diff --git a/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go b/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go
index 152bad4..ae87e74 100644
--- a/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go
+++ b/chfs-ng/internal/api/server.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ type Server struct {
 }
 type fileInfo struct {
 	Name      string `json:"name"`
-	Path      string `json:"path"`
 	Size      int64  `json:"size"`
 	Modified  string `json:"modified"`
 	Dir       bool   `json:"dir"`
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ func (s *Server) files(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !m.HasRead() {
 		// CHFS keeps the files endpoint HTTP-successful for a denied directory
 		// and returns an empty listing with currentMask="".
-		writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"files": []fileInfo{}, "currentMask": "", "virtualRoot": false})
+		writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"files": []fileInfo{}, "currentMask": "", "virtualRoot": 0})
 		return
 	}
 	list, e := s.Store.List(p)
@@ -197,9 +196,12 @@ func (s *Server) files(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		out = append(out, fileInfo{Name: fi.Name(), Path: fp, Size: fi.Size(), Modified: originalTime(fi.ModTime()), Dir: fi.IsDir(), Mask: permString(a.MaskForEntry(fp)), GuestMask: permString(s.Auth.Guest.MaskForEntry(fp)), HasSubDir: sub, Icon: iconFor(fi)})
+		out = append(out, fileInfo{Name: fi.Name(), Size: fi.Size(), Modified: originalTime(fi.ModTime()), Dir: fi.IsDir(), Mask: permString(a.MaskForEntry(fp)), GuestMask: permString(s.Auth.Guest.MaskForEntry(fp)), HasSubDir: sub, Icon: iconFor(fi)})
+	}
+	virtual := 0
+	if p == "" && s.MultiRoot {
+		virtual = 1
 	}
-	virtual := p == "" && s.MultiRoot
 	writeJSON(w, map[string]any{"files": out, "currentMask": permString(m), "virtualRoot": virtual})
 }
 func (s *Server) newdir(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ func (s *Server) search(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if needle == "" || strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(fi.Name()), needle) {
-				out = append(out, fileInfo{Name: fi.Name(), Path: "/" + strings.Trim(p, "/"), Size: fi.Size(), Modified: originalTime(fi.ModTime()), Dir: fi.IsDir(), Mask: permString(a.MaskForEntry(p)), GuestMask: permString(s.Auth.Guest.MaskForEntry(p)), HasSubDir: false, Icon: iconFor(fi)})
+				out = append(out, fileInfo{Name: fi.Name(), Size: fi.Size(), Modified: originalTime(fi.ModTime()), Dir: fi.IsDir(), Mask: permString(a.MaskForEntry(p)), GuestMask: permString(s.Auth.Guest.MaskForEntry(p)), HasSubDir: false, Icon: iconFor(fi)})
 			}
 			if fi.IsDir() {
 				if err := walk(p); err != nil {