diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 008703c6..f39e31a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun checkOTGPath() {
-        Thread {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
             if (!config.wasOTGHandled && hasPermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_STORAGE) && hasOTGConnected() && config.OTGPath.isEmpty()) {
                 getStorageDirectories().firstOrNull { it.trimEnd('/') != internalStoragePath && it.trimEnd('/') != sdCardPath }?.apply {
                     config.wasOTGHandled = true
                     config.OTGPath = trimEnd('/')
                 }
             }
-        }.start()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun openPath(path: String, forceRefresh: Boolean = false) {
@@ -336,24 +336,24 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun checkIfRootAvailable() {
-        Thread {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
             config.isRootAvailable = RootTools.isRootAvailable()
             if (config.isRootAvailable && config.enableRootAccess) {
                 RootHelpers(this).askRootIfNeeded {
                     config.enableRootAccess = it
                 }
             }
-        }.start()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun checkInvalidFavorites() {
-        Thread {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
             config.favorites.forEach {
                 if (!isPathOnOTG(it) && !isPathOnSD(it) && !File(it).exists()) {
                     config.removeFavorite(it)
                 }
             }
-        }.start()
+        }
     }
 
     fun pickedPath(path: String) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/adapters/ItemsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/adapters/ItemsAdapter.kt
index 93502aa6..1c1096c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/adapters/ItemsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/adapters/ItemsAdapter.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.CONFLICT_OVERWRITE
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.CONFLICT_SKIP
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.isOreoPlus
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.models.FileDirItem
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.models.RadioItem
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
     }
 
     private fun toggleFileVisibility(hide: Boolean) {
-        Thread {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
             getSelectedFileDirItems().forEach {
                 activity.toggleItemVisibility(it.path, hide)
             }
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
                 listener?.refreshItems()
                 finishActMode()
             }
-        }.start()
+        }
     }
 
     @SuppressLint("NewApi")
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
         if (activity.getIsPathDirectory(path)) {
             callback()
         } else {
-            Thread {
+            ensureBackgroundThread {
                 val options = RequestOptions()
                         .format(DecodeFormat.PREFER_ARGB_8888)
                         .skipMemoryCache(true)
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
                 activity.runOnUiThread {
                     callback()
                 }
-            }.start()
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
 
     private fun copyMoveRootItems(files: ArrayList<FileDirItem>, destinationPath: String, isCopyOperation: Boolean) {
         activity.toast(R.string.copying)
-        Thread {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
             val fileCnt = files.size
             RootHelpers(activity).copyMoveFiles(files, destinationPath, isCopyOperation) {
                 when (it) {
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
                     finishActMode()
                 }
             }
-        }.start()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun compressSelection() {
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
 
                 activity.toast(R.string.compressing)
                 val paths = getSelectedFileDirItems().map { it.path }
-                Thread {
+                ensureBackgroundThread {
                     if (compressPaths(paths, destination)) {
                         activity.runOnUiThread {
                             activity.toast(R.string.compression_successful)
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
                     } else {
                         activity.toast(R.string.compressing_failed)
                     }
-                }.start()
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -460,9 +461,9 @@ class ItemsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var listItems: MutableList<ListItem
 
                 val destinationPath = fileDirItems.first().getParentPath().trimEnd('/')
                 activity.checkConflicts(fileDirItems, destinationPath, 0, LinkedHashMap()) {
-                    Thread {
+                    ensureBackgroundThread {
                         decompressPaths(sourcePaths, it, callback)
-                    }.start()
+                    }
                 }
             } catch (exception: Exception) {
                 activity.showErrorToast(exception)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
index c924a6d1..ceaa2ecf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.activities.BaseSimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.StoragePickerDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SORT_BY_SIZE
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.models.FileDirItem
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.Breadcrumbs
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ class ItemsFragment : Fragment(), ItemOperationsListener, Breadcrumbs.Breadcrumb
 
     private fun getItems(path: String, callback: (originalPath: String, items: ArrayList<ListItem>) -> Unit) {
         skipItemUpdating = false
-        Thread {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
             if (activity?.isDestroyed == false && activity?.isFinishing == false) {
                 val config = context!!.config
                 if (context!!.isPathOnOTG(path) && config.OTGTreeUri.isNotEmpty()) {
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ class ItemsFragment : Fragment(), ItemOperationsListener, Breadcrumbs.Breadcrumb
                     RootHelpers(activity!!).getFiles(path, callback)
                 }
             }
-        }.start()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun getRegularItemsOf(path: String, callback: (originalPath: String, items: ArrayList<ListItem>) -> Unit) {
@@ -268,9 +269,9 @@ class ItemsFragment : Fragment(), ItemOperationsListener, Breadcrumbs.Breadcrumb
     fun searchQueryChanged(text: String) {
         val searchText = text.trim()
         lastSearchedText = searchText
-        Thread {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
             if (context == null) {
-                return@Thread
+                return@ensureBackgroundThread
             }
 
             when {
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ class ItemsFragment : Fragment(), ItemOperationsListener, Breadcrumbs.Breadcrumb
                 else -> {
                     val files = searchFiles(searchText, currentPath)
                     if (lastSearchedText != searchText) {
-                        return@Thread
+                        return@ensureBackgroundThread
                     }
 
                     val listItems = ArrayList<ListItem>()
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ class ItemsFragment : Fragment(), ItemOperationsListener, Breadcrumbs.Breadcrumb
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }.start()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun searchFiles(text: String, path: String): ArrayList<ListItem> {