diff --git a/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py b/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py
index 327575e969..f3cfb05841 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/automagic/symbol_cache.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import Dict, Generator, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Dict, Generator, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from volatility3 import framework, schemas
 from volatility3.framework import constants, interfaces
@@ -251,9 +251,13 @@ def get_local_locations(self) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
         for row in result:
             yield row["location"]
 
-    def is_url_local(self, url: str) -> bool:
-        """Determines whether an url is local or not"""
+    def is_url_local(
+        self, url: str, prefix: Optional[Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]]] = None
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Determines whether an url is local or not (and whether it begins with a specific prefix if specified)"""
         parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
+        if prefix and not parsed.path.startswith(prefix):
+            return False
         return parsed.scheme in ["file", "jar"]
 
     def get_identifier(self, location: str) -> Optional[bytes]:
@@ -321,9 +325,16 @@ def dummy_progress(*args, **kargs) -> None:
 
         # Missing entries
         if missing_locations:
+            non_existant_missing: list[str] = []
+            for missing_location in missing_locations:
+                parsed_url = urllib.parse(missing_location)
+                if self.is_url_local(missing_location) and parsed_url.startswith(
+                    tuple(constants.SYMBOL_BASEPATHS)
+                ):  # Only remove entries that are within the specified basepath
+                    non_existant_missing.append(missing_location)
             self._database.cursor().execute(
-                f"DELETE FROM cache WHERE location IN ({','.join(['?'] * len(missing_locations))})",
-                [x for x in missing_locations],
+                f"DELETE FROM cache WHERE location IN ({','.join(['?'] * len(non_existant_missing))})",
+                [x for x in non_existant_missing],
             )
             self._database.commit()
 
@@ -461,9 +472,9 @@ def dummy_progress(*args, **kargs) -> None:
     def get_identifier_dictionary(
         self, operating_system: Optional[str] = None, local_only: bool = False
     ) -> Dict[bytes, str]:
-        output = {}
+        output: dict[bytes, str] = {}
         additions = []
-        statement = "SELECT location, identifier FROM cache"
+        statement = "SELECT location, identifier, local FROM cache"
         if local_only:
             additions.append("local = 1")
         if operating_system:
@@ -472,6 +483,11 @@ def get_identifier_dictionary(
             statement += f" WHERE {' AND '.join(additions)}"
         results = self._database.cursor().execute(statement)
         for row in results:
+            if row["local"] and not self.is_url_local(
+                row["location"], tuple(constants.SYMBOL_BASEPATHS)
+            ):
+                # Skip over local entries that *aren't* in our current specified symbol basepaths
+                continue
             if row["identifier"] in output and row["identifier"] and row["location"]:
                 vollog.debug(
                     f"Duplicate entry for identifier {row['identifier']}: {row['location']} and {output[row['identifier']]}"