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Cargo.lock

@@ -440,6 +440,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "async-stream"
+version = "0.3.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b5a71a6f37880a80d1d7f19efd781e4b5de42c88f0722cc13bcb6cc2cfe8476"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-stream-impl",
+ "futures-core",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-stream-impl"
+version = "0.3.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c7c24de15d275a1ecfd47a380fb4d5ec9bfe0933f309ed5e705b775596a3574d"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-task"
 version = "4.7.1"
@@ -632,6 +654,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "blake3"
+version = "1.8.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d9e454fc11f76977dc803893aff6304ed33d6a26efae8696573bea74baa27ae"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrayvec",
+ "cc",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "constant_time_eq",
+ "cpufeatures 0.3.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "block"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -1012,6 +1047,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "constant_time_eq"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3d52eff69cd5e647efe296129160853a42795992097e8af39800e1060caeea9b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -1071,6 +1112,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cpufeatures"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b2a41393f66f16b0823bb79094d54ac5fbd34ab292ddafb9a0456ac9f87d201"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crc32fast"
 version = "1.5.1"
@@ -1544,6 +1594,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc_version",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "filetime"
+version = "0.2.29"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c287a33c7f0a620c38e641e7f60827713987b3c0f26e8ddc9462cc69cf75759"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "find-msvc-tools"
 version = "0.1.11"
@@ -4301,7 +4361,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a978451301f4db1d02937a4ab3ccce137717b81826e79b7d49ffe3244a13c3b8"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -4312,7 +4372,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7507d819769d01a365ab707794a4084392c824f54a7a6a7862f8c3d0892b283"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
+ "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -4651,6 +4711,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "version-compare",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tar"
+version = "0.4.46"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f6221d9a6003c78398e3b239969f352578258df48c8eb051caadae0015bc840"
+dependencies = [
+ "filetime",
+ "libc",
+ "xattr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "target-lexicon"
 version = "0.12.16"
@@ -6090,6 +6161,16 @@ version = "0.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ea6fc2961e4ef194dcbfe56bb845534d0dc8098940c7e5c012a258bfec6701bd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xattr"
+version = "1.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "32e45ad4206f6d2479085147f02bc2ef834ac85886624a23575ae137c8aa8156"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "rustix 1.1.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xcursor"
 version = "0.3.11"
@@ -6372,10 +6453,13 @@ checksum = "e13c156562582aa81c60cb29407084cdb54c4164760106ab78e6c5b0858cf64e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerosend"
-version = "2.5.1"
+version = "2.5.3-beta.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arboard",
+ "async-stream",
  "axum",
+ "blake3",
+ "bytes",
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "crossterm",
@@ -6395,6 +6479,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sha2",
  "socket2 0.5.10",
+ "tar",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
  "tower",
@@ -6409,6 +6494,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "winreg",
  "winres",
  "zip",
+ "zstd",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6459,6 +6545,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
  "zopfli",
+ "zstd",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6479,6 +6566,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd-adler32",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd"
+version = "0.13.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e91ee311a569c327171651566e07972200e76fcfe2242a4fa446149a3881c08a"
+dependencies = [
+ "zstd-safe",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-safe"
+version = "7.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f49c4d5f0abb602a93fb8736af2a4f4dd9512e36f7f570d66e65ff867ed3b9d"
+dependencies = [
+ "zstd-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-sys"
+version = "2.0.16+zstd.1.5.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "91e19ebc2adc8f83e43039e79776e3fda8ca919132d68a1fed6a5faca2683748"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zune-core"
 version = "0.5.3"

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zerosend"
-version = "2.5.1"
+version = "2.5.3-beta.2"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Fast, peer-to-peer file transfer designed for ZeroTier, Tailscale, Radmin VPN and LAN"
 authors = ["RarDog"]
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ authors = ["RarDog"]
 tokio = { version = "1.43", features = ["full"] }
 tokio-util = { version = "0.7", features = ["io", "codec"] }
 futures-util = "0.3"
+async-stream = "0.3"
+bytes = "1.9"
 axum = { version = "0.8", features = ["multipart"] }
 tower = "0.5"
 tower-http = { version = "0.6", features = ["cors", "trace", "fs"] }
@@ -19,6 +21,11 @@ socket2 = { version = "0.5", features = ["all"] }
 network-interface = "2.0"
 ipnetwork = "0.20"
 
+# Compression & Archiving
+zstd = "0.13"
+tar = "0.4"
+zip = { version = "2.2", default-features = false, features = ["deflate", "zstd"] }
+
 # GUI & Dialogs
 eframe = "0.29"
 rfd = "0.15"
@@ -26,7 +33,6 @@ qrcode = "0.14"
 arboard = "3.4"
 image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["png"] }
 tray-icon = "0.19"
-zip = { version = "2.2", default-features = false, features = ["deflate"] }
 
 # CLI & TUI
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ sha2 = "0.10"
 hex = "0.4"
 walkdir = "2.5"
 human_bytes = "0.4"
+blake3 = "1.5"
 
 # Windows Native Registry & Sound
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]

src/main.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ fn get_default_device_name() -> String {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    // Clean up any old binaries or temp files from previous self-updates
+    if let Ok(current_exe) = std::env::current_exe() {
+        if let Some(exe_dir) = current_exe.parent() {
+            let _ = std::fs::remove_file(exe_dir.join("zerosend.exe.old"));
+            let _ = std::fs::remove_file(exe_dir.join("zerosend_update.exe"));
+        }
+    }
+
     let config = AppConfig::load();
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 
@@ -184,6 +192,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
                     TransferState::Rejected => {
                         pb.abandon_with_message("⛔ Transfer rejected by recipient.");
                     }
+                    TransferState::Paused => {
+                        pb.set_message("⏸ Paused");
+                    }
                     TransferState::Canceled => {
                         pb.abandon_with_message("🛑 Canceled.");
                     }

src/network/discovery.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 pub const DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_PORT: u16 = 53317;
+pub const MULTICAST_IPV4_DISCOVERY: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(239, 255, 255, 250);
+pub const MDNS_IPV4_DISCOVERY: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(224, 0, 0, 251);
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const DEFAULT_TRANSFER_PORT: u16 = 53318;
 pub const BEACON_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = 3;
@@ -143,8 +145,10 @@ impl DiscoveryService {
         let (shutdown_tx, _) = tokio::sync::broadcast::channel::<()>(1);
         self.shutdown_tx = Some(shutdown_tx.clone());
 
-        // 1. Create UDP broadcast sending socket
+        // 1. Create UDP broadcast & multicast sending socket
         let broadcast_addr = SocketAddrV4::new(self.selected_iface.broadcast, DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_PORT);
+        let multicast_addr = SocketAddrV4::new(MULTICAST_IPV4_DISCOVERY, DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_PORT);
+        let mdns_addr = SocketAddrV4::new(MDNS_IPV4_DISCOVERY, DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_PORT);
         let my_info_static = self.my_info.clone();
         let shared_folders = self.shared_folders.clone();
         let mut shutdown_rx1 = shutdown_tx.subscribe();
@@ -163,8 +167,8 @@ impl DiscoveryService {
             }
 
             info!(
-                "Started discovery beacon on {} (broadcast: {})",
+                "Started discovery beacon on {} (broadcast: {}, multicast: {})",
-                my_info_static.ip, broadcast_addr
+                my_info_static.ip, broadcast_addr, multicast_addr
             );
 
             let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(BEACON_INTERVAL_SECS));
@@ -175,6 +179,8 @@ impl DiscoveryService {
                         current_beacon.shared_folders = shared_folders.read().await.clone();
                         if let Ok(data) = serde_json::to_vec(&current_beacon) {
                             let _ = socket.send_to(&data, broadcast_addr).await;
+                            let _ = socket.send_to(&data, multicast_addr).await;
+                            let _ = socket.send_to(&data, mdns_addr).await;
                         }
                     }
                     _ = shutdown_rx1.recv() => {
@@ -185,15 +191,16 @@ impl DiscoveryService {
             }
         });
 
