diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 18b5dfba1b..283d24e1b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redoxfs"
-version = "0.3.5"
+version = "0.3.6"
 dependencies = [
  "fuse 0.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libc 0.2.58 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e5f2535f8c..7eb60f4096 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "redoxfs"
 description = "The Redox Filesystem"
 repository = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/redoxfs"
-version = "0.3.5"
+version = "0.3.6"
 license-file = "LICENSE"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = ["Jeremy Soller <jackpot51@gmail.com>"]
diff --git a/src/disk/file.rs b/src/disk/file.rs
index de1a6fbe96..d36e012c70 100644
--- a/src/disk/file.rs
+++ b/src/disk/file.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{Read, Write, Seek, SeekFrom};
+use std::path::Path;
 use syscall::error::{Error, Result, EIO};
 
 use BLOCK_SIZE;
@@ -20,14 +21,14 @@ pub struct DiskFile {
 }
 
 impl DiskFile {
-    pub fn open(path: &str) -> Result<DiskFile> {
+    pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<DiskFile> {
         let file = try_disk!(OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open(path));
         Ok(DiskFile {
             file: file
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn create(path: &str, size: u64) -> Result<DiskFile> {
+    pub fn create<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, size: u64) -> Result<DiskFile> {
         let file = try_disk!(OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).create(true).open(path));
         try_disk!(file.set_len(size));
         Ok(DiskFile {
diff --git a/src/disk/sparse.rs b/src/disk/sparse.rs
index dd7d7992cb..da31f06f32 100644
--- a/src/disk/sparse.rs
+++ b/src/disk/sparse.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{Read, Write, Seek, SeekFrom};
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::u64;
 use syscall::error::{Error, Result, EIO};
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct DiskSparse {
 }
 
 impl DiskSparse {
-    pub fn create(path: &str) -> Result<DiskSparse> {
+    pub fn create<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<DiskSparse> {
         let file = try_disk!(OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).create(true).open(path));
         Ok(DiskSparse {
             file