diff --git a/schema/migration/20180317.mysql.sql b/schema/migration/20180317.mysql.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d1a4f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/migration/20180317.mysql.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+START TRANSACTION;
+
+ALTER TABLE folder ADD COLUMN path_hash BINARY(20) NOT NULL AFTER path;
+ALTER TABLE track ADD COLUMN path_hash BINARY(20) NOT NULL AFTER path;
+
+UPDATE folder SET path_hash=UNHEX(SHA1(path));
+UPDATE track SET path_hash=UNHEX(SHA1(path));
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_folder_path ON folder(path_hash);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_track_path ON track(path_hash);
+
+COMMIT;
+
diff --git a/schema/migration/20180317.postgresql.py b/schema/migration/20180317.postgresql.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c17e369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/migration/20180317.postgresql.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import psycopg2
+import uuid
+
+try:
+    bytes = buffer
+except:
+    pass
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('username')
+parser.add_argument('password')
+parser.add_argument('database')
+parser.add_argument('-H', '--host', default = 'localhost', help = 'default: localhost')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+def process_table(connection, table):
+    c = connection.cursor()
+
+    c.execute(r"ALTER TABLE {0} ADD COLUMN path_hash BYTEA NOT NULL DEFAULT E'\\0000'".format(table))
+
+    hashes = dict()
+    c.execute('SELECT path FROM {0}'.format(table))
+    for row in c.fetchall():
+        hashes[row[0]] = hashlib.sha1(row[0].encode('utf-8')).digest()
+    c.executemany('UPDATE {0} SET path_hash=%s WHERE path=%s'.format(table), [ (bytes(h), p) for p, h in hashes.items() ])
+
+    c.execute('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_{0}_path ON {0}(path_hash)'.format(table))
+
+with psycopg2.connect(host = args.host, user = args.username, password = args.password, dbname = args.database) as conn:
+    process_table(conn, 'folder')
+    process_table(conn, 'track')
+
diff --git a/schema/migration/20180317.sqlite.py b/schema/migration/20180317.sqlite.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ca091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/migration/20180317.sqlite.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import sqlite3
+import uuid
+
+try:
+    bytes = buffer
+except:
+    pass
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('dbfile', help = 'Path to the SQLite database file')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+def process_table(connection, table):
+    c = connection.cursor()
+
+    c.execute('ALTER TABLE {0} ADD COLUMN path_hash BLOB NOT NULL DEFAULT ROWID'.format(table))
+
+    hashes = dict()
+    for row in c.execute('SELECT path FROM {0}'.format(table)):
+        hashes[row[0]] = hashlib.sha1(row[0].encode('utf-8')).digest()
+    c.executemany('UPDATE {0} SET path_hash=? WHERE path=?'.format(table), [ (bytes(h), p) for p, h in hashes.items() ])
+
+    c.execute('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_{0}_path ON {0}(path_hash)'.format(table))
+
+with sqlite3.connect(args.dbfile) as conn:
+    process_table(conn, 'folder')
+    process_table(conn, 'track')
+    conn.cursor().execute('VACUUM')
+
diff --git a/schema/mysql.sql b/schema/mysql.sql
index b19f455..518c9c0 100644
--- a/schema/mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/mysql.sql
@@ -1,123 +1,129 @@
 CREATE TABLE folder (
-	id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
-	root BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
-	path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
-	created DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	has_cover_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	last_scan INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	parent_id BINARY(16) REFERENCES folder
+    id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    root BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+    path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
+    path_hash BINARY(20) NOT NULL,
+    created DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    has_cover_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    last_scan INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    parent_id BINARY(16) REFERENCES folder
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_folder_path ON folder(path_hash);
+
 CREATE TABLE artist (
-	id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL
+    id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE album (
-	id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
-	artist_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist
+    id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+    artist_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE track (
-	id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
-	disc INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	number INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	title VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
-	year INTEGER,
-	genre VARCHAR(256),
-	duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	album_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
-	artist_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
-	bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
-	content_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
-	created DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	last_modification INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	play_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	last_play DATETIME,
-	root_folder_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	folder_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder
+    id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    disc INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    number INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    title VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+    year INTEGER,
+    genre VARCHAR(256),
+    duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    album_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
+    artist_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
+    bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
+    path_hash BINARY(20) NOT NULL,
+    content_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+    created DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    last_modification INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    play_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    last_play DATETIME,
+    root_folder_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    folder_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_track_path ON track(path_hash);
+
 CREATE TABLE user (
-	id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
-	name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
-	mail VARCHAR(256),
-	password CHAR(40) NOT NULL,
-	salt CHAR(6) NOT NULL,
-	admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	lastfm_session CHAR(32),
-	lastfm_status BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	last_play_id BINARY(16) REFERENCES track,
-	last_play_date DATETIME
+    id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+    mail VARCHAR(256),
+    password CHAR(40) NOT NULL,
+    salt CHAR(6) NOT NULL,
+    admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    lastfm_session CHAR(32),
+    lastfm_status BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    last_play_id BINARY(16) REFERENCES track,
+    last_play_date DATETIME
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE client_prefs (
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL,
-	client_name VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
-	format VARCHAR(8),
-	bitrate INTEGER,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, client_name)
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL,
+    client_name VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+    format VARCHAR(8),
+    bitrate INTEGER,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, client_name)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_folder (
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_artist (
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_album (
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_track (
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE rating_folder (
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	rated_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    rated_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE rating_track (
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	rated_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
-	rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    rated_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
+    rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE chat_message (
-	id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	time INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	message VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL
+    id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    time INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    message VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE TABLE playlist (
-	id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
-	user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
-	comment VARCHAR(256),
-	public BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	created DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	tracks TEXT
+    id BINARY(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+    comment VARCHAR(256),
+    public BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    created DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    tracks TEXT
 ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
diff --git a/schema/postgresql.sql b/schema/postgresql.sql
index 4aadbc2..e34a3e2 100644
--- a/schema/postgresql.sql
+++ b/schema/postgresql.sql
@@ -1,123 +1,129 @@
 CREATE TABLE folder (
-	id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
-	root BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	name CITEXT NOT NULL,
-	path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
-	created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
-	has_cover_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	last_scan INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	parent_id UUID REFERENCES folder
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    root BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    name CITEXT NOT NULL,
+    path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
+    path_hash BYTEA NOT NULL,
+    created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    has_cover_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    last_scan INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    parent_id UUID REFERENCES folder
 );
 
