@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 #import "OFString.h"
 #import "OFString_UTF8.h"
 #import "OFString_UTF8+Private.h"
 #import "OFArray.h"
 #import "OFDictionary.h"
-#import "OFFile.h"
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
+# import "OFFile.h"
+#endif
 #import "OFURL.h"
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_SOCKETS
 # import "OFHTTPClient.h"
 # import "OFHTTPRequest.h"
 # import "OFHTTPResponse.h"
@@ -409,10 +411,11 @@
 {
 	return (id)[[OFString_UTF8 alloc] initWithFormat: format
 					       arguments: arguments];
 }
 
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
 - initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
 {
 	return (id)[[OFString_UTF8 alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path];
 }
 
@@ -420,10 +423,11 @@
 		encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
 {
 	return (id)[[OFString_UTF8 alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path
 							encoding: encoding];
 }
+#endif
 
 - initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL
 {
 	return (id)[[OFString_UTF8 alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: URL];
 }
@@ -599,10 +603,11 @@
 	va_end(arguments);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
 + (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path] autorelease];
 }
 
@@ -610,10 +615,11 @@
 				encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path
 					    encoding: encoding] autorelease];
 }
+#endif
 
 + (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: URL] autorelease];
 }
@@ -784,10 +790,11 @@
        arguments: (va_list)arguments
 {
 	OF_INVALID_INIT_METHOD
 }
 
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
 - initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
 {
 	return [self initWithContentsOfFile: path
 				   encoding: OF_STRING_ENCODING_UTF_8];
 }
@@ -831,10 +838,11 @@
 			      length: (size_t)st.st_size];
 	[self freeMemory: tmp];
 
 	return self;
 }
+#endif
 
 - initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)URL
 {
 	return [self initWithContentsOfURL: URL
 				  encoding: OF_STRING_ENCODING_AUTODETECT];
@@ -858,17 +866,21 @@
 	[self release];
 
 	pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();
 
 	if ([[URL scheme] isEqual: @"file"]) {
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
 		if (encoding == OF_STRING_ENCODING_AUTODETECT)
 			encoding = OF_STRING_ENCODING_UTF_8;
 
 		self = [[c alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: [URL path]
 						encoding: encoding];
 		objc_autoreleasePoolPop(pool);
 		return self;
+#else
+		@throw [OFUnsupportedProtocolException exceptionWithURL: URL];
+#endif
 	}
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_SOCKETS
 	client = [OFHTTPClient client];
 	request = [OFHTTPRequest requestWithURL: URL];
@@ -2423,10 +2435,11 @@
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_FILES
 - (void)writeToFile: (OFString*)path
 {
 	return [self writeToFile: path
 			encoding: OF_STRING_ENCODING_UTF_8];
 }
@@ -2442,10 +2455,11 @@
 	[file writeString: self
 		 encoding: encoding];
 
 	objc_autoreleasePoolPop(pool);
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
 - (void)enumerateLinesUsingBlock: (of_string_line_enumeration_block_t)block
 {
 	void *pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();