diff --git a/crates/headless/src/headless.rs b/crates/headless/src/headless.rs
index f15ce8101120cd..730e41a81ad65f 100644
--- a/crates/headless/src/headless.rs
+++ b/crates/headless/src/headless.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl DevServer {
         })?;
 
         for path in &dev_server_project.paths {
-            let path = PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(path).to_string()).into();
+            let path = PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(path).to_string());
             let (worktree, _) = project
                 .update(cx, |project, cx| {
                     project.find_or_create_worktree(&path, true, cx)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ impl DevServer {
                 }
 
                 for config in dev_server_project.paths.iter() {
-                    let path = PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(config).to_string()).into();
+                    let path = PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(config).to_string());
                     tasks.push(project.find_or_create_worktree(&path, true, cx));
                 }
 
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index ce60283c775fd7..bdbdb357d15416 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -1173,7 +1173,8 @@ impl Project {
         for path in root_paths {
             let (tree, _) = project
                 .update(cx, |project, cx| {
-                    project.find_or_create_worktree(path, true, cx)
+                    let path = path.to_path_buf().into();
+                    project.find_or_create_worktree(&path, true, cx)
                 })
                 .unwrap()
                 .await
@@ -1212,7 +1213,8 @@ impl Project {
         for path in root_paths {
             let (tree, _) = project
                 .update(cx, |project, cx| {
-                    project.find_or_create_worktree(path, true, cx)
+                    let path = path.to_path_buf().into();
+                    project.find_or_create_worktree(&path, true, cx)
                 })
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
@@ -1841,10 +1843,12 @@ impl Project {
 
     pub fn open_local_buffer(
         &mut self,
-        abs_path: &SanitizedPathBuf,
+        // abs_path: &SanitizedPathBuf,
+        abs_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
         cx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) -> Task<Result<Model<Buffer>>> {
-        if let Some((worktree, relative_path)) = self.find_worktree(abs_path, cx) {
+        let abs_path = abs_path.as_ref().to_path_buf().into();
+        if let Some((worktree, relative_path)) = self.find_worktree(&abs_path, cx) {
             self.open_buffer((worktree.read(cx).id(), relative_path), cx)
         } else {
             Task::ready(Err(anyhow!("no such path")))
@@ -3125,12 +3129,13 @@ impl Project {
 
     pub fn find_or_create_worktree(
         &mut self,
-        abs_path: &SanitizedPathBuf,
+        abs_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
         visible: bool,
         cx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) -> Task<Result<(Model<Worktree>, SanitizedPathBuf)>> {
+        let abs_path = abs_path.as_ref().to_path_buf().into();
         self.worktree_store.update(cx, |worktree_store, cx| {
-            worktree_store.find_or_create_worktree(abs_path, visible, cx)
+            worktree_store.find_or_create_worktree(&abs_path, visible, cx)
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/dev_servers.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/dev_servers.rs
index 15e43d01f2e22a..eec007431e625f 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/src/dev_servers.rs
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/dev_servers.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ impl ProjectPicker {
 
                             let tasks = paths
                                 .into_iter()
-                                .map(Into::into)
                                 .map(|path| {
                                     project.update(cx, |project, cx| {
                                         project.find_or_create_worktree(&path, true, cx)
diff --git a/crates/remote_server/src/headless_project.rs b/crates/remote_server/src/headless_project.rs
index 42acbee7792b9b..fc5823c0c7d881 100644
--- a/crates/remote_server/src/headless_project.rs
+++ b/crates/remote_server/src/headless_project.rs
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ impl HeadlessProject {
         _: TypedEnvelope<proto::OpenServerSettings>,
         mut cx: AsyncAppContext,
     ) -> Result<proto::OpenBufferResponse> {
-        let settings_path = paths::settings_file();
+        let settings_path = paths::settings_file().clone().into();
         let (worktree, path) = this
             .update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
                 this.worktree_store.update(cx, |worktree_store, cx| {
-                    worktree_store.find_or_create_worktree(settings_path, false, cx)
+                    worktree_store.find_or_create_worktree(&settings_path, false, cx)
                 })
             })?
             .await?;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ impl HeadlessProject {
                 buffer_store.open_buffer(
                     ProjectPath {
                         worktree_id: worktree.read(cx).id(),
-                        path: path.as_trimmed_path_buf().into(),
+                        path: path.as_trimmed_path_buf().clone().as_path().into(),
                     },
                     cx,
                 )
diff --git a/crates/util/src/paths.rs b/crates/util/src/paths.rs
index 7bd39f5c086eba..58ced98a11e2e8 100644
--- a/crates/util/src/paths.rs
+++ b/crates/util/src/paths.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,14 @@ impl SanitizedPathBuf {
     }
 
