diff --git a/config/log-viewer.php b/config/log-viewer.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1e42ffb5..ee5dd4ff
--- a/config/log-viewer.php
+++ b/config/log-viewer.php
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
     */
+    'disable_absolute_filepaths' => env('LOG_VIEWER_DISABLE_ABSOLUTE_FILEPATHS', false),
+
     'filesystem' => [
-        'root' => env('LOG_VIEWER_FILESYSTEM_ROOT',  ''),
-        'disk' => env('LOG_VIEWER_FILESYSTEM_DISK',  'log-viewer-local'),
+        'root' => env('LOG_VIEWER_FILESYSTEM_ROOT', ''),
+        'disk' => env('LOG_VIEWER_FILESYSTEM_DISK', 'log-viewer-local'),
     ],
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/Concerns/LogFile/CanCacheData.php b/src/Concerns/LogFile/CanCacheData.php
index b8f2c584..388f7f73 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/LogFile/CanCacheData.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/LogFile/CanCacheData.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Opcodes\LogViewer\Concerns\LogFile;
 
 use Carbon\CarbonInterface;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Facades\Cache;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Utils\GenerateCacheKey;
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ trait CanCacheData
 {
     protected function indexCacheKeyForQuery(string $query = ''): string
     {
-        return GenerateCacheKey::for($this, md5($query) . ':index');
+        return GenerateCacheKey::for($this, md5($query).':index');
     }
 
     public function clearCache(): void
diff --git a/src/Facades/LogViewer.php b/src/Facades/LogViewer.php
index 16849940..450a822f 100644
--- a/src/Facades/LogViewer.php
+++ b/src/Facades/LogViewer.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * @method static void clearFileCache()
  * @method static string|null getRouteDomain()
  * @method static array getRouteMiddleware()
- * @method static Filesystem getFilesystem()
+ * @method static Filesystem getFilesystem($absolutePath = '')
  * @method static string getRoutePrefix()
  * @method static void auth($callback = null)
  * @method static void setMaxLogSize(int $bytes)
diff --git a/src/Http/Livewire/FileList.php b/src/Http/Livewire/FileList.php
index b3bf9c9b..68e521c1 100644
--- a/src/Http/Livewire/FileList.php
+++ b/src/Http/Livewire/FileList.php
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ public function deleteFolder(string $folderIdentifier)
     {
         $folder = LogViewer::getFolder($folderIdentifier);
 
-
         if ($folder) {
             Gate::authorize('deleteLogFolder', $folder);
 
diff --git a/src/LogFile.php b/src/LogFile.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 23087da7..3fcb09e6
--- a/src/LogFile.php
+++ b/src/LogFile.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Exceptions\InvalidRegularExpression;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Facades\LogViewer;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Utils\Utils;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\BinaryFileResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\StreamedResponse;
 
 class LogFile
@@ -17,21 +16,33 @@ class LogFile
     use Concerns\LogFile\CanCacheData;
 
     public string $path;
+
     public string $name;
+
     public string $identifier;
+
+    public string $absolutePath = '';
+
     public string $subFolder = '';
+
     private array $_logIndexCache;
 
     public function __construct(string $path)
     {
+        $pathInfo = pathinfo($path);
         $this->path = $path;
-        $this->name = basename($path);
+        $this->name = $pathInfo['basename'];
         $this->identifier = Str::substr(md5($path), -8, 8).'-'.$this->name;
 
         // Let's remove the file name because we already know it.
         $this->subFolder = str_replace($this->name, '', $path);
         $this->subFolder = rtrim($this->subFolder, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
 
+//        if (str_starts_with($path, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)) {
+//            $this->absolutePath = pathinfo($path)['dirname'];
+//            $this->path = pathinfo($path)['basename'];
+//        }
+
         $this->loadMetadata();
     }
 
@@ -51,7 +62,9 @@ public function logs(): LogReader
 
     public function size(): int
     {
-        return LogViewer::getFilesystem()->size($this->path);
+        return LogViewer::getFilesystem()->exists($this->path)
+            ? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->size($this->path)
+            : 0;
     }
 
     public function sizeInMB(): float
@@ -76,7 +89,7 @@ public function downloadUrl(): string
 
     public function download(): StreamedResponse
     {
-        return LogViewer::getFilesystem()->download($this->path);
+        return LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->absolutePath)->download($this->path);
     }
 
     public function addRelatedIndex(LogIndex $logIndex): void
@@ -104,13 +117,13 @@ public function getLastScannedFilePositionForQuery(?string $query = ''): ?int
     public function earliestTimestamp(): int
     {
         return $this->getMetadata('earliest_timestamp')
-            ?? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->lastModified($this->path);
+            ?? LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->absolutePath)->exists($this->path) ? LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->absolutePath)->lastModified($this->path) : 0;
     }
 
     public function latestTimestamp(): int
     {
         return $this->getMetadata('latest_timestamp')
-            ?? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->lastModified($this->path);
+            ?? LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->absolutePath)->exists($this->path) ? LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->absolutePath)->lastModified($this->path) : 0;
     }
 