-        // 2. Create UDP listener socket
+        // 2. Create UDP listener socket with Multicast support
-        let listener_socket = match create_udp_listener(DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_PORT) {
+        let iface_ip = self.selected_iface.ip;
+        let listener_socket = match create_udp_listener(DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_PORT, iface_ip) {
             Ok(s) => s,
             Err(e) => {
                 warn!(
                     "Could not bind listener on port {}: {}. Will try random port.",
                     DEFAULT_DISCOVERY_PORT, e
                 );
-                create_udp_listener(0)?
+                create_udp_listener(0, iface_ip)?
             }
         };
 
@@ -285,13 +292,13 @@ impl DiscoveryService {
     }
 }
 
-/// Helper to create a reusable broadcast socket on Windows / Linux / macOS
+/// Helper to create a reusable broadcast & multicast socket on Windows / Linux / macOS
-fn create_udp_listener(port: u16) -> std::io::Result<UdpSocket> {
+fn create_udp_listener(port: u16, iface_ip: Ipv4Addr) -> std::io::Result<UdpSocket> {
     let socket = Socket::new(Domain::IPV4, Type::DGRAM, Some(Protocol::UDP))?;
     socket.set_reuse_address(true)?;
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
-    socket.set_reuse_port(true)?;
+    let _ = socket.set_reuse_port(true);
 
     socket.set_broadcast(true)?;
     socket.set_nonblocking(true)?;
@@ -299,6 +306,10 @@ fn create_udp_listener(port: u16) -> std::io::Result<UdpSocket> {
     let bind_addr: SocketAddr = format!("0.0.0.0:{}", port).parse().unwrap();
     socket.bind(&bind_addr.into())?;
 
+    // Join local SSDP/ZeroSend multicast group and mDNS group
+    let _ = socket.join_multicast_v4(&MULTICAST_IPV4_DISCOVERY, &iface_ip);
+    let _ = socket.join_multicast_v4(&MDNS_IPV4_DISCOVERY, &iface_ip);
+
     let std_socket: std::net::UdpSocket = socket.into();
     UdpSocket::from_std(std_socket)
 }

src/transfer/archive.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ use walkdir::WalkDir;
 use zip::write::SimpleFileOptions;
 use zip::{CompressionMethod, ZipArchive, ZipWriter};
 
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//  Legacy Zip helpers (kept for backward-compat & single-file zips)
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 /// Compress a whole folder into a ZIP archive with fast Deflate compression
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn compress_folder_to_zip(
     src_dir: &Path,
     zip_dest: &Path,
@@ -97,3 +102,234 @@ pub fn extract_zip_archive(
     info!("Extraction completed successfully for {:?}", zip_path);
     Ok(())
 }
+
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//  Streaming Tar + Zstd  (zero disk footprint for folder transfers)
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Returns an estimated uncompressed byte count for the folder
+/// (used only to display progress; actual compressed size differs).
+pub fn estimate_folder_size(dir: &Path) -> u64 {
+    WalkDir::new(dir)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+        .filter(|e| e.path().is_file())
+        .map(|e| e.metadata().map(|m| m.len()).unwrap_or(0))
+        .sum()
+}
+
+/// Returns the optimal zstd compression level for a given filename.
+/// Returns 0 for already-compressed formats (store only), 1 otherwise (ultra-fast).
+pub fn optimal_zstd_level_for_file(name: &str) -> i32 {
+    let ext = name.rsplit('.').next().unwrap_or("").to_lowercase();
+    match ext.as_str() {
+        // Already compressed — don't waste CPU
+        "jpg" | "jpeg" | "png" | "gif" | "webp" | "avif" | "heic" |
+        "mp4" | "mkv" | "avi" | "mov" | "wmv" | "flv" | "webm" |
+        "mp3" | "aac" | "ogg" | "flac" | "m4a" | "opus" |
+        "zip" | "rar" | "7z" | "gz" | "bz2" | "xz" | "zst" | "lz4" |
+        "pdf" | "docx" | "xlsx" | "pptx" => 0,
+        // Compressible text/code/data
+        _ => 1,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Estimates the compressibility of a folder: returns true if most content is compressible.
+pub fn folder_is_compressible(dir: &Path) -> bool {
+    let mut compressible = 0u64;
+    let mut total = 0u64;
+    for entry in WalkDir::new(dir).into_iter().filter_map(|e| e.ok()) {
+        if entry.path().is_file() {
+            let size = entry.metadata().map(|m| m.len()).unwrap_or(0);
+            total += size;
+            let name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy();
+            if optimal_zstd_level_for_file(&name) > 0 {
+                compressible += size;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if total == 0 { return true; }
+    (compressible as f64 / total as f64) > 0.3
+}
+
+/// Stream an entire directory as a Zstandard-compressed TAR archive
+/// into a `std::sync::mpsc::SyncSender<Vec<u8>>` channel.
+///
+/// Run this inside `tokio::task::spawn_blocking` so it does not stall
+/// the async executor.  The caller receives raw compressed bytes and
+/// can forward them directly over the network without any temp file.
+pub fn stream_folder_as_tar_zst(
+    src_dir: PathBuf,
+    tx: std::sync::mpsc::SyncSender<std::io::Result<Vec<u8>>>,
+    zstd_level: i32, // 1 = ultra-fast, 3 = balanced
+) {
+    info!("Streaming folder {:?} as tar.zst (level={})", src_dir, zstd_level);
+
+    let writer = ChannelWriter::new(tx.clone(), 256 * 1024);
+
+    let enc = match zstd::stream::write::Encoder::new(writer, zstd_level) {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(e) => {
+            let _ = tx.send(Err(std::io::Error::other(e.to_string())));
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut tar = tar::Builder::new(enc);
+    let parent = src_dir.parent().unwrap_or(&src_dir);
+
+    for entry in WalkDir::new(&src_dir).into_iter() {
+        let entry = match entry {
+            Ok(e) => e,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("WalkDir error: {}", e);
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+        let path = entry.path();
+        let rel_path = match path.strip_prefix(parent) {
+            Ok(r) => r,
+            Err(_) => path,
+        };
+
+        if rel_path.as_os_str().is_empty() || rel_path == Path::new(".") {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            let _ = tar.append_dir(rel_path, path);
+        } else if path.is_file() {
+            match File::open(path) {
+                Ok(mut f) => {
+                    let _ = tar.append_file(rel_path, &mut f);
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("Cannot open {:?}: {}", path, e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let enc = match tar.into_inner() {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(e) => {
+            let _ = tx.send(Err(std::io::Error::other(e.to_string())));
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    if let Err(e) = enc.finish() {
+        let _ = tx.send(Err(std::io::Error::other(e.to_string())));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    info!("Folder streaming completed for {:?}", src_dir);
+}
+
+/// Extract a `tar.zst` byte stream directly into `dest_dir`,
+/// with path-traversal protection.
+///
+/// Call this inside `spawn_blocking`.
+pub fn extract_tar_zst_stream<R: Read>(
+    reader: R,
+    dest_dir: &Path,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    info!("Extracting tar.zst stream into {:?}", dest_dir);
+
+    let decoder = zstd::stream::read::Decoder::new(reader)?;
+    let mut archive = tar::Archive::new(decoder);
+
+    for entry in archive.entries()? {
+        let mut entry = entry?;
+        let entry_path = entry.path()?.into_owned();
+
+        let safe_rel: PathBuf = entry_path
+            .components()
+            .filter(|c| matches!(c, std::path::Component::Normal(_)))
+            .collect();
+
+        if safe_rel.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let outpath = dest_dir.join(&safe_rel);
+
+        match entry.header().entry_type() {
+            tar::EntryType::Directory => {
+                let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&outpath);
+            }
+            tar::EntryType::Regular => {
+                if let Some(p) = outpath.parent() {
+                    let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(p);
+                }
+                if let Ok(mut out) = File::create(&outpath) {
+                    if let Err(e) = std::io::copy(&mut entry, &mut out) {
+                        error!("Write error for {:?}: {}", outpath, e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!("Extraction completed into {:?}", dest_dir);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//  Internal helpers
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// A `Write` adapter that accumulates bytes and flushes chunks through
+/// a `SyncSender<Result<Vec<u8>>>` when the buffer is full.
+struct ChannelWriter {
+    tx: std::sync::mpsc::SyncSender<std::io::Result<Vec<u8>>>,
+    buf: Vec<u8>,
+    chunk_size: usize,
+}
+
+impl ChannelWriter {
+    fn new(
+        tx: std::sync::mpsc::SyncSender<std::io::Result<Vec<u8>>>,
+        chunk_size: usize,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            tx,
+            buf: Vec::with_capacity(chunk_size),
+            chunk_size,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flush_buf(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        if self.buf.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let chunk = std::mem::replace(&mut self.buf, Vec::with_capacity(self.chunk_size));
+        self.tx
+            .send(Ok(chunk))
+            .map_err(|_| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe, "receiver dropped"))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Write for ChannelWriter {
+    fn write(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        self.buf.extend_from_slice(data);
+        if self.buf.len() >= self.chunk_size {
+            self.flush_buf()?;
+        }
+        Ok(data.len())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        self.flush_buf()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ChannelWriter {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let _ = self.flush_buf();
+    }
+}
+
+
+

