diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index 8f86aaa43..abf1ae8fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaOperationsListener {
         val deletingItems = resources.getQuantityString(R.plurals.deleting_items, filtered.size, filtered.size)
         toast(deletingItems)
 
-        if (config.useRecycleBin && !filtered.first().path.startsWith(filesDir.toString())) {
+        if (config.useRecycleBin && !filtered.first().path.startsWith(filesDir.absolutePath)) {
             movePathsInRecycleBin(filtered.map { it.path } as ArrayList<String>) {
                 if (it) {
                     deleteFilteredFiles(filtered)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index 5a88de033..866d6271e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
             findItem(R.id.menu_unhide).isVisible = currentMedium.isHidden() && visibleBottomActions and BOTTOM_ACTION_TOGGLE_VISIBILITY == 0
             findItem(R.id.menu_add_to_favorites).isVisible = !currentMedium.isFavorite && visibleBottomActions and BOTTOM_ACTION_TOGGLE_FAVORITE == 0
             findItem(R.id.menu_remove_from_favorites).isVisible = currentMedium.isFavorite && visibleBottomActions and BOTTOM_ACTION_TOGGLE_FAVORITE == 0
-            findItem(R.id.menu_restore_file).isVisible = currentMedium.path.startsWith(filesDir.toString())
+            findItem(R.id.menu_restore_file).isVisible = currentMedium.path.startsWith(filesDir.absolutePath)
             findItem(R.id.menu_change_orientation).isVisible = mRotationDegrees == 0 && visibleBottomActions and BOTTOM_ACTION_CHANGE_ORIENTATION == 0
             findItem(R.id.menu_change_orientation).icon = resources.getDrawable(getChangeOrientationIcon())
             findItem(R.id.menu_rotate).setShowAsAction(
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
             }
         }
 
-        val tmpPath = "$filesDir/.tmp_${newPath.getFilenameFromPath()}"
+        val tmpPath = "${filesDir.absolutePath}/.tmp_${newPath.getFilenameFromPath()}"
         val tmpFileDirItem = FileDirItem(tmpPath, tmpPath.getFilenameFromPath())
         try {
             getFileOutputStream(tmpFileDirItem) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
index 01928ec04..94b93fb71 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class MediaAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var media: MutableList<Thumbnai
             findItem(R.id.cab_rename).isVisible = isOneItemSelected()
             findItem(R.id.cab_open_with).isVisible = isOneItemSelected()
             findItem(R.id.cab_confirm_selection).isVisible = isAGetIntent && allowMultiplePicks && selectedPositions.size > 0
-            findItem(R.id.cab_restore_recycle_bin_files).isVisible = getSelectedPaths().all { it.startsWith(activity.filesDir.toString()) }
+            findItem(R.id.cab_restore_recycle_bin_files).isVisible = getSelectedPaths().all { it.startsWith(activity.filesDir.absolutePath) }
 
             checkHideBtnVisibility(this)
             checkFavoriteBtnVisibility(this)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class MediaAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var media: MutableList<Thumbnai
 
     private fun askConfirmDelete() {
         val items = resources.getQuantityString(R.plurals.delete_items, selectedPositions.size, selectedPositions.size)
-        val isRecycleBin = getSelectedPaths().first().startsWith(activity.filesDir.toString())
+        val isRecycleBin = getSelectedPaths().first().startsWith(activity.filesDir.absolutePath)
         val baseString = if (config.useRecycleBin && !isRecycleBin) R.string.move_to_recycle_bin_confirmation else R.string.deletion_confirmation
         val question = String.format(resources.getString(baseString), items)
         DeleteWithRememberDialog(activity, question) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Activity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Activity.kt
index ade2a494c..3408cfbd1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Activity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Activity.kt
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ fun BaseSimpleActivity.restoreRecycleBinPaths(paths: ArrayList<String>, callback
         val mediumDao = galleryDB.MediumDao()
         paths.forEach {
             val source = it
-            val destination = it.removePrefix(filesDir.toString())
+            val destination = it.removePrefix(filesDir.absolutePath)
 
             var inputStream: InputStream? = null
             var out: OutputStream? = null
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
index ced21949a..74c98a74a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ fun Context.getCachedMedia(path: String, getVideosOnly: Boolean = false, getImag
         val grouped = mediaFetcher.groupMedia(media, pathToUse)
         callback(grouped.clone() as ArrayList<ThumbnailItem>)
 
-        val recycleBinPath = filesDir.toString()
+        val recycleBinPath = filesDir.absolutePath
         media.filter { !getDoesFilePathExist(it.path) }.forEach {
             if (it.path.startsWith(recycleBinPath)) {
                 mediumDao.deleteMediumPath(it.path.removePrefix(recycleBinPath))