diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 007c4d57..0ba17b84 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "rtgs-lab-tools"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Environmental sensing data tools, gridded climate data access, and IoT device management for RTGS Lab"
 authors = [
     {name = "RTGS Lab", email = "rtgs@umn.edu"},
diff --git a/src/rtgs_lab_tools/sd_dump/core.py b/src/rtgs_lab_tools/sd_dump/core.py
index b242e29d..6ddd87ba 100644
--- a/src/rtgs_lab_tools/sd_dump/core.py
+++ b/src/rtgs_lab_tools/sd_dump/core.py
@@ -233,15 +233,20 @@ def log(message: str):
             elif line.startswith("FILE_START:"):
                 parts = line.split(":")
                 full_path = parts[1]
+                if "System Volume Information" in full_path:
+                    log(f"Sanitizing protected path: {full_path}")
+                    full_path = full_path.replace(
+                        "System Volume Information", "_System Volume Information_"
+                    )
+
                 file_size = int(parts[2])
                 total_chunks = int(parts[3])
                 file_num = int(parts[4])
 
                 # Create directory structure if needed
-                file_path = Path(full_path)
-                if file_path.parts[0] == "/":
-                    # Remove leading slash to make it relative
-                    file_path = Path(*file_path.parts[1:])
+                # This robustly removes the leading slash on any OS
+                relative_path_str = full_path.lstrip("/")
+                file_path = Path(relative_path_str)
 
                 output_file_path = output_dir / file_path
                 output_file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)