diff --git a/internal/view/log.go b/internal/view/log.go
index ac5107fe..8d8238ac 100644
--- a/internal/view/log.go
+++ b/internal/view/log.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ const (
 	flushTimeout = 50 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
+// InvalidCharsRX contains invalid filename characters.
+var invalidPathCharsRX = regexp.MustCompile(`[:/\\]+`)
+
 // Log represents a generic log viewer.
 type Log struct {
 	*tview.Flex
@@ -284,18 +288,24 @@ func (l *Log) SaveCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func sanitizeFilename(name string) string {
+	processedString := invalidPathCharsRX.ReplaceAllString(name, "-")
+
+	return processedString
+}
+
 func ensureDir(dir string) error {
 	return os.MkdirAll(dir, 0744)
 }
 
 func saveData(cluster, name, data string) (string, error) {
-	dir := filepath.Join(config.K9sDumpDir, cluster)
+	dir := filepath.Join(config.K9sDumpDir, sanitizeFilename(cluster))
 	if err := ensureDir(dir); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
 	now := time.Now().UnixNano()
-	fName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.log", strings.Replace(name, "/", "-", -1), now)
+	fName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.log", sanitizeFilename(name), now)
 
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, fName)
 	mod := os.O_CREATE | os.O_WRONLY
diff --git a/internal/view/table_helper.go b/internal/view/table_helper.go
index 64d86469..8e18c48e 100644
--- a/internal/view/table_helper.go
+++ b/internal/view/table_helper.go
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ import (
 func computeFilename(cluster, ns, title, path string) (string, error) {
 	now := time.Now().UnixNano()
 
-	dir := filepath.Join(config.K9sDumpDir, cluster)
+	dir := filepath.Join(config.K9sDumpDir, sanitizeFilename(cluster))
 	if err := ensureDir(dir); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	name := title + "-" + strings.Replace(path, "/", "-", -1)
+	name := title + "-" + sanitizeFilename(path)
 	if path == "" {
 		name = title
 	}
diff --git a/internal/view/yaml.go b/internal/view/yaml.go
index 90ff4258..6831490d 100644
--- a/internal/view/yaml.go
+++ b/internal/view/yaml.go
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ func enableRegion(str string) string {
 }
 
 func saveYAML(cluster, name, data string) (string, error) {
-	dir := filepath.Join(config.K9sDumpDir, cluster)
+	dir := filepath.Join(config.K9sDumpDir, sanitizeFilename(cluster))
 	if err := ensureDir(dir); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
 	now := time.Now().UnixNano()
-	fName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.yml", strings.Replace(name, "/", "-", -1), now)
+	fName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.yml", sanitizeFilename(name), now)
 
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, fName)
 	mod := os.O_CREATE | os.O_WRONLY