diff --git a/crates/fs-utils/src/dir_trie.rs b/crates/fs-utils/src/dir_trie.rs
index 14e6aa7bdeb..d23bda0609e 100644
--- a/crates/fs-utils/src/dir_trie.rs
+++ b/crates/fs-utils/src/dir_trie.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,15 @@ impl DirTrie {
         if src_file.is_file() {
             let dst_file = self.file_path(file_id);
             Self::create_parent(&dst_file)?;
-            std::fs::hard_link(src_file, dst_file)?;
+            std::fs::hard_link(&src_file, &dst_file)?;
+            // fsync the file, so its nlink count is durable.
+            // Note that we could also fsync `src_file`.
+            File::open(&dst_file)?.sync_all()?;
+            // fsync directory, so the entry for `dst_file` is durable.
+            // `parent()` is known to succeed, because `self.file_path` creates
+            // a path with a parent.
+            File::open(dst_file.parent().unwrap())?.sync_all()?;
+
             Ok(true)
         } else {
             Ok(false)
@@ -178,6 +186,12 @@ impl DirTrie {
         let contents = contents();
         file.write_all(contents.as_ref())?;
         file.flush()?;
+        // fsync the file.
+        file.into_inner().expect("buffered writer just flushed").sync_all()?;
+        // fsync the directory. `parent()` is known to succeed, because
+        // `self.file_path` creates a path with a parent.
+        File::open(self.file_path(file_id).parent().unwrap())?.sync_all()?;
+
         counter.objects_written += 1;
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/crates/snapshot/src/lib.rs b/crates/snapshot/src/lib.rs
index 6606d22f9e4..2bbbbe9ca9b 100644
--- a/crates/snapshot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/snapshot/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use spacetimedb_table::{
     page_pool::PagePool,
     table::Table,
 };
-use std::fs;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::ops::RangeBounds;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use std::{
@@ -708,6 +708,9 @@ impl SnapshotRepository {
         snapshot.write_all_blobs(&object_repo, blobs, prev_snapshot.as_ref(), &mut counter)?;
         snapshot.write_all_tables(&object_repo, tables, prev_snapshot.as_ref(), &mut counter)?;
 
+        // Ensure all the object directories are durable.
+        File::open(object_repo.root())?.sync_all()?;
+
         self.write_snapshot_file(&snapshot_dir, snapshot)?;
 
         log::info!(
@@ -744,6 +747,12 @@ impl SnapshotRepository {
             snapshot_file.write_all(hash.as_bytes())?;
             snapshot_file.write_all(&snapshot_bsatn)?;
             snapshot_file.flush()?;
+            // fsync file + enclosing directory.
+            snapshot_file
+                .into_inner()
+                .expect("buffered writer just flushed")
+                .sync_all()?;
+            File::open(&snapshot_dir.0)?.sync_all()?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -1102,6 +1111,7 @@ impl SnapshotRepository {
                 if old_file.is_compressed() {
                     std::fs::hard_link(old_path, src.with_extension("_tmp"))?;
                     std::fs::rename(src.with_extension("_tmp"), src)?;
+                    File::open(src.parent().unwrap())?.sync_all()?;
                     if let Some(stats) = stats {
                         stats.hardlinked += 1;
                     }
@@ -1134,6 +1144,7 @@ impl SnapshotRepository {
                 log::error!("Failed to compress object file {path:?}: {err}");
             })?;
         }
+        File::open(dir.root())?.sync_all()?;
 
         // Compress the snapshot file last,
         // which marks the whole snapshot as compressed.
@@ -1142,6 +1153,7 @@ impl SnapshotRepository {
         compress(&old, &snapshot_file.0, None, None).inspect_err(|err| {
             log::error!("Failed to compress snapshot file {snapshot_file:?}: {err}");
         })?;
+        File::open(&snapshot_dir.0)?.sync_all()?;
 
         log::info!(
             "Compressed snapshot {snapshot_dir:?} of replica {}: {compress_type:?}",
diff --git a/crates/snapshot/src/remote.rs b/crates/snapshot/src/remote.rs
index 81884983b66..2c35e1ada79 100644
--- a/crates/snapshot/src/remote.rs
+++ b/crates/snapshot/src/remote.rs
@@ -727,10 +727,13 @@ where
         Some(file_path) => {
             let dir = file_path.parent().expect("file not in a directory").to_owned();
             fs::create_dir_all(&dir).await?;
-            let (tmp_file, tmp_out) = spawn_blocking(move || {
-                let tmp = NamedTempFile::new_in(dir)?;
-                let out = tmp.reopen()?;
-                Ok::<_, io::Error>((tmp, out))
+            let (tmp_file, tmp_out) = spawn_blocking({
+                let dir = dir.clone();
+                move || {
+                    let tmp = NamedTempFile::new_in(dir)?;
+                    let out = tmp.reopen()?;
+                    Ok::<_, io::Error>((tmp, out))
+                }
             })
             .await
             .unwrap()?;
@@ -743,6 +746,7 @@ where
                 .await
                 .unwrap()
                 .map_err(|e| e.error)?;
+            fs::File::open(dir).await?.sync_all().await?;
         }
 
         None => {