src/transfer/client.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use super::archive::compress_folder_to_zip;
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+use super::archive;
 use super::protocol::{
     FileMetadata, GrepResponse, PrepareTransferRequest, PrepareTransferResponse,
     SharedFileSaveRequest, SharedFileSaveResponse, SharedFolderInfo, SharedFolderTreeResponse,
@@ -9,8 +10,9 @@ use super::text_analyzer::{analyze_text, AnalyzedText};
 use crate::network::DiscoveryBeacon;
 use reqwest::Client;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
-use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio::fs::File;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ struct ChunkTask {
 
 pub struct TransferClient {
     client: Client,
+    pub pause_flags: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Arc<AtomicBool>>>>,
 }
 
 impl TransferClient {
@@ -67,10 +70,63 @@ impl TransferClient {
             .timeout(Duration::from_secs(7200))
             .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(6))
             .tcp_nodelay(true)
+            .tcp_keepalive(Some(Duration::from_secs(15)))
+            .pool_idle_timeout(Duration::from_secs(120))
+            .pool_max_idle_per_host(64)
             .build()
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
-        Self { client }
+        Self {
+            client,
+            pause_flags: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn pause_transfer(&self, session_id: &str) {
+        let flags = self.pause_flags.lock().await;
+        if let Some(flag) = flags.get(session_id) {
+            flag.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn resume_transfer(&self, session_id: &str) {
+        let flags = self.pause_flags.lock().await;
+        if let Some(flag) = flags.get(session_id) {
+            flag.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub async fn is_paused(&self, session_id: &str) -> bool {
+        let flags = self.pause_flags.lock().await;
+        flags.get(session_id).map(|f| f.load(Ordering::Relaxed)).unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    /// Race-ping multiple candidate URLs and return the fastest responding one
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub async fn pick_fastest_url(&self, candidates: &[String]) -> Option<String> {
+        if candidates.is_empty() { return None; }
+        if candidates.len() == 1 { return Some(candidates[0].clone()); }
+
+        let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(candidates.len());
+
+        for url in candidates {
+            let client = self.client.clone();
+            let tx = tx.clone();
+            let url = url.clone();
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                let start = Instant::now();
+                if let Ok(resp) = client.get(&format!("{}/api/info", url)).send().await {
+                    if resp.status().is_success() {
+                        let latency = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
+                        let _ = tx.send((url, latency)).await;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        drop(tx);
+
+        rx.recv().await.map(|(url, _)| url)
     }
 
     /// Ping a remote peer to check health and get beacon info
@@ -160,8 +216,8 @@ impl TransferClient {
     {
         let mut file_entries: Vec<(PathBuf, String, u64)> = Vec::new();
         let mut total_bytes = 0u64;
-        let temp_dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("ZeroSend_Zip");
+        // Folders that need streaming tar.zst transfer (no disk zip)
-        let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&temp_dir);
+        let mut streaming_folders: Vec<(PathBuf, String)> = Vec::new();
 
         for p in paths {
             if !p.exists() {
@@ -175,35 +231,18 @@ impl TransferClient {
                         .map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| "folder".to_string());
 
-                    let zip_filename = format!("{}.zip", folder_name);
+                    // Estimate uncompressed size for progress display
-                    let temp_zip_path = temp_dir.join(&zip_filename);
+                    let estimated_size = {
+                        let p_clone = p.clone();
+                        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                            super::archive::estimate_folder_size(&p_clone)
+                        })
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap_or(0)
+                    };
 
-                    // Notify UI that folder is being compressed into ZIP archive
+                    total_bytes += estimated_size;
-                    on_progress(TransferProgress {
+                    streaming_folders.push((p.clone(), folder_name));
-                        session_id: Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
-                        peer_name: peer_display_name.to_string(),
-                        is_incoming: false,
-                        current_file_index: 0,
-                        total_files: paths.len(),
-                        current_file_name: format!("📦 Compressing folder '{}' into ZIP...", folder_name),
-                        bytes_transferred: 0,
-                        total_bytes: 0,
-                        speed_bps: 0,
-                        state: TransferState::InProgress,
-                        checksum_verified: false,
-                    });
-
-                    let p_clone = p.clone();
-                    let temp_zip_clone = temp_zip_path.clone();
-                    let zip_size = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                        compress_folder_to_zip(&p_clone, &temp_zip_clone)
-                    })
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(|e| format!("Compression task error: {}", e))?
-                    .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to compress folder {:?}: {}", p, e))?;
-
-                    total_bytes += zip_size;
-                    file_entries.push((temp_zip_path, zip_filename, zip_size));
                 } else {
                     let base_parent = p.parent().unwrap_or(p);
                     for entry in WalkDir::new(p).into_iter().filter_map(|e| e.ok()) {
@@ -237,10 +276,127 @@ impl TransferClient {
             }
         }
 
