diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/smbj/utils/SmbFileUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/smbj/utils/SmbFileUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd64ec00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/smbj/utils/SmbFileUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C)2023 - SMBJ Contributors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.hierynomus.smbj.utils;
+
+import com.hierynomus.mssmb2.SMBApiException;
+import com.hierynomus.smbj.common.SmbPath;
+import com.hierynomus.smbj.share.DiskShare;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class for working with files and paths
+ */
+public class SmbFileUtil {
+
+    private static final SmbFiles SMB_FILES = new SmbFiles();
+
+    private SmbFileUtil() {
+        // private as this utility class should not be instantiated
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a set of nested subdirectories in the given path, for example, 2345\3456\4453\123123.txt
+     *
+     * @param diskShare the share
+     * @param path      the path to create
+     * @throws SMBApiException when an SMB error occurs
+     */
+    public void mkdirs(DiskShare diskShare, String path) throws SMBApiException {
+        SMB_FILES.mkdirs(diskShare, path);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a set of nested subdirectories in the given path, for example, 2345\3456\4453\123123.txt
+     *
+     * @param diskShare the share
+     * @param path      the path to create
+     * @throws SMBApiException when an SMB error occurs
+     */
+    public void mkdirs(DiskShare diskShare, SmbPath path) throws SMBApiException {
+        SMB_FILES.mkdirs(diskShare, path);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/smbj/utils/SmbFiles.java b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/smbj/utils/SmbFiles.java
index d9459532..a3167a1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/smbj/utils/SmbFiles.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/smbj/utils/SmbFiles.java
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ public static long copy(File source, DiskShare share, String destPath, boolean o
 
     /**
      * Create a set of nested sub-directories in the given path, for example, 2345 \ 3456 \ 4453 \ 123123.txt
+     * @deprecated use static {@link SmbFileUtil#mkdirs(DiskShare, String)} method instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void mkdirs(DiskShare diskShare, String path) throws SMBApiException {
         SmbPath smbPath = new SmbPath(diskShare.getSmbPath(), path);
         mkdirs(diskShare, smbPath);
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ public void mkdirs(DiskShare diskShare, String path) throws SMBApiException {
 
     /**
      * Create a set of nested sub-directories in the given path, for example, 2345 \ 3456 \ 4453 \ 123123.txt
+     * @deprecated use static {@link SmbFileUtil#mkdirs(DiskShare, SmbPath)} method instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void mkdirs(DiskShare diskShare, SmbPath path) throws SMBApiException {
         if (!diskShare.folderExists(path.getPath())) {
             // Ensure the parent path exists