}
    }

    /**
     * Validates and normalizes SMB path
     *
     * @param path the path to normalize
     * @return normalized path
     */
    public static String normalizeSmbPath(String path) {
        validateSmbPath(path);

        // Normalize slashes
        path = path.replace('/', '\\');

        // Remove redundant slashes
        path = path.replaceAll("\\\\+", "\\\\");