diff --git a/.yarn/plugins/plugin-setup-editor.cjs b/.yarn/plugins/plugin-setup-editor.cjs
index 2d8c3ea6e..a6de9ac2d 100644
--- a/.yarn/plugins/plugin-setup-editor.cjs
+++ b/.yarn/plugins/plugin-setup-editor.cjs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
-        fs.writeFileSync(settingsFile, fs.readFileSync(settingsExampleFile));
+        fs.copyFileSync(settingsExampleFile, settingsFile);
       },
     },
   }),
diff --git a/scripts/utils/index.js b/scripts/utils/index.js
index b373267fe..398e572cc 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/index.js
+++ b/scripts/utils/index.js
@@ -15,17 +15,20 @@ function writeJson(file, content) {
 }
 
 async function copyFile(from, to) {
-  const data = await fs.readFile(from);
-  return writeFile(to, data);
+  await createDirectory(path.dirname(toPath(to)));
+  return fs.copyFile(from, to);
 }
 
-async function writeFile(file, content) {
-  const directory = path.dirname(toPath(file));
+async function createDirectory(directory) {
   try {
     await fs.mkdir(directory, { recursive: true });
   } catch {
     // noop
   }
+}
+
+async function writeFile(file, content) {
+  await createDirectory(path.dirname(toPath(file)));
   return fs.writeFile(file, content);
 }