diff --git a/server/Logger.js b/server/Logger.js
index bea91553..6279f139 100644
--- a/server/Logger.js
+++ b/server/Logger.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Logger {
 
   trace(...args) {
     if (this.logLevel > LogLevel.TRACE) return
-    console.trace(`[${this.timestamp}[ TRACE:`, ...args)
+    console.trace(`[${this.timestamp}] TRACE:`, ...args)
     this.handleLog(LogLevel.TRACE, args)
   }
 
diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 1de00f98..3b9223da 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const { version } = require('../package.json')
 // Utils
 const dbMigration = require('./utils/dbMigration')
 const filePerms = require('./utils/filePerms')
+const fileUtils = require('./utils/fileUtils')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')
 
 const Auth = require('./Auth')
@@ -44,16 +45,10 @@ class Server {
     global.isWin = process.platform === 'win32'
     global.Uid = isNaN(UID) ? 0 : Number(UID)
     global.Gid = isNaN(GID) ? 0 : Number(GID)
-    global.ConfigPath = Path.normalize(CONFIG_PATH)
-    global.MetadataPath = Path.normalize(METADATA_PATH)
+    global.ConfigPath = fileUtils.filePathToPOSIX(Path.normalize(CONFIG_PATH))
+    global.MetadataPath = fileUtils.filePathToPOSIX(Path.normalize(METADATA_PATH))
     global.RouterBasePath = ROUTER_BASE_PATH
 
-    // Fix backslash if not on Windows
-    if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
-      global.ConfigPath = global.ConfigPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-      global.MetadataPath = global.MetadataPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-    }
-
     if (!fs.pathExistsSync(global.ConfigPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(global.ConfigPath)
       filePerms.setDefaultDirSync(global.ConfigPath, false)
diff --git a/server/Watcher.js b/server/Watcher.js
index 341c9c10..7d62296b 100644
--- a/server/Watcher.js
+++ b/server/Watcher.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ const EventEmitter = require('events')
 const Watcher = require('./libs/watcher/watcher')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')
 
+const { filePathToPOSIX } = require('./utils/fileUtils')
+
 class FolderWatcher extends EventEmitter {
   constructor() {
     super()
@@ -143,23 +145,23 @@ class FolderWatcher extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   addFileUpdate(libraryId, path, type) {
-    path = path.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    path = filePathToPOSIX(path)
     if (this.pendingFilePaths.includes(path)) return
 
     // Get file library
-    var libwatcher = this.libraryWatchers.find(lw => lw.id === libraryId)
+    const libwatcher = this.libraryWatchers.find(lw => lw.id === libraryId)
     if (!libwatcher) {
       Logger.error(`[Watcher] Invalid library id from watcher ${libraryId}`)
       return
     }
 
     // Get file folder
-    var folder = libwatcher.folders.find(fold => path.startsWith(fold.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')))
+    const folder = libwatcher.folders.find(fold => path.startsWith(filePathToPOSIX(fold.fullPath)))
     if (!folder) {
       Logger.error(`[Watcher] New file folder not found in library "${libwatcher.name}" with path "${path}"`)
       return
     }
-    var folderFullPath = folder.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    const folderFullPath = filePathToPOSIX(folder.fullPath)
 
     var relPath = path.replace(folderFullPath, '')
 
@@ -189,12 +191,12 @@ class FolderWatcher extends EventEmitter {
 
   checkShouldIgnorePath(path) {
     return !!this.ignoreDirs.find(dirpath => {
-      return path.replace(/\\/g, '/').startsWith(dirpath)
+      return filePathToPOSIX(path).startsWith(dirpath)
     })
   }
 
   cleanDirPath(path) {
-    var path = path.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    path = filePathToPOSIX(path)
     if (path.endsWith('/')) path = path.slice(0, -1)
     return path
   }
diff --git a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
index ecbf66fd..0eafd4e6 100644
--- a/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/PodcastController.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const SocketAuthority = require('../SocketAuthority')
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 
 const { getPodcastFeed, findMatchingEpisodes } = require('../utils/podcastUtils')
-const { getFileTimestampsWithIno } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
+const { getFileTimestampsWithIno, filePathToPOSIX } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 
 const LibraryItem = require('../objects/LibraryItem')
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PodcastController {
       return res.status(404).send('Folder not found')
     }
 
