diff --git a/py/services/download_manager.py b/py/services/download_manager.py
index deb1b1b2..0421dbf5 100644
--- a/py/services/download_manager.py
+++ b/py/services/download_manager.py
@@ -2200,7 +2200,9 @@ class DownloadManager:
                 return {"success": False, "error": "No save directory specified"}
             if relative_path:
                 base_save_dir = save_dir
-                save_dir = os.path.join(save_dir, relative_path)
+                # relative_path is posix-normalized ("SDXL 1.0/utility"), so
+                # normalize the joined directory back to native separators.
+                save_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(save_dir, relative_path))
                 # Security: validate path containment after joining
                 resolved_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.normpath(save_dir))
                 base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.normpath(base_save_dir))
diff --git a/py/services/model_file_service.py b/py/services/model_file_service.py
index 89cc8aa3..dff1052f 100644
--- a/py/services/model_file_service.py
+++ b/py/services/model_file_service.py
@@ -494,8 +494,10 @@ class ModelFileService:
             # Check if already in root directory
             if os.path.normpath(current_dir) == os.path.normpath(current_root):
                 return None  # Signal to skip
-            
-            return current_root
+
+            # Match the templated branch (and the scanner's stored paths):
+            # one separator form regardless of the configured layout.
+            return current_root.replace(os.sep, '/')
         else:
             # Calculate new relative path based on settings
             new_relative_path = calculate_relative_path_for_model(model, self.model_type)
@@ -1153,7 +1155,7 @@ class ModelMoveService:
                     from ..utils.utils import calculate_relative_path_for_model
                     relative_path = calculate_relative_path_for_model(model_data, self.model_type)
                     if relative_path:
-                        target_path = os.path.join(target_path, relative_path).replace(os.sep, '/')
+                        target_path = os.path.join(target_path, relative_path)
                     elif not get_settings_manager().get_download_path_template(self.model_type):
                         # Flat structure, target_path remains the root
                         pass
@@ -1161,6 +1163,9 @@ class ModelMoveService:
                         # Could not calculate relative path (e.g. missing metadata)
                         # Fallback to manual target_path or skip?
                         pass
+                    # Expose one form for both the flat and templated layouts;
+                    # the scanner stores file paths posix-normalized.
+                    target_path = target_path.replace(os.sep, '/')
 
             source_dir = os.path.dirname(file_path)
             if os.path.normpath(source_dir) == os.path.normpath(target_path):