diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 38596d8..dc5920c 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { exec } from 'child_process';
-import fs from 'fs';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
 import readline from 'readline';
 import util from 'util';
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ async function installDependencies(dirName) {
 
 async function initGit(dirName) {
   console.log(`Setting up Git ...`);
-  await run(`rm -rf ${dirName}/.git`);
+  fs.removeSync(`${dirName}/.git`);
   await run(`cd ${dirName} && git init && git add . && git commit -m "New Stackbit project"`);
 }
-
 /**
  * Given a version string, compare it to a control version. Returns:
  *
@@ -148,18 +147,18 @@ async function cloneExample() {
     await run(`git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse ${config.examples.repoUrl} ${tmpDir}`);
     // Checkout just the example dir.
     await run(`cd ${tmpDir} && git sparse-checkout set ${args.example}`);
-    // Copy out into a new directory within current working directory.
-    await run(`cp -R ${tmpDir}/${args.example} ${dirName}`);
+    // move out into a new directory.
+    fs.moveSync(`${tmpDir}/${args.example}`, dirName);
     // Delete the clone.
-    await run(`rm -rf ${tmpDir}`);
+    fs.removeSync(tmpDir);
 
     // Project Setup
     await installDependencies(dirName);
     await initGit(dirName);
   } catch (err) {
     console.error(err);
-    if (fs.existsSync(dirName)) await run(`rm -rf ${dirName}`);
-    if (fs.existsSync(tmpDir)) await run(`rm -rf ${tmpDir}`);
+    if (fs.existsSync(dirName)) fs.removeSync(dirName);
+    if (fs.existsSync(tmpDir)) fs.removeSync(tmpDir);
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6c2d87d..568473f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "create-stackbit-app",
-  "version": "0.1.9",
+  "version": "0.1.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "create-stackbit-app",
-      "version": "0.1.9",
+      "version": "0.1.10",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^5.0.0",
+        "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
         "yargs": "^17.3.1"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -88,6 +89,19 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/fs-extra": {
+      "version": "10.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-10.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oRXApq54ETRj4eMiFzGnHWGy+zo5raudjuxN0b8H7s/RU2oW0Wvsx9O0ACRN/kRq9E8Vu/ReskGB5o3ji+FzHQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "graceful-fs": "^4.2.0",
+        "jsonfile": "^6.0.1",
+        "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/get-caller-file": {
       "version": "2.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-2.0.5.tgz",
@@ -96,6 +110,11 @@
         "node": "6.* || 8.* || >= 10.*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/graceful-fs": {
+      "version": "4.2.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9ByhssR2fPVsNZj478qUUbKfmL0+t5BDVyjShtyZZLiK7ZDAArFFfopyOTj0M05wE2tJPisA4iTnnXl2YoPvOA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/is-fullwidth-code-point": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -104,6 +123,17 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/jsonfile": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5dgndWOriYSm5cnYaJNhalLNDKOqFwyDB/rr1E9ZsGciGvKPs8R2xYGCacuf3z6K1YKDz182fd+fY3cn3pMqXQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "graceful-fs": "^4.1.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/require-directory": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -136,6 +166,14 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/universalify": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universalify/-/universalify-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/wrap-ansi": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz",
@@ -238,16 +276,40 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escalade/-/escalade-3.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-k0er2gUkLf8O0zKJiAhmkTnJlTvINGv7ygDNPbeIsX/TJjGJZHuh9B2UxbsaEkmlEo9MfhrSzmhIlhRlI2GXnw=="
     },
+    "fs-extra": {
+      "version": "10.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-10.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oRXApq54ETRj4eMiFzGnHWGy+zo5raudjuxN0b8H7s/RU2oW0Wvsx9O0ACRN/kRq9E8Vu/ReskGB5o3ji+FzHQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "graceful-fs": "^4.2.0",
+        "jsonfile": "^6.0.1",
+        "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "get-caller-file": {
       "version": "2.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-2.0.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-DyFP3BM/3YHTQOCUL/w0OZHR0lpKeGrxotcHWcqNEdnltqFwXVfhEBQ94eIo34AfQpo0rGki4cyIiftY06h2Fg=="
     },
+    "graceful-fs": {
+      "version": "4.2.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9ByhssR2fPVsNZj478qUUbKfmL0+t5BDVyjShtyZZLiK7ZDAArFFfopyOTj0M05wE2tJPisA4iTnnXl2YoPvOA=="
+    },
     "is-fullwidth-code-point": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-3.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-zymm5+u+sCsSWyD9qNaejV3DFvhCKclKdizYaJUuHA83RLjb7nSuGnddCHGv0hk+KY7BMAlsWeK4Ueg6EV6XQg=="
     },
+    "jsonfile": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5dgndWOriYSm5cnYaJNhalLNDKOqFwyDB/rr1E9ZsGciGvKPs8R2xYGCacuf3z6K1YKDz182fd+fY3cn3pMqXQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "graceful-fs": "^4.1.6",
+        "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "require-directory": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -271,6 +333,11 @@
         "ansi-regex": "^5.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "universalify": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universalify/-/universalify-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ=="
+    },
     "wrap-ansi": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a5750c..e62de37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-stackbit-app",
-  "version": "0.1.9",
+  "version": "0.1.10",
   "description": "Create a new Stackbit site, or add Stackbit to an existing site.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^5.0.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
     "yargs": "^17.3.1"
   }
 }