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version: dev-20260717.1
date: 2026-07-17
title: Calmer Database Upgrades and Startup
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> Large database upgrades can now finish safely, with a calmer and clearer Cradle startup experience.

## 💎 Improvements

- Replaced the continuously spinning loader with a gentle breathing Cradle icon and visible startup-stage messaging.
- Database migration and storage compaction now show their current stage during startup.

## 🐞 Fixes

- Fixed Desktop incorrectly reporting startup failure when a large database migration or storage compaction takes longer than 90 seconds.
- Fixed Desktop potentially losing synchronization with a Server that continued starting after the timeout.
