diff --git a/src/store/modules/ProfileModule.ts b/src/store/modules/ProfileModule.ts
index 0115278d9..cbb9cb16c 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/ProfileModule.ts
+++ b/src/store/modules/ProfileModule.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import ManagerSettings from '../../r2mm/manager/ManagerSettings';
 import * as PackageDb from '../../r2mm/manager/PackageDexieStore';
 import ModListSort from '../../r2mm/mods/ModListSort';
 import ProfileModList from '../../r2mm/mods/ProfileModList';
+import FileUtils from '../../utils/FileUtils';
 import SearchUtils from '../../utils/SearchUtils';
 
 interface State {
@@ -301,9 +302,9 @@ export default {
 
         async generateTroubleshootingString({dispatch, getters, rootGetters, rootState}): Promise<string> {
             const steamDirectory = await GameDirectoryResolverProvider.instance.getSteamDirectory();
-            const steamPath = steamDirectory instanceof R2Error ? '-' : steamDirectory;
+            const steamPath = steamDirectory instanceof R2Error ? '-' : FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername(steamDirectory);
             const gameDirectory = await GameDirectoryResolverProvider.instance.getDirectory(rootState.activeGame);
-            const gamePath = gameDirectory instanceof R2Error ? '-' : gameDirectory;
+            const gamePath = gameDirectory instanceof R2Error ? '-' : FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername(gameDirectory);
             const packageCacheDate = await PackageDb.getLastPackageListUpdateTime(rootState.activeGame.internalFolderName);
             const packageCacheSize = await PackageDb.getPackageCount(rootState.activeGame.internalFolderName);
             const packageVuexState: string = await dispatch('tsMods/generateTroubleshootingString', null, {root: true});
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ export default {
                 Game: ${rootState.activeGame.displayName} (${rootState.activeGame.activePlatform.storePlatform})
                 Steam path: ${steamPath}
                 Game path: ${gamePath}
-                Profile path: ${getters.activeProfile.getProfilePath()}
+                Profile path: ${FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername(getters.activeProfile.getProfilePath())}
                 Custom launch arguments: ${rootGetters.settings.getContext().gameSpecific.launchParameters || '-'}
                 Mod list in cache: ${packageCacheSize} mods, hash updated ${packageCacheDate || 'never'}
                 Mod list in memory: ${packageVuexState}
diff --git a/src/utils/FileUtils.ts b/src/utils/FileUtils.ts
index 2be531fdd..3c1d0ee80 100644
--- a/src/utils/FileUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/FileUtils.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ export default class FileUtils {
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
+    // Obfuscates the Windows username if it's part of the path.
+    public static hideWindowsUsername(dir: string) {
+        const separator = dir.includes('/') ? '/' : '\\';
+        return dir.replace(
+            /([A-Za-z]:)[\\\/]Users[\\\/][^\\\/]+[\\\/]/,
+            `$1${separator}Users${separator}***${separator}`
+        );
+    }
+
     public static humanReadableSize(bytes: number) {
         // NumberFormat renders GBs as BBs ("billion bytes") when using "byte" unit type.
         if (bytes > 999999999 && bytes < 1000000000000) {
diff --git a/test/jest/__tests__/utils/utils.FileUtils.ts.spec.ts b/test/jest/__tests__/utils/utils.FileUtils.ts.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21c389a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jest/__tests__/utils/utils.FileUtils.ts.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import FileUtils from "../../../../src/utils/FileUtils";
+
+describe("FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername", () => {
+    it("Doesn't change slashes", () => {
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\Alice\\appData')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\appData');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:/Users/Bob/appData')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:/Users/***/appData');
+    });
+
+    it("Doesn't change drive letters", () => {
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\Charlie\\appData')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\appData');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('x:\\Users\\David\\appData')
+        ).toStrictEqual('x:\\Users\\***\\appData');
+    });
+
+    it("Doesn't change the rest of the path", () => {
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\Eve\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\Frank\\Desktop')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\Desktop');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\Grace\\Desktop\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\Desktop\\');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\Heidi\\Desktop\\file.txt')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\Desktop\\file.txt');
+    });
+
+    it("Doesn't affect other paths", () => {
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\LUsers\\Ivan\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\LUsers\\Ivan\\');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\temp\\Users\\Judy\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\temp\\Users\\Judy\\');
+    });
+
+    it("Isn't tricked by odd usernames", () => {
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\123\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\@admin\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\_\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\');
+
+        expect(
+            FileUtils.hideWindowsUsername('C:\\Users\\***\\')
+        ).toStrictEqual('C:\\Users\\***\\');
+    });
+});