Index: contrib/file.py
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--- contrib/file.py
+++ contrib/file.py
@@ -235,11 +235,13 @@
 
 
     # extract meta data
     def file_entry(self, fn, dir):
         # basic data
-        url = ("%s/%s" % (dir, fn)).replace("\\", "/")
+        url = ("%s/%s" % (dir, fn))
+        if not conf.windows: # needed for VLC playback
+            url = url.replace("\\", "/")
         meta = {
             "title": "",
             "filename": fn,
             "url": url,
             "genre": "",