diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts
index 988827040..25108f095 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ export class FilesBackupManager implements FileBackupsDevice {
     return uuid
   }
 
+  async joinPaths(...paths: string[]): Promise<string> {
+    return path.join(...paths)
+  }
+
   public async migrateLegacyFileBackupsToNewStructure(newLocation: string): Promise<void> {
     const legacyLocation = await this.getLegacyFilesBackupsLocation()
     if (!legacyLocation) {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Remote/RemoteBridge.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Remote/RemoteBridge.ts
index 2e120e8a6..a60af3fcf 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Remote/RemoteBridge.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Remote/RemoteBridge.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export class RemoteBridge implements CrossProcessBridge {
       migrateLegacyFileBackupsToNewStructure: this.migrateLegacyFileBackupsToNewStructure.bind(this),
       getUserDocumentsDirectory: this.getUserDocumentsDirectory.bind(this),
       monitorPlaintextBackupsLocationForChanges: this.monitorPlaintextBackupsLocationForChanges.bind(this),
+      joinPaths: this.joinPaths.bind(this),
     }
   }
 
@@ -235,6 +236,10 @@ export class RemoteBridge implements CrossProcessBridge {
     return this.fileBackups.monitorPlaintextBackupsLocationForChanges(backupsDirectory)
   }
 
+  joinPaths(...paths: string[]): Promise<string> {
+    return this.fileBackups.joinPaths(...paths)
+  }
+
   askForMediaAccess(type: 'camera' | 'microphone'): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.media.askForMediaAccess(type)
   }
diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/DesktopDevice.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/DesktopDevice.ts
index 9c04b6491..4408535b5 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/DesktopDevice.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/DesktopDevice.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ export class DesktopDevice extends WebOrDesktopDevice implements DesktopDeviceIn
     return this.remoteBridge.monitorPlaintextBackupsLocationForChanges(backupsDirectory)
   }
 
+  joinPaths(...paths: string[]): Promise<string> {
+    return this.remoteBridge.joinPaths(...paths)
+  }
+
   async performHardReset(): Promise<void> {
     console.error('performHardReset is not yet implemented')
   }
diff --git a/packages/files/src/Domain/Device/FileBackupsDevice.ts b/packages/files/src/Domain/Device/FileBackupsDevice.ts
index 72fafdbaf..70b4eaf80 100644
--- a/packages/files/src/Domain/Device/FileBackupsDevice.ts
+++ b/packages/files/src/Domain/Device/FileBackupsDevice.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export interface FileBackupsDevice
     TextBackupsMethods {
   openLocation(path: string): Promise<void>
 
+  joinPaths(...paths: string[]): Promise<string>
+
   /**
    * The reason we combine presenting a directory picker and transfering old files to the new location
    * in one function is so we don't have to expose a general `transferDirectories` function to the web app,
diff --git a/packages/files/src/Domain/Service/BackupServiceInterface.ts b/packages/files/src/Domain/Service/BackupServiceInterface.ts
index 9453bcfd6..18663ebdd 100644
--- a/packages/files/src/Domain/Service/BackupServiceInterface.ts
+++ b/packages/files/src/Domain/Service/BackupServiceInterface.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { SuperConverterServiceInterface } from './SuperConverterServiceInterface
 
 export interface BackupServiceInterface {
   openAllDirectoriesContainingBackupFiles(): void
-  prependWorkspacePathForPath(path: string): string
+  prependWorkspacePathForPath(path: string): Promise<string>
   importWatchedDirectoryChanges(changes: DesktopWatchedDirectoriesChanges): Promise<void>
   setSuperConverter(converter: SuperConverterServiceInterface): void
 
diff --git a/packages/services/src/Domain/Backups/BackupService.ts b/packages/services/src/Domain/Backups/BackupService.ts
index e5f7ce28c..ccf5d1c81 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/Domain/Backups/BackupService.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/Domain/Backups/BackupService.ts
@@ -184,17 +184,17 @@ export class FilesBackupService extends AbstractService implements BackupService
     return this.storage.getValue(StorageKey.TextBackupsEnabled, undefined, true)
   }
 
-  prependWorkspacePathForPath(path: string): string {
+  async prependWorkspacePathForPath(path: string): Promise<string> {
     const workspacePath = this.session.getWorkspaceDisplayIdentifier()
 