-    var podcastPath = payload.path.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    const podcastPath = filePathToPOSIX(payload.path)
     if (await fs.pathExists(podcastPath)) {
       Logger.error(`[PodcastController] Podcast folder already exists "${podcastPath}"`)
       return res.status(400).send('Podcast already exists')
diff --git a/server/managers/AudioMetadataManager.js b/server/managers/AudioMetadataManager.js
index d4d17211..8ba03858 100644
--- a/server/managers/AudioMetadataManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/AudioMetadataManager.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 
 const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 const { secondsToTimestamp } = require('../utils/index')
+const { filePathToPOSIX } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 const { writeMetadataFile } = require('../utils/ffmpegHelpers')
 const toneHelpers = require('../utils/toneHelpers')
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class AudioMetadataMangaer {
     await writeMetadataFile(libraryItem, metadataFilePath)
 
     if (libraryItem.media.coverPath != null) {
-      var coverPath = libraryItem.media.coverPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+      var coverPath = filePathToPOSIX(libraryItem.media.coverPath)
     }
 
     const proms = audioFiles.map(af => {
diff --git a/server/managers/CoverManager.js b/server/managers/CoverManager.js
index 3f11fd66..cb8b8718 100644
--- a/server/managers/CoverManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/CoverManager.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 const Path = require('path')
-const axios = require('axios')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const readChunk = require('../libs/readChunk')
 const imageType = require('../libs/imageType')
 const filePerms = require('../utils/filePerms')
 
 const globals = require('../utils/globals')
-const { downloadFile } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
+const { downloadFile, filePathToPOSIX } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 const { extractCoverArt } = require('../utils/ffmpegHelpers')
 
 class CoverManager {
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ class CoverManager {
         error: 'Invalid cover path'
       }
     }
-    coverPath = coverPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    coverPath = filePathToPOSIX(coverPath)
     // Cover path already set on media
     if (libraryItem.media.coverPath == coverPath) {
       Logger.debug(`[CoverManager] validate cover path already set "${coverPath}"`)
diff --git a/server/objects/Library.js b/server/objects/Library.js
index 48106c68..719d4aa0 100644
--- a/server/objects/Library.js
+++ b/server/objects/Library.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const Folder = require('./Folder')
 const LibrarySettings = require('./settings/LibrarySettings')
 const { getId } = require('../utils/index')
+const { filePathToPOSIX } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 
 class Library {
   constructor(library = null) {
@@ -156,8 +157,8 @@ class Library {
   }
 
   checkFullPathInLibrary(fullPath) {
-    fullPath = fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-    return this.folders.find(folder => fullPath.startsWith(folder.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')))
+    fullPath = filePathToPOSIX(fullPath)
+    return this.folders.find(folder => fullPath.startsWith(filePathToPOSIX(folder.fullPath)))
   }
 
   getFolderById(id) {
diff --git a/server/objects/files/AudioTrack.js b/server/objects/files/AudioTrack.js
index dc7b75b6..c4d357c5 100644
--- a/server/objects/files/AudioTrack.js
+++ b/server/objects/files/AudioTrack.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const Path = require('path')
-const { encodeUriPath } = require('../../utils/index')
+const { encodeUriPath } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
 
 class AudioTrack {
   constructor() {
diff --git a/server/objects/files/VideoTrack.js b/server/objects/files/VideoTrack.js
index 7c4128f5..ef4b2a89 100644
--- a/server/objects/files/VideoTrack.js
+++ b/server/objects/files/VideoTrack.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const Path = require('path')
-const { encodeUriPath } = require('../../utils/index')
+const { encodeUriPath } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
 
