1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
index 18b00ce0b..c380d67db 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
             }
 
             // unc path
-            if (filePath.StartsWith("\\\\", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            if (filePath.StartsWith(@"\\", StringComparison.Ordinal))
             {
                 return filePath;
             }
@@ -103,15 +103,17 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
                 return filePath;
             }
 
+            var filePathSpan = filePath.AsSpan();
+
             // relative path
             if (firstChar == '\\')
             {
-                filePath = filePath.Substring(1);
+                filePathSpan = filePathSpan.Slice(1);
             }
 
             try
             {
-                return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(folderPath, filePath));
+                return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Join(folderPath, filePathSpan));
             }
             catch (ArgumentException)
             {