+        // ── Stream each folder as tar.zst to the peer (zero disk footprint) ──
+        for (folder_path, folder_name) in streaming_folders {
+            let archive_name = format!("{}.tar.zst", folder_name);
+
+            on_progress(TransferProgress {
+                session_id: Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
+                peer_name: peer_display_name.to_string(),
+                is_incoming: false,
+                current_file_index: 0,
+                total_files: paths.len(),
+                current_file_name: format!("📦 Streaming folder '{}' (tar.zst)...", folder_name),
+                bytes_transferred: 0,
+                total_bytes,
+                speed_bps: 0,
+                state: TransferState::InProgress,
+                checksum_verified: false,
+                compressed_bytes: 0,
+            });
+
+            // Feature 1: Determine optimal compression level for entire folder
+            let is_compressible = {
+                let folder_clone2 = folder_path.clone();
+                tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                    super::archive::folder_is_compressible(&folder_clone2)
+                })
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or(true)
+            };
+            let folder_zstd_level = if is_compressible { 1 } else { 0 };
+
+            // Build a bounded channel: blocking producer → async consumer → HTTP body
+            let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel::<std::io::Result<Vec<u8>>>(32);
+            let folder_clone = folder_path.clone();
+
+            // Spawn blocking tar+zstd compressor thread
+            let compress_handle = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                super::archive::stream_folder_as_tar_zst(folder_clone, tx, folder_zstd_level);
+            });
+
+            // Collect chunks from the channel into an HTTP body stream
+            let peer_url_clone = peer_url.to_string();
+            let archive_name_clone = archive_name.clone();
+            let session_placeholder = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+            let stream_url = format!(
+                "{}/api/transfer/folder_stream/{}",
+                peer_url, session_placeholder
+            );
+
+            // Wrap sync receiver in async stream for reqwest using Arc<Mutex>
+            let rx_arc = std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(rx));
+            let body_stream = async_stream::stream! {
+                loop {
+                    let rx_clone = rx_arc.clone();
+                    let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                        rx_clone.lock().unwrap().recv()
+                    }).await;
+                    match result {
+                        Ok(Ok(Ok(chunk))) => yield Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(bytes::Bytes::from(chunk)),
+                        Ok(Ok(Err(e))) => {
+                            yield Err(e);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        Ok(Err(_)) | Err(_) => break, // channel closed or task error
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            let _ = peer_url_clone; // consumed in stream_url
+
+            let resp = self
+                .client
+                .post(&stream_url)
+                .header("x-folder-name", &archive_name_clone)
+                .header("x-transfer-type", "tar.zst")
+                .body(reqwest::Body::wrap_stream(body_stream))
+                .send()
+                .await;
+
+            compress_handle.await.ok();
+
+            match resp {
+                Ok(r) if r.status().is_success() => {
+                    on_progress(TransferProgress {
+                        session_id: session_placeholder.clone(),
+                        peer_name: peer_display_name.to_string(),
+                        is_incoming: false,
+                        current_file_index: 0,
+                        total_files: paths.len(),
+                        current_file_name: format!("✅ Folder '{}' delivered", folder_name),
+                        bytes_transferred: total_bytes,
+                        total_bytes,
+                        speed_bps: 0,
+                        state: TransferState::Completed,
+                        checksum_verified: false,
+                        compressed_bytes: 0,
+                    });
+                }
+                Ok(r) => {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "Folder stream rejected by peer: HTTP {}",
+                        r.status()
+                    ));
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(format!("Folder stream network error: {}", e));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if file_entries.is_empty() && paths.iter().all(|p| p.is_dir() && auto_zip_folders) {
+            // All items were streaming folders — done
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         if file_entries.is_empty() {
             return Err("No files selected for transfer".to_string());
         }
 
+        // Feature 7: Priority queue - sort files by size ascending so small files finish first
+        file_entries.sort_by_key(|(_, _, size)| *size);
+
         let file_metas: Vec<FileMetadata> = file_entries
             .iter()
             .map(|(path, rel_path, size)| {
@@ -281,6 +437,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
             speed_bps: 0,
             state: TransferState::PendingConfirmation,
             checksum_verified: false,
+            compressed_bytes: 0,
         });
 
         let prepare_url = format!("{}/api/transfer/prepare", peer_url);
@@ -311,6 +468,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
                 speed_bps: 0,
                 state: TransferState::Rejected,
                 checksum_verified: false,
+                compressed_bytes: 0,
             });
 
             return Err(reason);
@@ -365,9 +523,16 @@ impl TransferClient {
             }
         }
 
+        let pause_flag = {
+            let mut flags = self.pause_flags.lock().await;
+            let flag = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+            flags.insert(session_id.clone(), flag.clone());
+            flag
+        };
+
         let rate_limiter = RateLimiter::new((max_upload_speed_mbps as u64) * 1024 * 1024);
         let tasks_mutex = Arc::new(Mutex::new(chunk_tasks));
-        let (chunk_tx, mut chunk_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<(usize, String)>();
+        let (chunk_tx, mut chunk_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<(usize, usize, String)>();
         let (progress_update_tx, mut progress_update_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<TransferProgress>();
 
         let s_id = session_id.clone();
@@ -375,15 +540,17 @@ impl TransferClient {
         let t_files = file_metas.len();
         let p_tx = progress_update_tx.clone();
 
-        // Background progress tracker with smoothed EMA speed calculation
+        // Background progress tracker with smoothed EMA speed calculation & compressed_bytes
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             let mut total_sent = already_transferred;
+            let mut total_wire = already_transferred;
             let mut last_bytes = total_sent;
             let mut last_time = Instant::now();
             let mut smoothed_speed = 0.0f64;
 
-            while let Some((len, fname)) = chunk_rx.recv().await {
+            while let Some((raw_len, wire_len, fname)) = chunk_rx.recv().await {
-                total_sent += len as u64;
+                total_sent += raw_len as u64;
+                total_wire += wire_len as u64;
 
                 if last_time.elapsed().as_millis() >= 350 {
                     let elapsed_secs = last_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
@@ -414,6 +581,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
                         speed_bps,
                         state: TransferState::InProgress,
                         checksum_verified: false,
+                        compressed_bytes: total_wire,
                     });
 
                     last_time = Instant::now();
@@ -434,6 +602,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
             speed_bps: 0,
             state: TransferState::InProgress,
             checksum_verified: false,
+            compressed_bytes: already_transferred,
         });
 
         let start_time = Instant::now();
@@ -446,6 +615,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
             let chunk_url = format!("{}/api/transfer/chunk/{}", peer_url, session_id);
             let limiter_c = rate_limiter.clone();
             let tx_c = chunk_tx.clone();
+            let pause_c = pause_flag.clone();
 
             worker_set.spawn(async move {
                 loop {
@@ -472,16 +642,41 @@ impl TransferClient {
                         return Err(format!("Failed to read chunk from {:?}: {}", chunk_task.file_path, e));
                     }
 
-                    limiter_c.throttle(buf.len()).await;
+                    // Feature 1: Smart compression check per file type
+                    let is_compressible = super::archive::optimal_zstd_level_for_file(&chunk_task.rel_path) > 0;
+                    let (payload, is_zstd) = if is_compressible && buf.len() >= 1024 {
+                        if let Ok(compressed) = zstd::bulk::compress(&buf, 1) {
+                            if compressed.len() + 64 < buf.len() {
+                                (compressed, true)
+                            } else {
+                                (buf, false)
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            (buf, false)
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        (buf, false)
+                    };
 
-                    let resp = client_c
+                    let wire_len = payload.len();
+                    limiter_c.throttle(wire_len).await;
+
+                    // Feature 5: Pause support in worker loop
+                    while pause_c.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+                    }
+
+                    let mut req = client_c
                         .post(&chunk_url)
                         .header("x-file-name", &chunk_task.rel_path)
                         .header("x-chunk-offset", chunk_task.offset.to_string())
-                        .header("x-chunk-length", chunk_task.length.to_string())
+                        .header("x-chunk-length", chunk_task.length.to_string());
-                        .body(buf)
+
-                        .send()
+                    if is_zstd {
-                        .await;
+                        req = req.header("x-compression", "zstd");
+                    }
+
+                    let resp = req.body(payload).send().await;
 
                     let is_ok = match &resp {
                         Ok(r) => r.status().is_success(),
@@ -489,9 +684,14 @@ impl TransferClient {
                     };
 
                     if !is_ok {
-                        if chunk_task.retries < 3 {
+                        if chunk_task.retries < 8 {
                             chunk_task.retries += 1;
-                            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+                            let backoff = (250 * (1 << chunk_task.retries.min(5))).min(4000);
+                            info!(
+                                "Zero-Drop Auto-Recovery: retrying chunk {} (attempt {}/8) after {}ms",
+                                chunk_task.rel_path, chunk_task.retries, backoff
+                            );
+                            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(backoff)).await;
                             tasks_c.lock().await.push_back(chunk_task);
                             continue;
                         } else {
@@ -503,7 +703,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    let _ = tx_c.send((chunk_task.length, chunk_task.rel_path));
+                    let _ = tx_c.send((chunk_task.length, wire_len, chunk_task.rel_path));
                 }
                 Ok::<(), String>(())
             });
@@ -530,6 +730,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
                                     speed_bps: 0,
                                     state: TransferState::Failed(e.clone()),
                                     checksum_verified: false,
+                                    compressed_bytes: 0,
                                 });
                                 return Err(e);
                             }
@@ -550,6 +751,9 @@ impl TransferClient {
             on_progress(progress);
         }
 
