diff --git a/API/API.csproj b/API/API.csproj
index 51bb3becf..b3ac07324 100644
--- a/API/API.csproj
+++ b/API/API.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="NetVips" Version="1.2.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="NetVips.Native" Version="8.10.5.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NReco.Logging.File" Version="1.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.28.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="SonarAnalyzer.CSharp" Version="8.16.0.25740">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs b/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
index 348929523..2889e2317 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using API.Extensions;
 using API.Interfaces;
 using API.Interfaces.Services;
+using API.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ namespace API.Controllers
             }
             var fileBytes = await _directoryService.ReadFileAsync(zipPath);
             
-            _directoryService.ClearAndDeleteDirectory(tempLocation);
+            DirectoryService.ClearAndDeleteDirectory(tempLocation);
             (new FileInfo(zipPath)).Delete(); 
             
             return File(fileBytes, "application/zip", Path.GetFileName(zipPath));  
diff --git a/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs b/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs
index 25f068a62..89025cb92 100644
--- a/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/DirectoryService.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace API.Services
        /// Deletes all files within the directory, then the directory itself.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="directoryPath"></param>
-       public void ClearAndDeleteDirectory(string directoryPath)
+       public static void ClearAndDeleteDirectory(string directoryPath)
        {
           DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(directoryPath);
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace API.Services
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="directoryPath"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
-       public void ClearDirectory(string directoryPath)
+       public static void ClearDirectory(string directoryPath)
        {
           var di = new DirectoryInfo(directoryPath);
           if (!di.Exists) return;
diff --git a/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs b/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs
index 2faf74475..23e7040d0 100644
--- a/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs
+++ b/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace API.Services
         public void CleanupTemp()
         {
             var tempDirectory = Path.Join(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "temp");
-            BackgroundJob.Enqueue((() => _directoryService.ClearDirectory(tempDirectory)));
+            BackgroundJob.Enqueue((() => DirectoryService.ClearDirectory(tempDirectory)));
         }
 
         public void BackupDatabase()
diff --git a/API/Services/Tasks/BackupService.cs b/API/Services/Tasks/BackupService.cs
index 8e59fce47..a5b115c3f 100644
--- a/API/Services/Tasks/BackupService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/Tasks/BackupService.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace API.Services.Tasks
 
             var tempDirectory = Path.Join(_tempDirectory, dateString);
             DirectoryService.ExistOrCreate(tempDirectory);
-            _directoryService.ClearDirectory(tempDirectory);
+            DirectoryService.ClearDirectory(tempDirectory);
             
             _directoryService.CopyFilesToDirectory(
                 _backupFiles.Select(file => Path.Join(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), file)).ToList(), tempDirectory);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace API.Services.Tasks
                 _logger.LogError(ex, "There was an issue when archiving library backup");
             }
 
-            _directoryService.ClearAndDeleteDirectory(tempDirectory);
+            DirectoryService.ClearAndDeleteDirectory(tempDirectory);
             _logger.LogInformation("Database backup completed");
         }
 
diff --git a/API/Services/Tasks/CleanupService.cs b/API/Services/Tasks/CleanupService.cs
index 484557bcf..aaa7eba9b 100644
--- a/API/Services/Tasks/CleanupService.cs
+++ b/API/Services/Tasks/CleanupService.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace API.Services.Tasks
         {
             _logger.LogInformation("Cleaning temp directory");
             var tempDirectory = Path.Join(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "temp");
-            _directoryService.ClearDirectory(tempDirectory);
+            DirectoryService.ClearDirectory(tempDirectory);
             _logger.LogInformation("Cleaning cache directory");
             _cacheService.Cleanup();
             _logger.LogInformation("Cleaning old database backups");