diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f5a5036b7..3c310d045 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ package_dir =
 include_package_data = true
 python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
-  appdirs
+  platformdirs >=3.0.0, <4.0.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'  # for macOS: breaking changes in 3.0.0,
+  platformdirs >=2.6.0, <4.0.0; sys_platform != 'darwin'  # for others: 2.6+ works consistently.
   paramiko
   pyqt5
   peewee
diff --git a/src/vorta/__main__.py b/src/vorta/__main__.py
index eb2ca3a1c..34a5bd8c3 100644
--- a/src/vorta/__main__.py
+++ b/src/vorta/__main__.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def exception_handler(type, value, tb):
 
     # Init database
     sqlite_db = SqliteDatabase(
-        os.path.join(SETTINGS_DIR, 'settings.db'),
+        SETTINGS_DIR / 'settings.db',
         pragmas={
             'journal_mode': 'wal',
         },
diff --git a/src/vorta/application.py b/src/vorta/application.py
index 3b9e427f0..3c9327db6 100644
--- a/src/vorta/application.py
+++ b/src/vorta/application.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 from PyQt5 import QtCore
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-APP_ID = os.path.join(TEMP_DIR, "socket")
+APP_ID = TEMP_DIR / "socket"
 
 
 class VortaApp(QtSingleApplication):
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class VortaApp(QtSingleApplication):
     check_failed_event = QtCore.pyqtSignal(dict)
 
     def __init__(self, args_raw, single_app=False):
-        super().__init__(APP_ID, args_raw)
+        super().__init__(str(APP_ID), args_raw)
         args = parse_args()
         if self.isRunning():
             if single_app:
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@ def check_darwin_permissions(self):
         This function tries reading a file that is known to be restricted and warn the user about
         incomplete backups.
         """
-        test_path = os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Cookies')
-        if os.path.exists(test_path) and not os.access(test_path, os.R_OK):
+        test_path = Path('~/Library/Cookies').expanduser()
+        if test_path.exists() and not os.access(test_path, os.R_OK):
             msg = QMessageBox()
             msg.setIcon(QMessageBox.Warning)
             msg.setTextInteractionFlags(QtCore.Qt.LinksAccessibleByMouse)
diff --git a/src/vorta/autostart.py b/src/vorta/autostart.py
index 096d13b33..bd1c22736 100644
--- a/src/vorta/autostart.py
+++ b/src/vorta/autostart.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def open_app_at_startup(enabled=True):
 
     elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
         from pathlib import Path
-        from appdirs import user_config_dir
+        from platformdirs import user_config_path
 
         is_flatpak = Path('/.flatpak-info').exists()
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def open_app_at_startup(enabled=True):
         if is_flatpak:
             autostart_path = Path.home() / '.config' / 'autostart'
         else:
-            autostart_path = Path(user_config_dir("autostart"))
+            autostart_path = user_config_path("autostart")
 
         if not autostart_path.exists():
             autostart_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/src/vorta/config.py b/src/vorta/config.py
index c744f55e0..80961e1b5 100644
--- a/src/vorta/config.py
+++ b/src/vorta/config.py
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
-import appdirs
+import platformdirs
 
 APP_NAME = 'Vorta'
 APP_AUTHOR = 'BorgBase'
 APP_ID_DARWIN = 'com.borgbase.client.macos'
-dirs = appdirs.AppDirs(APP_NAME, APP_AUTHOR)
-SETTINGS_DIR = dirs.user_data_dir
-LOG_DIR = dirs.user_log_dir
-CACHE_DIR = dirs.user_cache_dir
-TEMP_DIR = os.path.join(CACHE_DIR, "tmp")
+dirs = platformdirs.PlatformDirs(APP_NAME, APP_AUTHOR)
+SETTINGS_DIR = dirs.user_data_path
+LOG_DIR = dirs.user_log_path
+CACHE_DIR = dirs.user_cache_path
+TEMP_DIR = CACHE_DIR / "tmp"
 PROFILE_BOOTSTRAP_FILE = Path.home() / '.vorta-init.json'
 
-if not os.path.exists(SETTINGS_DIR):
-    os.makedirs(SETTINGS_DIR)
 
-if not os.path.exists(LOG_DIR):
-    os.makedirs(LOG_DIR)
-
-if not os.path.exists(CACHE_DIR):
-    os.makedirs(CACHE_DIR)
-
-if not os.path.exists(TEMP_DIR):
-    os.makedirs(TEMP_DIR)
+# ensure directories exist
+for dir in (SETTINGS_DIR, LOG_DIR, CACHE_DIR, TEMP_DIR):
+    dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/src/vorta/log.py b/src/vorta/log.py
index 34ac2aa71..e0f8e7510 100644
--- a/src/vorta/log.py
+++ b/src/vorta/log.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 """
 
 import logging
-import os
 from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
 from .config import LOG_DIR
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ def init_logger(background=False):
     formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
 
     # create handlers
-    fh = TimedRotatingFileHandler(os.path.join(LOG_DIR, 'vorta.log'), when='d', interval=1, backupCount=5)
+    fh = TimedRotatingFileHandler(LOG_DIR / 'vorta.log', when='d', interval=1, backupCount=5)
     fh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     fh.setFormatter(formatter)
     logger.addHandler(fh)