diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index c372515..d83ce39 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -746,37 +746,7 @@ fn main() {
                 app_data.join("vyla-home-files")
             };
 
-            let version_file = vyla_files.join("version.json");
-            let current_app_version = app.package_info().version.to_string();
-            let mut version_mismatch = false;
-
-            if version_file.exists() {
-                if let Ok(content) = std::fs::read_to_string(&version_file) {
-                    if let Ok(json) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&content) {
-                        if let Some(version) = json.get("version").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
-                            if version != current_app_version {
-                                version_mismatch = true;
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            version_mismatch = true;
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        version_mismatch = true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            if version_mismatch {
-                debug_log(&format!(
-                    "App version updated to {}. Cleaning old files.",
-                    current_app_version
-                ));
-                let dirs_to_remove = ["frontend", "player", "stream-api", "auth-proxy", "config"];
-                for d in dirs_to_remove {
-                    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(vyla_files.join(d));
-                }
-                let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&version_file);
-            }
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&vyla_files);
 
             let window = WebviewWindowBuilder::new(app, "main", WebviewUrl::App("index.html".into()))
                 .title("Vyla Home")
diff --git a/ui/index.html b/ui/index.html
index 8471d23..ee75d16 100644
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -569,15 +569,14 @@ void main() {
                     if (progressTrack) progressTrack.style.display = "block";
                     const percent = data.percent || 0;
                     if (progressFill) progressFill.style.width = percent + "%";
-                    if (!currentStatusText.startsWith("Downloading update...")) {
-                        setStatus("Downloading update...");
-                    }
+                    setStatus(`Downloading update (${percent}%)...`);
                 }
             });
 
             eventApi.listen("update-available", (e) => {
                 const data = e.payload || e;
                 if (data) {
+                    if (progressTrack) progressTrack.style.display = "none";
                     setStatus(`Update Available: ${data.latest} (Current: ${data.current})`);
                     if (actionsEl) actionsEl.style.display = "flex";
                 }
@@ -586,6 +585,8 @@ void main() {
             eventApi.listen("ready", (e) => {
                 const data = e.payload || e;
                 if (data && data.url) {
+                    if (progressTrack) progressTrack.style.display = "none";
+                    if (actionsEl) actionsEl.style.display = "none";
                     setStatus("Launching...");
                 }
             });