diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca8b22cedc83da0a892a2929ab2ffca1d7498359..1d1ae66a210f7eabc43ce2cfffe34c728c3532a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ dialog.setDialogSelectionListener((files) -> {
                     File file = new File(path);
                     ListItem item = new ListItem();
                     item.setName(file.getName());
-                    item.setPath(file.getAbsolutePath());
+                    item.setPath(file.getCanonicalPath());
                     listItem.add(item);
                 }
                 mFileListAdapter.notifyDataSetItemRangeInserted(0, listItem.size());
diff --git a/entry/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/file/slice/MainAbilitySlice.java b/entry/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/file/slice/MainAbilitySlice.java
index bdbfca79c3e993fa279a0563679205ec05e8ec35..be93a8ab91e0b61ec0dc8463aa9be72eab435fef 100644
--- a/entry/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/file/slice/MainAbilitySlice.java
+++ b/entry/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/file/slice/MainAbilitySlice.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import ohos.agp.window.dialog.ToastDialog;
 import ohos.agp.window.service.WindowManager;
 import ohos.app.Context;
 import ohos.app.Environment;
+import ohos.data.resultset.ResultSet;
 import ohos.global.resource.RawFileEntry;
 import ohos.global.resource.Resource;
 import ohos.global.resource.ResourceManager;
@@ -196,7 +197,11 @@ public class MainAbilitySlice extends AbilitySlice {
                     File file = new File(path);
                     ListItem item = new ListItem();
                     item.setName(file.getName());
-                    item.setPath(file.getAbsolutePath());
+                    try {
+                        item.setPath(file.getCanonicalPath());
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                    }
                     listItem.add(item);
                 }
                 mFileListAdapter.notifyDataSetItemRangeInserted(0, listItem.size());
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/utils/Utility.java b/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/utils/Utility.java
index 607445c86e2e576fbb0b21958ec7cc94eb688ea4..4ebea679f09bf552f4a0c674fc4f44ce98b3a731 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/utils/Utility.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/utils/Utility.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ohos.app.Context;
 import ohos.bundle.IBundleManager;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -36,7 +37,11 @@ public class Utility {
                     FileListItem item = new FileListItem();
                     item.setFilename(name.getName());
                     item.setDirectory(name.isDirectory());
-                    item.setLocation(name.getAbsolutePath());
+                    try {
+                        item.setLocation(name.getCanonicalPath());
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                    }
                     item.setTime(name.lastModified());
                     internalList.add(item);
                 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/view/FilePickerDialog.java b/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/view/FilePickerDialog.java
index 19e05e329cc994f9cb8b57f61238baea0ee7d1f4..ebdde0fa6631de9607c3cecfa2117e2536d822a2 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/view/FilePickerDialog.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/developer/filepicker/view/FilePickerDialog.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
         }
     }
 
-    public void onStart() {
+    public void onStart() throws IOException {
         positiveBtnNameStr = (
                 positiveBtnNameStr == null ?
                         "Select" :
@@ -193,21 +193,21 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
             File currLoc;
             internalList.clear();
             if (properties.offset.isDirectory() && validateOffsetPath()) {
-                currLoc = new File(properties.offset.getAbsolutePath());
+                currLoc = new File(properties.offset.getCanonicalPath());
                 FileListItem parent = new FileListItem();
                 parent.setFilename("..");
                 parent.setDirectory(true);
                 parent.setLocation(Objects.requireNonNull(currLoc.getParentFile())
-                        .getAbsolutePath());
+                        .getCanonicalPath());
                 parent.setTime(currLoc.lastModified());
                 internalList.add(parent);
             } else if (properties.root.exists() && properties.root.isDirectory()) {
-                currLoc = new File(properties.root.getAbsolutePath());
+                currLoc = new File(properties.root.getCanonicalPath());
             } else {
-                currLoc = new File(properties.error_dir.getAbsolutePath());
+                currLoc = new File(properties.error_dir.getCanonicalPath());
             }
             dname.setText(currLoc.getName());
-            dir_path.setText(currLoc.getAbsolutePath());
+            dir_path.setText(currLoc.getCanonicalPath());
 
             setTitle();
             internalList = Utility.prepareFileListEntries(internalList, currLoc, filter,
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean validateOffsetPath() {
-        String offset_path = properties.offset.getAbsolutePath();
-        String root_path = properties.root.getAbsolutePath();
+    private boolean validateOffsetPath() throws IOException {
+        String offset_path = properties.offset.getCanonicalPath();
+        String root_path = properties.root.getCanonicalPath();
         return !offset_path.equals(root_path) && offset_path.contains(root_path);
     }
 