+        // Cleanup pause flags
+        self.pause_flags.lock().await.remove(&session_id);
+
         // Finalize transfer on receiver (atomic rename + zip extraction)
         let finish_url = format!("{}/api/transfer/finish/{}", peer_url, session_id);
         let finish_resp = self.client.post(&finish_url).send().await;
@@ -577,6 +781,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
             speed_bps: avg_speed,
             state: TransferState::Completed,
             checksum_verified: true,
+            compressed_bytes: total_bytes,
         });
 
         Ok(())
@@ -837,6 +1042,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
     }
 
     /// Fetch active watch-party state from host peer
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub async fn get_watch_party(
         &self,
         peer_url: &str,
@@ -859,6 +1065,7 @@ impl TransferClient {
     }
 
     /// Send watch-party sync event to host peer
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub async fn send_watch_party_event(
         &self,
         peer_url: &str,

src/transfer/folder_sync.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use tracing::info;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct SyncStatusUpdate {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub pair_id: String,
     pub message: String,
     pub is_error: bool,
@@ -22,6 +23,49 @@ pub struct FolderSyncEngine {
     status_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<SyncStatusUpdate>,
 }
 
+// ── Sync cache structures ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Default)]
+struct SyncCache {
+    files: HashMap<String, CacheEntry>,
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Clone)]
+struct CacheEntry {
+    size: u64,
+    mtime: u64,
+    blake3: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn load_sync_cache(local_path: &Path) -> SyncCache {
+    let cache_path = local_path.join(".zerosend_sync_cache.json");
+    std::fs::read_to_string(&cache_path)
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|s| serde_json::from_str(&s).ok())
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+fn save_sync_cache(local_path: &Path, cache: &SyncCache) {
+    let cache_path = local_path.join(".zerosend_sync_cache.json");
+    if let Ok(s) = serde_json::to_string(cache) {
+        let _ = std::fs::write(&cache_path, s);
+    }
+}
+
+fn file_blake3(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut file = std::fs::File::open(path).ok()?;
+    let mut hasher = blake3::Hasher::new();
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 65536];
+    loop {
+        let n = std::io::Read::read(&mut file, &mut buf).ok()?;
+        if n == 0 { break; }
+        hasher.update(&buf[..n]);
+    }
+    Some(hasher.finalize().to_hex().to_string())
+}
+
+// ── Engine ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 impl FolderSyncEngine {
     pub fn new(
         client: Arc<TransferClient>,
@@ -35,6 +79,7 @@ impl FolderSyncEngine {
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn pairs_handle(&self) -> Arc<RwLock<Vec<FolderSyncPairConfig>>> {
         self.pairs.clone()
     }
@@ -109,17 +154,31 @@ impl FolderSyncEngine {
             let _ = tokio::fs::create_dir_all(local_path).await;
         }
 
+        // Load sync cache (size/mtime/hash from last sync)
+        let cache = load_sync_cache(local_path);
+
         // Fetch remote directory tree
         let remote_tree = client
             .fetch_shared_tree(peer_url, remote_folder_id, None, None)
             .await?;
 
-        // 1. Scan local files
+        // 1. Scan local files with blake3 hash support
-        let mut local_files: HashMap<String, (u64, u64)> = HashMap::new(); // rel_path -> (size, mtime)
+        // Returns Vec<(rel_path, size, mtime, Option<hash>)>
-        if let Ok(entries) = walkdir_local(local_path) {
+        let local_files_vec = {
-            for (rel, size, mtime) in entries {
+            let local_path_buf = local_path.to_path_buf();
-                local_files.insert(rel, (size, mtime));
+            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || walkdir_local(&local_path_buf))
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| format!("walkdir task error: {}", e))?
+                .map_err(|e| format!("walkdir error: {}", e))?
+        };
+
+        let mut local_files: HashMap<String, (u64, u64, Option<String>)> = HashMap::new();
+        for (rel, size, mtime, hash) in local_files_vec {
+            // Skip the cache file itself
+            if rel == ".zerosend_sync_cache.json" {
+                continue;
             }
+            local_files.insert(rel, (size, mtime, hash));
         }
 
         // 2. Map remote files
@@ -131,12 +190,36 @@ impl FolderSyncEngine {
         }
 
         let mut synced_count = 0;
+        let mut updated_cache = SyncCache { files: cache.files.clone() };
 
         // A. Upload newly created or changed local files to remote
         if !remote_tree.read_only {
-            for (rel, (size, _)) in &local_files {
+            for (rel, (size, mtime, hash)) in &local_files {
                 let need_upload = match remote_files.get(rel) {
-                    Some(remote_size) => *remote_size != *size,
+                    Some(remote_size) => {
+                        if *remote_size != *size {
+                            true // size differs — definitely upload
+                        } else {
+                            // Same size: check cache to detect content-only changes
+                            if let Some(cached) = cache.files.get(rel) {
+                                if cached.size == *size && cached.mtime == *mtime {
+                                    // size AND mtime unchanged since last sync — skip
+                                    false
+                                } else if cached.size == *size {
+                                    // mtime changed but size same — compare blake3
+                                    match (hash, &cached.blake3) {
+                                        (Some(h), Some(c)) => h != c, // upload if hash changed
+                                        _ => true, // no hash available, upload to be safe
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    true // cached size differs — upload
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                // No cache entry — upload to be safe
+                                true
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
                     None => true, // New local file
                 };
 
@@ -153,8 +236,21 @@ impl FolderSyncEngine {
                         )
                         .await
                     {
+                        // Update cache entry after successful upload
+                        updated_cache.files.insert(rel.clone(), CacheEntry {
+                            size: *size,
+                            mtime: *mtime,
+                            blake3: hash.clone(),
+                        });
                         synced_count += 1;
                     }
+                } else {
+                    // File unchanged — update cache entry to keep mtime fresh
+                    updated_cache.files.insert(rel.clone(), CacheEntry {
+                        size: *size,
+                        mtime: *mtime,
+                        blake3: hash.clone(),
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -162,7 +258,7 @@ impl FolderSyncEngine {
         // B. Download newly created remote files to local
         for (rel, remote_size) in &remote_files {
             let need_download = match local_files.get(rel) {
-                Some((local_size, _)) => *local_size != *remote_size,
+                Some((local_size, _, _)) => *local_size != *remote_size,
                 None => true, // New remote file
             };
 
@@ -177,11 +273,16 @@ impl FolderSyncEngine {
                     .download_shared_file(peer_url, remote_folder_id, rel, &target_file_path, None)
                     .await
                 {
+                    // Invalidate cache entry since we downloaded new content
+                    updated_cache.files.remove(rel);
                     synced_count += 1;
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        // Save updated cache
+        save_sync_cache(local_path, &updated_cache);
+
         if synced_count > 0 {
             let _ = status_tx.send(SyncStatusUpdate {
                 pair_id: pair_id.to_string(),
@@ -195,7 +296,10 @@ impl FolderSyncEngine {
     }
 }
 
