diff --git a/duplicate_files_in_folders/file_manager.py b/duplicate_files_in_folders/file_manager.py
index ee777d0..c8670ef 100644
--- a/duplicate_files_in_folders/file_manager.py
+++ b/duplicate_files_in_folders/file_manager.py
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ def is_allowed_path(self, path: str | Path) -> bool:
         if not self.allowed_dirs:
             return True  # If allowed_dirs is an empty set, all paths are allowed
 
+        # resolve all path parents
+        path_parents = [p.resolve() for p in path.parents]
+
         # True if the path is in any of the allowed directories
-        return any(path == allowed_dir or allowed_dir in path.parents for allowed_dir in self.allowed_dirs)
+        return any(path == allowed_dir or allowed_dir in path_parents for allowed_dir in self.allowed_dirs)
 
     def move_file(self, src: str, dst: str) -> bool:
         """