diff --git a/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.cpp b/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.cpp
index b0d999d77e..c0922d905c 100644
--- a/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.cpp
+++ b/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include <zlib.h>
@@ -146,13 +147,13 @@ namespace Bsa
         mIsLoaded = true;
     }
 
-    std::optional<BA2DX10File::FileRecord> BA2DX10File::getFileRecord(const std::string& str) const
+    std::optional<BA2DX10File::FileRecord> BA2DX10File::getFileRecord(std::string_view str) const
     {
         for (const auto c : str)
         {
             if (((static_cast<unsigned>(c) >> 7U) & 1U) != 0U)
             {
-                fail("File record " + str + " contains unicode characters, refusing to load.");
+                fail(std::format("File record {} contains unicode characters, refusing to load.", str));
             }
         }
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ namespace Bsa
         // Force-convert the path into something UNIX can handle first
         // to make sure std::filesystem::path doesn't think the entire path is the filename on Linux
         // and subsequently purge it to determine the file folder.
-        std::string path = str;
+        std::string path(str);
         std::replace(path.begin(), path.end(), '\\', '/');
 #endif
 
diff --git a/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.hpp b/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.hpp
index c902a4ccb0..a10a0c4740 100644
--- a/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.hpp
+++ b/components/bsa/ba2dx10file.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Bsa
 
         std::list<std::vector<char>> mFileNames;
 
-        std::optional<FileRecord> getFileRecord(const std::string& str) const;
+        std::optional<FileRecord> getFileRecord(std::string_view str) const;
 
         Files::IStreamPtr getFile(const FileRecord& fileRecord);
 
diff --git a/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.cpp b/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.cpp
index 4f77fba5f7..fec7b9a255 100644
--- a/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.cpp
+++ b/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include <zlib.h>
@@ -137,13 +138,13 @@ namespace Bsa
         mIsLoaded = true;
     }
 
-    BA2GNRLFile::FileRecord BA2GNRLFile::getFileRecord(const std::string& str) const
+    BA2GNRLFile::FileRecord BA2GNRLFile::getFileRecord(std::string_view str) const
     {
         for (const auto c : str)
         {
             if (((static_cast<unsigned>(c) >> 7U) & 1U) != 0U)
             {
-                fail("File record " + str + " contains unicode characters, refusing to load.");
+                fail(std::format("File record {} contains unicode characters, refusing to load.", str));
             }
         }
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ namespace Bsa
         // Force-convert the path into something UNIX can handle first
         // to make sure std::filesystem::path doesn't think the entire path is the filename on Linux
         // and subsequently purge it to determine the file folder.
-        std::string path = str;
+        std::string path(str);
         std::replace(path.begin(), path.end(), '\\', '/');
 #endif
 
diff --git a/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.hpp b/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.hpp
index 080ba3a8df..bc1de65d98 100644
--- a/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.hpp
+++ b/components/bsa/ba2gnrlfile.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Bsa
 
         std::list<std::vector<char>> mFileNames;
 
-        FileRecord getFileRecord(const std::string& str) const;
+        FileRecord getFileRecord(std::string_view str) const;
 
         Files::IStreamPtr getFile(const FileRecord& fileRecord);
 
diff --git a/components/bsa/bsafile.hpp b/components/bsa/bsafile.hpp
index af7d101eb0..c091e38548 100644
--- a/components/bsa/bsafile.hpp
+++ b/components/bsa/bsafile.hpp
@@ -68,18 +68,11 @@ namespace Bsa
             uint32_t mFileSize = 0;
             uint32_t mOffset = 0;
             Hash mHash{};
-
-            // Zero-terminated file name
-            const char* name() const
-            {
-                if (mNameSize == 0)
-                    return "";
-                return mNamesBuffer->data() + mNameOffset;
-            }
-
             uint32_t mNameOffset = 0;
             uint32_t mNameSize = 0;
             std::vector<char>* mNamesBuffer = nullptr;
+
+            std::string_view name() const { return std::string_view(mNamesBuffer->data() + mNameOffset, mNameSize); }
         };
         typedef std::vector<FileStruct> FileList;
 
@@ -153,7 +146,6 @@ namespace Bsa
         // checks version of BSA from file header
         static BsaVersion detectVersion(const std::filesystem::path& filePath);
     };
-
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp b/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp
index cbcb6aeeab..6cf8c366a3 100644
--- a/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp
+++ b/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <format>
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include <lz4frame.h>
@@ -193,13 +194,13 @@ namespace Bsa
         mIsLoaded = true;
     }
 
-    CompressedBSAFile::FileRecord CompressedBSAFile::getFileRecord(const std::string& str) const
+    CompressedBSAFile::FileRecord CompressedBSAFile::getFileRecord(std::string_view str) const
     {
         for (const auto c : str)
         {
             if (((static_cast<unsigned>(c) >> 7U) & 1U) != 0U)
             {
-                fail("File record " + str + " contains unicode characters, refusing to load.");
+                fail(std::format("File record {} contains unicode characters, refusing to load.", str));
             }
         }
 
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ namespace Bsa
         // Force-convert the path into something UNIX can handle first
         // to make sure std::filesystem::path doesn't think the entire path is the filename on Linux
         // and subsequently purge it to determine the file folder.
-        std::string path = str;
+        std::string path(str);
         std::replace(path.begin(), path.end(), '\\', '/');
 #endif
 
diff --git a/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.hpp b/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.hpp
index 1e359ea3fe..9610e88f73 100644
--- a/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.hpp
+++ b/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.hpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Bsa
 
         std::map<std::uint64_t, FolderRecord> mFolders;
 
-        FileRecord getFileRecord(const std::string& str) const;
+        FileRecord getFileRecord(std::string_view str) const;
 
         /// \brief Normalizes given filename or folder and generates format-compatible hash.
         static std::uint64_t generateHash(const std::filesystem::path& stem, std::string extension);