diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bd0d83..d9ba36e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-  "version": "1.6.41",
+  "version": "1.6.42",
   "description": "Desktop downloader",
   "main": "build/main/main/main.js",
   "author": "Sucukdeluxe",
diff --git a/src/main/download-manager.ts b/src/main/download-manager.ts
index da63efe..96a06cb 100644
--- a/src/main/download-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/download-manager.ts
@@ -6377,6 +6377,11 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
         maxParallel: this.settings.maxParallelExtract || 2,
         extractCpuPriority: this.settings.extractCpuPriority,
         onProgress: (progress) => {
+          if (progress.phase === "preparing") {
+            pkg.postProcessLabel = progress.archiveName || "Vorbereiten...";
+            this.emitState();
+            return;
+          }
           if (progress.phase === "done") {
             // Do NOT mark remaining archives as "Done" here — some may have
             // failed. The post-extraction code (result.failed check) will
@@ -6577,7 +6582,8 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
     const allDone = success + failed + cancelled >= items.length;
 
     if (!allDone && this.settings.hybridExtract && this.settings.autoExtract && failed === 0 && success > 0) {
-      pkg.postProcessLabel = "Entpacken...";
+      pkg.postProcessLabel = "Entpacken vorbereiten...";
+      this.emitState();
       await this.runHybridExtraction(packageId, pkg, items, signal);
       if (signal?.aborted) {
         pkg.postProcessLabel = undefined;
@@ -6612,7 +6618,7 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
     const alreadyMarkedExtracted = completedItems.length > 0 && completedItems.every((item) => isExtractedLabel(item.fullStatus));
 
     if (this.settings.autoExtract && failed === 0 && success > 0 && !alreadyMarkedExtracted) {
-      pkg.postProcessLabel = "Entpacken...";
+      pkg.postProcessLabel = "Entpacken vorbereiten...";
       pkg.status = "extracting";
       this.emitState();
       const extractionStartMs = nowMs();
@@ -6684,6 +6690,11 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
           maxParallel: this.settings.maxParallelExtract || 2,
           extractCpuPriority: this.settings.extractCpuPriority,
           onProgress: (progress) => {
+            if (progress.phase === "preparing") {
+              pkg.postProcessLabel = progress.archiveName || "Vorbereiten...";
+              this.emitState();
+              return;
+            }
             if (progress.phase === "done") {
               // Do NOT mark remaining archives as "Done" here — some may have
               // failed. The post-extraction code (result.failed check) will
diff --git a/src/main/extractor.ts b/src/main/extractor.ts
index 4c2da2e..7e916e1 100644
--- a/src/main/extractor.ts
+++ b/src/main/extractor.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export interface ExtractProgressUpdate {
   archiveName: string;
   archivePercent?: number;
   elapsedMs?: number;
-  phase: "extracting" | "done";
+  phase: "extracting" | "done" | "preparing";
   passwordAttempt?: number;
   passwordTotal?: number;
   passwordFound?: boolean;
@@ -1862,6 +1862,7 @@ export async function extractPackageArchives(options: ExtractOptions): Promise<{
   if (options.signal?.aborted) {
     throw new Error("aborted:extract");
   }
+  options.onProgress?.({ current: 0, total: 0, percent: 0, archiveName: "Archive scannen...", phase: "preparing" });
   const allCandidates = await findArchiveCandidates(options.packageDir);
   const candidates = options.onlyArchives
     ? allCandidates.filter((archivePath) => {
@@ -1873,6 +1874,7 @@ export async function extractPackageArchives(options: ExtractOptions): Promise<{
 
   // Disk space pre-check
   if (candidates.length > 0) {
+    options.onProgress?.({ current: 0, total: candidates.length, percent: 0, archiveName: "Speicherplatz prüfen...", phase: "preparing" });
     try {
       await fs.promises.mkdir(options.targetDir, { recursive: true });
     } catch { /* ignore */ }
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index 5da1f9d..8ffe666 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ const PackageCard = memo(function PackageCard({ pkg, items, packageSpeed, isFirs
                 <span key={col} className={`pkg-col pkg-col-prio${pkg.priority === "high" ? " prio-high" : pkg.priority === "low" ? " prio-low" : ""}`}>{pkg.priority === "high" ? "Hoch" : pkg.priority === "low" ? "Niedrig" : ""}</span>
               );
               case "status": return (
-                <span key={col} className="pkg-col pkg-col-status">[{done}/{total}{done === total && total > 0 ? " - Done" : ""}{failed > 0 ? ` · ${failed} Fehler` : ""}{cancelled > 0 ? ` · ${cancelled} abgebr.` : ""}]{pkg.postProcessLabel ? ` ${pkg.postProcessLabel}` : ""}</span>
+                <span key={col} className="pkg-col pkg-col-status">[{done}/{total}{done === total && total > 0 ? " - Done" : ""}{failed > 0 ? ` · ${failed} Fehler` : ""}{cancelled > 0 ? ` · ${cancelled} abgebr.` : ""}]{pkg.postProcessLabel ? ` - ${pkg.postProcessLabel}` : ""}</span>
               );
               case "speed": return (
                 <span key={col} className="pkg-col pkg-col-speed">{packageSpeed > 0 ? formatSpeedMbps(packageSpeed) : ""}</span>