diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 006a064..fe7a6e7 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ void select_all(){
 	}
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
+void dir_changed(){
+	unsigned long i;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count; i++) {
+		mid_dir.file_list[i].status = 0;
+	}
+
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY );
+}
 void move_down(unsigned long passes){
 
 	/*bounds checking happens within thread_mid*/
@@ -197,6 +206,7 @@ void move_left(unsigned long passes){
 			/* TODO(2025-07-09T00:30:05) fix */
 			FAIL("move_left", "unhandled error of chdir");
 		}	
+		dir_changed();
 	}
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 
@@ -208,6 +218,7 @@ void move_right(){
 			/* TODO(2026-05-05T20:12:14) fix */
 			FAIL("move_right", "unhandled error of chdir");
 		}	
+		dir_changed();
 	} else if (mid_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_EXEC) {
 	} else {
 		char *mime = get_mimetype(mid_dir.current_file);
diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index a10a993..46364b4 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 				mid_dir.current_file = NULL;
 			}
 
+			unsigned long i;
+			for(i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count && i < tmp.file_count; i++) {
+				mid_dir.file_list[i].status = tmp.file_list[i].status;
+			}
+
 
 		}