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_folder_path ON folder(path_hash);
+
 CREATE TABLE artist (
-	id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
-	name CITEXT NOT NULL
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    name CITEXT NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE album (
-	id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
-	name CITEXT NOT NULL,
-	artist_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES artist
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    name CITEXT NOT NULL,
+    artist_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES artist
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE track (
-	id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
-	disc INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	number INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	title CITEXT NOT NULL,
-	year INTEGER,
-	genre VARCHAR(256),
-	duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	album_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
-	artist_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
-	bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
-	content_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
-	created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
-	last_modification INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	play_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	last_play TIMESTAMP,
-	root_folder_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	folder_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    disc INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    number INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    title CITEXT NOT NULL,
+    year INTEGER,
+    genre VARCHAR(256),
+    duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    album_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
+    artist_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
+    bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
+    path_hash BYTEA NOT NULL,
+    content_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+    created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    last_modification INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    play_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    last_play TIMESTAMP,
+    root_folder_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    folder_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder
 );
 
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_track_path ON track(path_hash);
+
 CREATE TABLE "user" (
-	id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
-	name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
-	mail VARCHAR(256),
-	password CHAR(40) NOT NULL,
-	salt CHAR(6) NOT NULL,
-	admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	lastfm_session CHAR(32),
-	lastfm_status BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	last_play_id UUID REFERENCES track,
-	last_play_date TIMESTAMP
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+    mail VARCHAR(256),
+    password CHAR(40) NOT NULL,
+    salt CHAR(6) NOT NULL,
+    admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    lastfm_session CHAR(32),
+    lastfm_status BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    last_play_id UUID REFERENCES track,
+    last_play_date TIMESTAMP
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE client_prefs (
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL,
-	client_name VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
-	format VARCHAR(8),
-	bitrate INTEGER,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, client_name)
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL,
+    client_name VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+    format VARCHAR(8),
+    bitrate INTEGER,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, client_name)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_folder (
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_artist (
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
-	date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
+    date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_album (
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
-	date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
+    date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_track (
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
-	date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    starred_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
+    date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE rating_folder (
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	rated_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    rated_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE rating_track (
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	rated_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
-	rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    rated_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
+    rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE chat_message (
-	id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	time INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	message VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    time INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    message VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE playlist (
-	id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
-	user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
-	comment VARCHAR(256),
-	public BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
-	tracks TEXT
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES "user",
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+    comment VARCHAR(256),
+    public BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    tracks TEXT
 );
 
diff --git a/schema/sqlite.sql b/schema/sqlite.sql
index 4d7872f..ac076d3 100644
--- a/schema/sqlite.sql
+++ b/schema/sqlite.sql
@@ -1,123 +1,129 @@
 CREATE TABLE folder (
-	id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
-	root BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
-	path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
-	created DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	has_cover_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	last_scan INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	parent_id CHAR(36) REFERENCES folder
+    id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
+    root BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
+    path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
+    path_hash BLOB NOT NULL,
+    created DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    has_cover_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    last_scan INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    parent_id CHAR(36) REFERENCES folder
 );
 
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_folder_path ON folder(path_hash);
+
 CREATE TABLE artist (
-	id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE
+    id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE album (
-	id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
-	artist_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist
+    id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
+    artist_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE track (
-	id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
-	disc INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	number INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	title VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
-	year INTEGER,
-	genre VARCHAR(256),
-	duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	album_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
-	artist_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
-	bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
-	content_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
-	created DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	last_modification INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	play_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	last_play DATETIME,
-	root_folder_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	folder_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder
+    id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
+    disc INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    number INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    title VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
+    year INTEGER,
+    genre VARCHAR(256),
+    duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    album_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
+    artist_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
+    bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    path VARCHAR(4096) NOT NULL,
+    path_hash BLOB NOT NULL,
+    content_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+    created DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    last_modification INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    play_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    last_play DATETIME,
+    root_folder_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    folder_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder
 );
 
