diff --git a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.java b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.java
index 6b8f5f863..99e287271 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/engine/base/utility/FileAccess.java
@@ -297,14 +297,48 @@ public final class FileAccess {
     // -----> File getters & setters
     /**
      * Returns the absolute path of this file.
+     * <p>
+     * This method returns the path with
+     * {@code /} (slash) separators.
      *
      * @return absolute path
+     * @see #getPath()
      * @since v1-alpha8
      */
     public @NotNull String getPath() {
         return unformatPath(path);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the absolute path of this file.
+     * <p>
+     * This method returns the path with
+     * {@code /} (slash) separators.
+     *
+     * @return absolute path
+     * @see #getPath()
+     * @since v1-alpha8
+     */
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toString() {
+        return getPath();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the absolute path of this file.
+     * <p>
+     * This method returns the path as seen
+     * by the operating system and JVM (i.e.
+     * with {@link File#separator} separators)
+     *
+     * @return absolute path
+     * @see #getPath()
+     * @since v1-alpha9
+     */
+    public @NotNull String getRawPath() {
+        return path.toString();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the file name.
      *