In order to handle a failed destructor, you need to write a message to a log file; however, do not throw an exception. There is a rule in C++ that exception cannot be thrown from a destructor, which is called when the process of "stack unwinding" occurs in other exceptions. For example, if someone says throw waste files(), the stack frames between the throw waste files() and the catch (waste files) will get popped. This is known as stack unwinding. It is the process of destroying all the local objects related to those stack frames and calling destructors in case of throwing of an exception by one of those destructors. For example, if an object named Bar is thrown, then the C++ runtime system is in a neutral situation means either to avoid the Bar and end up in the catch (waste files) or ignore the function Foo and look for a catch (Bar) handler. It will call in the terminate () process to end the program.