diff --git a/src/Project.zig b/src/Project.zig
index 0948544..22398b6 100644
--- a/src/Project.zig
+++ b/src/Project.zig
@@ -348,27 +348,16 @@ fn make_URI(self: *Self, file_path: ?[]const u8) LspError![]const u8 {
     var buf: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(self.allocator);
     defer buf.deinit();
     const writer = &buf.writer;
-    try writer.writeAll("file://");
     if (file_path) |path| {
         if (std.fs.path.isAbsolute(path)) {
-            try write_URI_path(writer, path);
+            try writer.print("file://{s}", .{path});
         } else {
-            try write_URI_path(writer, self.name);
-            try writer.writeByte('/');
-            try write_URI_path(writer, path);
+            try writer.print("file://{s}{c}{s}", .{ self.name, std.fs.path.sep, path });
         }
-    } else try write_URI_path(writer, self.name);
+    } else try writer.print("file://{s}", .{self.name});
     return buf.toOwnedSlice();
 }
 
-fn write_URI_path(writer: *std.Io.Writer, path: []const u8) std.Io.Writer.Error!void {
-    for (path) |c| try switch (c) {
-        std.fs.path.sep => writer.writeByte('/'),
-        // ':' => writer.writeAll("%3A"),
-        else => writer.writeByte(c),
-    };
-}
-
 fn sort_files_by_mtime(self: *Self) void {
     sort_by_mtime(File, self.files.items);
 }
@@ -990,31 +979,25 @@ fn send_goto_request(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, file_path: []const u8, row:
 }
 
 fn file_uri_to_path(uri: []const u8, file_path_buf: []u8) error{InvalidTargetURI}![]u8 {
-    const file_path = std.Uri.percentDecodeBackwards(file_path_buf, if (std.mem.eql(u8, uri[0..7], "file://"))
+    return std.Uri.percentDecodeBackwards(file_path_buf, if (std.mem.eql(u8, uri[0..7], "file://"))
         uri[7..]
     else if (std.mem.eql(u8, uri[0..5], "file:"))
         uri[5..]
     else
         return error.InvalidTargetURI);
-    return convert_path(file_path);
-}
-
-fn convert_path(file_path_: []u8) []u8 {
-    var file_path = file_path_;
-    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
-        if (file_path[0] == '/') file_path = file_path[1..];
-        for (file_path, 0..) |c, i| if (c == '/') {
-            file_path[i] = '\\';
-        };
-    }
-    return file_path;
 }
 