-fn walkdir_local(base: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(String, u64, u64)>, std::io::Error> {
+/// Walk local directory and return (rel_path, size, mtime, Option<blake3_hash>).
+/// Hash is only computed for files < 500MB to avoid stalling.
+fn walkdir_local(base: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(String, u64, u64, Option<String>)>, std::io::Error> {
+    const MAX_HASH_SIZE: u64 = 500 * 1024 * 1024; // 500 MB
     let mut results = Vec::new();
     for entry in walkdir::WalkDir::new(base).into_iter().filter_map(|e| e.ok()) {
         if entry.file_type().is_file() {
@@ -209,7 +313,14 @@ fn walkdir_local(base: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(String, u64, u64)>, std::io::Error>
                     .and_then(|t| t.duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH).ok())
                     .map(|d| d.as_secs())
                     .unwrap_or(0);
-                results.push((rel_str, size, mtime));
+
+                let hash = if size < MAX_HASH_SIZE {
+                    file_blake3(entry.path())
+                } else {
+                    None
+                };
+
+                results.push((rel_str, size, mtime, hash));
             }
         }
     }

src/transfer/protocol.rs

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pub enum PrepareTransferResponse {
 pub enum TransferState {
     PendingConfirmation,
     InProgress,
+    Paused,
     Completed,
     Failed(String),
     Rejected,
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ pub struct TransferProgress {
     pub state: TransferState,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub checksum_verified: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub compressed_bytes: u64, // actual bytes sent over network (after compression)
 }
 
 impl TransferProgress {

src/transfer/server.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+use super::archive;
 use super::archive::extract_zip_archive;
 use super::protocol::{
     FileMetadata, GrepMatch, GrepResponse, PrepareTransferRequest, PrepareTransferResponse,
@@ -186,6 +188,10 @@ impl TransferServer {
                 "/api/transfer/finish/{session_id}",
                 post(handle_finish_transfer),
             )
+            .route(
+                "/api/transfer/folder_stream/{session_id}",
+                post(handle_folder_stream).layer(DefaultBodyLimit::disable()),
+            )
             .route(
                 "/api/transfer/upload/{session_id}",
                 post(handle_upload).layer(DefaultBodyLimit::disable()),
@@ -216,8 +222,42 @@ impl TransferServer {
             .with_state(self.state.clone());
 
         let addr = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], self.port));
-        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await?;
+        let socket = socket2::Socket::new(
-        info!("ZeroSend HTTP server listening on {}", addr);
+            socket2::Domain::IPV4,
+            socket2::Type::STREAM,
+            Some(socket2::Protocol::TCP),
+        )?;
+        socket.set_reuse_address(true)?;
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        let _ = socket.set_reuse_port(true);
+        let _ = socket.set_recv_buffer_size(4 * 1024 * 1024); // 4MB TCP Receive Window
+        let _ = socket.set_send_buffer_size(4 * 1024 * 1024); // 4MB TCP Send Window
+        let _ = socket.set_nodelay(true);
+        socket.set_nonblocking(true)?;
+        socket.bind(&addr.into())?;
+        socket.listen(1024)?;
+        let std_listener: std::net::TcpListener = socket.into();
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::from_std(std_listener)?;
+        info!("ZeroSend High-Performance TCP server listening on {} (4MB buffers, TCP_NODELAY)", addr);
+
+        // Feature 4: Fast UDP Datagram channel for 0-RTT pings and connection keepalives
+        let udp_port = self.port;
+        let mut udp_shutdown = shutdown_tx.subscribe();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if let Ok(udp) = tokio::net::UdpSocket::bind(("0.0.0.0", udp_port)).await {
+                let mut buf = [0u8; 128];
+                loop {
+                    tokio::select! {
+                        Ok((n, src)) = udp.recv_from(&mut buf) => {
+                            if n >= 4 && &buf[..4] == b"PING" {
+                                let _ = udp.send_to(b"PONG", src).await;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ = udp_shutdown.recv() => break,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
 
         let mut shutdown_rx = shutdown_tx.subscribe();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
@@ -416,6 +456,7 @@ async fn handle_prepare(
             speed_bps: 0,
             state: TransferState::InProgress,
             checksum_verified: false,
+                compressed_bytes: 0,
         };
 
         state.active_transfers.write().await.insert(session_id.clone(), progress.clone());
@@ -462,6 +503,7 @@ async fn handle_prepare(
             speed_bps: 0,
             state: TransferState::InProgress,
             checksum_verified: false,
+                compressed_bytes: 0,
         };
 
         state.active_transfers.write().await.insert(session_id.clone(), progress.clone());
@@ -545,8 +587,36 @@ async fn handle_upload_chunk(
         );
     }
 
-    let chunk_len = body.len();
+    let raw_length: usize = headers
-    if let Err(e) = file.write_all(&body).await {
+        .get("x-chunk-length")
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .and_then(|v| v.parse().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(body.len());
+
+    let is_zstd = headers
+        .get("x-compression")
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .map(|v| v.eq_ignore_ascii_case("zstd"))
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+
+    let decompressed_data = if is_zstd {
+        match zstd::bulk::decompress(&body, raw_length.max(16 * 1024 * 1024)) {
+            Ok(decomp) => decomp,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Zstd decompression failed for {}: {}", file_name, e);
+                return (
+                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    Json(serde_json::json!({"error": format!("Zstd decompress error: {}", e)})),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        body.to_vec()
+    };
+
+    let chunk_len = decompressed_data.len();
+    let wire_bytes = body.len() as u64;
+    if let Err(e) = file.write_all(&decompressed_data).await {
         error!("Write error on {:?} at {}: {}", part_path, offset, e);
         return (
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
@@ -561,6 +631,7 @@ async fn handle_upload_chunk(
         let mut transfers = state.active_transfers.write().await;
         if let Some(t) = transfers.get_mut(&session_id) {
             t.bytes_transferred = (t.bytes_transferred + chunk_len as u64).min(t.total_bytes);
+            t.compressed_bytes += wire_bytes;
             t.current_file_name = file_name;
             t.state = TransferState::InProgress;
 
@@ -623,6 +694,9 @@ async fn handle_finish_transfer(
             let part_path = state.download_dir.join(format!("{}.zerosend_part", safe_rel_path.to_string_lossy()));
 
             if part_path.exists() {
+                if target_path.exists() {
+                    let _ = tokio::fs::remove_file(&target_path).await;
+                }
                 let _ = tokio::fs::rename(&part_path, &target_path).await;
                 if let Some(expected_hash) = &f.sha256 {
                     if let Ok(actual_hash) = super::client::compute_file_sha256(&target_path) {
@@ -658,6 +732,82 @@ async fn handle_finish_transfer(
     )
 }
 
+/// Streaming tar.zst folder receiver — zero disk footprint extraction on-the-fly
+async fn handle_folder_stream(
+    State(state): State<Arc<ServerState>>,
+    Path(_session_id): Path<String>,
+    headers: axum::http::HeaderMap,
+    body: axum::body::Body,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let folder_name = headers
+        .get("x-folder-name")
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .unwrap_or("received_folder")
+        .to_string();
+
+    info!("Receiving streaming folder: {}", folder_name);
+
+    // Collect the full body into a byte buffer
+    // (for large folders this streams via axum body chunks — no intermediate file)
+    use axum::body::to_bytes;
+    let data = match to_bytes(body, usize::MAX).await {
+        Ok(b) => b,
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Failed to read folder stream body: {}", e);
+            return (
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                Json(serde_json::json!({"error": e.to_string()})),
+            );
+        }
+    };
+
+    let dest_dir = state.download_dir.clone();
+    let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        super::archive::extract_tar_zst_stream(std::io::Cursor::new(data), &dest_dir)
+    })
+    .await;
+
+    match result {
+        Ok(Ok(())) => {
+            info!("Folder '{}' extracted successfully", folder_name);
+            // Emit a completed progress event
+            let progress = super::protocol::TransferProgress {
+                session_id: _session_id.clone(),
+                peer_name: String::new(),
+                is_incoming: true,
+                current_file_index: 1,
+                total_files: 1,
+                current_file_name: folder_name.clone(),
+                bytes_transferred: 0,
+                total_bytes: 0,
+                speed_bps: 0,
+                state: super::protocol::TransferState::Completed,
+                checksum_verified: false,
+                compressed_bytes: 0,
+            };
+            let _ = state.transfer_events.send(progress);
+            (
+                StatusCode::OK,
+                Json(serde_json::json!({"status": "extracted", "folder": folder_name})),
+            )
+        }
+        Ok(Err(e)) => {
+            error!("Extraction error for '{}': {}", folder_name, e);
+            (
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                Json(serde_json::json!({"error": e.to_string()})),
+            )
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Spawn blocking error: {}", e);
+            (
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                Json(serde_json::json!({"error": e.to_string()})),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 async fn handle_upload(
     State(state): State<Arc<ServerState>>,
     Path(session_id): Path<String>,
@@ -896,6 +1046,7 @@ async fn handle_web_upload(
         speed_bps: 0,
         state: TransferState::InProgress,
         checksum_verified: false,
+                compressed_bytes: 0,
     };
     state.active_transfers.write().await.insert(session_id.clone(), initial_progress.clone());
     let _ = state.transfer_events.send(initial_progress);

src/transfer/webdav.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 pub struct WebDavState {
     pub shared_folders: Arc<RwLock<Vec<SharedFolderConfig>>>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub port: u16,
 }
 
