u.Path = path.Clean(u.Path)
		if isEmptyPath(u.Path) {
			return ep, fmt.Errorf("empty or root path is not supported in URL endpoint")
		}

		// On windows having a preceding SlashSeparator will cause problems, if the
		// command line already has C:/<export-folder/ in it. Final resulting
		// path on windows might become C:/C:/ this will cause problems