diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
index 5761abc8ce..fac240a4a8 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
@@ -8184,7 +8184,7 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
                     };
 
                     const thumbnailPath = `thumbnails/${lookedUpAttachment.path.replace(
-                      /^download\//,
+                      /^download[/\\]/i,
                       '',
                     )}`;
 
@@ -8257,7 +8257,7 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
                   }
 
                   const thumbnailPath = `thumbnails/${attachment.path.replace(
-                    /^download\//,
+                    /^download[/\\]/i,
                     '',
                   )}`;
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/models/PresignedUrl.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/models/PresignedUrl.ts
index 65db77d78d..3403ad400d 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/PresignedUrl.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/PresignedUrl.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export default class PresignedUrl {
     if (attachment?.path) {
       nestedObj.signedPath = await PresignedUrl.getSignedUrl(
         {
-          pathOrUrl: attachment.path.replace(/^download\//, ''),
+          pathOrUrl: attachment.path.replace(/^download[/\\]/i, ''),
           preview,
           mimetype: mimetype || attachment.mimetype,
           ...(extra ? { ...extra } : {}),
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts
index 654008702a..25b8f54903 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/thumbnail-generator/thumbnail-generator.processor.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class ThumbnailGeneratorProcessor {
         tiny: path.join('nc', 'thumbnails', relativePath, 'tiny.jpg'),
       };
 
-      const sharpImage = await sharp(file, {
+      const sharpImage = sharp(file, {
         limitInputPixels: false,
       });
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class ThumbnailGeneratorProcessor {
       relativePath = path.join(
         'nc',
         'uploads',
-        attachment.path.replace(/^download\//, ''),
+        attachment.path.replace(/^download[/\\]/i, ''),
       );
     } else if (attachment.url) {
       relativePath = getPathFromUrl(attachment.url).replace(/^\/+/, '');
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class ThumbnailGeneratorProcessor {
     const file = await storageAdapter.fileRead(relativePath);
 
     // remove everything before 'nc/uploads/' (including nc/uploads/) in relativePath
-    relativePath = relativePath.replace(/.*?nc\/uploads\//, '');
+    relativePath = relativePath.replace(/^.*?nc[/\\]uploads[/\\]/, '');
 
     return { file, relativePath };
   }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/mino/Minio.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/mino/Minio.ts
index ba93a2c620..0efa2c47ab 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/mino/Minio.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/mino/Minio.ts
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ export default class Minio implements IStorageAdapterV2 {
     return Promise.resolve(undefined);
   }
 
-  public async fileDelete(_path: string): Promise<any> {
-    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+  public async fileDelete(path: string): Promise<any> {
+    return this.minioClient.removeObject(this.input.bucket, path).then(() => {
+      return true;
+    });
   }
 
   public async scanFiles(_globPattern: string): Promise<Readable> {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/storage/Local.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/storage/Local.ts
index d907178792..ecb27011a5 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/storage/Local.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/storage/Local.ts
@@ -112,15 +112,18 @@ export default class Local implements IStorageAdapterV2 {
   }
 
   public async scanFiles(globPattern: string) {
+    // Normalize the path separator
+    globPattern = globPattern.replace(/\//g, path.sep);
+
     // remove all dots from the glob pattern
     globPattern = globPattern.replace(/\./g, '');
 
     // remove the leading slash
     globPattern = globPattern.replace(/^\//, '');
 
-    // make sure pattern starts with nc/uploads/
-    if (!globPattern.startsWith('nc/uploads/')) {
-      globPattern = `nc/uploads/${globPattern}`;
+    // Ensure the pattern starts with 'nc/uploads/'
+    if (!globPattern.startsWith(path.join('nc', 'uploads'))) {
+      globPattern = path.join('nc', 'uploads', globPattern);
     }
 
     const stream = globStream(globPattern, {