public List<SmbFile> batchExists(List<String> paths) {
        // Group paths by parent directory
        Map<String, List<String>> pathsByParent = paths.stream()
            .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(this::getParentPath));
        
        List<SmbFile> results = new ArrayList<>();
        
        for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> entry : pathsByParent.entrySet()) {
            String parentPath = entry.getKey();