diff --git a/src/FBX2glTF.cpp b/src/FBX2glTF.cpp
index a689b93..2171c0a 100644
--- a/src/FBX2glTF.cpp
+++ b/src/FBX2glTF.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   if (outputPath.empty()) {
     // if -o is not given, default to the basename of the .fbx
-    outputPath = "./" + FileUtils::GetFileBaseString(inputPath);
+    outputPath = "./" + FileUtils::GetFileBase(inputPath);
   }
   // the output folder in .gltf mode, not used for .glb
   std::string outputFolder;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   std::string modelPath;
   if (gltfOptions.outputBinary) {
     const auto& suffix = FileUtils::GetFileSuffix(outputPath);
-	// add .glb to output path, unless it already ends in exactly that
+    // add .glb to output path, unless it already ends in exactly that
     if (suffix.has_value() && suffix.value() == "glb") {
       modelPath = outputPath;
     } else {
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   } else {
     // in gltf mode, we create a folder and write into that
     outputFolder = fmt::format("{}_out/", outputPath.c_str());
-    modelPath = outputFolder + FileUtils::GetFileNameString(outputPath) + ".gltf";
+    modelPath = outputFolder + FileUtils::GetFileName(outputPath) + ".gltf";
   }
   if (!FileUtils::CreatePath(modelPath.c_str())) {
     fmt::fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Failed to create folder: %s'\n", outputFolder.c_str());
diff --git a/src/fbx/Fbx2Raw.cpp b/src/fbx/Fbx2Raw.cpp
index d99f2f7..6d78113 100644
--- a/src/fbx/Fbx2Raw.cpp
+++ b/src/fbx/Fbx2Raw.cpp
@@ -924,8 +924,7 @@ static std::string GetInferredFileName(
     return fbxFileName;
   }
   // Get the file name with file extension.
-  const std::string fileName =
-      FileUtils::GetFileNameString(FileUtils::GetCanonicalPath(fbxFileName));
+  const std::string fileName = FileUtils::GetFileName(fbxFileName);
 
   // Try to find a match with extension.
   for (const auto& file : directoryFileList) {
@@ -935,12 +934,12 @@ static std::string GetInferredFileName(
   }
 
   // Get the file name without file extension.
-  const std::string fileBase = FileUtils::GetFileBaseString(fileName);
+  const std::string fileBase = FileUtils::GetFileBase(fileName);
 
   // Try to find a match without file extension.
   for (const auto& file : directoryFileList) {
     // If the two extension-less base names match.
-    if (StringUtils::CompareNoCase(fileBase, FileUtils::GetFileBaseString(file)) == 0) {
+    if (StringUtils::CompareNoCase(fileBase, FileUtils::GetFileBase(file)) == 0) {
       // Return the name with extension of the file in the directory.
       return std::string(directory) + file;
     }
@@ -964,10 +963,10 @@ static void FindFbxTextures(
     const std::set<std::string>& extensions,
     std::map<const FbxTexture*, FbxString>& textureLocations) {
   // Get the folder the FBX file is in.
-  const std::string folder = FileUtils::GetFolderString(fbxFileName);
+  const std::string folder = FileUtils::getFolder(fbxFileName);
 
   // Check if there is a filename.fbm folder to which embedded textures were extracted.
-  const std::string fbmFolderName = folder + FileUtils::GetFileBaseString(fbxFileName) + ".fbm/";
+  const std::string fbmFolderName = folder + FileUtils::GetFileBase(fbxFileName) + ".fbm/";
 
   // Search either in the folder with embedded textures or in the same folder as the FBX file.
   const std::string searchFolder = FileUtils::FolderExists(fbmFolderName) ? fbmFolderName : folder;
diff --git a/src/gltf/TextureBuilder.cpp b/src/gltf/TextureBuilder.cpp
index 2e8105e..c09393c 100644
--- a/src/gltf/TextureBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/gltf/TextureBuilder.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<TextureData> TextureBuilder::combine(
     if (rawTexIx >= 0) {
       const RawTexture& rawTex = raw.GetTexture(rawTexIx);
       const std::string& fileLoc = rawTex.fileLocation;
-      const std::string& name = FileUtils::GetFileBaseString(FileUtils::GetFileNameString(fileLoc));
+      const std::string& name = FileUtils::GetFileBase(FileUtils::GetFileName(fileLoc));
       if (!fileLoc.empty()) {
         info.pixels = stbi_load(fileLoc.c_str(), &info.width, &info.height, &info.channels, 0);
         if (!info.pixels) {
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<TextureData> TextureBuilder::simple(int rawTexIndex, const std::
   }
 
   const RawTexture& rawTexture = raw.GetTexture(rawTexIndex);
-  const std::string textureName = FileUtils::GetFileBaseString(rawTexture.name);
-  const std::string relativeFilename = FileUtils::GetFileNameString(rawTexture.fileLocation);
+  const std::string textureName = FileUtils::GetFileBase(rawTexture.name);
+  const std::string relativeFilename = FileUtils::GetFileName(rawTexture.fileLocation);
 
   ImageData* image = nullptr;
   if (options.outputBinary) {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<TextureData> TextureBuilder::simple(int rawTexIndex, const std::
 
   } else if (!relativeFilename.empty()) {
     image = new ImageData(relativeFilename, relativeFilename);
-    std::string outputPath = FileUtils::GetCanonicalPath(outputFolder + "/" + relativeFilename);
+    std::string outputPath = outputFolder + "/" + relativeFilename;
     if (FileUtils::CopyFile(rawTexture.fileLocation, outputPath, true)) {
       if (verboseOutput) {
         fmt::printf("Copied texture '%s' to output folder: %s\n", textureName, outputPath);
diff --git a/src/utils/File_Utils.hpp b/src/utils/File_Utils.hpp
index 363115e..dbf53bb 100644
--- a/src/utils/File_Utils.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/File_Utils.hpp
@@ -46,24 +46,20 @@ inline bool FolderExists(const std::string& folderPath) {
   return std::filesystem::exists(folderPath) && std::filesystem::is_directory(folderPath);
 }
 
-inline std::string GetFolderString(const std::string& path) {
+inline std::string getFolder(const std::string& path) {
   return std::filesystem::path(path).parent_path().string();
 }
 
-inline std::string GetCanonicalPath(const std::string& path) {
-  return std::filesystem::canonical(path).string();
+inline std::string GetFileName(const std::string& path) {
+  return std::filesystem::path(path).filename().string();
 }
 
-inline std::string GetFileNameString(const std::string& path) {
-  return std::filesystem::canonical(path).filename().string();
-}
-
-inline std::string GetFileBaseString(const std::string& path) {
-  return std::filesystem::canonical(path).stem().string();
+inline std::string GetFileBase(const std::string& path) {
+  return std::filesystem::path(path).stem().string();
 }
 
 inline std::optional<std::string> GetFileSuffix(const std::string& path) {
-  const auto& extension = std::filesystem::canonical(path).extension();
+  const auto& extension = std::filesystem::path(path).extension();
   if (extension.empty()) {
     return std::nullopt;
   }