diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileLinks.vue b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileLinks.vue
index 04b05e39b91..8aa2e983019 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileLinks.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileLinks.vue
@@ -320,9 +320,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
         return []
       }
 
-      // remove root entry
-      parentPaths.pop()
-
       parentPaths.forEach((parentPath) => {
         const shares = cloneStateObject(this.sharesTree[parentPath])
         if (shares) {
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileShares.vue b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileShares.vue
index 7efa9e41a50..0c80a0de3eb 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileShares.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/Shares/FileShares.vue
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ export default {
         return []
       }
 
-      // remove root entry
-      parentPaths.pop()
-
       parentPaths.forEach((parentPath) => {
         const shares = this.sharesTree[parentPath]
         if (shares) {
@@ -260,9 +257,6 @@ export default {
         return []
       }
 
-      // remove root entry
-      parentPaths.pop()
-
       parentPaths.forEach((parentPath) => {
         const shares = this.sharesTree[parentPath]
         if (shares) {
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/statusIndicators.js b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/statusIndicators.js
index bd8fe0c587b..0aabedb685c 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/statusIndicators.js
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/statusIndicators.js
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ const shareTypesIndirect = (path, sharesTree) => {
     return []
   }
 
-  // remove root entry
-  parentPaths.pop()
-
   const shareTypes = {}
 
   parentPaths.forEach((parentPath) => {
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js
index 2c5ee39ed65..af3db8c9282 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ export default {
         const parentPaths = getParentPaths(resources[0].path, false).map((path) => {
           return prefix + path
         })
-        parentResources = await this.$client.files.list(parentPaths[0], 1)
+        const parentPathRoot = parentPaths[0] ?? prefix
+        parentResources = await this.$client.files.list(parentPathRoot, 1)
         parentResources = parentResources.map(buildResource)
       }