     pub fn strip_prefix(&self, prefix: &Self) -> Result<&Path, std::path::StripPrefixError> {
-        self.trimmed.strip_prefix(prefix.as_trimmed_path_buf())
+        #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+        {
+            self.trimmed.strip_prefix(prefix.as_trimmed_path_buf())
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+        {
+            self.raw.strip_prefix(prefix.as_raw_path_buf())
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
index 95a94fb2dcdd9b..bf0abf3153e930 100644
--- a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
@@ -5025,16 +5025,22 @@ impl WorktreeModelHandle for Model<Worktree> {
         });
 
         async move {
-            fs.create_file(&root_path.join(file_name), Default::default())
-                .await
-                .unwrap();
+            fs.create_file(
+                &root_path.as_raw_path_buf().join(file_name),
+                Default::default(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
 
             cx.condition(&tree, |tree, _| tree.entry_for_path(file_name).is_some())
                 .await;
 
-            fs.remove_file(&root_path.join(file_name), Default::default())
-                .await
-                .unwrap();
+            fs.remove_file(
+                &root_path.as_raw_path_buf().join(file_name),
+                Default::default(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
             cx.condition(&tree, |tree, _| tree.entry_for_path(file_name).is_none())
                 .await;
 
diff --git a/crates/worktree/src/worktree_tests.rs b/crates/worktree/src/worktree_tests.rs
index 01b198e0afe4bd..aa031611bfc8e2 100644
--- a/crates/worktree/src/worktree_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/worktree/src/worktree_tests.rs
@@ -697,8 +697,9 @@ async fn test_rescan_with_gitignore(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     )
     .await;
 
+    let path = Path::new("/root/tree");
     let tree = Worktree::local(
-        "/root/tree".as_ref(),
+        path,
         true,
         fs.clone(),
         Default::default(),
@@ -778,8 +779,9 @@ async fn test_update_gitignore(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     )
     .await;
 
+    let path = Path::new("/root");
     let tree = Worktree::local(
-        "/root".as_ref(),
+        path,
         true,
         fs.clone(),
         Default::default(),
@@ -1165,15 +1167,10 @@ async fn test_create_directory_during_initial_scan(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     )
     .await;
 
-    let tree = Worktree::local(
-        "/root".as_ref(),
-        true,
-        fs,
-        Default::default(),
-        &mut cx.to_async(),
-    )
-    .await
-    .unwrap();
+    let path = Path::new("/root");
+    let tree = Worktree::local(path, true, fs, Default::default(), &mut cx.to_async())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     let snapshot1 = tree.update(cx, |tree, cx| {
         let tree = tree.as_local_mut().unwrap();
@@ -1230,8 +1227,9 @@ async fn test_bump_mtime_of_git_repo_workdir(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     )
     .await;
 
+    let path = Path::new("/root");
     let tree = Worktree::local(
-        "/root".as_ref(),
+        path,
         true,
         fs.clone(),
         Default::default(),
@@ -1297,15 +1295,10 @@ async fn test_create_dir_all_on_create_entry(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
         )
         .await;
 
-    let tree_fake = Worktree::local(
-        "/root".as_ref(),
-        true,
-        fs_fake,
-        Default::default(),
-        &mut cx.to_async(),
-    )
-    .await
-    .unwrap();
+    let path = Path::new("/root");
+    let tree_fake = Worktree::local(path, true, fs_fake, Default::default(), &mut cx.to_async())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     let entry = tree_fake
         .update(cx, |tree, cx| {
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index f1287af369c8b8..0d4f65bbcdfba8 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -1030,8 +1030,8 @@ fn open_settings_file(
                 let worktree_creation_task = workspace.project().update(cx, |project, cx| {
                     // Set up a dedicated worktree for settings, since otherwise we're dropping and re-starting LSP servers for each file inside on every settings file close/open
                     // TODO: Do note that all other external files (e.g. drag and drop from OS) still have their worktrees released on file close, causing LSP servers' restarts.
-                    let path = paths::config_dir().clone().into();
-                    project.find_or_create_worktree(&path, false, cx)
+                    let path = paths::config_dir();
+                    project.find_or_create_worktree(path, false, cx)
                 });
                 let settings_open_task = create_and_open_local_file(abs_path, cx, default_content);
                 (worktree_creation_task, settings_open_task)