diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
index 94d15859c2..4ab14ee7c9 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
     return path.replace(/^\/browser\//, '').replace(/^browser\//, '') // forbids plugin to access the root filesystem
   }
 
+  normalize (path) {
+    return path.replace(/^\/+/, '')
+  }
+
   /**
    * Emit error if path doesn't exist
    * @param {string} path path of the file/directory
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   exists (path) {
     try {
+      path = this.normalize(path)
       path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
       const provider = this.fileProviderOf(path)
       const result = provider.exists(path)
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   async open (path) {
+    path = this.normalize(path)
     path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
     path = this.getPathFromUrl(path).file
     await this._handleExists(path, `Cannot open file ${path}`)
@@ -183,6 +189,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async writeFile (path, data) {
     try {
+      path = this.normalize(path)
       path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
       if (await this.exists(path)) {
         await this._handleIsFile(path, `Cannot write file ${path}`)
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async readFile (path) {
     try {
+      path = this.normalize(path)
       path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
       await this._handleExists(path, `Cannot read file ${path}`)
       await this._handleIsFile(path, `Cannot read file ${path}`)
@@ -221,6 +229,8 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async copyFile (src, dest, customName) {
     try {
+      src = this.normalize(src)
+      dest = this.normalize(dest)
       src = this.limitPluginScope(src)
       dest = this.limitPluginScope(dest)
       await this._handleExists(src, `Cannot copy from ${src}. Path does not exist.`)
@@ -245,6 +255,8 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async copyDir (src, dest) {
     try {
+      src = this.normalize(src)
+      dest = this.normalize(dest)
       src = this.limitPluginScope(src)
       dest = this.limitPluginScope(dest)
       await this._handleExists(src, `Cannot copy from ${src}. Path does not exist.`)
@@ -281,6 +293,8 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async rename (oldPath, newPath) {
     try {
+      oldPath = this.normalize(oldPath)
+      newPath = this.normalize(newPath)
       oldPath = this.limitPluginScope(oldPath)
       newPath = this.limitPluginScope(newPath)
       await this._handleExists(oldPath, `Cannot rename ${oldPath}`)
@@ -313,6 +327,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async mkdir (path) {
     try {
+      path = this.normalize(path)
       path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
       if (await this.exists(path)) {
         throw createError({ code: 'EEXIST', message: `Cannot create directory ${path}` })
@@ -332,6 +347,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async readdir (path) {
     try {
+      path = this.normalize(path)
       path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
       await this._handleExists(path)
       await this._handleIsDir(path)
@@ -356,6 +372,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    */
   async remove (path) {
     try {
+      path = this.normalize(path)
       path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
       await this._handleExists(path, `Cannot remove file or directory ${path}`)
       const provider = this.fileProviderOf(path)