@@ -233,14 +233,22 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
                     File currLoc = new File(fitem.getLocation());
                     dname.setText(currLoc.getName());
                     setTitle();
-                    dir_path.setText(currLoc.getAbsolutePath());
+                    try {
+                        dir_path.setText(currLoc.getCanonicalPath());
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                    }
                     internalList.clear();
                     if (!currLoc.getName().equals(properties.root.getName())) {
                         FileListItem parent = new FileListItem();
                         parent.setFilename("..");
                         parent.setDirectory(true);
-                        parent.setLocation(Objects.requireNonNull(currLoc
-                                .getParentFile()).getAbsolutePath());
+                        try {
+                            parent.setLocation(Objects.requireNonNull(currLoc
+                                    .getParentFile()).getCanonicalPath());
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                            e.printStackTrace();
+                        }
                         parent.setTime(currLoc.lastModified());
                         internalList.add(parent);
                     }
@@ -286,7 +294,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
         }
     }
 
-    public void markFiles(List<String> paths) {
+    public void markFiles(List<String> paths) throws IOException {
         if (paths != null && paths.size() > 0) {
             if (properties.selection_mode == DialogConfigs.SINGLE_MODE) {
                 File temp = new File(paths.get(0));
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
                             item.setDirectory(temp.isDirectory());
                             item.setMarked(true);
                             item.setTime(temp.lastModified());
-                            item.setLocation(temp.getAbsolutePath());
+                            item.setLocation(temp.getCanonicalPath());
                             MarkedItemList.addSelectedItem(item);
                         }
                         break;
@@ -310,7 +318,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
                             item.setDirectory(temp.isDirectory());
                             item.setMarked(true);
                             item.setTime(temp.lastModified());
-                            item.setLocation(temp.getAbsolutePath());
+                            item.setLocation(temp.getCanonicalPath());
                             MarkedItemList.addSelectedItem(item);
                         }
                         break;
@@ -322,7 +330,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
                             item.setDirectory(temp.isDirectory());
                             item.setMarked(true);
                             item.setTime(temp.lastModified());
-                            item.setLocation(temp.getAbsolutePath());
+                            item.setLocation(temp.getCanonicalPath());
                             MarkedItemList.addSelectedItem(item);
                         }
                         break;
@@ -338,7 +346,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
                                 item.setDirectory(temp.isDirectory());
                                 item.setMarked(true);
                                 item.setTime(temp.lastModified());
-                                item.setLocation(temp.getAbsolutePath());
+                                item.setLocation(temp.getCanonicalPath());
                                 MarkedItemList.addSelectedItem(item);
                             }
                             break;
@@ -350,7 +358,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
                                 item.setDirectory(temp.isDirectory());
                                 item.setMarked(true);
                                 item.setTime(temp.lastModified());
-                                item.setLocation(temp.getAbsolutePath());
+                                item.setLocation(temp.getCanonicalPath());
                                 MarkedItemList.addSelectedItem(item);
                             }
                             break;
@@ -363,7 +371,7 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
                                 item.setDirectory(temp.isDirectory());
                                 item.setMarked(true);
                                 item.setTime(temp.lastModified());
-                                item.setLocation(temp.getAbsolutePath());
+                                item.setLocation(temp.getCanonicalPath());
                                 MarkedItemList.addSelectedItem(item);
                             }
                             break;
@@ -420,14 +428,22 @@ public class FilePickerDialog extends CommonDialog implements ListContainer.Item
 
             } else {
                 dname.setText(currLoc.getName());
-                dir_path.setText(currLoc.getAbsolutePath());
+                try {
+                    dir_path.setText(currLoc.getCanonicalPath());
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                }
                 internalList.clear();
                 if (!currLoc.getName().equals(properties.root.getName())) {
                     FileListItem parent = new FileListItem();
                     parent.setFilename("..");
                     parent.setDirectory(true);
-                    parent.setLocation(Objects.requireNonNull(currLoc.getParentFile())
-                            .getAbsolutePath());
+                    try {
+                        parent.setLocation(Objects.requireNonNull(currLoc.getParentFile())
+                                .getCanonicalPath());
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                    }
                     parent.setTime(currLoc.lastModified());
                     internalList.add(parent);
                 }