diff --git a/es-app/src/GamelistFileParser.cpp b/es-app/src/GamelistFileParser.cpp
index 5a1b6ae51..a6ca3659f 100644
--- a/es-app/src/GamelistFileParser.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/GamelistFileParser.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ namespace GamelistFileParser
             return;
         }
 
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+        LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing gamelist file \"" << Utils::String::replace(xmlpath, "/", "\\")
+                     << "\"...";
+#else
         LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing gamelist file \"" << xmlpath << "\"...";
+#endif
 
         pugi::xml_document doc;
 #if defined(_WIN64)
@@ -174,7 +179,12 @@ namespace GamelistFileParser
                     fileNode.child("path").text().get(), relativeTo, false);
 
                 if (!trustGamelist && !Utils::FileSystem::exists(path)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+                    LOG(LogWarning) << (type == GAME ? "File \"" : "Folder \"")
+                                    << Utils::String::replace(path, "/", "\\")
+#else
                     LOG(LogWarning) << (type == GAME ? "File \"" : "Folder \"") << path
+#endif
                                     << "\" does not exist, ignoring entry";
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -432,7 +442,11 @@ namespace GamelistFileParser
                     LOG(LogDebug) << "GamelistFileParser::updateGamelist(): Added/updated "
                                   << numUpdated
                                   << (numUpdated == 1 ? " entity in \"" : " entities in \"")
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+                                  << Utils::String::replace(xmlWritePath, "/", "\\") << "\"";
+#else
                                   << xmlWritePath << "\"";
+#endif
                 }
 #if defined(_WIN64)
                 if (!doc.save_file(Utils::String::stringToWideString(xmlWritePath).c_str())) {
diff --git a/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp b/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
index 8b900de82..57c372688 100644
--- a/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ void FindRules::loadFindRules()
         return;
     }
 
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing find rules configuration file \""
+                 << Utils::String::replace(path, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
     LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing find rules configuration file \"" << path << "\"...";
+#endif
 
     pugi::xml_document doc;
 #if defined(_WIN64)
@@ -433,7 +438,12 @@ bool SystemData::loadConfig()
         if (onlyProcessCustomFile)
             break;
 
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+        LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing systems configuration file \""
+                     << Utils::String::replace(configPath, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
         LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing systems configuration file \"" << configPath << "\"...";
+#endif
 
         pugi::xml_document doc;
 #if defined(_WIN64)
@@ -514,7 +524,12 @@ bool SystemData::loadConfig()
             // processing.
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(path)) {
                 LOG(LogDebug) << "SystemData::loadConfig(): Skipping system \"" << name
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+                              << "\" as the defined ROM directory \""
+                              << Utils::String::replace(path, "/", "\\")
+#else
                               << "\" as the defined ROM directory \"" << path
+#endif
                               << "\" does not exist";
                 continue;
             }
@@ -720,9 +735,16 @@ std::vector<std::string> SystemData::getConfigPath(bool legacyWarning)
             Utils::FileSystem::getHomePath() + "/.emulationstation/es_systems.cfg";
 
         if (Utils::FileSystem::exists(legacyConfigFile)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Found legacy systems configuration file \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(legacyConfigFile, "/", "\\")
+                         << "\", to retain your customizations move it to "
+                            "\"custom_systems\\es_systems.xml\" or otherwise delete the file";
+#else
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Found legacy systems configuration file \"" << legacyConfigFile
                          << "\", to retain your customizations move it to "
                             "\"custom_systems/es_systems.xml\" or otherwise delete the file";
+#endif
         }
     }
 
@@ -829,7 +851,12 @@ bool SystemData::createSystemDirectories()
         if (onlyProcessCustomFile && configPath == configPaths.front())
             continue;
 
