diff --git a/src-tauri/src/download_ownership.rs b/src-tauri/src/download_ownership.rs
index 83f6dfc..d4b40d4 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/download_ownership.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/download_ownership.rs
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ pub fn remove(app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle, id: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
     crate::db::remove_ownership(&connection, id)
 }
 
-pub fn primary_path_for_id(
-    app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle,
+pub fn primary_path_for_id<R: tauri::Runtime>(
+    app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle<R>,
     id: &str,
 ) -> Result<Option<PathBuf>, String> {
     Ok(load_records(app_handle)?
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub fn known_primary_paths(app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>
     Ok(paths)
 }
 
-fn load_records(app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<Vec<DownloadOwnershipRecord>, String> {
+fn load_records<R: tauri::Runtime>(app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle<R>) -> Result<Vec<DownloadOwnershipRecord>, String> {
     let database = app_handle.state::<crate::db::DbState>();
     let connection = database.lock()?;
     crate::db::load_ownership(&connection).map(|records| {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 81de6fe..e72576a 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ async fn test_deno(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<String, String> {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn is_safe_path(path: &std::path::Path, app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle) -> bool {
+pub(crate) fn is_safe_path<R: tauri::Runtime>(path: &std::path::Path, app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle<R>) -> bool {
     if !path.is_absolute()
         || path.components().any(|component| {
             matches!(
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ fn canonicalize_with_missing_components(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<std::p
     Some(canonical)
 }
 
-fn approved_download_roots(app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle) -> Vec<std::path::PathBuf> {
+fn approved_download_roots<R: tauri::Runtime>(app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle<R>) -> Vec<std::path::PathBuf> {
     use tauri::Manager;
 
     let mut roots = Vec::new();
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ pub struct EngineStatusResult {
     pub engines: Vec<EngineStatusItem>,
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn resolve_path(path: &str, app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle) -> std::path::PathBuf {
+pub(crate) fn resolve_path<R: tauri::Runtime>(path: &str, app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle<R>) -> std::path::PathBuf {
     use tauri::Manager;
     let mut resolved = std::path::PathBuf::from(path);
     if let Some(stripped) = path.strip_prefix("~/").or_else(|| path.strip_prefix("~\\")) {
@@ -2759,6 +2759,13 @@ async fn resume_download(
                     return;
                 }
                 log::info!("aria2 resume [{}]: unpaused gid {}", id_clone, gid_clone);
+                let _ = app_handle_clone.emit(
+                    "download-state",
+                    crate::ipc::DownloadStateEvent::new(
+                        &id_clone,
+                        crate::ipc::DownloadStatus::Downloading,
+                    ),
+                );
             });
             return Ok(true);
         }
@@ -2884,19 +2891,36 @@ async fn remove_download(
     cleanup_result
 }
 
-async fn remove_download_assets(
+pub(crate) async fn remove_download_assets<R: tauri::Runtime>(
     primary: &std::path::Path,
-    app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle,
+    app_handle: &tauri::AppHandle<R>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     if !is_safe_path(primary, app_handle) {
         return Err("Download asset path is outside an allowed download location".to_string());
     }
 
