diff --git a/base/VulkanTools.cpp b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
index 33bb259..f78ad73 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTools.cpp
+++ b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ const std::string getAssetPath()
 	return "";
 #elif defined(VK_EXAMPLE_DATA_DIR)
 
-	if (_access("./../data/", 0) != -1)
+	if (std::filesystem::exists("./../data/"))
 	{
 		
 		return "./../data/";
 	}
-	else if (_access("./data/", 0) != -1)
+	else if (std::filesystem::exists("./data/"))
 	{
 		
 		return "./data/";
 	}
-	else if (_access("./../../data/", 0) != -1)
+	else if (std::filesystem::exists("./../../data/"))
 	{
 		
 		return "../../data/";
diff --git a/base/VulkanTools.h b/base/VulkanTools.h
index b7f55bc..d2e69b6 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTools.h
+++ b/base/VulkanTools.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <filesystem>
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>