()) : FileSystem::FileExists(Path::Combine(EmuFolders::MemoryCards, destName.toStdString()).c_str()))
@@ -261,7 +291,7 @@ void MemoryCardConvertDialog::ConvertCard()
 			destName = baseName;
 			destName.append(StringUtil::StdStringFromFormat("_%02zd.ps2", ++num).c_str());
 		}
-		
+
 		m_destCardName = destName;
 		StartThread();
 	}
@@ -303,3 +333,8 @@ void MemoryCardConvertDialog::SetType_Folder()
 {
 	SetType(MemoryCardType::Folder, MemoryCardFileType::Unknown, tr("Uses a folder on your PC filesystem, instead of a file. Infinite capacity, while keeping the same compatibility as an 8 MB Memory Card."));
 }
+
+void MemoryCardConvertDialog::PermissionError(const QString absolutePath)
+{
+	QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Cannot Convert Memory Card"),tr("You have insufficient permissions to convert this Memory Card. Please ensure that your user owns the directory of your Memory Cards. \n \"%1\".").arg(absolutePath));
+}
diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.h b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.h
index 5e876b6fdee042..db5764e2052f4b 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.h
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/MemoryCardConvertDialog.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 	void SetType_32();
 	void SetType_64();
 	void SetType_Folder();
+	void PermissionError(const QString absolutePath);
 	
 	Ui::MemoryCardConvertDialog m_ui;