diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java
index aecb118c..0dccc6b8 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<C
 	protected void load(List<File> files, TransferAction action) throws IOException {
 		// initialize drop parameters
 		executor.set(computationService.newExecutor());
-		verificationTracker.set(new VerificationTracker(3));
+		verificationTracker.set(new VerificationTracker(5));
 
 		try {
 			// handle single verification file drop
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<C
 			}
 			// handle single folder drop
 			else if (files.size() == 1 && files.get(0).isDirectory()) {
-				for (File file : getChildren(files.get(0))) {
+				for (File file : getChildren(files.get(0), NOT_HIDDEN, CASE_INSENSITIVE_PATH)) {
 					load(file, null, files.get(0));
 				}
 			}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<C
 
 		if (absoluteFile.isDirectory()) {
 			// load all files in the file tree
-			for (File child : getChildren(absoluteFile)) {
+			for (File child : getChildren(absoluteFile, NOT_HIDDEN, CASE_INSENSITIVE_PATH)) {
 				load(child, relativeFile, root);
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java b/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java
index 6b7b88eb..d70379ee 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java
@@ -437,22 +437,21 @@ public final class FileUtilities {
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getChildren(File folder) {
-		File[] files = folder.listFiles();
-
-		// children array may be null if folder permissions do not allow listing of files
-		if (files == null) {
-			files = new File[0];
-		}
-
-		return asList(files);
+		return getChildren(folder, null, null);
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getChildren(File folder, FileFilter filter) {
-		File[] files = folder.listFiles(filter);
+		return getChildren(folder, filter, null);
+	}
+
+	public static List<File> getChildren(File folder, FileFilter filter, Comparator<File> sorter) {
+		File[] files = filter == null ? folder.listFiles() : folder.listFiles(filter);
 
 		// children array may be null if folder permissions do not allow listing of files
 		if (files == null) {
 			files = new File[0];
+		} else if (sorter != null) {
+			sort(files, sorter);
 		}
 
 		return asList(files);
@@ -695,6 +694,14 @@ public final class FileUtilities {
 		}
 	};
 
+	public static final FileFilter NOT_HIDDEN = new FileFilter() {
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean accept(File file) {
+			return !file.isHidden();
+		}
+	};
+
 	public static class ParentFilter implements FileFilter {
 
 		private final File folder;