diff --git a/server/endpoints/system.js b/server/endpoints/system.js
index 345bd230..6d985065 100644
--- a/server/endpoints/system.js
+++ b/server/endpoints/system.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
   ? require("dotenv").config({ path: `.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV}` })
   : require("dotenv").config();
-const { viewLocalFiles } = require("../utils/files");
+const { viewLocalFiles, normalizePath } = require("../utils/files");
 const { exportData, unpackAndOverwriteImport } = require("../utils/files/data");
 const {
   checkProcessorAlive,
@@ -401,9 +401,7 @@ function systemEndpoints(app) {
 
   app.get("/system/data-exports/:filename", (request, response) => {
     const exportLocation = __dirname + "/../storage/exports/";
-    const sanitized = path
-      .normalize(request.params.filename)
-      .replace(/^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/, "");
+    const sanitized = normalizePath(request.params.filename);
     const finalDestination = path.join(exportLocation, sanitized);
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(finalDestination)) {
diff --git a/server/utils/files/index.js b/server/utils/files/index.js
index b6c7a307..2ff1d60c 100644
--- a/server/utils/files/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/files/index.js
@@ -2,32 +2,6 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const { v5: uuidv5 } = require("uuid");
 
-async function collectDocumentData(folderName = null) {
-  if (!folderName) throw new Error("No docPath provided in request");
-  const folder =
-    process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
-      ? path.resolve(__dirname, `../../storage/documents/${folderName}`)
-      : path.resolve(process.env.STORAGE_DIR, `documents/${folderName}`);
-
-  const dirExists = fs.existsSync(folder);
-  if (!dirExists)
-    throw new Error(
-      `No documents folder for ${folderName} - did you run collector/main.py for this element?`
-    );
-
-  const files = fs.readdirSync(folder);
-  const fileData = [];
-  files.forEach((file) => {
-    if (path.extname(file) === ".json") {
-      const filePath = path.join(folder, file);
-      const data = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
-      console.log(`Parsing document: ${file}`);
-      fileData.push(JSON.parse(data));
-    }
-  });
-  return fileData;
-}
-
 // Should take in a folder that is a subfolder of documents
 // eg: youtube-subject/video-123.json
 async function fileData(filePath = null) {
@@ -35,8 +9,15 @@ async function fileData(filePath = null) {
 
   const fullPath =
     process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
-      ? path.resolve(__dirname, `../../storage/documents/${filePath}`)
-      : path.resolve(process.env.STORAGE_DIR, `documents/${filePath}`);
+      ? path.resolve(
+          __dirname,
+          `../../storage/documents/${normalizePath(filePath)}`
+        )
+      : path.resolve(
+          process.env.STORAGE_DIR,
+          `documents/${normalizePath(filePath)}`
+        );
+
   const fileExists = fs.existsSync(fullPath);
   if (!fileExists) return null;
 
@@ -142,11 +123,18 @@ async function storeVectorResult(vectorData = [], filename = null) {
 async function purgeSourceDocument(filename = null) {
   if (!filename) return;
   console.log(`Purging source document of ${filename}.`);
-
   const filePath =
     process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
-      ? path.resolve(__dirname, `../../storage/documents`, filename)
-      : path.resolve(process.env.STORAGE_DIR, `documents`, filename);
+      ? path.resolve(
+          __dirname,
+          `../../storage/documents`,
+          normalizePath(filename)
+        )
+      : path.resolve(
+          process.env.STORAGE_DIR,
+          `documents`,
+          normalizePath(filename)
+        );
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) return;
   fs.rmSync(filePath);
@@ -169,12 +157,16 @@ async function purgeVectorCache(filename = null) {
   return;
 }
 
+function normalizePath(filepath = "") {
+  return path.normalize(filepath).replace(/^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/, "");
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   cachedVectorInformation,
-  collectDocumentData,
   viewLocalFiles,
   purgeSourceDocument,
   purgeVectorCache,
   storeVectorResult,
   fileData,
+  normalizePath,
 };
diff --git a/server/utils/files/purgeDocument.js b/server/utils/files/purgeDocument.js
index 27fe1471..46e9d37d 100644
--- a/server/utils/files/purgeDocument.js
+++ b/server/utils/files/purgeDocument.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
-
-const { purgeVectorCache, purgeSourceDocument } = require(".");
+const { purgeVectorCache, purgeSourceDocument, normalizePath } = require(".");
 const { Document } = require("../../models/documents");
 const { Workspace } = require("../../models/workspace");
 
@@ -22,10 +21,10 @@ async function purgeFolder(folderName) {
       ? path.resolve(__dirname, `../../storage/documents`)
       : path.resolve(process.env.STORAGE_DIR, `documents`);
 
-  const folderPath = path.resolve(documentsFolder, folderName);
+  const folderPath = path.resolve(documentsFolder, normalizePath(folderName));
   const filenames = fs
     .readdirSync(folderPath)
-    .map((file) => path.join(folderName, file));
+    .map((file) => path.join(folderPath, file));
   const workspaces = await Workspace.where();
 
   const purgePromises = [];