diff --git a/gio-qt/dgiofile.cpp b/gio-qt/dgiofile.cpp
index d845d92..3daa72f 100644
--- a/gio-qt/dgiofile.cpp
+++ b/gio-qt/dgiofile.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<DGioFileInfo> DGioFile::createFileSystemInfo()
             QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<DGioFileInfo> fileInfoPtr(new DGioFileInfo(gmmFileInfo.release()));
             return fileInfoPtr;
         }
-    } catch (Glib::Error error) {
+    } catch (const Glib::Error &error) {
         qDebug() << QString::fromStdString(error.what().raw());
     }
 
diff --git a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp
index 758b774..c242fb7 100644
--- a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp
+++ b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,14 @@ DGioFileInfo::~DGioFileInfo()
 
 }
 
-bool DGioFileInfo::isReadOnly() const
+DGioFileType DGioFileInfo::fileType() const
+{
+    Q_D(const DGioFileInfo);
+
+    return static_cast<DGioFileType>(d->getGmmFileInfoInstance()->get_file_type());
+}
+
+bool DGioFileInfo::fsReadOnly() const
 {
     Q_D(const DGioFileInfo);
 
diff --git a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h
index f2ac0f2..b607ff0 100644
--- a/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h
+++ b/gio-qt/dgiofileinfo.h
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QSharedData>
 
+enum DGioFileType {
+    FILE_TYPE_NOT_KNOWN,
+    FILE_TYPE_REGULAR,
+    FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY,
+    FILE_TYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK,
+    FILE_TYPE_SPECIAL,
+    FILE_TYPE_SHORTCUT,
+    FILE_TYPE_MOUNTABLE
+};
+Q_ENUMS(DGioFileType);
+
 namespace Gio {
 class FileInfo;
 }
@@ -16,8 +27,11 @@ public:
     explicit DGioFileInfo(Gio::FileInfo *gmmFileInfoInfoPtr, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~DGioFileInfo();
 
-    bool isReadOnly() const;
+    // file info
+    DGioFileType fileType() const;
 
+    // filesystem info.
+    bool fsReadOnly() const;
     quint64 fsTotalBytes() const;
     quint64 fsUsedBytes() const;
     quint64 fsFreeBytes() const;
diff --git a/gio-qt/dgiomount.cpp b/gio-qt/dgiomount.cpp
index 725c707..5a7e6e2 100644
--- a/gio-qt/dgiomount.cpp
+++ b/gio-qt/dgiomount.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ DGioMount *DGioMount::createFromPath(QString path, QObject *parent)
         if (gmmMount) {
             return new DGioMount(gmmMount.release(), parent);
         }
-    } catch (Glib::Error error) {
+    } catch (const Glib::Error &error) {
         qDebug() << QString::fromStdString(error.what().raw());
     }