2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalUtils.cpp b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalUtils.cpp
index 14a6a2f218..352ba9f5ad 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalUtils.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalUtils.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ nsLocalURI2Path(const char* rootURI, const char* uriStr,
 
   nsCString localNativePath;
 
+#ifdef XP_WIN
+  localPath->GetPersistentDescriptor(localNativePath);
+#else
   localPath->GetNativePath(localNativePath);
+#endif
   nsEscapeNativePath(localNativePath);
   pathResult = localNativePath.get();
   const char *curPos = uriStr + PL_strlen(rootURI);
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsMailboxService.cpp b/mailnews/local/src/nsMailboxService.cpp
index 00a0d87c8f..3621df262c 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsMailboxService.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsMailboxService.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ nsresult nsMailboxService::ParseMailbox(nsIMsgWindow *aMsgWindow, nsIFile *aMail
     // okay now generate the url string
     nsCString mailboxPath;
 
+#ifdef XP_WIN
+    aMailboxPath->GetPersistentDescriptor(mailboxPath);
+#else
     aMailboxPath->GetNativePath(mailboxPath);
+#endif
     nsAutoCString buf;
     MsgEscapeURL(mailboxPath,
                  nsINetUtil::ESCAPE_URL_MINIMAL | nsINetUtil::ESCAPE_URL_FORCED, buf);