diff --git a/app/common/config-util.ts b/app/common/config-util.ts
index 66843abe1..63c26c1ed 100644
--- a/app/common/config-util.ts
+++ b/app/common/config-util.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function removeConfigItem(key: string): void {
 function reloadDB(): void {
   const settingsJsonPath = path.join(
     app.getPath("userData"),
-    "/config/settings.json",
+    "config/settings.json",
   );
   try {
     const file = fs.readFileSync(settingsJsonPath, "utf8");
diff --git a/app/common/default-util.ts b/app/common/default-util.ts
index 8e53d376f..a01bde9ec 100644
--- a/app/common/default-util.ts
+++ b/app/common/default-util.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import electron from "electron";
 import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
 
 const {app} = process.type === "renderer" ? electron.remote : electron;
 
 let setupCompleted = false;
 
 const zulipDir = app.getPath("userData");
-const logDir = `${zulipDir}/Logs/`;
-const configDir = `${zulipDir}/config/`;
+const configDir = path.join(zulipDir, "config");
 export const initSetUp = (): void => {
   // If it is the first time the app is running
   // create zulip dir in userData folder to
@@ -17,18 +17,14 @@ export const initSetUp = (): void => {
       fs.mkdirSync(zulipDir);
     }
 
-    if (!fs.existsSync(logDir)) {
-      fs.mkdirSync(logDir);
-    }
-
     // Migrate config files from app data folder to config folder inside app
     // data folder. This will be done once when a user updates to the new version.
     if (!fs.existsSync(configDir)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(configDir);
-      const domainJson = `${zulipDir}/domain.json`;
-      const settingsJson = `${zulipDir}/settings.json`;
-      const updatesJson = `${zulipDir}/updates.json`;
-      const windowStateJson = `${zulipDir}/window-state.json`;
+      const domainJson = path.join(zulipDir, "domain.json");
+      const settingsJson = path.join(zulipDir, "settings.json");
+      const updatesJson = path.join(zulipDir, "updates.json");
+      const windowStateJson = path.join(zulipDir, "window-state.json");
       const configData = [
         {
           path: domainJson,
diff --git a/app/common/logger-util.ts b/app/common/logger-util.ts
index bf4c88c9b..b9fe1b952 100644
--- a/app/common/logger-util.ts
+++ b/app/common/logger-util.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {Console} from "console"; // eslint-disable-line node/prefer-global/conso
 import electron from "electron";
 import fs from "fs";
 import os from "os";
+import path from "path";
 
 import {initSetUp} from "./default-util";
 import {captureException, sentryInit} from "./sentry-util";
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ if (process.type === "renderer") {
   );
 }
 
-const logDir = `${app.getPath("userData")}/Logs`;
+const logDir = app.getPath("logs");
 
 type Level = "log" | "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error";
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export default class Logger {
   constructor(options: LoggerOptions = {}) {
     let {file = "console.log"} = options;
 
-    file = `${logDir}/${file}`;
+    file = path.join(logDir, file);
 
     // Trim log according to type of process
     if (process.type === "renderer") {
diff --git a/app/main/index.ts b/app/main/index.ts
index c623ae485..57f1ffc27 100644
--- a/app/main/index.ts
+++ b/app/main/index.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ let badgeCount: number;
 
 let isQuitting = false;
 
-// Load this url in main window
-const mainURL = "file://" + path.join(__dirname, "../renderer", "main.html");
+// Load this file in main window
+const mainFile = "app/renderer/main.html";
 
 const permissionCallbacks = new Map<number, (grant: boolean) => void>();
 let nextPermissionCallbackId = 0;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function createMainWindow(): Electron.BrowserWindow {
   mainWindowState = windowStateKeeper({
     defaultWidth: 1100,
     defaultHeight: 720,
-    path: `${app.getPath("userData")}/config`,
+    path: path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "config"),
   });
 
   const win = new electron.BrowserWindow({
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function createMainWindow(): Electron.BrowserWindow {
     send(win.webContents, "focus");
   });
 
-  (async () => win.loadURL(mainURL))();
+  (async () => win.loadFile(mainFile))();
 
   // Keep the app running in background on close event
   win.on("close", (event) => {
diff --git a/app/main/linux-update-util.ts b/app/main/linux-update-util.ts
index eba7f3a51..684f2016d 100644
--- a/app/main/linux-update-util.ts
+++ b/app/main/linux-update-util.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function removeUpdateItem(key: string): void {
 function reloadDB(): void {
   const linuxUpdateJsonPath = path.join(
     app.getPath("userData"),
-    "/config/updates.json",
+    "config/updates.json",
   );
   try {
     const file = fs.readFileSync(linuxUpdateJsonPath, "utf8");
diff --git a/app/main/menu.ts b/app/main/menu.ts
index 67b4afb88..e8d69d0a5 100644
--- a/app/main/menu.ts
+++ b/app/main/menu.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {BrowserWindow, Menu, app, shell} from "electron";
+import * as path from "path";
 
 import AdmZip from "adm-zip";
 
