diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 531d9b18ca402..b8ccdda96a7ea 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2271,6 +2271,7 @@ name = "oxlint"
 version = "0.15.8"
 dependencies = [
  "bpaf",
+ "cow-utils",
  "ignore",
  "insta",
  "jemallocator",
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/Cargo.toml b/apps/oxlint/Cargo.toml
index 19bc43ea2be6a..fbe2544ec89bb 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/oxlint/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ oxc_linter = { workspace = true }
 oxc_span = { workspace = true }
 
 bpaf = { workspace = true, features = ["autocomplete", "bright-color", "derive"] }
+cow-utils = { workspace = true }
 ignore = { workspace = true, features = ["simd-accel"] }
 miette = { workspace = true }
 rayon = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
index 4ed57ca79c3ac..1f7649b52c5fb 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{
     time::Instant,
 };
 
+use cow_utils::CowUtils;
 use ignore::gitignore::Gitignore;
 use oxc_diagnostics::{DiagnosticService, GraphicalReportHandler};
 use oxc_linter::{
@@ -209,7 +210,8 @@ impl Runner for LintRunner {
             } else {
                 let path = if path.is_relative() { options.cwd().join(path) } else { path.clone() };
                 stdout.write_all(format!(
-                    "The tsconfig file {path:?} does not exist, Please provide a valid tsconfig file.\n",
+                    "The tsconfig file {:?} does not exist, Please provide a valid tsconfig file.\n",
+                    path.to_string_lossy().cow_replace('\\', "/")
                 ).as_bytes()).or_else(Self::check_for_writer_error).unwrap();
                 stdout.flush().unwrap();
 
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/tester.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/tester.rs
index 6ebae30de1452..b4a252b23400f 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src/tester.rs
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/tester.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use crate::cli::{lint_command, LintRunner};
 #[cfg(test)]
 use crate::runner::Runner;
 #[cfg(test)]
+use cow_utils::CowUtils;
+#[cfg(test)]
 use regex::Regex;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
@@ -78,10 +80,8 @@ impl Tester {
 
         // do not output the current working directory, each machine has a different one
         let cwd_string = current_cwd.to_str().unwrap();
-        #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
-        let cwd_string = cwd_string.replace('\\', "/");
-        #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
-        let output_string = output_string.replace(&cwd_string, "<cwd>");
+        let cwd_string = cwd_string.cow_replace('\\', "/").to_string(); // for windows
+        let output_string = output_string.cow_replace(&cwd_string, "<cwd>");
 
         let full_args_list =
             multiple_args.iter().map(|args| args.join(" ")).collect::<Vec<String>>().join(" ");
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ impl Tester {
 
         // windows can not handle filenames with *
         // allow replace instead of cow_replace. It only test
-        #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
-        let snapshot_file_name = snapshot_file_name.replace('*', "_");
+        let snapshot_file_name = snapshot_file_name.cow_replace('*', "_").to_string();
         settings.bind(|| {
             insta::assert_snapshot!(snapshot_file_name, output_string);
         });