diff --git a/.changeset/gold-dogs-fly.md b/.changeset/gold-dogs-fly.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d4418dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-dogs-fly.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'renterd': minor
+---
+
+Fixed an issue where file and directory names could not contain the # symbol.
diff --git a/apps/hostd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx b/apps/hostd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx
index 3f66c9dc7..2d4ee6395 100644
--- a/apps/hostd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/hostd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   PendingFilled16,
   Subtract24,
 } from '@siafoundation/react-icons'
-import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useSyncStatus } from '../hooks/useSyncStatus'
 import { routes } from '../config/routes'
 import { useDialog } from '../contexts/dialog'
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js'
 import { humanSiacoin, toHastings } from '@siafoundation/sia-js'
 import { useAppSettings } from '@siafoundation/react-core'
 import { useVolumes } from '../contexts/volumes'
+import useLocalStorageState from 'use-local-storage-state'
 
 export function OnboardingBar() {
   const { isUnlocked } = useAppSettings()
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ export function OnboardingBar() {
   const { dataset: volumes } = useVolumes()
   const settings = useSettings()
   const wallet = useWallet()
-  const [maximized, setMaximized] = useState<boolean>(true)
+  const [maximized, setMaximized] = useLocalStorageState<boolean>(
+    'v0/hostd/onboarding/maximized',
+    {
+      defaultValue: true,
+    }
+  )
   const syncStatus = useSyncStatus()
 
   if (!isUnlocked) {
diff --git a/apps/renterd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx b/apps/renterd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx
index f1eb1c9eb..8624e8b09 100644
--- a/apps/renterd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/renterd/components/OnboardingBar.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   PendingFilled16,
   Subtract24,
 } from '@siafoundation/react-icons'
-import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useApp } from '../contexts/app'
 import { useSyncStatus } from '../hooks/useSyncStatus'
 import { routes } from '../config/routes'
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import { useAutopilotConfig, useWallet } from '@siafoundation/react-renterd'
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js'
 import { humanSiacoin } from '@siafoundation/sia-js'
 import { useAppSettings } from '@siafoundation/react-core'
+import useLocalStorageState from 'use-local-storage-state'
 
 export function OnboardingBar() {
   const { isUnlocked } = useAppSettings()
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ export function OnboardingBar() {
       },
     },
   })
-  const [maximized, setMaximized] = useState<boolean>(true)
+  const [maximized, setMaximized] = useLocalStorageState<boolean>(
+    'v0/renterd/onboarding/maximized',
+    {
+      defaultValue: true,
+    }
+  )
 
   const syncStatus = useSyncStatus()
   const notEnoughContracts = useNotEnoughContracts()
diff --git a/apps/renterd/contexts/files/index.tsx b/apps/renterd/contexts/files/index.tsx
index 83047bb92..797139a5a 100644
--- a/apps/renterd/contexts/files/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/renterd/contexts/files/index.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function useFilesMain() {
 
   // [bucket, key, directory]
   const activeDirectory = useMemo<FullPathSegments>(
-    () => (router.query.path as FullPathSegments) || [],
+    () => (router.query.path as FullPathSegments).map(decodeURIComponent) || [],
     [router.query.path]
   )
 
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ function useFilesMain() {
   const setActiveDirectory = useCallback(
     (fn: (activeDirectory: FullPathSegments) => FullPathSegments) => {
       const nextActiveDirectory = fn(activeDirectory)
-      router.push('/files/' + nextActiveDirectory.join('/'))
+      router.push(
+        '/files/' + nextActiveDirectory.map(encodeURIComponent).join('/')
+      )
     },
     [router, activeDirectory]
   )
diff --git a/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.spec.ts b/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.spec.ts
index 40203fa43..299295b52 100644
--- a/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ describe('bucketAndKeyParamsFromPath', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('works for file with hash in path', () => {
+    expect(
+      bucketAndKeyParamsFromPath('bucket/path#/to#hash/file#hash.txt')
+    ).toEqual({
+      bucket: 'bucket',
+      key: 'path%23/to%23hash/file%23hash.txt',
+    })
+  })
+
   it('works for directory', () => {
     expect(bucketAndKeyParamsFromPath('bucket/path/to/directory/')).toEqual({
       bucket: 'bucket',
diff --git a/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.ts b/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.ts
index f3aecd754..05472bb90 100644
--- a/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.ts
+++ b/apps/renterd/contexts/files/paths.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export function bucketAndKeyParamsFromPath(path: FullPath): {
 } {
   return {
     bucket: getBucketFromPath(path),
-    key: getKeyFromPath(path).slice(1),
+    key: getKeyFromPath(path)
+      .slice(1)
+      .split('/')
+      .map(encodeURIComponent)
+      .join('/'),
   }
 }