diff --git a/Utility/Daemon.hs b/Utility/Daemon.hs
index c2a3d1bde7..38f8d09aee 100644
--- a/Utility/Daemon.hs
+++ b/Utility/Daemon.hs
@@ -189,6 +189,6 @@ winLockFile pid pidfile = do
 	prefix = pidfile ++ "."
 	suffix = ".lck"
 	cleanstale = mapM_ (void . tryIO . removeFile) =<<
-		(filter iswinlockfile <$> dirContents (fromRawFilePath (parentDir (toRawFilePath pidfile))))
+		(filter iswinlockfile . map fromRawFilePath <$> dirContents (parentDir (toRawFilePath pidfile)))
 	iswinlockfile f = suffix `isSuffixOf` f && prefix `isPrefixOf` f
 #endif
diff --git a/Utility/DirWatcher/FSEvents.hs b/Utility/DirWatcher/FSEvents.hs
index 7b6be6f13b..da2b3194bc 100644
--- a/Utility/DirWatcher/FSEvents.hs
+++ b/Utility/DirWatcher/FSEvents.hs
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ watchDir dir ignored scanevents hooks = do
 	scan d = unless (ignoredPath ignored d) $
 		-- Do not follow symlinks when scanning.
 		-- This mirrors the inotify startup scan behavior.
-		mapM_ go =<< emptyWhenDoesNotExist (dirContentsRecursiveSkipping (const False) False d)
+		mapM_ (go . fromRawFilePath) =<< emptyWhenDoesNotExist
+			(dirContentsRecursiveSkipping (const False) False (toRawFilePath d))
 	  where		
 		go f
 			| ignoredPath ignored f = noop
diff --git a/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs b/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs
index e5ce316ce6..5f53c13bf5 100644
--- a/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs
+++ b/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ watchDir dir ignored scanevents hooks = do
 		runhook h s = maybe noop (\a -> a (filePath evt) s) (h hooks)
 
 	scan d = unless (ignoredPath ignored d) $
-		mapM_ go =<< emptyWhenDoesNotExist (dirContentsRecursiveSkipping (const False) False d)
+		mapM_ (go . fromRawFilePath) =<< emptyWhenDoesNotExist
+			(dirContentsRecursiveSkipping (const False) False (toRawFilePath d))
 	  where		
 		go f
 			| ignoredPath ignored f = noop
diff --git a/Utility/Directory/Stream.hs b/Utility/Directory/Stream.hs
index 509abb68de..a74416d2f8 100644
--- a/Utility/Directory/Stream.hs
+++ b/Utility/Directory/Stream.hs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module Utility.Directory.Stream (
 
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Concurrent
-import qualified Data.ByteString as B
 import Data.Maybe
 import Prelude
 
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import Prelude
 import qualified System.Win32 as Win32
 import System.FilePath
 #else
+import qualified Data.ByteString as B
 import qualified System.Posix.Directory.ByteString as Posix
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Utility/FileIO.hs b/Utility/FileIO.hs
index b604581fc6..c40014810e 100644
--- a/Utility/FileIO.hs
+++ b/Utility/FileIO.hs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import System.File.OsPath
 import Utility.Path.Windows
 import Utility.OsPath
 import System.IO (IO, Handle, IOMode)
-import System.OsPath (OsPath)
 import qualified System.File.OsPath as O
 import qualified Data.ByteString as B
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
diff --git a/Utility/FileSize.hs b/Utility/FileSize.hs
index ad23647606..4858b0bdff 100644
--- a/Utility/FileSize.hs
+++ b/Utility/FileSize.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module Utility.FileSize (
 #ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
 import Control.Exception (bracket)
 import System.IO
-import Utility.FileSystemEncoding
 import qualified Utility.FileIO as F
 import Utility.OsPath
 #else
diff --git a/Utility/Gpg.hs b/Utility/Gpg.hs
index 19dd7f5395..763028e7dc 100644
--- a/Utility/Gpg.hs
+++ b/Utility/Gpg.hs
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ feedRead cmd params passphrase feeder reader = do
 		go (passphrasefd ++ params)
 #else
 	-- store the passphrase in a temp file for gpg
-	withTmpFile "gpg" $ \tmpfile h -> do
+	withTmpFile (toOsPath "gpg") $ \tmpfile h -> do
 		liftIO $ B.hPutStr h passphrase
 		liftIO $ hClose h
-		let passphrasefile = [Param "--passphrase-file", File tmpfile]
+		let passphrasefile = [Param "--passphrase-file", File (fromosPath tmpfile)]
 		go $ passphrasefile ++ params
 #endif
   where
diff --git a/Utility/LockFile/Windows.hs b/Utility/LockFile/Windows.hs
index c8e7c1bf52..9f35ec1129 100644
--- a/Utility/LockFile/Windows.hs
+++ b/Utility/LockFile/Windows.hs
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ openLock sharemode f = do
 	return $ if h == iNVALID_HANDLE_VALUE
 		then Nothing
 		else Just h
-#endif
   where
 	security_attributes = maybePtr Nothing
+#endif
 
