diff --git a/Projects/Server/Items/Item.cs b/Projects/Server/Items/Item.cs
index bff61cba3..0e49d5568 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Items/Item.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Items/Item.cs
@@ -796,12 +796,12 @@ namespace Server
 
             if (x != 0 || y != 0 || z != 0)
             {
-                if (x >= short.MinValue && x <= short.MaxValue && y >= short.MinValue && y <= short.MaxValue &&
-                    z >= sbyte.MinValue && z <= sbyte.MaxValue)
+                if (x is >= short.MinValue and <= short.MaxValue && y is >= short.MinValue and <= short.MaxValue &&
+                    z is >= sbyte.MinValue and <= sbyte.MaxValue)
                 {
                     if (x != 0 || y != 0)
                     {
-                        if (x >= byte.MinValue && x <= byte.MaxValue && y >= byte.MinValue && y <= byte.MaxValue)
+                        if (x is >= byte.MinValue and <= byte.MaxValue && y is >= byte.MinValue and <= byte.MaxValue)
                         {
                             flags |= SaveFlag.LocationByteXY;
                         }
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ namespace Server
             var worldLoc = GetWorldLocation();
             var update = (flags & ItemDelta.Update) != 0;
 
-            if (update && m_Parent is Container contParent && !contParent.IsPublicContainer)
+            if (update && m_Parent is Container { IsPublicContainer: false } contParent)
             {
                 var rootParent = contParent.RootParent as Mobile;
                 Mobile tradeRecip = null;
@@ -1752,12 +1752,9 @@ namespace Server
                     parentItem.OnItemBounceCleared(this);
                 }
             }
-            else if (bounce.Parent is Mobile parentMobile)
+            else if (bounce.Parent is Mobile { Deleted: false } parentMobile)
             {
-                if (!parentMobile.Deleted)
-                {
-                    parentMobile.OnItemBounceCleared(this);
-                }
+                parentMobile.OnItemBounceCleared(this);
             }
 
             VerifyCompactInfo();
@@ -2348,7 +2345,7 @@ namespace Server
             var itemID = m_ItemID;
             var doubled = m_Amount > 1;
 
-            if (itemID >= 0xEEA && itemID <= 0xEF2) // Are we coins?
+            if (itemID is >= 0xEEA and <= 0xEF2) // Are we coins?
             {
                 var coinBase = (itemID - 0xEEA) / 3;
                 coinBase *= 3;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/World Saves/AutoArchive.cs b/Projects/UOContent/World Saves/AutoArchive.cs
index c0ec356e1..62a50f53d 100755
--- a/Projects/UOContent/World Saves/AutoArchive.cs	
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/World Saves/AutoArchive.cs	
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace Server.Saves
             }
 
             var backupPath = Path.Combine(BackupPath, Utility.GetTimeStamp());
-            AssemblyHandler.EnsureDirectory(BackupPath);
+            AssemblyHandler.EnsureDirectory(backupPath);
             Directory.Move(args.OldSavePath, backupPath);
 
             logger.Information($"Created backup at {backupPath}");