Проверку директорий осуществляет FileDownloader

src/main/java/kinosearch/kinosearch3/cinema/SeasonvarScanner.java

@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ public class SeasonvarScanner implements ScannerCinema {
         this.fileDownloader = fileDownloader;
         this.browser = browser;
         this.saveTo = saveTo;
-        if (!this.saveTo.mkdirs() && !this.saveTo.exists()) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("dir not found: '%s'", this.saveTo.getAbsolutePath()));
-        }
         this.repository = repository;
     }