diff --git a/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeFactory.swift b/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeFactory.swift
index 5d325ee..b3ce3e0 100644
--- a/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeFactory.swift
+++ b/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeFactory.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ struct DirectoryTreeFactory {
     /// The file manager to use for operations.
     var fileManager: FileManager = .default
 
+    /// The extraction method to use.
+    var nameExtraction: Directory.NameExtraction = .localized
+
+    /// Closure to determine if a directory's contents should be skipped.
+    var skipDirectoryContents: @Sendable (_ path: String) -> Bool = { _ in false }
+
     func make() throws -> DirectoryTreeNode {
         guard let rootNode = try nodeFrom(path: path, depth: 0) else {
             throw Error.rootNodeCreationFailed
@@ -43,12 +49,25 @@ struct DirectoryTreeFactory {
     private func nodeFrom(path: String, depth: Int) throws -> DirectoryTreeNode? {
         guard depth < maxDepth else { return nil }
 
-        let name = fileManager.displayName(atPath: path)
+        let name = switch nameExtraction {
+        case .localized: fileManager.displayName(atPath: path)
+        case .raw: (path as NSString).lastPathComponent
+        }
 
         guard includeHiddenFiles || !name.starts(with: ".") else {
             return nil
         }
 
+        // Skip expensive operations for directories we don't want to traverse (especially beneficial on iCloud folders).
+        if isDirectory(atPath: path) && skipDirectoryContents(path) {
+            if isSymbolicLink(atPath: path) {
+                guard includeSymbolicLinks else { return nil }
+                return .symbolLink(path, name)
+            } else {
+                return .directory(path, name, [])
+            }
+        }
+
         let type = try fileType(atPath: path)
 
         switch type {
@@ -83,4 +102,19 @@ struct DirectoryTreeFactory {
         }
         return FileAttributeType(rawValue: type)
     }
+
+    /// Checks if a path is a symbolic link
+    private func isSymbolicLink(atPath path: String) -> Bool {
+        (try? fileManager.destinationOfSymbolicLink(atPath: path)) != nil
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if a path points to a directory. Uses fileExists which is faster than checking attributes, especially on iCloud folders.
+    private func isDirectory(atPath path: String) -> Bool {
+        var isDirectory: ObjCBool = false
+        if fileManager.fileExists(atPath: path, isDirectory: &isDirectory), isDirectory.boolValue {
+            return true
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeReporter.swift b/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeReporter.swift
index 2162467..5256370 100644
--- a/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeReporter.swift
+++ b/Sources/Reporters/DirectoryTree/DirectoryTreeReporter.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 import Foundation
 
 public struct Directory: Sendable {
+    /// How to get file and folder names.
+    public enum NameExtraction: Sendable {
+        /// Uses the system's display name. Localized but can be slow on iCloud folders.
+        case localized
+        /// Gets the name directly from the path. Fast but not localized.
+        case raw
+    }
+
     let url: URL
     let customisedName: String?
     let maxDepth: Int
@@ -15,6 +23,9 @@ public struct Directory: Sendable {
     let includeHiddenFiles: Bool
     let includeSymbolicLinks: Bool
     let printFullPath: Bool
+    let nameExtraction: NameExtraction
+    let skipDirectoryContents: @Sendable (String) -> Bool
+
 
     /// Directory/Group to be diagnosed
     /// - Parameters:
@@ -25,13 +36,17 @@ public struct Directory: Sendable {
     ///   - includeHiddenFiles: Whether hidden files should be captured. Defaults to `false`.
     ///   - includeSymbolicLinks: Whether symbolic links should be captured. Defaults to `false`.
     ///   - printFullPath: Whether the full path of the node should be printed or just the name. Defaults to `false`.
+    ///   - nameExtraction: How to extract node names. Defaults to `.localized`.
+    ///   - skipDirectoryContents: Closure to determine if a directory's contents should be skipped. Defaults to never skip.
     public init(url: URL,
                 customisedName: String? = nil,
                 maxDepth: Int = .max,
                 maxLength: Int = 10,
                 includeHiddenFiles: Bool = false,
                 includeSymbolicLinks: Bool = false,
-                printFullPath: Bool = false) {
+                printFullPath: Bool = false,
+                nameExtraction: NameExtraction = .localized,
+                skipDirectoryContents: @escaping @Sendable (String) -> Bool = { _ in false }) {
         self.url = url
         self.customisedName = customisedName
         self.maxDepth = maxDepth
@@ -39,6 +54,8 @@ public struct Directory: Sendable {
         self.includeHiddenFiles = includeHiddenFiles
         self.includeSymbolicLinks = includeSymbolicLinks
         self.printFullPath = printFullPath
+        self.nameExtraction = nameExtraction
+        self.skipDirectoryContents = skipDirectoryContents
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +110,9 @@ public struct DirectoryTreesReporter: DiagnosticsReporting {
                     maxDepth: trunk.maxDepth,
                     maxLength: trunk.maxLength,
                     includeHiddenFiles: trunk.includeHiddenFiles,
-                    includeSymbolicLinks: trunk.includeSymbolicLinks
+                    includeSymbolicLinks: trunk.includeSymbolicLinks,
+                    nameExtraction: trunk.nameExtraction,
+                    skipDirectoryContents: trunk.skipDirectoryContents
                 ).make()
 
                 diagnostics.append("""