diff --git a/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp b/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp
index 6312221c..f352101f 100644
--- a/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp
@@ -30,43 +30,58 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         /**
             Resolve special character prefixes
         */
-        if ((path.size() >= 2) && (requireMountExpand))
+        if (requireMountExpand)
         {
-            if (path[1] == kPathSplitter)
+            int iOffset { 0 };
+
+            /**
+             * Strip protocol prefix
+             */
+            if (AuStartsWith(path, "file://"))
+            {
+                iOffset = 7;
+            }
+
+            if ((path.size() > iOffset + 1) &&
+                (path[iOffset + 1] == kPathSplitter))
             {
                 // Working directory
-                if (path[0] == '.')
+                if (path[iOffset] == '.')
                 {
                     SysAssert(Process::GetWorkingDirectory(buffer));
                     buffer += kPathSplitter;
                 }
                 // Binary directory
-                else if (path[0] == '^')
+                else if (path[iOffset] == '^')
                 {
                     SysAssert(Process::GetProcDirectory(buffer));
                     buffer += kPathSplitter;
                 }
                 // Local Aurora profile
-                else if (path[0] == '~')
+                else if (path[iOffset] == '~')
                 {
                     SysAssert(FS::GetProfileDomain(buffer));
                 }
                 // Global Aurora profile
-                else if (path[0] == '!')
+                else if (path[iOffset] == '!')
                 {
                     SysAssert(FS::GetSystemDomain(buffer));
                 }
-                else if (path[0] == '?')
+                else if (path[iOffset] == '?')
                 {
                     // ...except for this one
                     isResource = true;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    buffer.insert(buffer.begin(), path.begin(), path.begin() + 2); // ???
+                    buffer.insert(buffer.begin(), path.begin() + iOffset, path.begin() + iOffset + 2); // ???
                 }
-                
-                buffer.insert(buffer.end(), path.begin() + 2, path.end());
+
+                buffer.insert(buffer.end(), path.begin() + iOffset + 2, path.end());
+            }
+            else if (iOffset)
+            {
+                buffer.insert(buffer.end(), path.begin() + iOffset, path.end());
             }
             else
             {
@@ -250,6 +265,11 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        if (!requiresMountUpdate)
+        {
+            requiresMountUpdate = AuStartsWith(str, "file://");
+        }
         
         // worst case -> yea have fun
         if (requiresExpanding || requiresMountUpdate)