 class VideoTrack {
   constructor() {
diff --git a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Book.js b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Book.js
index 0fac4270..2e536a26 100644
--- a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Book.js
+++ b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Book.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { areEquivalent, copyValue, cleanStringForSearch } = require('../../utils/
 const { parseOpfMetadataXML } = require('../../utils/parsers/parseOpfMetadata')
 const { parseOverdriveMediaMarkersAsChapters } = require('../../utils/parsers/parseOverdriveMediaMarkers')
 const abmetadataGenerator = require('../../utils/abmetadataGenerator')
-const { readTextFile } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
+const { readTextFile, filePathToPOSIX } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
 const AudioFile = require('../files/AudioFile')
 const AudioTrack = require('../files/AudioTrack')
 const EBookFile = require('../files/EBookFile')
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Book {
   }
 
   updateCover(coverPath) {
-    coverPath = coverPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    coverPath = filePathToPOSIX(coverPath)
     if (this.coverPath === coverPath) return false
     this.coverPath = coverPath
     return true
diff --git a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Music.js b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Music.js
index 9d47f6c0..c92b6692 100644
--- a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Music.js
+++ b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Music.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const AudioFile = require('../files/AudioFile')
 const AudioTrack = require('../files/AudioTrack')
 const MusicMetadata = require('../metadata/MusicMetadata')
 const { areEquivalent, copyValue } = require('../../utils/index')
+const { filePathToPOSIX } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
 
 class Music {
   constructor(music) {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ class Music {
   }
 
   updateCover(coverPath) {
-    coverPath = coverPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    coverPath = filePathToPOSIX(coverPath)
     if (this.coverPath === coverPath) return false
     this.coverPath = coverPath
     return true
diff --git a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js
index 5f05fed9..7d10d2d0 100644
--- a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js
+++ b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Podcast.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const PodcastEpisode = require('../entities/PodcastEpisode')
 const PodcastMetadata = require('../metadata/PodcastMetadata')
 const { areEquivalent, copyValue, cleanStringForSearch } = require('../../utils/index')
 const abmetadataGenerator = require('../../utils/abmetadataGenerator')
-const { readTextFile } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
+const { readTextFile, filePathToPOSIX } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
 const { createNewSortInstance } = require('../../libs/fastSort')
 const naturalSort = createNewSortInstance({
   comparer: new Intl.Collator(undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' }).compare
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Podcast {
   }
 
   updateCover(coverPath) {
-    coverPath = coverPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    coverPath = filePathToPOSIX(coverPath)
     if (this.coverPath === coverPath) return false
     this.coverPath = coverPath
     return true
diff --git a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Video.js b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Video.js
index 268bf5f3..dae834c1 100644
--- a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Video.js
+++ b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Video.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const VideoFile = require('../files/VideoFile')
 const VideoTrack = require('../files/VideoTrack')
 const VideoMetadata = require('../metadata/VideoMetadata')
 const { areEquivalent, copyValue } = require('../../utils/index')
+const { filePathToPOSIX } = require('../../utils/fileUtils')
 
 class Video {
   constructor(video) {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class Video {
   }
 
   updateCover(coverPath) {
-    coverPath = coverPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    coverPath = filePathToPOSIX(coverPath)
     if (this.coverPath === coverPath) return false
     this.coverPath = coverPath
     return true
diff --git a/server/scanner/Scanner.js b/server/scanner/Scanner.js
index 653f93d8..ec007118 100644
--- a/server/scanner/Scanner.js
+++ b/server/scanner/Scanner.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const SocketAuthority = require('../SocketAuthority')
 // Utils
 const { groupFilesIntoLibraryItemPaths, getLibraryItemFileData, scanFolder } = require('../utils/scandir')
 const { comparePaths } = require('../utils/index')
-const { getIno } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
+const { getIno, filePathToPOSIX } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 const { ScanResult, LogLevel } = require('../utils/constants')
 const { findMatchingEpisodesInFeed, getPodcastFeed } = require('../utils/podcastUtils')
 
