diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c1db760..7212ee6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1048,9 +1048,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sysinfo"
-version = "0.29.11"
+version = "0.30.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd727fc423c2060f6c92d9534cef765c65a6ed3f428a03d7def74a8c4348e666"
+checksum = "732ffa00f53e6b2af46208fba5718d9662a421049204e156328b66791ffa15ae"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "core-foundation-sys",
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "rayon",
  "serde",
- "winapi",
+ "windows",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1302,6 +1302,16 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e48a53791691ab099e5e2ad123536d0fff50652600abaf43bbf952894110d0be"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.52.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1421af8..9e0501f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ keywords = ["cli", "backup"]
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.4.0", features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
-sysinfo = { version = "0.29.8", features = ["serde"] }
+sysinfo = { version = "0.30", features = ["serde"] }
 log = "0.4"
 clap-verbosity-flag = "2.0.1"
 clap_complete = "4.5.1"
diff --git a/src/devices.rs b/src/devices.rs
index ab400a0..be81adb 100644
--- a/src/devices.rs
+++ b/src/devices.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, BufWriter};
 use std::path::Path;
-use sysinfo::{System, SystemExt};
+use sysinfo::System;
 
 /// YAML file to store known devices.
 pub const DEVICESFILE: &str = "devices.yml";
@@ -25,18 +25,17 @@ impl Device {
     /// Create new `Device` of name `name`. Additional data is obtained via sysinfo.
     /// Filling fields which one failed to get is filled with "unknown".
     pub fn new(name: String) -> Device {
-        let sys = System::new();
         Device {
             name,
-            os_name: sys.name().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            os_name: System::name().unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 warn!("Failed to get OS name. Saving as \"unknown\".");
                 "unknown".to_string()
             }),
-            os_version: sys.os_version().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            os_version: System::os_version().unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 warn!("Failed to get OS version. Saving as \"unknown\".");
                 "unknown".to_string()
             }),
-            hostname: sys.host_name().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            hostname: System::host_name().unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 warn!("Failed to get hostname. Saving as \"unknown\".");
                 "unknown".to_string()
             }),
diff --git a/src/storages/physical_drive_partition.rs b/src/storages/physical_drive_partition.rs
index 1ad79bb..021b64b 100644
--- a/src/storages/physical_drive_partition.rs
+++ b/src/storages/physical_drive_partition.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use byte_unit::Byte;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::{self, Path};
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fmt};
-use sysinfo::{Disk, DiskExt, SystemExt};
+use sysinfo::{Disk, Disks};
 
 use super::local_info::{self, LocalInfo};
 
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ impl PhysicalDrivePartition {
             .to_string();
         let fs = disk.file_system();
         trace!("fs: {:?}", fs);
-        let fs = std::str::from_utf8(fs)?;
+        let fs: String = fs
+            .to_str()
+            .context("Failed to convert file_system osstr")?
+            .to_owned();
         let local_info = LocalInfo::new(alias, disk.mount_point().to_path_buf());
         Ok(PhysicalDrivePartition {
             name,
@@ -161,13 +164,9 @@ pub fn select_physical_storage(
 ) -> Result<PhysicalDrivePartition> {
     trace!("select_physical_storage");
     // get disk info from sysinfo
-    let sys_disks =
-        sysinfo::System::new_with_specifics(sysinfo::RefreshKind::new().with_disks_list());
-    trace!("refresh");
-    // sys_disks.refresh_disks_list();
-    // sys_disks.refresh_disks();
+    let sys_disks = Disks::new_with_refreshed_list();
     trace!("Available disks");
-    for disk in sys_disks.disks() {
+    for disk in &sys_disks {
         trace!("{:?}", disk)
     }
     let disk = select_sysinfo_disk(&sys_disks)?;
@@ -175,14 +174,13 @@ pub fn select_physical_storage(
     Ok(storage)
 }
 
-fn select_sysinfo_disk(sysinfo: &sysinfo::System) -> Result<&Disk> {
-    let available_disks = sysinfo
-        .disks()
+fn select_sysinfo_disk(disks: &sysinfo::Disks) -> Result<&Disk> {
+    let available_disks = disks
         .iter()
         .enumerate()
         .map(|(i, disk)| {
             let name = disk.name().to_str().unwrap_or("");
-            let fs: &str = std::str::from_utf8(disk.file_system()).unwrap_or("unknown");
+            let fs: &str = disk.file_system().to_str().unwrap_or("unknown");
             let kind = format!("{:?}", disk.kind());
             let mount_path = disk.mount_point();
             let total_space = byte_unit::Byte::from_bytes(disk.total_space().into())
@@ -203,10 +201,8 @@ fn select_sysinfo_disk(sysinfo: &sysinfo::System) -> Result<&Disk> {
     let disk = inquire::Select::new("Select drive:", available_disks).prompt()?;
     let disk_num: usize = disk.split(':').next().unwrap().parse().unwrap();
     trace!("disk_num: {}", disk_num);
-    let disk = sysinfo
-        .disks()
-        .iter()
-        .nth(disk_num)
+    let disk = disks
+        .get(disk_num)
         .context("no disk matched with selected one.")?;
     trace!("selected disk: {:?}", disk);
     Ok(disk)