diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/asynctasks/GetDirectoriesAsynctask.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/asynctasks/GetDirectoriesAsynctask.kt
index d6054eb74..80d629d32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/asynctasks/GetDirectoriesAsynctask.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/asynctasks/GetDirectoriesAsynctask.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class GetDirectoriesAsynctask(val context: Context, val isPickVideo: Boolean, va
             // make sure the path has uppercase letters wherever appropriate
             val groupPath = File(curMedia.first().path).parent
             if (!File(groupPath).exists() || !shouldFolderBeVisible(groupPath, excludedPaths, includedPaths)) {
-                removePaths.add(groupPath)
+                removePaths.add(groupPath.toLowerCase())
             }
         }