     if primary.exists() {
-        if let Err(e) = trash::delete(primary) {
-            log::warn!("failed to move downloaded file to Trash, attempting hard delete: {}", e);
-            if let Err(hard_err) = std::fs::remove_file(primary) {
-                return Err(format!("failed to move downloaded file to Trash ({e}) and hard delete failed ({hard_err})"));
+        let mut retries = 5;
+        loop {
+            let res = if primary.is_dir() {
+                tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(primary).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+            } else {
+                if let Err(e) = trash::delete(primary) {
+                    log::warn!("failed to move downloaded file to Trash, attempting hard delete: {}", e);
+                    std::fs::remove_file(primary).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+                } else {
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            };
+            match res {
+                Ok(_) => break,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    if retries == 0 {
+                        return Err(e);
+                    }
+                    retries -= 1;
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2906,9 +2930,19 @@ async fn remove_download_assets(
         candidate_os.push(suffix);
         let candidate = std::path::PathBuf::from(candidate_os);
         if candidate.exists() && is_safe_path(&candidate, app_handle) {
-            tokio::fs::remove_file(&candidate)
-                .await
-                .map_err(|error| format!("failed to remove '{}': {error}", candidate.display()))?;
+            let mut retries = 5;
+            loop {
+                match tokio::fs::remove_file(&candidate).await {
+                    Ok(_) => break,
+                    Err(_) if retries == 0 => {
+                        return Err(format!("failed to remove '{}' after retries", candidate.display()));
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        retries -= 1;
+                        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/queue.rs b/src-tauri/src/queue.rs
index 10c34bb..f2a2a7c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/queue.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/queue.rs
@@ -483,6 +483,15 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
                 self.release_registered_id(id).await;
             }
             PendingOutcome::Error(error) => {
+                if error.to_ascii_lowercase().contains("checksum") {
+                    log::warn!("Checksum error detected for {}, cleaning up assets", id);
+                    if let Ok(primary_path) = crate::download_ownership::primary_path_for_id(&self.app_handle, id) {
+                        if let Some(path) = primary_path.as_deref() {
+                            let _ = crate::remove_download_assets(path, &self.app_handle).await;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 self.clear_aria2_retry_state(id).await;
                 self.forget_aria2_gid(id).await;
                 self.emit_failed(id, error);
@@ -868,7 +877,12 @@ impl SidecarSpawner for ProductionSpawner {
             options.insert("http-passwd".to_string(), serde_json::json!(pass));
         }
         if let Some(chk) = &payload.checksum {
-            options.insert("checksum".to_string(), serde_json::json!(chk));
+            let formatted_chk = if let Some((algo, digest)) = chk.split_once('=') {
+                format!("{}={}", algo.to_ascii_lowercase(), digest)
+            } else {
+                chk.clone()
+            };
+            options.insert("checksum".to_string(), serde_json::json!(formatted_chk));
         }
         if let Some(ua) = &payload.user_agent {
             options.insert("user-agent".to_string(), serde_json::json!(ua));
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/settings.rs b/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
index 3342c7c..8b405aa 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/settings.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager};
 
-pub fn load_settings(app_handle: &AppHandle) -> Result<PersistedSettings, String> {
+pub fn load_settings<R: tauri::Runtime>(app_handle: &AppHandle<R>) -> Result<PersistedSettings, String> {
     let database = app_handle.state::<crate::db::DbState>();
     let connection = database.lock()?;
     let stored = crate::db::load_settings(&connection)?
diff --git a/src/contexts/ToastContext.tsx b/src/contexts/ToastContext.tsx
index a9ab437..48591c3 100644
--- a/src/contexts/ToastContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/ToastContext.tsx
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ const ToastItem: React.FC<{ toast: ToastState; removeToast: (id: string) => void
       return;
     }
 
-    let timeoutDuration = toast.duration ?? 5000;
-    if (timeoutDuration < 5000) timeoutDuration = 5000;
+    let timeoutDuration = toast.duration ?? 3000;
 
     if (isHovered) {
       return;
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ const ToastItem: React.FC<{ toast: ToastState; removeToast: (id: string) => void
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`w-full transition-all duration-300 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)] flex flex-col justify-end ${isVisible ? 'mb-3' : 'mb-0'}`}
+      className={`w-full overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)] flex flex-col justify-end ${isVisible ? 'mb-3' : 'mb-0'}`}
       style={{
         height: isVisible && contentHeight !== undefined ? contentHeight : 0,
       }}
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ const ToastItem: React.FC<{ toast: ToastState; removeToast: (id: string) => void
         className={`app-toast-item shrink-0 ${isVisible ? 'pointer-events-auto' : 'pointer-events-none'} flex items-start gap-3 rounded-[16px] border px-4 py-3 shadow-[0_8px_30px_rgb(0,0,0,0.12),0_0_20px_var(--tw-shadow-color)] backdrop-blur-xl text-[14px] leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)] ${style}`}
         style={{
           opacity: isVisible ? 1 : 0,
-          transform: isVisible ? 'translateY(0) scale(1)' : 'translateY(24px) scale(0.95)',
+          transform: isVisible ? 'translateY(0) scale(1)' : 'scale(0.95)',
           transformOrigin: 'bottom center',
         }}
         onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
diff --git a/src/store/downloadStore.ts b/src/store/downloadStore.ts
index da9e5ca..bd3389a 100644
--- a/src/store/downloadStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/downloadStore.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ export async function initDownloadListener() {
       const current = mainStore.downloads.find(d => d.id === payload.id);
       if (current) {
         const status = payload.status as DownloadStatus;
+        
+        // Prevent race condition: don't transition backwards from terminal state
+        if ((current.status === 'completed' || current.status === 'failed') &&
+            (status !== 'completed' && status !== 'failed')) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         const progress = useDownloadProgressStore.getState().progressMap[payload.id];
         const updates: Partial<DownloadItem> = {
           status,