diff --git a/src/gui/src/helpers.js b/src/gui/src/helpers.js
index ce6c1fc3e..4522cd0ba 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/helpers.js
@@ -1814,15 +1814,24 @@ window.move_items = async function (el_items, dest_path, is_undo = false) {
                 // skip next loop iteration because this iteration was successful
                 item_with_same_name_already_exists = false;
 
-                // update all shortcut_to_path
-                $(`.item[data-shortcut_to_path="${html_encode($(el_item).attr('data-path'))}" i]`).attr('data-shortcut_to_path', fsentry.path);
+                // update all shortcut_to_path — compare raw attribute values
+                // (item rows store paths unencoded, so an html_encode()d
+                // selector misses names containing & < > " ')
+                const moved_from_path_lc = String($(el_item).attr('data-path') || '').toLowerCase();
+                $('.item[data-shortcut_to_path]').filter(function () {
+                    return String($(this).attr('data-shortcut_to_path')).toLowerCase() === moved_from_path_lc;
+                }).attr('data-shortcut_to_path', fsentry.path);
 
                 // Remove all items with matching uids from their OLD location(s).
                 // Exclude any row already at the item's new path: a concurrent
                 // item.moved socket handler may have just created a row at the
                 // destination (e.g. the dashboard file view showing the target
                 // directory), and removing by uid alone would delete it too.
-                $(`.item[data-uid='${$(el_item).attr('data-uid')}']`).not(`[data-path="${html_encode(fsentry.path)}" i]`).fadeOut(150, function () {
+                // Raw case-insensitive compare, for the same reason as above.
+                const dest_item_path_lc = fsentry.path.toLowerCase();
+                $(`.item[data-uid='${$(el_item).attr('data-uid')}']`).not(function () {
+                    return String($(this).attr('data-path') || '').toLowerCase() === dest_item_path_lc;
+                }).fadeOut(150, function () {
                     // find all parent windows that contain this item
                     let parent_windows = $(`.item[data-uid='${$(el_item).attr('data-uid')}']`).closest('.window');
                     // remove this item