diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ba0c66..25abbcf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *~
+.idea
 *.DS*
 *.zip
 *.rar
diff --git a/7z.go b/7z.go
index d4faa9a..8ffce22 100644
--- a/7z.go
+++ b/7z.go
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ func extract7z(xFile *XFile) (int64, []string, []string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			lastFile := xFile.FilePath
 			/* // https://github.com/bodgit/sevenzip/issues/54
-			// We can probably never get the file with the error.
-			if volumes := sevenZip.Volumes(); len(volumes) > 0 {
-				lastFile = volumes[len(volumes)-1]
-			} */
+			   // We can probably never get the file with the error.
+			   if volumes := sevenZip.Volumes(); len(volumes) > 0 {
+			   	lastFile = volumes[len(volumes)-1]
+			   } */
 			return size, files, sevenZip.Volumes(), fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", lastFile, err)
 		}
 
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ func extract7z(xFile *XFile) (int64, []string, []string, error) {
 
 func (x *XFile) un7zip(zipFile *sevenzip.File) (int64, error) { //nolint:dupl
 	wfile := x.clean(zipFile.Name)
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, x.OutputDir) {
+	outputDir := filepath.Clean(x.OutputDir)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, outputDir) {
 		// The file being written is trying to write outside of our base path. Malicious archive?
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s (from: %s)", zipFile.FileInfo().Name(), ErrInvalidPath, wfile, zipFile.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/iso.go b/iso.go
index eff7d3d..35a8174 100644
--- a/iso.go
+++ b/iso.go
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ func (x *XFile) uniso(isoFile *iso9660.File, parent string) (int64, []string, er
 
 func (x *XFile) unisofile(isoFile *iso9660.File, fileName string) (int64, []string, error) {
 	destFile := x.clean(fileName)
-	//nolint:gocritic // this 1-argument filepath.Join removes a ./ prefix should there be one.
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(destFile, filepath.Join(x.OutputDir)) {
+	outputDir := filepath.Clean(x.OutputDir)
+	//nolint:gocritic // this 1-argument filepath.Clean removes a ./ prefix should there be one.
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(destFile, outputDir) {
 		// The file being written is trying to write outside of our base path. Malicious ISO?
 		return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s != %s (from: %s)",
 			x.FilePath, ErrInvalidPath, destFile, x.OutputDir, isoFile.Name())
diff --git a/rar.go b/rar.go
index 7627f36..fa2ef85 100644
--- a/rar.go
+++ b/rar.go
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ func (x *XFile) unrar(rarReader *rardecode.ReadCloser) (int64, []string, error)
 		}
 
 		wfile := x.clean(header.Name)
-		//nolint:gocritic // this 1-argument filepath.Join removes a ./ prefix should there be one.
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, filepath.Join(x.OutputDir)) {
+		outputDir := filepath.Clean(x.OutputDir)
+		//nolint:gocritic // this 1-argument filepath.Clean removes a ./ prefix should there be one.
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, outputDir) {
 			// The file being written is trying to write outside of our base path. Malicious archive?
 			return size, files, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s != %s (from: %s)",
 				x.FilePath, ErrInvalidPath, wfile, x.OutputDir, header.Name)
diff --git a/tar.go b/tar.go
index 1187ce2..a22c185 100644
--- a/tar.go
+++ b/tar.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	lzw "github.com/sshaman1101/dcompress"
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ func (x *XFile) untar(tarReader *tar.Reader) (int64, []string, error) {
 		}
 
 		wfile := x.clean(header.Name)
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, x.OutputDir) {
+		outputDir := filepath.Clean(x.OutputDir)
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, outputDir) {
 			// The file being written is trying to write outside of our base path. Malicious archive?
 			return size, files, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s (from: %s)", x.FilePath, ErrInvalidPath, wfile, header.Name)
 		}
diff --git a/zip.go b/zip.go
index 3bee51f..c341ce1 100644
--- a/zip.go
+++ b/zip.go
@@ -1,64 +1,65 @@
 package xtractr
 
 import (
-	"archive/zip"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
+    "archive/zip"
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+    "path/filepath"
+    "strings"
 )
 
 /* How to extract a ZIP file. */
 
 // ExtractZIP extracts a zip file.. to a destination. Simple enough.
 func ExtractZIP(xFile *XFile) (int64, []string, error) {
-	zipReader, err := zip.OpenReader(xFile.FilePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("zip.OpenReader: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer zipReader.Close()
+    zipReader, err := zip.OpenReader(xFile.FilePath)
+    if err != nil {
+        return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("zip.OpenReader: %w", err)
+    }
+    defer zipReader.Close()
 
-	files := []string{}
-	size := int64(0)
+    files := []string{}
+    size := int64(0)
 
-	for _, zipFile := range zipReader.Reader.File {
-		fSize, err := xFile.unzip(zipFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return size, files, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", xFile.FilePath, err)
-		}
+    for _, zipFile := range zipReader.Reader.File {
+        fSize, err := xFile.unzip(zipFile)
+        if err != nil {
+            return size, files, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", xFile.FilePath, err)
+        }
 
-		files = append(files, filepath.Join(xFile.OutputDir, zipFile.Name)) //nolint: gosec
-		size += fSize
-	}
+        files = append(files, filepath.Join(xFile.OutputDir, zipFile.Name)) //nolint:gosec
+        size += fSize
+    }
 
-	return size, files, nil
+    return size, files, nil
 }
 
 func (x *XFile) unzip(zipFile *zip.File) (int64, error) { //nolint:dupl
-	wfile := x.clean(zipFile.Name)
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, x.OutputDir) {
-		// The file being written is trying to write outside of our base path. Malicious archive?
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s (from: %s)", zipFile.FileInfo().Name(), ErrInvalidPath, wfile, zipFile.Name)
-	}
+    wfile := x.clean(zipFile.Name)
+    outputDir := filepath.Clean(x.OutputDir)
+    if !strings.HasPrefix(wfile, outputDir) {
+        // The file being written is trying to write outside of our base path. Malicious archive?
+        return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s (from: %s)", zipFile.FileInfo().Name(), ErrInvalidPath, wfile, zipFile.Name)
+    }
 
-	if strings.HasSuffix(wfile, "/") || zipFile.FileInfo().IsDir() {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(wfile, x.DirMode); err != nil {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("making zipFile dir: %w", err)
-		}
+    if strings.HasSuffix(wfile, "/") || zipFile.FileInfo().IsDir() {
+        if err := os.MkdirAll(wfile, x.DirMode); err != nil {
+            return 0, fmt.Errorf("making zipFile dir: %w", err)
+        }
 
-		return 0, nil
-	}
+        return 0, nil
+    }
 
-	zFile, err := zipFile.Open()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("zipFile.Open: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer zFile.Close()
+    zFile, err := zipFile.Open()
+    if err != nil {
+        return 0, fmt.Errorf("zipFile.Open: %w", err)
+    }
+    defer zFile.Close()
 
-	s, err := writeFile(wfile, zFile, x.FileMode, x.DirMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		return s, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s (from: %s)", zipFile.FileInfo().Name(), err, wfile, zipFile.Name)
-	}
+    s, err := writeFile(wfile, zFile, x.FileMode, x.DirMode)
+    if err != nil {
+        return s, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w: %s (from: %s)", zipFile.FileInfo().Name(), err, wfile, zipFile.Name)
+    }
 
-	return s, nil
+    return s, nil
 }