diff --git a/es-app/src/main.cpp b/es-app/src/main.cpp
index 91990e0a9..d13a0e0d3 100644
--- a/es-app/src/main.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/main.cpp
@@ -744,7 +744,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             // Create the settings folder in the application data directory.
             const std::string settingsDir {Utils::FileSystem::getAppDataDirectory() + "/settings"};
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::isDirectory(settingsDir)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+                LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating settings directory \""
+                             << Utils::String::replace(settingsDir, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
                 LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating settings directory \"" << settingsDir << "\"...";
+#endif
                 Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(settingsDir);
                 if (!Utils::FileSystem::isDirectory(settingsDir)) {
                     LOG(LogError) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
@@ -819,7 +824,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         // Create the gamelists folder in the application data directory.
         const std::string gamelistsDir {Utils::FileSystem::getAppDataDirectory() + "/gamelists"};
         if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(gamelistsDir)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating gamelists directory \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(gamelistsDir, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating gamelists directory \"" << gamelistsDir << "\"...";
+#endif
             Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(gamelistsDir);
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(gamelistsDir)) {
                 LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
@@ -827,6 +837,23 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
     }
 
+    {
+        // Create the game media folder.
+        const std::string mediaDirectory {FileData::getMediaDirectory()};
+        if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(mediaDirectory)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating game media directory \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(mediaDirectory, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating game media directory \"" << mediaDirectory << "\"...";
+#endif
+            Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(mediaDirectory);
+            if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(mediaDirectory)) {
+                LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
         const std::string themeDir {Utils::FileSystem::getAppDataDirectory() + "/themes"};
@@ -861,8 +888,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             userThemeDirectory = userThemeDirSetting;
 
         if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(userThemeDirectory)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating themes directory \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(userThemeDirectory, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating themes directory \"" << userThemeDirectory << "\"...";
-
+#endif
             Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(userThemeDirectory);
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(userThemeDirectory)) {
                 LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
@@ -871,18 +902,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #endif
     }
 
-    {
-        // Create the game media folder.
-        const std::string mediaDirectory {FileData::getMediaDirectory()};
-        if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(mediaDirectory)) {
-            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating game media directory \"" << mediaDirectory << "\"...";
-            Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(mediaDirectory);
-            if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(mediaDirectory)) {
-                LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
         const std::string mediaDirectory {FileData::getMediaDirectory()};
@@ -903,7 +922,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         // for custom event scripts so it's also created as a convenience.
         const std::string scriptsDir {Utils::FileSystem::getAppDataDirectory() + "/scripts"};
         if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(scriptsDir)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating scripts directory \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(scriptsDir, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating scripts directory \"" << scriptsDir << "\"...";
+#endif
             Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(scriptsDir);
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(scriptsDir)) {
                 LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
@@ -918,7 +942,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         const std::string slideshowDir {Utils::FileSystem::getAppDataDirectory() +
                                         "/screensavers/custom_slideshow"};
         if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(screensaversDir)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating screensavers directory \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(screensaversDir, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating screensavers directory \"" << screensaversDir << "\"...";
+#endif
             Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(screensaversDir);
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(screensaversDir)) {
                 LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
@@ -935,7 +964,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
 #endif
         if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(slideshowDir)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+            LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating custom_slideshow directory \""
+                         << Utils::String::replace(slideshowDir, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
             LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating custom_slideshow directory \"" << slideshowDir << "\"...";
+#endif
             Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(slideshowDir);
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(slideshowDir)) {
                 LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";
@@ -949,7 +983,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             const std::string controllersDir {Utils::FileSystem::getAppDataDirectory() +
                                               "/controllers"};
             if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(controllersDir)) {
+#if defined(_WIN64)
+                LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating controllers directory \""
+                             << Utils::String::replace(controllersDir, "/", "\\") << "\"...";
+#else
                 LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating controllers directory \"" << controllersDir << "\"...";
+#endif
                 Utils::FileSystem::createDirectory(controllersDir);
                 if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(controllersDir)) {
                     LOG(LogWarning) << "Couldn't create directory, permission problems?";