@@ -68,13 +69,14 @@ function getToolsSubmenu(): Electron.MenuItemConstructorOptions[] {
         const dateString = date.toLocaleDateString().replace(/\//g, "-");
 
         // Create a zip file of all the logs and config data
-        zip.addLocalFolder(`${app.getPath("appData")}/${appName}/Logs`);
-        zip.addLocalFolder(`${app.getPath("appData")}/${appName}/config`);
+        zip.addLocalFolder(app.getPath("logs"));
+        zip.addLocalFolder(path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "config"));
 
         // Put the log file in downloads folder
-        const logFilePath = `${app.getPath(
-          "downloads",
-        )}/Zulip-logs-${dateString}.zip`;
+        const logFilePath = path.join(
+          app.getPath("downloads"),
+          `Zulip-logs-${dateString}.zip`,
+        );
         zip.writeZip(logFilePath);
 
         // Open and select the log file
diff --git a/app/main/request.ts b/app/main/request.ts
index e609b1ae4..2d3e75143 100644
--- a/app/main/request.ts
+++ b/app/main/request.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const logger = new Logger({
 });
 
 const generateFilePath = (url: string): string => {
-  const dir = `${app.getPath("userData")}/server-icons`;
+  const dir = path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "server-icons");
   const extension = path.extname(url).split("?")[0];
 
   let hash = 5381;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const generateFilePath = (url: string): string => {
     fs.mkdirSync(dir);
   }
 
-  return `${dir}/${hash >>> 0}${extension}`;
+  return path.join(dir, `${hash >>> 0}${extension}`);
 };
 
 export const _getServerSettings = async (
diff --git a/app/renderer/js/components/handle-external-link.ts b/app/renderer/js/components/handle-external-link.ts
index 2bfcc4d82..65393ec9f 100644
--- a/app/renderer/js/components/handle-external-link.ts
+++ b/app/renderer/js/components/handle-external-link.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function handleExternalLink(
   const url = new URL(event.url);
   const downloadPath = ConfigUtil.getConfigItem(
     "downloadsPath",
-    `${app.getPath("downloads")}`,
+    app.getPath("downloads"),
   );
 
   if (LinkUtil.isUploadsUrl(this.props.url, url)) {
diff --git a/app/renderer/js/feedback.ts b/app/renderer/js/feedback.ts
index aff360d27..c44de9c2d 100644
--- a/app/renderer/js/feedback.ts
+++ b/app/renderer/js/feedback.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ sendFeedback.addEventListener("feedback-cancelled", () => {
   feedbackHolder.classList.remove("show");
 });
 
-const dataDir = app.getPath("userData");
-const logsDir = path.join(dataDir, "/Logs");
+const logsDir = app.getPath("logs");
 sendFeedback.logs.push(
   ...fs.readdirSync(logsDir).map((file) => path.join(logsDir, file)),
 );
diff --git a/app/renderer/js/main.ts b/app/renderer/js/main.ts
index df83aa22b..1959b0a59 100644
--- a/app/renderer/js/main.ts
+++ b/app/renderer/js/main.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class ServerManagerView {
         showNotification: true,
         silent: false,
       },
-      downloadsPath: `${app.getPath("downloads")}`,
+      downloadsPath: app.getPath("downloads"),
       quitOnClose: false,
       promptDownload: false,
     };
diff --git a/scripts/notarize.js b/scripts/notarize.js
index 2351b50d8..18ca227a3 100644
--- a/scripts/notarize.js
+++ b/scripts/notarize.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const path = require("path");
 const dotenv = require("dotenv");
 const {notarize} = require("electron-notarize");
 
-dotenv.config({path: path.join(__dirname, "/../.env")});
+dotenv.config({path: path.join(__dirname, "../.env")});
 
 exports.default = async function (context) {
   const {electronPlatformName, appOutDir} = context;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports.default = async function (context) {
 
   return notarize({
     appBundleId: "org.zulip.zulip-electron",
-    appPath: `${appOutDir}/${appName}.app`,
+    appPath: path.join(appOutDir, `${appName}.app`),
     appleId: process.env.APPLE_ID,
     appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLE_ID_PASS,
     ascProvider: process.env.ASC_PROVIDER, // Team short name