@@ -554,12 +554,12 @@ class Scanner {
       var firstNest = itemDirNestedFiles[0].split('/').shift()
       var altDir = `${itemDir}/${firstNest}`
 
-      var fullPath = Path.posix.join(folder.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/'), itemDir)
+      var fullPath = Path.posix.join(filePathToPOSIX(folder.fullPath), itemDir)
       var childLibraryItem = this.db.libraryItems.find(li => li.path !== fullPath && li.path.startsWith(fullPath))
       if (!childLibraryItem) {
         continue;
       }
-      var altFullPath = Path.posix.join(folder.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/'), altDir)
+      var altFullPath = Path.posix.join(filePathToPOSIX(folder.fullPath), altDir)
       var altChildLibraryItem = this.db.libraryItems.find(li => li.path !== altFullPath && li.path.startsWith(altFullPath))
       if (altChildLibraryItem) {
         continue;
@@ -571,13 +571,13 @@ class Scanner {
     }
 
     // Second pass: Check for new/updated/removed items
-    var itemGroupingResults = {}
+    const itemGroupingResults = {}
     for (const itemDir in fileUpdateGroup) {
-      var fullPath = Path.posix.join(folder.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/'), itemDir)
+      const fullPath = Path.posix.join(filePathToPOSIX(folder.fullPath), itemDir)
       const dirIno = await getIno(fullPath)
 
       // Check if book dir group is already an item
-      var existingLibraryItem = this.db.libraryItems.find(li => fullPath.startsWith(li.path))
+      let existingLibraryItem = this.db.libraryItems.find(li => fullPath.startsWith(li.path))
       if (!existingLibraryItem) {
         existingLibraryItem = this.db.libraryItems.find(li => li.ino === dirIno)
         if (existingLibraryItem) {
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class Scanner {
       if (existingLibraryItem) {
         // Is the item exactly - check if was deleted
         if (existingLibraryItem.path === fullPath) {
-          var exists = await fs.pathExists(fullPath)
+          const exists = await fs.pathExists(fullPath)
           if (!exists) {
             Logger.info(`[Scanner] Scanning file update group and library item was deleted "${existingLibraryItem.media.metadata.title}" - marking as missing`)
             existingLibraryItem.setMissing()
diff --git a/server/utils/dbMigration.js b/server/utils/dbMigration.js
index 778fd48d..4df9b0be 100644
--- a/server/utils/dbMigration.js
+++ b/server/utils/dbMigration.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const njodb = require('../libs/njodb')
 const { SupportedEbookTypes } = require('./globals')
 const { PlayMethod } = require('./constants')
 const { getId } = require('./index')
+const { filePathToPOSIX } = require('./fileUtils')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 
 const Library = require('../objects/Library')
@@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ function makeSeriesFromOldAb({ series, volumeNumber }) {
 }
 
 function getRelativePath(srcPath, basePath) {
-  srcPath = srcPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-  basePath = basePath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  srcPath = filePathToPOSIX(srcPath)
+  basePath = filePathToPOSIX(basePath)
   return srcPath.replace(basePath, '')
 }
 
diff --git a/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js b/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js
index aaab46b7..0775292d 100644
--- a/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js
+++ b/server/utils/ffmpegHelpers.js
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 const Path = require('path')
 const package = require('../../package.json')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
+const { filePathToPOSIX } = require('./fileUtils')
 
 function escapeSingleQuotes(path) {
   // return path.replace(/'/g, '\'\\\'\'')
-  return path.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/ /g, '\\ ').replace(/'/g, '\\\'')
+  return filePathToPOSIX(path).replace(/ /g, '\\ ').replace(/'/g, '\\\'')
 }
 
