diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
index 17c2dc511..440ac6756 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
@@ -127,5 +127,38 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
 #endif
             }
         }
+
+        ///<summary>
+        /// This checks whether a given string is a directory path or network location string. 
+        /// It does not check if location actually exists.
+        ///</summary>
+        public static bool IsLocationPathString(string querySearchString)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(querySearchString))
+                return false;
+
+            // // shared folder location, and not \\\location\
+            if (querySearchString.Length >= 3
+                && querySearchString.StartsWith(@"\\")
+                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[2]))
+                return true;
+
+            // c:\
+            if (querySearchString.Length == 3
+                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[0])
+                && querySearchString[1] == ':'
+                && querySearchString[2] == '\\')
+                return true;
+
+            // c:\\
+            if (querySearchString.Length >= 4
+                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[0])
+                && querySearchString[1] == ':'
+                && querySearchString[2] == '\\'
+                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[3]))
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index e2e195f4d..1f2327e5c 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -49,36 +49,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
         }
 
         ///<summary>
-        /// This checks whether a given string is a directory path or network location string. 
-        /// It does not check if location actually exists.
-        ///</summary>
-        public bool IsLocationPathString(string querySearchString)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(querySearchString))
-                return false;
-
-            // // shared folder location, and not \\\location\
-            if (querySearchString.Length >= 3
-                && querySearchString.StartsWith(@"\\")
-                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[2]))
-                return true;
-
-            // c:\
-            if (querySearchString.Length == 3
-                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[0]) 
-                && querySearchString[1] == ':'
-                && querySearchString[2] == '\\')
-                return true;
-
-            // c:\\
-            if (querySearchString.Length >= 4
-                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[0])
-                && querySearchString[1] == ':'
-                && querySearchString[2] == '\\'
-                && char.IsLetter(querySearchString[3]))
-                return true;
-
-            return false;
         }
 
         public List<Result> TopLevelFolderSearchBehaviour(