diff --git a/src/shared/organisms/DataPanel/DataPanel.tsx b/src/shared/organisms/DataPanel/DataPanel.tsx
index d7457f3af..82cfaf220 100644
--- a/src/shared/organisms/DataPanel/DataPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/organisms/DataPanel/DataPanel.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../molecules/MyDataTable/MyDataTable';
 import {
   distributionMatchesTypes,
+  getPathSeparator,
   getSizeOfResourcesToDownload,
   pathForChildDistributions,
   pathForTopLevelResources,
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ export async function downloadArchive({
   const resourcesForDownload = resourcesPayload.filter(
     item => item.localStorageType === 'resource'
   );
+  const slash = getPathSeparator();
 
   const resourcesNotFetched: Error[] = [];
   const { results } = await PromisePool.withConcurrency(4)
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ export async function downloadArchive({
         item,
         existingPaths
       );
-      const parentPath = `${path}/${filename}.${extension}`;
+      const parentPath = `${path}${slash}${filename}.${extension}`;
       // For resources with distribution(s), we want to download both, the metadata as well as all its distribution(s).
       // To do that, first prepare the metadata for download.
       topLevelResources.push({
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ export async function downloadArchive({
             ...item,
             // @ts-ignore
             '@type': childResource['@type'] ?? 'File',
-            path: `${childPath.path}/${childPath.fileName}`,
+            path: `${childPath.path}${slash}${childPath.fileName}`,
             _self: childResource._self ?? item._self,
             resourceId: childResource['@id'],
           });
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/__tests__/datapanel.spec.ts b/src/shared/utils/__tests__/datapanel.spec.ts
index 0fd642105..bf4f7a3ce 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/__tests__/datapanel.spec.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/__tests__/datapanel.spec.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ import {
   pathForTopLevelResources,
   toLocalStorageResources,
 } from '../datapanel';
+import * as deviceMock from 'react-device-detect';
+
+jest.mock('react-device-detect', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  isWindows: false,
+}));
 
 describe('datapanel utilities', () => {
   const orgName = 'orgA';
   const projectName = 'projectA';
 
+  const getDeviceMock = () => (deviceMock as unknown) as { isWindows: boolean };
+
   it('serializes resources with no distribution correctly to local storage object', () => {
     const actualLSResources = toLocalStorageResources(
       resourceWithoutDistrition,
@@ -404,4 +412,24 @@ describe('datapanel utilities', () => {
 
     expect(actualPathProps).toEqual(expectPathProps);
   });
+
+  it('uses backslashes as separator when user has windows device', () => {
+    getDeviceMock().isWindows = true;
+
+    const parentPath = `\\${orgName}\\${projectName}\\parentPath`;
+    const filename = 'awesome-file.asc';
+    const mockResource = getMockDistribution(filename);
+    const actualPathProps = pathForChildDistributions(
+      mockResource,
+      parentPath,
+      new Map()
+    );
+
+    const expectPathProps = {
+      path: `${parentPath}\\awesome-file`,
+      fileName: filename,
+    };
+
+    expect(actualPathProps).toEqual(expectPathProps);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/datapanel.ts b/src/shared/utils/datapanel.ts
index b34063223..29ca1bbd1 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/datapanel.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/datapanel.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import isValidUrl from '../../utils/validUrl';
 import { ResourceObscured } from 'shared/organisms/DataPanel/DataPanel';
 import { getResourceLabel, uuidv4 } from '.';
 import { parseURL } from './nexusParse';
+import { isWindows } from 'react-device-detect';
 
 const baseLocalStorageObject = (
   resource: Resource,
@@ -266,13 +267,20 @@ export function pathForTopLevelResources(
   };
 }
 
+export const getPathSeparator = () => {
+  if (isWindows) {
+    return '\\';
+  }
+  return '/';
+};
+
 export function pathForChildDistributions(
   distItem: any,
   parentPath: string,
   existingPaths: Map<string, number>
 ) {
   const defaultUniqueName = uuidv4().substring(0, 10); // TODO use last part of child self or id
-
+  const slash = getPathSeparator();
   const fullFileName = fileNameForDistributionItem(distItem, defaultUniqueName);
   const fileNameWithoutExtension = fullFileName.slice(
     0,
@@ -281,7 +289,7 @@ export function pathForChildDistributions(
   const extension = fullFileName.slice(fullFileName.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
 
   const childDir = fileNameWithoutExtension; // Max Length 20
-  const pathToChildFile = `${parentPath}/${childDir}`; // Max Length 60 + 1 + 20 = 80
+  const pathToChildFile = `${parentPath}${slash}${childDir}`; // Max Length 60 + 1 + 20 = 80
   let uniquePath: string; // TODO de-deuplicate
   if (existingPaths.has(pathToChildFile)) {
     const count = existingPaths.get(pathToChildFile)!;