diff --git a/src/utils/path-utils.ts b/src/utils/path-utils.ts
index cf552c0..8a708e3 100644
--- a/src/utils/path-utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/path-utils.ts
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ export class PathUtils {
 
 		const normalized = this.normalizePath(path);
 
-		// Check for invalid characters (Windows restrictions)
-		const invalidChars = /[<>:"|?*\x00-\x1F]/;
-		if (invalidChars.test(normalized)) {
+		// Check for absolute paths (should be vault-relative)
+		if (normalized.startsWith('/') || /^[A-Za-z]:/.test(normalized)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Check for absolute paths (should be vault-relative)
-		if (normalized.startsWith('/') || /^[A-Za-z]:/.test(normalized)) {
+		// Check for invalid characters (Windows restrictions)
+		const invalidChars = /[<>:"|?*\x00-\x1F]/;
+		if (invalidChars.test(normalized)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/path-utils.test.ts b/tests/path-utils.test.ts
index 767a4c4..838151e 100644
--- a/tests/path-utils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/path-utils.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ describe('PathUtils', () => {
 			expect(PathUtils.isValidVaultPath('folder/../note.md')).toBe(false);
 		});
 
+		test('should reject Windows absolute paths (C: drive)', () => {
+			expect(PathUtils.isValidVaultPath('C:\\Users\\file.md')).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		test('should reject Windows absolute paths (D: drive)', () => {
+			expect(PathUtils.isValidVaultPath('D:\\Documents\\note.md')).toBe(false);
+		});
+
 		test('should accept paths after normalization', () => {
 			// These should be valid after normalization
 			expect(PathUtils.isValidVaultPath('/folder/note.md')).toBe(true);
@@ -233,6 +241,22 @@ describe('PathUtils - Integration with Obsidian', () => {
 			expect(PathUtils.getPathType(mockApp, 'nonexistent')).toBe(null);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('pathExists', () => {
+		test('should return true if path exists (file)', () => {
+			(mockApp.vault as any)._addMockFile('note.md', false);
+			expect(PathUtils.pathExists(mockApp, 'note.md')).toBe(true);
+		});
+
+		test('should return true if path exists (folder)', () => {
+			(mockApp.vault as any)._addMockFile('folder', true);
+			expect(PathUtils.pathExists(mockApp, 'folder')).toBe(true);
+		});
+
+		test('should return false if path does not exist', () => {
+			expect(PathUtils.pathExists(mockApp, 'nonexistent')).toBe(false);
+		});
+	});
 });
 
 /**