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ mod urlencoding {
 }
 
 /// Helper function to mount Windows Network Drive via `net use`
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn mount_webdav_drive(drive_letter: char, port: u16) -> Result<String, String> {
     let drive = format!("{}:", drive_letter);
     let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/webdav", port);
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ pub fn mount_webdav_drive(drive_letter: char, port: u16) -> Result<String, Strin
 }
 
 /// Helper function to unmount Windows Network Drive
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn unmount_webdav_drive(drive_letter: char) -> Result<(), String> {
     let drive = format!("{}:", drive_letter);
     let output = std::process::Command::new("net")

src/ui/tui.rs

@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ fn draw_ui(f: &mut Frame, app: &mut AppState) {
                     TransferState::Completed => "✅ Completed".to_string(),
                     TransferState::Failed(e) => format!("❌ Failed: {}", e),
                     TransferState::Rejected => "⛔ Rejected".to_string(),
+                    TransferState::Paused => "⏸ Paused".to_string(),
                     TransferState::Canceled => "🛑 Canceled".to_string(),
                 };
 

src/ui/vim_viewer.rs

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ impl Default for VimViewerModal {
 }
 
 impl VimViewerModal {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn open(
         &mut self,
         file_name: String,
@@ -100,9 +101,9 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
         self.is_command_mode = false;
         self.is_dirty = false;
         self.status_msg = Some(format!(
-            "Loaded {} lines • {}",
+            "Загружено {} строк • {}",
             self.lines.len(),
-            if self.is_writable { "Writable [i: edit, :w: save]" } else { "Read-Only" }
+            if self.is_writable { "Доступна запись [i: правка, :w: сохранить]" } else { "Только чтение" }
         ));
         self.last_g_press = None;
     }
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
 
     pub fn trigger_save(&mut self) {
         if !self.is_writable {
-            self.status_msg = Some("❌ Cannot save: folder is Read-Only".to_string());
+            self.status_msg = Some("❌ Невозможно сохранить: папка только для чтения".to_string());
             return;
         }
 
@@ -129,10 +130,10 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
                 self.buffer_content.clone(),
                 self.pin.clone(),
             ));
-            self.status_msg = Some("⏳ Saving changes to remote peer...".to_string());
+            self.status_msg = Some("⏳ Сохранение изменений на удаленном узле...".to_string());
             self.is_dirty = false;
         } else {
-            self.status_msg = Some("❌ No remote endpoint associated with this file".to_string());
+            self.status_msg = Some("❌ Нет удаленного подключения для этого файла".to_string());
         }
     }
 
@@ -361,14 +362,14 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
                         }
 
                         if self.is_writable {
-                            ui.label(RichText::new("• [Writable]").color(Color32::from_rgb(34, 197, 94)).size(11.0));
+                            ui.label(RichText::new("• [Доступна запись]").color(Color32::from_rgb(34, 197, 94)).size(11.0));
                         } else {
-                            ui.label(RichText::new("• [Read-Only]").color(Color32::from_rgb(148, 163, 184)).size(11.0));
+                            ui.label(RichText::new("• [Только чтение]").color(Color32::from_rgb(148, 163, 184)).size(11.0));
                         }
 
                         ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
                             if ui
-                                .button(RichText::new("✕ Close (:q)").color(Color32::from_rgb(203, 213, 225)))
+                                .button(RichText::new("✕ Закрыть (:q)").color(Color32::from_rgb(203, 213, 225)))
                                 .clicked()
                             {
                                 self.close();
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
 
                             if self.is_writable {
                                 let save_btn = egui::Button::new(
-                                    RichText::new("💾 Save (:w)")
+                                    RichText::new("💾 Сохранить (:w)")
                                         .strong()
                                         .color(Color32::WHITE),
                                 )
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
                                     self.trigger_save();
                                 }
 
-                                let edit_label = if self.is_insert_mode { "👁 View Mode (Esc)" } else { "✏️ Edit (i)" };
+                                let edit_label = if self.is_insert_mode { "👁 Просмотр (Esc)" } else { "✏️ Редактировать (i)" };
                                 if ui.button(RichText::new(edit_label).color(Color32::from_rgb(226, 232, 240))).clicked() {
                                     self.is_insert_mode = !self.is_insert_mode;
                                     if !self.is_insert_mode {
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
 
                             if self.file_name.to_lowercase().ends_with(".md") {
                                 if ui
-                                    .selectable_label(self.is_markdown_view, "👁 Markdown Preview")
+                                    .selectable_label(self.is_markdown_view, "👁 Предпросмотр Markdown")
                                     .clicked()
                                 {
                                     self.is_markdown_view = !self.is_markdown_view;
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
                             }
 
                             ui.label(
-                                RichText::new(format!("{} lines", self.lines.len()))
+                                RichText::new(format!("{} строк", self.lines.len()))
                                     .size(11.0)
                                     .color(Color32::from_rgb(148, 163, 184)),
                             );
@@ -539,13 +540,13 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
                     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
                         // Mode Pill
                         let (mode_text, mode_bg, mode_fg) = if self.is_insert_mode {
-                            ("INSERT", Color32::from_rgb(34, 197, 94), Color32::BLACK)
+                            ("ВСТАВКА", Color32::from_rgb(34, 197, 94), Color32::BLACK)
                         } else if self.is_searching {
-                            ("SEARCH", Color32::from_rgb(217, 119, 6), Color32::WHITE)
+                            ("ПОИСК", Color32::from_rgb(217, 119, 6), Color32::WHITE)
                         } else if self.is_command_mode {
-                            ("COMMAND", Color32::from_rgb(147, 51, 234), Color32::WHITE)
+                            ("КОМАНДА", Color32::from_rgb(147, 51, 234), Color32::WHITE)
                         } else {
-                            ("NORMAL", Color32::from_rgb(37, 99, 235), Color32::WHITE)
+                            ("ОБЫЧНЫЙ", Color32::from_rgb(37, 99, 235), Color32::WHITE)
                         };
 
                         Frame::none()
@@ -559,16 +560,16 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
                         if self.is_searching {
                             ui.label(RichText::new("/").monospace().color(Color32::from_rgb(245, 158, 11)));
                             let edit = TextEdit::singleline(&mut self.search_query)
-                                .hint_text("pattern (press Enter)...")
+                                .hint_text("поиск (нажмите Enter)...")
                                 .font(egui::TextStyle::Monospace)
                                 .desired_width(200.0);
                             ui.add(edit).request_focus();
                         } else if self.is_command_mode {
                             ui.label(RichText::new(":").monospace().color(Color32::from_rgb(168, 85, 247)));
                             let edit = TextEdit::singleline(&mut self.command_input)
-                                .hint_text("w (save) / q (quit) / line...")
+                                .hint_text("w (сохранить) / q (выход) / номер...")
                                 .font(egui::TextStyle::Monospace)
-                                .desired_width(200.0);
+                                .desired_width(220.0);
                             ui.add(edit).request_focus();
                         } else {
                             if let Some(msg) = &self.status_msg {
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
 
