diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index ba45a66f8c3..36831b5ba59 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ void StringAspect::update()
     const QString displayedString = d->m_displayFilter ? d->m_displayFilter(value()) : value();
 
     if (d->m_pathChooserDisplay) {
-        d->m_pathChooserDisplay->setFilePath(FilePath::fromString(displayedString));
+        d->m_pathChooserDisplay->setFilePath(FilePath::fromUserInput(displayedString));
         d->updateWidgetFromCheckStatus(this, d->m_pathChooserDisplay.data());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp
index ffdd635b5f1..643b7afe00c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/executableinfo.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static QPair<FilePath, QString> clangIncludeDirAndVersion(const FilePath &clangT
     const FilePath dynamicResourceDir = queryResourceDir(clangToolPath);
     const QString dynamicVersion = queryVersion(clangToolPath, QueryFailMode::Noisy);
     if (dynamicResourceDir.isEmpty() || dynamicVersion.isEmpty())
-        return {FilePath::fromString(CLANG_INCLUDE_DIR), QString(CLANG_VERSION)};
+        return {FilePath::fromUserInput(CLANG_INCLUDE_DIR), QString(CLANG_VERSION)};
     return {dynamicResourceDir / "include", dynamicVersion};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/squish/squishplugin.cpp
index 897c4beadae..fe9d9f1d13d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishplugin.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool SquishPluginPrivate::initializeGlobalScripts()
 
         // FIXME? comma, special characters in paths
         const Utils::FilePaths globalDirs = Utils::transform(
-                    output.trimmed().split(',', Qt::SkipEmptyParts), &Utils::FilePath::fromString);
+                    output.trimmed().split(',', Qt::SkipEmptyParts), &Utils::FilePath::fromUserInput);
         SquishFileHandler::instance()->setSharedFolders(globalDirs);
     });
     return true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp
index ebfd0c131b8..0a9e9503c11 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SquishSettings::SquishSettings()
         QTC_ASSERT(edit, return false);
         if (!squishPath.pathChooser()->defaultValidationFunction()(edit, error))
             return false;
-        const FilePath squishServer = FilePath::fromString(edit->text())
+        const FilePath squishServer = FilePath::fromUserInput(edit->text())
                 .pathAppended(HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix("bin/squishserver"));
         const bool valid = squishServer.isExecutableFile();
         if (!valid && error)
diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp b/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp
index a812392a94e..2556e4c7df5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ Utils::Links SquishTools::setBreakpoints()
     for (const GlobalBreakpoint &gb : globalBPs) {
         if (!gb->isEnabled())
             continue;
-        const Utils::FilePath filePath = Utils::FilePath::fromString(
+        const Utils::FilePath filePath = Utils::FilePath::fromUserInput(
                     gb->data(BreakpointFileColumn, Qt::DisplayRole).toString());
         auto fileName = filePath.canonicalPath().toUserOutput();
         if (fileName.isEmpty())