     public function scan(int $maxBytesToScan = null, bool $force = false): void
@@ -134,7 +147,9 @@ public function search(string $query = null): LogReader
     public function delete(): void
     {
         $this->clearCache();
-        LogViewer::getFilesystem()->delete($this->path);
+        if (LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->absolutePath)->exists($this->path)) {
+            LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->absolutePath)->delete($this->path);
+        }
         LogFileDeleted::dispatch($this);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/LogFolder.php b/src/LogFolder.php
index d900cf6f..37d1aa94 100644
--- a/src/LogFolder.php
+++ b/src/LogFolder.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public function download(): BinaryFileResponse
         /** @var LogFile $file */
         foreach ($this->files() as $file) {
             if (Gate::check('downloadLogFile', $file)) {
-                $zip->addFromString(name: $file->name, content: LogViewer::getFilesystem()->get($file->path));
+                $zip->addFromString(name: $file->name, content: LogViewer::getFilesystem($file->absolutePath)->get($file->path));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/LogIndex.php b/src/LogIndex.php
index 3fa46ab2..46a96b7e 100644
--- a/src/LogIndex.php
+++ b/src/LogIndex.php
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ class LogIndex
     const DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE = 20_000;
 
     public string $identifier;
+
     protected int $nextLogIndexToCreate;
+
     protected int $lastScannedFilePosition;
+
     protected int $lastScannedIndex;
 
     public function __construct(
diff --git a/src/LogReader.php b/src/LogReader.php
index 3244d992..3c0d908f 100644
--- a/src/LogReader.php
+++ b/src/LogReader.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public function open(): self
             return $this;
         }
 
-        $this->fileHandle = LogViewer::getFilesystem()->readStream($this->file->path);
+        $this->fileHandle = LogViewer::getFilesystem($this->file->absolutePath)->readStream($this->file->path);
 
         if ($this->fileHandle === false) {
             throw new \Exception('Could not open "'.$this->file->path.'" for reading.');
diff --git a/src/LogViewerService.php b/src/LogViewerService.php
index 28f6a503..29d75784 100755
--- a/src/LogViewerService.php
+++ b/src/LogViewerService.php
@@ -29,41 +29,56 @@ protected function getFilePaths(): array
         $baseDir = str_replace(
             ['[', ']'],
             ['{LEFTBRACKET}', '{RIGHTBRACKET}'],
-            str_replace('\\', '/', $this->basePathForLogs())
+            str_replace('\\', '/', $this->basePathForLogs()),
         );
         $baseDir = str_replace(
-            ['{LEFTBRACKET}', '{RIGHTBRACKET}'],
-            ['[[]', '[]]'],
+            ['{LEFTBRACKET}', '{RIGHTBRACKET}', '\\'],
+            ['[[]', '[]]', '\\\\'],
             $baseDir
         );
 
         foreach (config('log-viewer.include_files', []) as $pattern) {
+            $absolute = true;
             if (! str_starts_with($pattern, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)) {
                 $pattern = $baseDir.$pattern;
+                $absolute = false;
             }
 
-            $files = array_merge($files, $this->getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern));
+            $files = array_merge($files, $this->getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern, $absolute));
         }
 
         foreach (config('log-viewer.exclude_files', []) as $pattern) {
+            $absolute = true;
             if (! str_starts_with($pattern, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)) {
                 $pattern = $baseDir.$pattern;
+                $absolute = false;
             }
 
-            $files = array_diff($files, $this->getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern));
+            $files = array_diff($files, $this->getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern, $absolute));
         }
 
         return array_values(array_reverse($files));
     }
 
-    protected function getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern)
+    protected function getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern, $absolute = false): array
     {
         $files = [];
 
-        foreach($this->getFilesystem()->allFiles($this->basePathForLogs()) as $file)
-        {
+        if (! $absolute) {
+            $scannedFiles = $this->getFilesystem()->files($this->basePathForLogs());
+        } else {
+            $pathInfo = pathinfo($pattern);
+            $dirname = $pathInfo['dirname'];
+            $pattern = $pathInfo['basename'];
+
+            $scannedFiles = $this->getFilesystem($dirname)->files();
+        }
+
+        foreach ($scannedFiles as $file) {
             if (preg_match(pattern: Glob::toRegex(glob: $pattern), subject: $file)) {
-                $files[] = $file;
+                $files[] = isset($dirname)
+                    ? $dirname.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$file
+                    : $file;
             }
         }
 
@@ -73,8 +88,9 @@ protected function getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern)
     public function basePathForLogs(): string
     {
         $rootFolder = Str::of(config('log-viewer.filesystem.root'));
-        return empty($rootFolder)
-            ? $rootFolder->finish('/')
+
+        return ($rootFolder != '')
+            ? $rootFolder->finish(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)
             : $rootFolder;
     }
 
@@ -153,8 +169,17 @@ public function getRouteMiddleware(): array
         return config('log-viewer.middleware', []) ?: ['web'];
     }
 
