diff --git a/VideoPaper/ContentView.swift b/VideoPaper/ContentView.swift
index 0c43739..bf34a13 100644
--- a/VideoPaper/ContentView.swift
+++ b/VideoPaper/ContentView.swift
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         // Add missing Assets
         for sdAsset in sdAssets where !jsonWallpaperCoordinator.assets.contains(where: { $0.id == sdAsset.id }) {
             guard let appDir = getApplicationSupportDirectory() else { continue }
-            
-            if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: sdAsset.videoURL) {
+
+            if !storedURLStringPointsToExistingFile(sdAsset.videoURL) {
                 do {
                     let newUrl = appDir.appending(path: "\(UUID().uuidString).mov")
                     try sdAsset.video.write(to: newUrl)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     print("❌ Swift Data Video Recovery: \(error)")
                 }
             }
-            if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: sdAsset.previewImage) {
+            if !storedURLStringPointsToExistingFile(sdAsset.previewImage) {
                 do {
                     let newUrl = appDir.appending(path: "\(UUID().uuidString).png")
                     try sdAsset.thumbnail.write(to: newUrl)
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             try? jsonWallpaperCoordinator.saveData()
         }
     }
+
+    private func storedURLStringPointsToExistingFile(_ stored: String) -> Bool {
+        guard let url = URL(string: stored), url.isFileURL else { return false }
+        return FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path)
+    }
 }