diff --git a/src/common/common_utilities.py b/src/common/common_utilities.py
index 9319e90..84eb5f2 100644
--- a/src/common/common_utilities.py
+++ b/src/common/common_utilities.py
@@ -214,20 +214,14 @@ def folderIsEmpty(path: str) -> bool:
                 subIsEmpty = folderIsEmpty(fullPath)
                 empty = empty and subIsEmpty
             else:
-                empty = False
+                return False
     return empty
 
-def deleteEmptyFolders(path: str) -> bool:
-    items = os.listdir(path)
-    empty = True
-    if len(items) > 0:
-        for itm in items:
-            fullPath = os.path.join(path, itm)
-            if os.path.isdir(fullPath):
-                subIsEmpty = deleteEmptyFolders(fullPath)
-                empty = empty and subIsEmpty
-            else:
-                empty = False
-    if empty:
-        os.rmdir(path)
-    return empty
+def deleteEmptyFolders(path: str):
+    path = Path(path)
+    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(path, topdown=False):
+        for dirname in dirnames:
+            subdir = path / dirpath / dirname
+            with os.scandir(path) as it:
+                if not any(it):
+                    os.rmdir(subdir)
diff --git a/src/plugin/rootbuilder/modules/rootbuilder_paths.py b/src/plugin/rootbuilder/modules/rootbuilder_paths.py
index 6bed0a9..36f8c78 100644
--- a/src/plugin/rootbuilder/modules/rootbuilder_paths.py
+++ b/src/plugin/rootbuilder/modules/rootbuilder_paths.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from ..core.rootbuilder_settings import RootBuilderSettings
 from ....common.common_paths import CommonPaths
 from ....common.common_log import CommonLog
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Set
 
 class RootBuilderPaths(CommonPaths):
     """Root Builder paths module, contains path related functions for Root Builder."""
@@ -14,32 +14,47 @@ def __init__(self, plugin:str, organiser:mobase.IOrganizer, settings:RootBuilder
         self._strings = strings
         self._settings = settings
 
-    def gameFiles(self)-> List[str]:
-        """Gets a complete list of files in the game folder."""
-        gameFolder = self._strings.gamePath
-        gameFiles = self.files(gameFolder)
-        return gameFiles
-    
-    def gameRootFiles(self)-> List[str]:
-        """Gets a complete list of files in the game folder, minus the game data folder."""
-        allFiles = self.gameFiles()
-        #dataFolder = self._strings.gameDataPath
-        #gameFolder = self._strings.gamePath
-        #res = []
-        #if dataFolder != gameFolder:
-        #    for path in allFiles:
-        #        if not self.pathShared(dataFolder, path):
-        #            res.append(path)
-        #else:
-        #    res = allFiles
-        return allFiles
-    
     def validGameRootFiles(self) -> List[str]:
         """Gets a complete list of files in the game folder that are valid for Root Builder."""
         gamePath = self._strings.gamePath
-        gameFiles = self.gameRootFiles()
-        return self.removeExclusions(gamePath, gameFiles)
-        
+        excludedPaths = set()
+        regexExclusions = []
+        for exc in self._settings.exclusions():
+            if exc != "":
+                if not exc.startswith("r:"):
+                    excludePath = str(Path(glob.escape(gamePath)) / exc)
+                    for match in glob.glob(excludePath, recursive=True):
+                        excludedPaths.add(match)
+                elif exc.startswith("r:"):
+                    pattern = exc.replace("r:", "")
+                    regexExclusions.append(pattern)
+
+        return self._filesWithExclusions(gamePath, gamePath, excludedPaths, regexExclusions)
+
+    def _filesWithExclusions(self, path:str, exclusionRoot:str, excludedPaths:Set[str], regexExclusions:List[str], recursive=True) -> List[str]:
+        """Retrieves a collection of files in the specified path, ignoring matches from exclusions"""
+        basePath = Path(glob.escape(path))
+        basePath = basePath / "*"
+        files = []
+        allItems = glob.glob(str(basePath), recursive=True)
+        for itm in allItems:
+            itmPath = Path(itm)
+            if self._includeFile(itm, exclusionRoot, excludedPaths, regexExclusions):
+                if itmPath.is_file():
+                    files.append(itm)
+                elif recursive and itmPath.is_dir():
+                    files.extend(self._filesWithExclusions(itm, exclusionRoot, excludedPaths, regexExclusions, recursive))
+        return files
+
+    def _includeFile(self, path:str, exclusionRoot:str, excludedPaths:Set[str], regexExclusions:List[str]) -> bool:
+        if path in excludedPaths:
+            return False
+        for pattern in regexExclusions:
+            rel = self.relativePath(exclusionRoot, path)
+            if re.match(pattern, rel):
+                return False
+        return True
+
     def enabledRootModFolders(self) -> List[str]:
         """Gets a complete list of enabled Root mod folders."""
         modList = self._organiser.modList().allModsByProfilePriority()