diff --git a/src/libs/utils/id.cpp b/src/libs/utils/id.cpp
index b40e97136b9..14e82b38279 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/id.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/id.cpp
@@ -137,10 +137,17 @@ Id Id::generate()
   Returns an internal representation of the id.
 */
 
-QByteArray Id::name() const
+QByteArrayView Id::name() const
 {
     QReadLocker lock(&s_cacheMutex);
-    return stringFromId.value(m_id).str;
+    StringHolder holder = stringFromId.value(m_id);
+    return QByteArrayView(holder.str, holder.n);
+}
+
+/*! \internal */
+QByteArray Id::toByteArray() const
+{
+    return name().toByteArray();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -155,8 +162,7 @@ QByteArray Id::name() const
 
 QString Id::toString() const
 {
-    QReadLocker lock(&s_cacheMutex);
-    return QString::fromUtf8(stringFromId.value(m_id).str);
+    return QString::fromUtf8(name());
 }
 
 /*! \internal */
@@ -335,14 +341,14 @@ bool Id::alphabeticallyBefore(Id other) const
 
 QString Id::suffixAfter(Id baseId) const
 {
-    const QByteArray b = baseId.name();
-    const QByteArray n = name();
+    const QByteArrayView b = baseId.name();
+    const QByteArrayView n = name();
     return n.startsWith(b) ? QString::fromUtf8(n.mid(b.size())) : QString();
 }
 
 QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &ds, Id id)
 {
-    return ds << id.name();
+    return ds << id.name().toByteArray();
 }
 
 QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &ds, Id &id)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/id.h b/src/libs/utils/id.h
index e8a150a49fa..9e80af45352 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/id.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/id.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public:
     Id withSuffix(const QStringView suffix) const;
     Id withPrefix(const char *prefix) const;
 
-    QByteArray name() const;
+    QByteArrayView name() const;
+    QByteArray toByteArray() const; // Avoid
     QString toString() const; // Avoid.
     Key toKey() const; // FIXME: Replace uses with .name() after Store/key transition.
     QVariant toSetting() const; // Good to use.
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/storekey.h b/src/libs/utils/storekey.h
index 68b433d05a6..faffd20c4fe 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/storekey.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/storekey.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
     Key(Key &&) = default;
 
     Key(const QByteArray &key) : data(key) {}
+    Key(const QByteArrayView key) : data(key.toByteArray()) {}
 
     template <int N>
     Key(const char (&key)[N]) : data(key) {}
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
index 914a750e09a..1881a559828 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ TouchBarActionContainer::TouchBarActionContainer(Id id,
                                                  const QIcon &icon,
                                                  const QString &text)
     : ActionContainerPrivate(id, actionManagerPrivate)
-    , m_touchBar(std::make_unique<TouchBar>(id.withPrefix(ID_PREFIX).name(), icon, text))
+    , m_touchBar(std::make_unique<TouchBar>(id.withPrefix(ID_PREFIX).toByteArray(), icon, text))
 {
 }
 
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ QAction *TouchBarActionContainer::actionForItem(QObject *item) const
 void TouchBarActionContainer::insertAction(QAction *before, Command *command)
 {
     m_touchBar->insertAction(before,
-                             command->id().withPrefix(ID_PREFIX).name(),
+                             command->id().withPrefix(ID_PREFIX).toByteArray(),
                              command->touchBarAction());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp
index e0b60d4c550..87cc4d043fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Environment ExternalTool::baseEnvironment() const
 {
     if (m_baseEnvironmentProviderId.isValid()) {
         const std::optional<EnvironmentProvider> provider = EnvironmentProvider::provider(
-            m_baseEnvironmentProviderId.name());
+            m_baseEnvironmentProviderId.toByteArray());
         if (provider && provider->environment)
             return provider->environment();
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macroevent.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macroevent.cpp
index f82e372131b..d4d058415c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macroevent.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macroevent.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void MacroEvent::load(QDataStream &stream)
 
 void MacroEvent::save(QDataStream &stream) const
 {
-    stream << m_id.name();
+    stream << m_id.toByteArray();
     stream << int(m_values.count());
     for (auto i = m_values.cbegin(), end = m_values.cend(); i != end; ++i)
         stream << i.key() << i.value();