-    public function getFilesystem(): Filesystem
+    public function getFilesystem($absolutePath = ''): Filesystem
     {
+        if (! config('disable_absolute_filepaths') && ($absolutePath !== '') && is_dir($absolutePath)) {
+            config()->set('filesystems.disks.log-viewer-absolute', [
+                'driver' => 'local',
+                'root' => $absolutePath,
+            ]);
+
+            return Storage::disk('log-viewer-absolute');
+        }
+
         return Storage::disk(config('log-viewer.filesystem.disk'));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/LogViewerServiceProvider.php b/src/LogViewerServiceProvider.php
index 160c0d02..20ccd0b8 100644
--- a/src/LogViewerServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/LogViewerServiceProvider.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function register()
 
         $this->app['config']['filesystems.disks.log-viewer-local'] = [
             'driver' => 'local',
-            'root' => storage_path('logs'),
+            'root' => realpath(storage_path('logs')),
         ];
 
         $this->app->bind('log-viewer', LogViewerService::class);
diff --git a/src/Utils/GenerateCacheKey.php b/src/Utils/GenerateCacheKey.php
index 629d5ee8..e7f278f3 100644
--- a/src/Utils/GenerateCacheKey.php
+++ b/src/Utils/GenerateCacheKey.php
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ public static function for(mixed $object, ?string $namespace = null): string
         $key = '';
 
         if ($object instanceof LogFile) {
-            $key = self::baseKey() . ':file:' . md5($object->path);
+            $key = self::baseKey().':file:'.md5($object->path);
         }
 
         if ($object instanceof LogIndex) {
-            $key = self::for($object->file) . ':' . $object->identifier;
+            $key = self::for($object->file).':'.$object->identifier;
         }
 
         if (is_string($object)) {
-            $key = self::baseKey() . ':' . $object;
+            $key = self::baseKey().':'.$object;
         }
 
-        if (!empty($namespace)) {
-            $key .= ':' . $namespace;
+        if (! empty($namespace)) {
+            $key .= ':'.$namespace;
         }
 
         return $key;
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ public static function for(mixed $object, ?string $namespace = null): string
 
     protected static function baseKey(): string
     {
-        return 'log-viewer:' . LogViewer::version();
+        return 'log-viewer:'.LogViewer::version();
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/GenerateCacheKeyTest.php b/tests/Unit/GenerateCacheKeyTest.php
index accfac5c..ddf2927b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/GenerateCacheKeyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/GenerateCacheKeyTest.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     $result = GenerateCacheKey::for($file);
 
     expect($result)->toBe(
-        'log-viewer:' . LogViewer::version() . ':file:' . md5($file->path)
+        'log-viewer:'.LogViewer::version().':file:'.md5($file->path)
     );
 });
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     $result = GenerateCacheKey::for($file, $namespace = 'randomNamespace');
 
     expect($result)->toBe(
-        GenerateCacheKey::for($file) . ':' . $namespace
+        GenerateCacheKey::for($file).':'.$namespace
     );
 });
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     $result = GenerateCacheKey::for($logIndex);
 
     expect($result)->toBe(
-        GenerateCacheKey::for($logIndex->file) . ':' . $logIndex->identifier
+        GenerateCacheKey::for($logIndex->file).':'.$logIndex->identifier
     );
 });
 
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 
     $result = GenerateCacheKey::for($string);
 
-    expect($result)->toBe('log-viewer:' . LogViewer::version() . ':' . $string);
+    expect($result)->toBe('log-viewer:'.LogViewer::version().':'.$string);
 });
diff --git a/tests/Unit/LogIndex/ChunkedIndicesTest.php b/tests/Unit/LogIndex/ChunkedIndicesTest.php
index 29e40c09..2f3a986c 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/LogIndex/ChunkedIndicesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/LogIndex/ChunkedIndicesTest.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Exceptions\InvalidChunkSizeException;
-use Opcodes\LogViewer\LogFile;
 
 it('can set the chunk size for the log index', function () {
     $logIndex = createLogIndex();
diff --git a/tests/Unit/LogIndex/LogIndexTest.php b/tests/Unit/LogIndex/LogIndexTest.php
index ec277918..8118c34b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/LogIndex/LogIndexTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/LogIndex/LogIndexTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Facades\Cache;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Facades\LogViewer;
-use Opcodes\LogViewer\LogFile;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Utils\GenerateCacheKey;
 
 it('starts off with an empty index', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/LogReaderTest.php b/tests/Unit/LogReaderTest.php
index 15e21b96..4f421dbb 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/LogReaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/LogReaderTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\Facades\LogViewer;
 use Opcodes\LogViewer\LogFile;
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/LogViewerCacheTest.php b/tests/Unit/LogViewerCacheTest.php
index 4934a438..4ac71141 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/LogViewerCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/LogViewerCacheTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Cache\FileStore;
 use Illuminate\Cache\RedisStore;
-use Illuminate\Cache\Repository;
 
 it('it defaults to the app\'s default cache driver', function ($cacheType, $cacheStoreClass) {
     config(['cache.default' => $cacheType]);