diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs
index 4bc7ec4979..b5faa898e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/RealmAccess.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Scoring.Legacy;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osu.Game.Utils;
 using osuTK.Input;
 using Realms;
 using Realms.Exceptions;
@@ -1157,33 +1158,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         {
             Logger.Log($"Creating full realm database backup at {backupFilename}", LoggingTarget.Database);
 
-            int attempts = 10;
-
-            while (true)
+            FileUtils.AttemptOperation(() =>
             {
-                try
+                using (var source = storage.GetStream(Filename, mode: FileMode.Open))
                 {
-                    using (var source = storage.GetStream(Filename, mode: FileMode.Open))
-                    {
-                        // source may not exist.
-                        if (source == null)
-                            return;
+                    // source may not exist.
+                    if (source == null)
+                        return;
 
-                        using (var destination = storage.GetStream(backupFilename, FileAccess.Write, FileMode.CreateNew))
-                            source.CopyTo(destination);
-                    }
-
-                    return;
+                    using (var destination = storage.GetStream(backupFilename, FileAccess.Write, FileMode.CreateNew))
+                        source.CopyTo(destination);
                 }
-                catch (IOException)
-                {
-                    if (attempts-- <= 0)
-                        throw;
-
-                    // file may be locked during use.
-                    Thread.Sleep(500);
-                }
-            }
+            }, 20);
         }
 
         /// <summary>