diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ec0a258..3fdfdaa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ enum TrimStackInstruction{
 
 enum WriteStackInstruction<'a>{
 	Node(&'a TreeNode),
-	PushFolder(std::path::Component<'a>),
+	PushFolder(String),
 	PopFolder,
 	Destroy(Ref),
 }
@@ -280,8 +280,12 @@ impl PropertiesOverride{
 	}
 }
 
+fn sanitize<'a>(s:&'a str)->std::borrow::Cow<'a,str>{
+	lazy_regex::regex!(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]").replace_all(s,"_")
+}
+
 fn write_item(dom:&rbx_dom_weak::WeakDom,mut file:std::path::PathBuf,node:&TreeNode)->AResult<()>{
-	file.push(node.name.as_str());
+	file.push(sanitize(node.name.as_str()).as_ref());
 	match node.class{
 		Class::Folder=>(),
 		Class::ModuleScript|Class::LocalScript|Class::Script=>{
@@ -429,7 +433,7 @@ fn decompile(input_file:std::path::PathBuf,output_folder:std::path::PathBuf)->AR
 				if has_children||properties.is_some(){
 					//push temp subfolder
 					let mut subfolder=folder.clone();
-					subfolder.push(node.name.as_str());
+					subfolder.push(sanitize(node.name.as_str()).as_ref());
 					//make folder
 					std::fs::create_dir(subfolder.clone())?;
 					//write properties
@@ -457,7 +461,7 @@ fn decompile(input_file:std::path::PathBuf,output_folder:std::path::PathBuf)->AR
 							stack.push(WriteStackInstruction::Node(c));
 						}
 					}
-					stack.push(WriteStackInstruction::PushFolder(std::path::Component::Normal(std::ffi::OsStr::new(node.name.as_str()))));
+					stack.push(WriteStackInstruction::PushFolder(sanitize(node.name.as_str()).to_string()));
 				}
 			},
 		}