 fn navigate_to_location_link(from: tp.pid_ref, location_link: []const u8) (error{InvalidTargetURI} || LocationLinkError)!void {
     const location: LocationLink = try read_locationlink(location_link);
     if (location.targetUri == null or location.targetRange == null) return error.InvalidLocationLink;
     var file_path_buf: [std.fs.max_path_bytes]u8 = undefined;
-    const file_path = try file_uri_to_path(location.targetUri.?, &file_path_buf);
+    var file_path = try file_uri_to_path(location.targetUri.?, &file_path_buf);
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+        if (file_path[0] == '/') file_path = file_path[1..];
+        for (file_path, 0..) |c, i| if (c == '/') {
+            file_path[i] = '\\';
+        };
+    }
     if (location.targetSelectionRange) |sel| {
         from.send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{
             .file = file_path,
@@ -1140,7 +1123,13 @@ fn send_reference(tag: []const u8, to: tp.pid_ref, location_: []const u8, name:
     const location: LocationLink = try read_locationlink(location_);
     if (location.targetUri == null or location.targetRange == null) return error.InvalidLocationLink;
     var file_path_buf: [std.fs.max_path_bytes]u8 = undefined;
-    const file_path = try file_uri_to_path(location.targetUri.?, &file_path_buf);
+    var file_path = try file_uri_to_path(location.targetUri.?, &file_path_buf);
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+        if (file_path[0] == '/') file_path = file_path[1..];
+        for (file_path, 0..) |c, i| if (c == '/') {
+            file_path[i] = '\\';
+        };
+    }
     const line = try get_line_of_file(allocator, file_path, location.targetRange.?.start.line);
     defer allocator.free(line);
     const file_path_ = if (file_path.len > name.len and std.mem.eql(u8, name, file_path[0..name.len]))
@@ -1407,7 +1396,13 @@ fn send_symbol_information(to: tp.pid_ref, file_path: []const u8, item: []const
             if (location) |location_| {
                 if (location_.targetUri == null or location_.targetRange == null) return error.InvalidSymbolInformationField;
                 var file_path_buf: [std.fs.max_path_bytes]u8 = undefined;
-                const file_path_ = try file_uri_to_path(location_.targetUri.?, &file_path_buf);
+                var file_path_ = try file_uri_to_path(location_.targetUri.?, &file_path_buf);
+                if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+                    if (file_path_[0] == '/') file_path_ = file_path_[1..];
+                    for (file_path_, 0..) |c, i| if (c == '/') {
+                        file_path_[i] = '\\';
+                    };
+                }
                 fp = file_path_;
                 to.send(.{ "cmd", "add_symbol_information", .{ fp, name, parent_name, kind, location_.targetRange.?.start.line, location_.targetRange.?.start.character, location_.targetRange.?.end.line, location_.targetRange.?.end.character, tags[0..len_tags_], location_.targetSelectionRange.?.start.line, location_.targetSelectionRange.?.start.character, location_.targetSelectionRange.?.end.line, location_.targetSelectionRange.?.end.character, deprecated, location_.targetUri } }) catch |e| {
                     std.log.err("send add_symbol_information failed: {t}", .{e});
@@ -1616,7 +1611,13 @@ pub fn rename_symbol(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, file_path: []const u8, row:
                     try cbor.writeArrayHeader(w, renames.items.len);
                     for (renames.items) |rename| {
                         var file_path_buf: [std.fs.max_path_bytes]u8 = undefined;
-                        const file_path_ = try file_uri_to_path(rename.uri, &file_path_buf);
+                        var file_path_ = try file_uri_to_path(rename.uri, &file_path_buf);
+                        if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+                            if (file_path_[0] == '/') file_path_ = file_path_[1..];
+                            for (file_path_, 0..) |c, i| if (c == '/') {
+                                file_path_[i] = '\\';
+                            };
+                        }
                         const line = try get_line_of_file(allocator, self_.file_path, rename.range.start.line);
                         try cbor.writeValue(w, .{
                             file_path_,
@@ -2633,7 +2634,7 @@ pub fn process_git(self: *Self, parent: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) (OutOfMemoryE
         try self.loaded(parent);
     } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, tp.any, "workspace_path", tp.extract(&value) })) {
         if (self.workspace) |p| self.allocator.free(p);
-        self.workspace = convert_path(try self.allocator.dupe(u8, value));
+        self.workspace = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, value);
         self.state.workspace_path = .done;
         self.state.workspace_files = .running;
         git.workspace_files(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {
@@ -2664,7 +2665,7 @@ pub fn process_git(self: *Self, parent: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) (OutOfMemoryE
         };
         const file_type: []const u8, const file_icon: []const u8, const file_color: u24 = guess_file_type(path);
         (try self.pending.addOne(self.allocator)).* = .{
-            .path = convert_path(try self.allocator.dupe(u8, path)),
+            .path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, path),
             .type = file_type,
             .icon = file_icon,
             .color = file_color,
@@ -2680,7 +2681,7 @@ pub fn process_git(self: *Self, parent: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) (OutOfMemoryE
         self.longest_new_or_modified_file_path = @max(self.longest_new_or_modified_file_path, path.len);
         const file_type: []const u8, const file_icon: []const u8, const file_color: u24 = guess_file_type(path);
         (try self.new_or_modified_files.addOne(self.allocator)).* = .{
-            .path = convert_path(try self.allocator.dupe(u8, path)),
+            .path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, path),
             .type = file_type,
             .icon = file_icon,
             .color = file_color,
diff --git a/src/walk_tree.zig b/src/walk_tree.zig
index c88bbeb..6c0e3e7 100644
--- a/src/walk_tree.zig
+++ b/src/walk_tree.zig
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ pub fn start(a_: std.mem.Allocator, root_path_: []const u8, entry_handler: Entry
 }
 
 const filtered_dirs = [_][]const u8{
-    "AppData",
     ".cache",
     ".cargo",
     ".git",