 // Returns first track start time
diff --git a/server/utils/fileUtils.js b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
index ad00d661..996823ea 100644
--- a/server/utils/fileUtils.js
+++ b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ function bytesPretty(bytes, decimals = 0) {
 module.exports.bytesPretty = bytesPretty
 
 async function recurseFiles(path, relPathToReplace = null) {
-  path = path.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  path = this.filePathToPOSIX(path)
   if (!path.endsWith('/')) path = path + '/'
 
   if (relPathToReplace) {
-    relPathToReplace = relPathToReplace.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    relPathToReplace = this.filePathToPOSIX(relPathToReplace)
     if (!relPathToReplace.endsWith('/')) relPathToReplace += '/'
   } else {
     relPathToReplace = path
@@ -244,4 +244,19 @@ module.exports.removeFile = (path) => {
     Logger.error(`[fileUtils] Failed remove file "${path}"`, error)
     return false
   })
+}
+
+/**
+* Make sure folder separator is POSIX for Windows file paths. e.g. "C:\Users\Abs" becomes "C:/Users/Abs"
+*
+* @param {String} path - Ugly file path
+* @return {String} Pretty posix file path
+*/
+module.exports.filePathToPOSIX = (path) => {
+  if (!global.isWin || !path) return path
+  return path.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+}
+
+module.exports.encodeUriPath = (path) => {
+  return this.filePathToPOSIX(path).replace(/%/g, '%25').replace(/#/g, '%23')
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/utils/index.js b/server/utils/index.js
index 21c959dc..503788ce 100644
--- a/server/utils/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const Path = require('path')
-const fs = require('fs')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const { parseString } = require("xml2js")
 const areEquivalent = require('./areEquivalent')
@@ -125,10 +124,6 @@ module.exports.copyValue = (val) => {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports.encodeUriPath = (path) => {
-  return path.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/%/g, '%25').replace(/#/g, '%23')
-}
-
 module.exports.toNumber = (val, fallback = 0) => {
   if (isNaN(val) || val === null) return fallback
   return Number(val)
diff --git a/server/utils/scandir.js b/server/utils/scandir.js
index bea54cce..9df5254b 100644
--- a/server/utils/scandir.js
+++ b/server/utils/scandir.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Path = require('path')
 const fs = require('../libs/fsExtra')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
-const { recurseFiles, getFileTimestampsWithIno } = require('./fileUtils')
+const { recurseFiles, getFileTimestampsWithIno, filePathToPOSIX } = require('./fileUtils')
 const globals = require('./globals')
 const LibraryFile = require('../objects/files/LibraryFile')
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function cleanFileObjects(libraryItemPath, files) {
 
 // Scan folder
 async function scanFolder(libraryMediaType, folder, serverSettings = {}) {
-  const folderPath = folder.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  const folderPath = filePathToPOSIX(folder.fullPath)
 
   const pathExists = await fs.pathExists(folderPath)
   if (!pathExists) {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ module.exports.scanFolder = scanFolder
 
 // Input relative filepath, output all details that can be parsed
 function getBookDataFromDir(folderPath, relPath, parseSubtitle = false) {
-  relPath = relPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  relPath = filePathToPOSIX(relPath)
   var splitDir = relPath.split('/')
 
   var folder = splitDir.pop() // Audio files will always be in the directory named for the title
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ function getSubtitle(folder) {
 }
 
 function getPodcastDataFromDir(folderPath, relPath) {
-  relPath = relPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  relPath = filePathToPOSIX(relPath)
   const splitDir = relPath.split('/')
 
   // Audio files will always be in the directory named for the title
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ function getDataFromMediaDir(libraryMediaType, folderPath, relPath, serverSettin
 
 // Called from Scanner.js
 async function getLibraryItemFileData(libraryMediaType, folder, libraryItemPath, isSingleMediaItem, serverSettings = {}) {
-  libraryItemPath = libraryItemPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-  const folderFullPath = folder.fullPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  libraryItemPath = filePathToPOSIX(libraryItemPath)
+  const folderFullPath = filePathToPOSIX(folder.fullPath)
 
   const libraryItemDir = libraryItemPath.replace(folderFullPath, '').slice(1)
   let libraryItemData = {}