diff --git a/internal/dirs/dirs.go b/internal/dirs/dirs.go
index 64e1854..b1a08c7 100644
--- a/internal/dirs/dirs.go
+++ b/internal/dirs/dirs.go
@@ -31,5 +31,11 @@ func UnExpand(dir, workdir string) (outdir string) {
 
 	outdir = strings.Replace(outdir, home, "~", 1)
 
+	outdir = UnEscape(outdir)
+
 	return
 }
+
+func UnEscape(input string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(input, "%20", " ")
+}
diff --git a/internal/tables/tables.go b/internal/tables/tables.go
index 887b632..cca0e0f 100644
--- a/internal/tables/tables.go
+++ b/internal/tables/tables.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func newInfosModel(is trash.Infos, width, height int, readonly, preselected bool
 			b = humanize.Bytes(uint64(i.Filesize()))
 		}
 		r := table.Row{
-			i.Name(),
+			dirs.UnEscape(i.Name()),
 			dirs.UnExpand(filepath.Dir(i.OGPath()), ""),
 			t,
 			b,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func newFilesModel(fs files.Files, width, height int, readonly, preselected bool
 			b = humanize.Bytes(uint64(f.Filesize()))
 		}
 		r := table.Row{
-			f.Name(),
+			dirs.UnEscape(f.Name()),
 			dirs.UnExpand(f.Path(), workdir),
 			t,
 			b,
diff --git a/internal/trash/trash.go b/internal/trash/trash.go
index d622cbc..d81f86c 100644
--- a/internal/trash/trash.go
+++ b/internal/trash/trash.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.burning.moe/celediel/gt/internal/dirs"
 	"git.burning.moe/celediel/gt/internal/filter"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
@@ -111,8 +112,9 @@ func FindFiles(trashdir, ogdir string, f *filter.Filter) (files Infos, outerr er
 
 func Restore(files []Info) (restored int, err error) {
 	for _, file := range files {
-		log.Infof("restoring %s back to %s\n", file.name, file.ogpath)
-		if err = os.Rename(file.path, file.ogpath); err != nil {
+		var outpath string = dirs.UnEscape(file.ogpath)
+		log.Infof("restoring %s back to %s\n", file.name, outpath)
+		if err = os.Rename(file.path, outpath); err != nil {
 			return restored, err
 		}
 		if err = os.Remove(file.trashinfo); err != nil {