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+        LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing systems configuration file \""
+                     << Utils::String::replace(configPath, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
         LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing systems configuration file \"" << configPath << "\"...";
+#endif
 
         pugi::xml_document doc;
 #if defined(_WIN64)
diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
index cab1d1995..e9a320bf5 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,20 @@ void GuiGamelistOptions::openMetaDataEd()
     std::function<void()> deleteGameBtnFunc;
 
     clearGameBtnFunc = [this, file] {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+        if (file->getType() == FOLDER) {
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Deleting the media files and gamelist.xml entry for the folder \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(file->getFullPath(), "/", "\\") << "\"";
+        }
+        else if (file->getType() == GAME && Utils::FileSystem::isDirectory(file->getFullPath())) {
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Deleting the media files and gamelist.xml entry for the "
+                            "file-interpreted folder \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(file->getFullPath(), "/", "\\") << "\"";
+        }
+        else {
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Deleting the media files and gamelist.xml entry for the file \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(file->getFullPath(), "/", "\\") << "\"";
+#else
         if (file->getType() == FOLDER) {
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Deleting the media files and gamelist.xml entry for the folder \""
                          << file->getFullPath() << "\"";
@@ -412,6 +426,7 @@ void GuiGamelistOptions::openMetaDataEd()
         else {
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Deleting the media files and gamelist.xml entry for the file \""
                          << file->getFullPath() << "\"";
+#endif
         }
         ViewController::getInstance()->getGamelistView(file->getSystem()).get()->removeMedia(file);
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/MameNames.cpp b/es-core/src/MameNames.cpp
index 7d78b6e90..39e9a2725 100644
--- a/es-core/src/MameNames.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/MameNames.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ MameNames::MameNames()
     if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(xmlpath))
         return;
 
-    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME names file \"" << xmlpath << "\"...";
-
     pugi::xml_document doc;
+
 #if defined(_WIN64)
-    pugi::xml_parse_result result =
-        doc.load_file(Utils::String::stringToWideString(xmlpath).c_str());
+    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME names file \"" << Utils::String::replace(xmlpath, "/", "\\")
+                 << "\"...";
+    pugi::xml_parse_result result {
+        doc.load_file(Utils::String::stringToWideString(xmlpath).c_str())};
 #else
-    pugi::xml_parse_result result = doc.load_file(xmlpath.c_str());
+    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME names file \"" << xmlpath << "\"...";
+    pugi::xml_parse_result result {doc.load_file(xmlpath.c_str())};
 #endif
 
     if (!result) {
@@ -59,11 +61,12 @@ MameNames::MameNames()
     if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(xmlpath))
         return;
 
-    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME BIOSes file \"" << xmlpath << "\"...";
-
 #if defined(_WIN64)
+    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME BIOSes file \"" << Utils::String::replace(xmlpath, "/", "\\")
+                 << "\"...";
     result = doc.load_file(Utils::String::stringToWideString(xmlpath).c_str());
 #else
+    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME BIOSes file \"" << xmlpath << "\"...";
     result = doc.load_file(xmlpath.c_str());
 #endif
 
@@ -85,11 +88,12 @@ MameNames::MameNames()
     if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(xmlpath))
         return;
 
-    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME devices file \"" << xmlpath << "\"...";
-
 #if defined(_WIN64)
+    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME devices file \"" << Utils::String::replace(xmlpath, "/", "\\")
+                 << "\"...";
     result = doc.load_file(Utils::String::stringToWideString(xmlpath).c_str());
 #else
+    LOG(LogInfo) << "Parsing MAME devices file \"" << xmlpath << "\"...";
     result = doc.load_file(xmlpath.c_str());
 #endif
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index 9fcfb4cd1..e6054837d 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -564,11 +564,21 @@ void ThemeData::populateThemeSets()
         for (Utils::FileSystem::StringList::const_iterator it = dirContent.cbegin();
              it != dirContent.cend(); ++it) {
             if (Utils::FileSystem::isDirectory(*it)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+                LOG(LogDebug) << "Loading theme set capabilities for \""
+                              << Utils::String::replace(*it, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
                 LOG(LogDebug) << "Loading theme set capabilities for \"" << *it << "\"...";
+#endif
                 ThemeCapability capabilities {parseThemeCapabilities(*it)};
 
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+                LOG(LogInfo) << "Added" << (capabilities.legacyTheme ? " legacy" : "")
+                             << " theme set \"" << Utils::String::replace(*it, "/", "\\") << "\"";
+#else
                 LOG(LogInfo) << "Added" << (capabilities.legacyTheme ? " legacy" : "")
                              << " theme set \"" << *it << "\"";
+#endif
                 if (!capabilities.legacyTheme) {
                     LOG(LogDebug) << "Theme set includes support for "
                                   << capabilities.variants.size() << " variant"