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_track_path ON track(path_hash);
+
 CREATE TABLE user (
-	id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
-	name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
-	mail VARCHAR(256),
-	password CHAR(40) NOT NULL,
-	salt CHAR(6) NOT NULL,
-	admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	lastfm_session CHAR(32),
-	lastfm_status BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	last_play_id CHAR(36) REFERENCES track,
-	last_play_date DATETIME
+    id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+    mail VARCHAR(256),
+    password CHAR(40) NOT NULL,
+    salt CHAR(6) NOT NULL,
+    admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    lastfm_session CHAR(32),
+    lastfm_status BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    last_play_id CHAR(36) REFERENCES track,
+    last_play_date DATETIME
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE client_prefs (
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL,
-	client_name VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
-	format VARCHAR(8),
-	bitrate INTEGER,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, client_name)
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL,
+    client_name VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+    format VARCHAR(8),
+    bitrate INTEGER,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, client_name)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_folder (
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_artist (
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_album (
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE starred_track (
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
-	date DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    starred_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
+    date DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, starred_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE rating_folder (
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	rated_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
-	rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    rated_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES folder,
+    rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE rating_track (
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	rated_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
-	rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
-	PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    rated_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES track,
+    rating INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(rating BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, rated_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE chat_message (
-	id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	time INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	message VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL
+    id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    time INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    message VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE playlist (
-	id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
-	user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
-	name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
-	comment VARCHAR(256),
-	public BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
-	created DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	tracks TEXT
+    id CHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES user,
+    name VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL COLLATE NOCASE,
+    comment VARCHAR(256),
+    public BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    created DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    tracks TEXT
 );
 
diff --git a/supysonic/db.py b/supysonic/db.py
index a75ebe8..a716069 100644
--- a/supysonic/db.py
+++ b/supysonic/db.py
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import mimetypes
 import os.path
 
 from datetime import datetime
+from hashlib import sha1
 from pony.orm import Database, Required, Optional, Set, PrimaryKey, LongStr
 from pony.orm import ObjectNotFound
+from pony.orm import buffer
 from pony.orm import min, max, avg, sum, exists
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
@@ -29,13 +31,33 @@ def now():
 
 db = Database()
 
-class Folder(db.Entity):
+class PathMixin(object):
+    @classmethod
+    def get(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        if kwargs:
+            path = kwargs.pop('path', None)
+            if path:
+                kwargs['_path_hash'] = sha1(path.encode('utf-8')).digest()
+        return db.Entity.get.__func__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        path = kwargs['path']
+        kwargs['_path_hash'] = sha1(path.encode('utf-8')).digest()
+        db.Entity.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __setattr__(self, attr, value):
+        db.Entity.__setattr__(self, attr, value)
+        if attr == 'path':
+            db.Entity.__setattr__(self, '_path_hash', sha1(value.encode('utf-8')).digest())
+
+class Folder(PathMixin, db.Entity):
     _table_ = 'folder'
 
     id = PrimaryKey(UUID, default = uuid4)
     root = Required(bool, default = False)
     name = Required(str)
     path = Required(str, 4096) # unique
+    _path_hash = Required(buffer, column = 'path_hash')
     created = Required(datetime, precision = 0, default = now)
     has_cover_art = Required(bool, default = False)
     last_scan = Required(int, default = 0)
@@ -160,7 +182,7 @@ class Album(db.Entity):
     def prune(cls):
         return cls.select(lambda self: not exists(t for t in Track if t.album == self)).delete(bulk = True)
 
-class Track(db.Entity):
+class Track(PathMixin, db.Entity):
     _table_ = 'track'
 
     id = PrimaryKey(UUID, default = uuid4)
@@ -177,6 +199,7 @@ class Track(db.Entity):
     bitrate = Required(int)
 
     path = Required(str, 4096) # unique
+    _path_hash = Required(buffer, column = 'path_hash')
     content_type = Required(str)
     created = Required(datetime, precision = 0, default = now)
     last_modification = Required(int)
diff --git a/tests/base/test_watcher.py b/tests/base/test_watcher.py
index 96c0d75..2c19253 100644
--- a/tests/base/test_watcher.py
+++ b/tests/base/test_watcher.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import time
 import unittest
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from hashlib import sha1
 from pony.orm import db_session
 from threading import Thread
 
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ class WatcherTestCase(WatcherTestBase):
             self.assertIsNotNone(track)
             self.assertNotEqual(track.path, path)
             self.assertEqual(track.path, newpath)
+            self.assertEqual(track._path_hash, memoryview(sha1(newpath.encode('utf-8')).digest()))
             self.assertEqual(track.id, trackid)
 
     def test_move_in(self):