diff --git a/apps/files/src/main.ts b/apps/files/src/main.ts
index cbaad6b6a3f3b..47321cb7d827b 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/main.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ __webpack_nonce__ = btoa(getRequestToken())
 
 declare global {
 	interface Window {
-		OC: any;
-		OCA: any;
-		OCP: any;
+		OC: Nextcloud.v28.OC
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		OCA: Record<string, any>
+		OCP: Nextcloud.v28.OCP
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +51,6 @@ Object.assign(window.OCA.Files.Settings, { Setting: SettingsModel })
 
 const FilesAppVue = Vue.extend(FilesApp)
 new FilesAppVue({
-	router: window.OCP.Files.Router.router,
+	router: (window.OCP.Files.Router as RouterService)._router,
 	pinia,
 }).$mount('#content')
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/RouterService.ts b/apps/files/src/services/RouterService.ts
index 0138939b1bafa..4e2999b1d29ef 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/RouterService.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/RouterService.ts
@@ -2,36 +2,37 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
-import type { Route } from 'vue-router'
+import type { Route, Location } from 'vue-router'
 import type VueRouter from 'vue-router'
-import type { Dictionary, Location } from 'vue-router/types/router'
 
 export default class RouterService {
 
-	private _router: VueRouter
+	// typescript compiles this to `#router` to make it private even in JS,
+	// but in TS it needs to be called without the visibility specifier
+	private router: VueRouter
 
 	constructor(router: VueRouter) {
-		this._router = router
+		this.router = router
 	}
 
 	get name(): string | null | undefined {
-		return this._router.currentRoute.name
+		return this.router.currentRoute.name
 	}
 
-	get query(): Dictionary<string | (string | null)[] | null | undefined> {
-		return this._router.currentRoute.query || {}
+	get query(): Record<string, string | (string | null)[] | null | undefined> {
+		return this.router.currentRoute.query || {}
 	}
 
-	get params(): Dictionary<string> {
-		return this._router.currentRoute.params || {}
+	get params(): Record<string, string> {
+		return this.router.currentRoute.params || {}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * This is a protected getter only for internal use
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	get router() {
-		return this._router
+	get _router() {
+		return this.router
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export default class RouterService {
 	 * @see https://router.vuejs.org/guide/essentials/navigation.html#navigate-to-a-different-location
 	 */
 	goTo(path: string, replace = false): Promise<Route> {
-		return this._router.push({
+		return this.router.push({
 			path,
 			replace,
 		})
@@ -59,11 +60,11 @@ export default class RouterService {
 	 */
 	goToRoute(
 		name?: string,
-		params?: Dictionary<string>,
-		query?: Dictionary<string | (string | null)[] | null | undefined>,
+		params?: Record<string, string>,
+		query?: Record<string, string | (string | null)[] | null | undefined>,
 		replace?: boolean,
 	): Promise<Route> {
-		return this._router.push({
+		return this.router.push({
 			name,
 			query,
 			params,