-    return `${workspacePath}/${path}`
+    return this.device.joinPaths(workspacePath, path)
   }
 
   async enableTextBackups(): Promise<void> {
     let location = this.getTextBackupsLocation()
     if (!location) {
       location = await this.device.presentDirectoryPickerForLocationChangeAndTransferOld(
-        this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(TextBackupsDirectoryName),
+        await this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(TextBackupsDirectoryName),
       )
       if (!location) {
         return
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export class FilesBackupService extends AbstractService implements BackupService
   async changeTextBackupsLocation(): Promise<string | undefined> {
     const oldLocation = this.getTextBackupsLocation()
     const newLocation = await this.device.presentDirectoryPickerForLocationChangeAndTransferOld(
-      this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(TextBackupsDirectoryName),
+      await this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(TextBackupsDirectoryName),
       oldLocation,
     )
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class FilesBackupService extends AbstractService implements BackupService
     let location = this.getPlaintextBackupsLocation()
     if (!location) {
       location = await this.device.presentDirectoryPickerForLocationChangeAndTransferOld(
-        this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(PlaintextBackupsDirectoryName),
+        await this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(PlaintextBackupsDirectoryName),
       )
       if (!location) {
         return
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class FilesBackupService extends AbstractService implements BackupService
   async changePlaintextBackupsLocation(): Promise<string | undefined> {
     const oldLocation = this.getPlaintextBackupsLocation()
     const newLocation = await this.device.presentDirectoryPickerForLocationChangeAndTransferOld(
-      this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(PlaintextBackupsDirectoryName),
+      await this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(PlaintextBackupsDirectoryName),
       oldLocation,
     )
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export class FilesBackupService extends AbstractService implements BackupService
     let location = this.getFilesBackupsLocation()
     if (!location) {
       location = await this.device.presentDirectoryPickerForLocationChangeAndTransferOld(
-        this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(FileBackupsDirectoryName),
+        await this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(FileBackupsDirectoryName),
       )
       if (!location) {
         return
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export class FilesBackupService extends AbstractService implements BackupService
   public async changeFilesBackupsLocation(): Promise<string | undefined> {
     const oldLocation = this.getFilesBackupsLocation()
     const newLocation = await this.device.presentDirectoryPickerForLocationChangeAndTransferOld(
-      this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(FileBackupsDirectoryName),
+      await this.prependWorkspacePathForPath(FileBackupsDirectoryName),
       oldLocation,
     )
     if (!newLocation) {
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
index b57f2c4e2..2a945b3d3 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
@@ -1369,6 +1369,7 @@ export class SNApplication implements ApplicationInterface, AppGroupManagedAppli
       singletonManager: this.singletonManager,
       featuresService: this.featuresService,
       environment: this.environment,
+      platform: this.platform,
       identifier: this.identifier,
       internalEventBus: this.internalEventBus,
       legacySessionStorageMapper: this.legacySessionStorageMapper,
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/MigrationServices.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/MigrationServices.ts
index d6c46feb6..d99fe9a91 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/MigrationServices.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/MigrationServices.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BackupServiceInterface } from '@standardnotes/files'
-import { Environment } from '@standardnotes/models'
+import { Environment, Platform } from '@standardnotes/models'
 import { DeviceInterface, InternalEventBusInterface, EncryptionService } from '@standardnotes/services'
 import { SNSessionManager } from '../Services/Session/SessionManager'
 import { ApplicationIdentifier } from '@standardnotes/common'
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type MigrationServices = {
   singletonManager: SNSingletonManager
   featuresService: SNFeaturesService
   environment: Environment
+  platform: Platform
   identifier: ApplicationIdentifier
   legacySessionStorageMapper: MapperInterface<LegacySession, Record<string, unknown>>
   internalEventBus: InternalEventBusInterface
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/2_167_6.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/2_167_6.ts
index fab93a362..6cbfbcf69 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/2_167_6.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/2_167_6.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ export class Migration2_167_6 extends Migration {
 
