diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 335bd27..1a91134 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-  "version": "1.4.8",
+  "version": "1.4.9",
   "description": "Real-Debrid Downloader Desktop (Electron + React + TypeScript)",
   "main": "build/main/main/main.js",
   "author": "Sucukdeluxe",
diff --git a/src/main/download-manager.ts b/src/main/download-manager.ts
index 90f99b3..12f597a 100644
--- a/src/main/download-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/download-manager.ts
@@ -969,6 +969,8 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
       this.emitState(true);
     }
 
+    this.triggerPendingExtractions();
+
     const runItems = Object.values(this.session.items)
       .filter((item) => {
         if (item.status !== "queued" && item.status !== "reconnect_wait") {
@@ -1420,6 +1422,15 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
         const needsPostProcess = pkg.status !== "completed"
           || items.some((item) => item.status === "completed" && !isExtractedLabel(item.fullStatus));
         if (needsPostProcess) {
+          pkg.status = "queued";
+          pkg.updatedAt = nowMs();
+          for (const item of items) {
+            if (item.status === "completed" && !isExtractedLabel(item.fullStatus)) {
+              item.fullStatus = "Entpacken ausstehend";
+              item.updatedAt = nowMs();
+            }
+          }
+          changed = true;
           void this.runPackagePostProcessing(packageId);
         } else if (pkg.status !== "completed") {
           pkg.status = "completed";
@@ -1443,6 +1454,47 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  private triggerPendingExtractions(): void {
+    if (!this.settings.autoExtract) {
+      return;
+    }
+    for (const packageId of this.session.packageOrder) {
+      const pkg = this.session.packages[packageId];
+      if (!pkg || pkg.cancelled || !pkg.enabled) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (this.packagePostProcessTasks.has(packageId)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const items = pkg.itemIds.map((id) => this.session.items[id]).filter(Boolean) as DownloadItem[];
+      if (items.length === 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const success = items.filter((item) => item.status === "completed").length;
+      const failed = items.filter((item) => item.status === "failed").length;
+      const cancelled = items.filter((item) => item.status === "cancelled").length;
+      if (success + failed + cancelled < items.length || failed > 0 || success === 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const needsExtraction = items.some((item) =>
+        item.status === "completed" && !isExtractedLabel(item.fullStatus)
+      );
+      if (!needsExtraction) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      pkg.status = "queued";
+      pkg.updatedAt = nowMs();
+      for (const item of items) {
+        if (item.status === "completed" && !isExtractedLabel(item.fullStatus)) {
+          item.fullStatus = "Entpacken ausstehend";
+          item.updatedAt = nowMs();
+        }
+      }
+      logger.info(`Entpacken via Start ausgelöst: pkg=${pkg.name}`);
+      void this.runPackagePostProcessing(packageId);
+    }
+  }
+
   private removePackageFromSession(packageId: string, itemIds: string[]): void {
     for (const itemId of itemIds) {
       delete this.session.items[itemId];
diff --git a/src/main/extractor.ts b/src/main/extractor.ts
index 0e2111b..88644e0 100644
--- a/src/main/extractor.ts
+++ b/src/main/extractor.ts
@@ -571,6 +571,19 @@ export async function extractPackageArchives(options: ExtractOptions): Promise<{
   const candidates = findArchiveCandidates(options.packageDir);
   logger.info(`Entpacken gestartet: packageDir=${options.packageDir}, targetDir=${options.targetDir}, archives=${candidates.length}, cleanupMode=${options.cleanupMode}, conflictMode=${options.conflictMode}`);
   if (candidates.length === 0) {
+    const existingResume = readExtractResumeState(options.packageDir);
+    if (existingResume.size > 0 && hasAnyFilesRecursive(options.targetDir)) {
+      clearExtractResumeState(options.packageDir);
+      logger.info(`Entpacken übersprungen (Archive bereinigt, Ziel hat Dateien): ${options.packageDir}`);
+      options.onProgress?.({
+        current: existingResume.size,
+        total: existingResume.size,
+        percent: 100,
+        archiveName: "",
+        phase: "done"
+      });
+      return { extracted: existingResume.size, failed: 0, lastError: "" };
+    }
     clearExtractResumeState(options.packageDir);
     logger.info(`Entpacken übersprungen (keine Archive gefunden): ${options.packageDir}`);
     return { extracted: 0, failed: 0, lastError: "" };
diff --git a/src/main/update.ts b/src/main/update.ts
index f9b498a..c26a5f3 100644
--- a/src/main/update.ts
+++ b/src/main/update.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import { ReadableStream as NodeReadableStream } from "node:stream/web";
 import { APP_VERSION, DEFAULT_UPDATE_REPO } from "./constants";
 import { UpdateCheckResult, UpdateInstallResult } from "../shared/types";
 import { compactErrorText } from "./utils";
+import { logger } from "./logger";
 
 const RELEASE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 12000;
-const DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 8 * 60 * 1000;
+const CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
 const UPDATE_USER_AGENT = `RD-Node-Downloader/${APP_VERSION}`;
 
 type ReleaseAsset = {
@@ -274,13 +275,15 @@ export async function checkGitHubUpdate(repo: string): Promise<UpdateCheckResult
 }
 
 async function downloadFile(url: string, targetPath: string): Promise<void> {
-  const timeout = timeoutController(DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  logger.info(`Update-Download versucht: ${url}`);
+  const timeout = timeoutController(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS);
   let response: Response;
   try {
     response = await fetch(url, {
       headers: {
         "User-Agent": UPDATE_USER_AGENT
       },
+      redirect: "follow",
       signal: timeout.signal
     });
   } finally {
@@ -294,11 +297,13 @@ async function downloadFile(url: string, targetPath: string): Promise<void> {
   const source = Readable.fromWeb(response.body as unknown as NodeReadableStream<Uint8Array>);
   const target = fs.createWriteStream(targetPath);
   await pipeline(source, target);
+  logger.info(`Update-Download abgeschlossen: ${targetPath}`);
 }
 
 async function downloadFromCandidates(candidates: string[], targetPath: string): Promise<void> {
   let lastError: unknown = new Error("Update Download fehlgeschlagen");
 
+  logger.info(`Update-Download: ${candidates.length} Kandidat(en)`);
   for (let index = 0; index < candidates.length; index += 1) {
     const candidate = candidates[index];
     try {
@@ -306,6 +311,7 @@ async function downloadFromCandidates(candidates: string[], targetPath: string):
       return;
     } catch (error) {
       lastError = error;
+      logger.warn(`Update-Download Kandidat ${index + 1}/${candidates.length} fehlgeschlagen: ${compactErrorText(error)}`);
       try {
         await fs.promises.rm(targetPath, { force: true });
       } catch {
@@ -373,6 +379,8 @@ export async function installLatestUpdate(repo: string, prechecked?: UpdateCheck
     } catch {
       // ignore
     }
-    return { started: false, message: compactErrorText(error) };
+    const releaseUrl = String(effectiveCheck.releaseUrl || "").trim();
+    const hint = releaseUrl ? ` – Manuell: ${releaseUrl}` : "";
+    return { started: false, message: `${compactErrorText(error)}${hint}` };
   }
 }