diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
index 3cb025111..5ebc9b61b 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
@@ -582,9 +582,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<FileSystemMetadata> GetDirectories(string path, bool recursive = false)
         {
-            var searchOption = recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly;
-
-            return ToMetadata(new DirectoryInfo(path).EnumerateDirectories("*", searchOption));
+            return ToMetadata(new DirectoryInfo(path).EnumerateDirectories("*", GetEnumerationOptions(recursive)));
         }
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<FileSystemMetadata> GetFiles(string path, bool recursive = false)
@@ -594,16 +592,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<FileSystemMetadata> GetFiles(string path, IReadOnlyList<string> extensions, bool enableCaseSensitiveExtensions, bool recursive = false)
         {
-            var searchOption = recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly;
+            var enumerationOptions = GetEnumerationOptions(recursive);
 
             // On linux and osx the search pattern is case sensitive
             // If we're OK with case-sensitivity, and we're only filtering for one extension, then use the native method
             if ((enableCaseSensitiveExtensions || _isEnvironmentCaseInsensitive) && extensions != null && extensions.Count == 1)
             {
-                return ToMetadata(new DirectoryInfo(path).EnumerateFiles("*" + extensions[0], searchOption));
+                return ToMetadata(new DirectoryInfo(path).EnumerateFiles("*" + extensions[0], enumerationOptions));
             }
 
-            var files = new DirectoryInfo(path).EnumerateFiles("*", searchOption);
+            var files = new DirectoryInfo(path).EnumerateFiles("*", enumerationOptions);
 
             if (extensions != null && extensions.Count > 0)
             {
@@ -625,10 +623,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
         public virtual IEnumerable<FileSystemMetadata> GetFileSystemEntries(string path, bool recursive = false)
         {
             var directoryInfo = new DirectoryInfo(path);
-            var searchOption = recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly;
+            var enumerationOptions = GetEnumerationOptions(recursive);
 
-            return ToMetadata(directoryInfo.EnumerateDirectories("*", searchOption))
-                .Concat(ToMetadata(directoryInfo.EnumerateFiles("*", searchOption)));
+            return ToMetadata(directoryInfo.EnumerateDirectories("*", enumerationOptions))
+                .Concat(ToMetadata(directoryInfo.EnumerateFiles("*", enumerationOptions)));
         }
 
         private IEnumerable<FileSystemMetadata> ToMetadata(IEnumerable<FileSystemInfo> infos)
@@ -638,8 +636,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<string> GetDirectoryPaths(string path, bool recursive = false)
         {
-            var searchOption = recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly;
-            return Directory.EnumerateDirectories(path, "*", searchOption);
+            return Directory.EnumerateDirectories(path, "*", GetEnumerationOptions(recursive));
         }
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<string> GetFilePaths(string path, bool recursive = false)
@@ -649,16 +646,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<string> GetFilePaths(string path, string[] extensions, bool enableCaseSensitiveExtensions, bool recursive = false)
         {
-            var searchOption = recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly;
+            var enumerationOptions = GetEnumerationOptions(recursive);
 
             // On linux and osx the search pattern is case sensitive
             // If we're OK with case-sensitivity, and we're only filtering for one extension, then use the native method
             if ((enableCaseSensitiveExtensions || _isEnvironmentCaseInsensitive) && extensions != null && extensions.Length == 1)
             {
-                return Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*" + extensions[0], searchOption);
+                return Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*" + extensions[0], enumerationOptions);
             }
 
-            var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*", searchOption);
+            var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*", enumerationOptions);
 
             if (extensions != null && extensions.Length > 0)
             {
@@ -679,8 +676,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.IO
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<string> GetFileSystemEntryPaths(string path, bool recursive = false)
         {
-            var searchOption = recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly;
-            return Directory.EnumerateFileSystemEntries(path, "*", searchOption);
+            return Directory.EnumerateFileSystemEntries(path, "*", GetEnumerationOptions(recursive));
+        }
+
+        private EnumerationOptions GetEnumerationOptions(bool recursive)
+        {
+            return new EnumerationOptions
+            {
+                RecurseSubdirectories = recursive,
+                IgnoreInaccessible = true
+            };
         }
 
         private static void RunProcess(string path, string args, string workingDirectory)
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs
index 41561916f..c76d41e5c 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers
                 }
 
                 // It's a directory-based playlist if the directory contains a playlist file
-                var filePaths = Directory.EnumerateFiles(args.Path);
+                var filePaths = Directory.EnumerateFiles(args.Path, "*", new EnumerationOptions { IgnoreInaccessible = true });
                 if (filePaths.Any(f => f.EndsWith(PlaylistXmlSaver.DefaultPlaylistFilename, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
                 {
                     return new Playlist