     if (fileBackupsEnabled) {
       const legacyLocation = await device.getLegacyFilesBackupsLocation()
-      const newLocation = `${legacyLocation}/${this.services.backups.prependWorkspacePathForPath(
-        FileBackupsDirectoryName,
-      )}`
+      const newLocation = await device.joinPaths(
+        legacyLocation as string,
+        await this.services.backups.prependWorkspacePathForPath(FileBackupsDirectoryName),
+      )
+
       await device.migrateLegacyFileBackupsToNewStructure(newLocation)
       this.services.storageService.setValue(StorageKey.FileBackupsLocation, newLocation)
     }
@@ -41,9 +43,10 @@ export class Migration2_167_6 extends Migration {
     if (wasLegacyDisabled) {
       this.services.storageService.setValue(StorageKey.TextBackupsEnabled, false)
     } else {
-      const newTextBackupsLocation = `${await device.getLegacyTextBackupsLocation()}/${this.services.backups.prependWorkspacePathForPath(
-        TextBackupsDirectoryName,
-      )}`
+      const newTextBackupsLocation = await device.joinPaths(
+        (await device.getLegacyTextBackupsLocation()) as string,
+        await this.services.backups.prependWorkspacePathForPath(TextBackupsDirectoryName),
+      )
       this.services.storageService.setValue(StorageKey.TextBackupsLocation, newTextBackupsLocation)
       this.services.storageService.setValue(StorageKey.TextBackupsEnabled, true)
     }
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/2_168_6.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/2_168_6.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29fa68c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/2_168_6.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { Platform } from '@standardnotes/models'
+import { ApplicationStage, StorageKey, isDesktopDevice } from '@standardnotes/services'
+import { Migration } from '@Lib/Migrations/Migration'
+
+export class Migration2_168_6 extends Migration {
+  static override version(): string {
+    return '2.168.6'
+  }
+
+  protected registerStageHandlers(): void {
+    this.registerStageHandler(ApplicationStage.Launched_10, async () => {
+      await this.migrateErroneousWindowsPathFromPreviousMigration()
+      this.markDone()
+    })
+  }
+
+  private async migrateErroneousWindowsPathFromPreviousMigration(): Promise<void> {
+    const device = this.services.deviceInterface
+    if (!isDesktopDevice(device) || !this.services.backups) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (this.services.platform !== Platform.WindowsDesktop) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const textBackupsLocation = this.services.backups.getTextBackupsLocation()
+    if (textBackupsLocation) {
+      const parts = textBackupsLocation.split('/')
+      if (parts.length > 1) {
+        const newLocation = await device.joinPaths(...parts)
+        this.services.storageService.setValue(StorageKey.TextBackupsLocation, newLocation)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const fileBackupsLocation = this.services.backups.getFilesBackupsLocation()
+    if (fileBackupsLocation) {
+      const parts = fileBackupsLocation.split('/')
+      if (parts.length > 1) {
+        const newLocation = await device.joinPaths(...parts)
+        this.services.storageService.setValue(StorageKey.FileBackupsLocation, newLocation)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const plaintextBackupsLocation = this.services.backups.getPlaintextBackupsLocation()
+    if (plaintextBackupsLocation) {
+      const parts = plaintextBackupsLocation.split('/')
+      if (parts.length > 1) {
+        const newLocation = await device.joinPaths(...parts)
+        this.services.storageService.setValue(StorageKey.PlaintextBackupsLocation, newLocation)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/index.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/index.ts
index 8c4f99d89..bd65de105 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Migrations/Versions/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Migration2_20_0 } from './2_20_0'
 import { Migration2_36_0 } from './2_36_0'
 import { Migration2_42_0 } from './2_42_0'
 import { Migration2_167_6 } from './2_167_6'
+import { Migration2_168_6 } from './2_168_6'
 
 export const MigrationClasses = [
   Migration2_0_15,
@@ -12,6 +13,15 @@ export const MigrationClasses = [
   Migration2_36_0,
   Migration2_42_0,
   Migration2_167_6,
+  Migration2_168_6,
 ]
 
-export { Migration2_0_15, Migration2_7_0, Migration2_20_0, Migration2_36_0, Migration2_42_0, Migration2_167_6 }
+export {
+  Migration2_0_15,
+  Migration2_7_0,
+  Migration2_20_0,
+  Migration2_36_0,
+  Migration2_42_0,
+  Migration2_167_6,
+  Migration2_168_6,
+}