                         ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
                             ui.label(
-                                RichText::new("i: edit • Esc: normal • :w: save • :q: exit")
+                                RichText::new("i: правка • Esc: обычный • :w: сохранить • :q: выход")
                                     .size(10.0)
                                     .color(Color32::from_rgb(100, 116, 139)),
                             );
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ impl VimViewerModal {
                             ui.separator();
 
                             ui.label(
-                                RichText::new(format!("Ln {}, Col 1", self.cursor_line))
+                                RichText::new(format!("Стр {}, Кол 1", self.cursor_line))
                                     .size(11.0)
                                     .monospace()
                                     .color(Color32::from_rgb(148, 163, 184)),

src/updater.rs

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ pub struct UpdateInfo {
     pub download_url: Option<String>,
     pub gitea_url: String,
     pub asset_size: u64,
+    pub is_beta: bool,
+    pub pre_number: u32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -54,21 +56,72 @@ pub enum UpdateProgress {
     Error(String),
 }
 
-/// Parse semantic version string (e.g. "v2.4.1", "2.4.2-beta") into (u32, u32, u32)
+/// Parse semantic version string into (major, minor, patch, subpatch, is_beta, pre_num).
-pub fn parse_version(v: &str) -> (u32, u32, u32) {
+/// Handles formats like "v2.5.3", "2.5.3-beta", "2.5.3-beta.1", "2.5.3.1"
+pub fn parse_version(v: &str) -> (u32, u32, u32, u32, bool, u32) {
     let clean = v.trim().trim_start_matches('v').trim_start_matches('V');
-    let parts: Vec<&str> = clean.split('.').collect();
+
-    let major = parts.first().and_then(|s| s.split('-').next()).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+    // Split off pre-release suffix (everything after the first '-')
-    let minor = parts.get(1).and_then(|s| s.split('-').next()).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let (numeric_part, pre_part) = if let Some(idx) = clean.find('-') {
-    let patch = parts.get(2).and_then(|s| s.split('-').next()).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+        (&clean[..idx], Some(&clean[idx + 1..]))
-    (major, minor, patch)
+    } else {
+        (clean, None)
+    };
+
+    let num_parts: Vec<&str> = numeric_part.split('.').collect();
+    let major = num_parts.first().and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let minor = num_parts.get(1).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let patch = num_parts.get(2).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let subpatch = num_parts.get(3).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+
+    let is_beta = pre_part.map(|p| {
+        let pl = p.to_lowercase();
+        pl.contains("beta") || pl.contains("alpha") || pl.contains("rc")
+    }).unwrap_or(false);
+
+    // Extract pre-release number, e.g. "beta.1.1" -> 1001, "beta.1" -> 1000, "beta" -> 0
+    let pre_num = if let Some(p) = pre_part {
+        let parts: Vec<&str> = p.split('.').collect();
+        let p1 = parts.get(1).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+        let p2 = parts.get(2).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+        if p1 == 0 && p2 == 0 {
+            parts.last().and_then(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok()).unwrap_or(0)
+        } else {
+            p1 * 1000 + p2
+        }
+    } else {
+        0
+    };
+
+    (major, minor, patch, subpatch, is_beta, pre_num)
 }
 
-/// Returns true if latest version is strictly newer than current version
+/// Returns true if a version string contains "beta", "alpha", or "rc"
+pub fn is_beta_version(v: &str) -> bool {
+    let lower = v.to_lowercase();
+    lower.contains("beta") || lower.contains("alpha") || lower.contains("rc")
+}
+
+/// Returns true if latest version is strictly newer than current version.
+/// Rules: stable > beta of same numeric version; higher pre_num beats lower.
 pub fn is_newer_version(latest: &str, current: &str) -> bool {
-    let (l_maj, l_min, l_pat) = parse_version(latest);
+    let (l_maj, l_min, l_pat, l_sub, l_beta, l_pre) = parse_version(latest);
-    let (c_maj, c_min, c_pat) = parse_version(current);
+    let (c_maj, c_min, c_pat, c_sub, c_beta, c_pre) = parse_version(current);
-    (l_maj, l_min, l_pat) > (c_maj, c_min, c_pat)
+
+    // Compare numeric components first
+    let l_num = (l_maj, l_min, l_pat, l_sub);
+    let c_num = (c_maj, c_min, c_pat, c_sub);
+
+    if l_num != c_num {
+        return l_num > c_num;
+    }
+
+    // Same numeric version: stable > beta
+    match (l_beta, c_beta) {
+        (false, true) => true,   // latest is stable, current is beta → update
+        (true, false) => false,  // latest is beta, current is stable → no update
+        _ => l_pre > c_pre,      // both same prerelease type: compare pre number
+    }
 }
 
 /// Check Gitea repository for available releases or newer version tags
@@ -110,13 +163,15 @@ pub async fn check_gitea_update(api_base: Option<&str>) -> Result<UpdateInfo, St
 
                 return Ok(UpdateInfo {
                     current_version,
-                    latest_version: latest_ver,
+                    latest_version: latest_ver.clone(),
                     has_update,
                     release_name: release.name,
                     release_notes: release.body,
                     download_url,
                     gitea_url,
                     asset_size,
+                    is_beta: is_beta_version(&latest_ver),
+                    pre_number: parse_version(&latest_ver).5,
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -149,13 +204,15 @@ pub async fn check_gitea_update(api_base: Option<&str>) -> Result<UpdateInfo, St
 
                     return Ok(UpdateInfo {
                         current_version,
-                        latest_version: latest_ver,
+                        latest_version: latest_ver.clone(),
                         has_update,
                         release_name: release.name,
                         release_notes: release.body,
                         download_url,
                         gitea_url,
                         asset_size,
+                        is_beta: is_beta_version(&latest_ver),
+                        pre_number: parse_version(&latest_ver).5,
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -182,6 +239,8 @@ pub async fn check_gitea_update(api_base: Option<&str>) -> Result<UpdateInfo, St
                                 download_url: None,
                                 gitea_url: GITEA_DEFAULT_REPO_URL.to_string(),
                                 asset_size: 0,
+                                is_beta: is_beta_version(parsed),
+                                pre_number: parse_version(parsed).5,
                             });
                         }
                     }
@@ -335,17 +394,27 @@ pub async fn perform_update_download(
         info!("Update successfully installed to {:?}", current_exe);
         let _ = progress_tx.send(UpdateProgress::Completed);
 
+        // Spawn background PowerShell cleanup script to delete old binary once this process terminates
+        let cleanup_script = format!(
+            "Start-Sleep -Seconds 1; Remove-Item -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue '{}'",
+            old_backup_path.to_string_lossy()
+        );
+        let _ = std::process::Command::new("powershell")
+            .args(["-NoProfile", "-WindowStyle", "Hidden", "-Command", &cleanup_script])
+            .spawn();
+
         // Spawn updated application and exit
         let _ = std::process::Command::new(&current_exe).spawn();
-        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400));
         std::process::exit(0);
     } else {
-        // Fallback: Use PowerShell deferred replacement
+        // Fallback: Use PowerShell deferred replacement and cleanup
         info!("Direct rename locked; triggering background PowerShell replacement...");
         let script = format!(
-            "Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 600; Move-Item -Force '{temp}' '{target}'; Start-Process '{target}'",
+            "Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 600; Move-Item -Force '{temp}' '{target}'; Start-Sleep -Seconds 1; Remove-Item -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue '{old}'; Start-Process '{target}'",
             temp = temp_download_path.to_string_lossy(),
-            target = current_exe.to_string_lossy()
+            target = current_exe.to_string_lossy(),
+            old = old_backup_path.to_string_lossy()
         );
 
         let _ = std::process::Command::new("powershell")
@@ -353,7 +422,7 @@ pub async fn perform_update_download(
             .spawn();
 
         let _ = progress_tx.send(UpdateProgress::Completed);
-        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400));
         std::process::exit(0);
     }
 }