 dropLock :: LockHandle -> IO ()
 dropLock = closeHandle
diff --git a/Utility/StatelessOpenPGP.hs b/Utility/StatelessOpenPGP.hs
index 6150bce633..874ed84e19 100644
--- a/Utility/StatelessOpenPGP.hs
+++ b/Utility/StatelessOpenPGP.hs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ feedRead cmd subcmd params password emptydirectory feeder reader = do
 	withTmpFile (toOsPath "sop") $ \tmpfile h -> do
 		liftIO $ B.hPutStr h password
 		liftIO $ hClose h
-		let passwordfile = [Param $ "--with-password="++tmpfile]
+		let passwordfile = [Param $ "--with-password=" ++ fromOsPath tmpfile]
 		-- Don't need to pass emptydirectory since @FD is not used,
 		-- and so tmpfile also does not need to be made absolute.
 		case emptydirectory of
diff --git a/doc/bugs/dead_clone_easily_dead_when_not_intended_.mdwn b/doc/bugs/dead_clone_easily_dead_when_not_intended_.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6b79764cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/dead_clone_easily_dead_when_not_intended_.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+### Please describe the problem.
+
+Current syntax of `dead` online at git annex dead [repository ...] [--key somekey ...] says
+
+`git annex dead [repository ...] [--key somekey ...]`
+
+which is also incorrect rendering I think since it is 
+
+```
+[d31548v@ndoli tmp]$ git annex dead --help
+git-annex dead - hide a lost repository or key
+
+Usage: git-annex dead [[REPOSITORY ...] | [--key KEY]]
+
+```
+
+so it is EITHER to announce REPOSITORY or a KEY.
+
+Naive/new/quick users, since many annex commands take file paths as arguments could provide `dead` with both - repository and local paths, e.g. `git annex dead here */*.nii.gz` or alike.  But then annex proceeds with marking `here` dead while then erroring out on paths:
+
+```shell
+(datalad-dev) [d78092t@ndoli 1080_wasabi]$ git-annex dead here sub-SID000743/ses-01/func/*.nii
+dead here (recording state in git...)
+ok
+git-annex: there is no available git remote named "sub-SID000743/ses-01/func/sub-SID000743_ses-01_task-hyperalignment_acq-mb8_run-04_bold.nii"
+```
+
+which is correct/expected behavior given the fact that if RTFM then those are to be taken as repositories.
+
+But I wondered if may be `git annex` could/should become more "protective" and fail early if any of provided repositories is "not available"?
+
+
+[[!meta author=yoh]]
+[[!tag projects/openneuro]]
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-dead/comment_1_704469f0deb075d0b3c70c73708cd456._comment b/doc/git-annex-dead/comment_1_704469f0deb075d0b3c70c73708cd456._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11cd23cf15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/git-annex-dead/comment_1_704469f0deb075d0b3c70c73708cd456._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="yarikoptic"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/f11e9c84cb18d26a1748c33b48c924b4"
+ subject="comment 1"
+ date="2025-01-23T15:53:39Z"
+ content="""
+is there `git annex undead` to easily mitigate users doing what they should have not done? ;-) 
+
+Would it be sufficient to just remove the corresponding `X` line from `trust.log`?
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-dead/comment_2_4da905b6b8c0c0ba31f4379bf6d940e0._comment b/doc/git-annex-dead/comment_2_4da905b6b8c0c0ba31f4379bf6d940e0._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e736aefaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/git-annex-dead/comment_2_4da905b6b8c0c0ba31f4379bf6d940e0._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="yarikoptic"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/f11e9c84cb18d26a1748c33b48c924b4"
+ subject="comment 2"
+ date="2025-01-23T21:33:25Z"
+ content="""
+d'oh -- it is `git annex semitrust here` to return the \"trust\" into a dead beast ;)
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-whereused/comment_4_2270f72a453d8a75a2e050c82561e4ae._comment b/doc/git-annex-whereused/comment_4_2270f72a453d8a75a2e050c82561e4ae._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a469b42363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/git-annex-whereused/comment_4_2270f72a453d8a75a2e050c82561e4ae._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="beryllium@5bc3c32eb8156390f96e363e4ba38976567425ec"
+ nickname="beryllium"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/62b67d68e918b381e7e9dd6a96c16137"
+ subject="comment 4"
+ date="2025-01-24T08:04:27Z"
+ content="""
+I don't know if this is expected behaviour, but for some files I imported from an importtree, when I use git-annex whereused --key with the correct key, nothing is shown unless I also add --historical
+
+And then I am shown the importtree branch information. It doesn't seem to make sense to me. The file is definitely present, and git-annex whereis confirms this, as does git-annex lock/unlock
+
+Willing to add more context if this is a little too vague
+
+Shaddy Baddah (beryllium at shaddybaddah dot name)
+
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/todo/RawFilePath_conversion.mdwn b/doc/todo/RawFilePath_conversion.mdwn
index a452c41dca..6268d93164 100644
--- a/doc/todo/RawFilePath_conversion.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/RawFilePath_conversion.mdwn
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ status.
   not yet used, and would eliminate a lot of fromRawFilePaths.
   Make Utility.SystemDirectory import it when built with OsPath,
   and the remaining 6 hours or work will explain itself..
+  This has been started in the `ospath` branch.
 
 [[!tag confirmed]]