diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts
index 6c3a56277..7f98363f5 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/FileBackups/FileBackupsManager.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { FileBackupsDevice, FileBackupsMapping } from '@web/Application/Device/D
 import { AppState } from 'app/application'
 import { shell } from 'electron'
 import { StoreKeys } from '../Store'
+import path from 'path'
 import {
+  deleteFile,
   ensureDirectoryExists,
-  moveDirContents,
+  moveFiles,
   openDirectoryPicker,
   readJSONFile,
   writeFile,
@@ -61,12 +63,37 @@ export class FilesBackupManager implements FileBackupsDevice {
     const oldPath = await this.getFilesBackupsLocation()
 
     if (oldPath) {
-      await moveDirContents(oldPath, newPath)
+      await this.transferFilesBackupsToNewLocation(oldPath, newPath)
+    } else {
+      this.appState.store.set(StoreKeys.FileBackupsLocation, newPath)
     }
 
+    return newPath
+  }
+
+  private async transferFilesBackupsToNewLocation(oldPath: string, newPath: string): Promise<void> {
+    const mapping = await this.getMappingFileFromDisk()
+    if (!mapping) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const entries = Object.values(mapping.files)
+    const itemFolders = entries.map((entry) => path.join(oldPath, entry.relativePath))
+    await moveFiles(itemFolders, newPath)
+
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      entry.absolutePath = path.join(newPath, entry.relativePath)
+    }
+
+    const oldMappingFileLocation = this.getMappingFileLocation()
+
     this.appState.store.set(StoreKeys.FileBackupsLocation, newPath)
 
-    return newPath
+    const result = await this.saveFilesBackupsMappingFile(mapping)
+
+    if (result === 'success') {
+      await deleteFile(oldMappingFileLocation)
+    }
   }
 
   public getFilesBackupsLocation(): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Packages/PackageManager.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Packages/PackageManager.ts
index 29a65208e..900b55f0b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Packages/PackageManager.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Main/Packages/PackageManager.ts
@@ -288,12 +288,13 @@ async function installComponent(
   const sendInstalledMessage = (component: Component, error?: { message: string; tag: string }) => {
     if (error) {
       logError(`Error when installing component ${name}: ` + error.message)
-    } else {
-      logMessage(`Installed component ${name} (${version})`)
+      return
     }
+
+    logMessage(`Installed component ${name} (${version})`)
+
     webContents.send(MessageToWebApp.InstallComponentComplete, {
       component,
-      error,
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/Renderer.ts b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/Renderer.ts
index 5ebf02daf..d070f94e4 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/Renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/app/javascripts/Renderer/Renderer.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function listenForMessagesSentFromMainToPreloadToUs(device: DesktopDevice) {
     } else if (message === MessageToWebApp.WindowFocused) {
       receiver.windowGainedFocus()
     } else if (message === MessageToWebApp.InstallComponentComplete) {
-      receiver.onComponentInstallationComplete(data.component, data.error)
+      receiver.onComponentInstallationComplete(data.component, undefined)
     } else if (message === MessageToWebApp.UpdateAvailable) {
       receiver.updateAvailable()
     } else if (message === MessageToWebApp.PerformAutomatedBackup) {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Services/DesktopManager.ts b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Services/DesktopManager.ts
index 4126aad15..ba0512e5a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Services/DesktopManager.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Services/DesktopManager.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export class DesktopManager
     return component.payloadRepresentation().ejected()
   }
 
-  // All `components` should be installed
   syncComponentsInstallation(components: SNComponent[]) {
     Promise.all(
       components.map((component) => {
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ export class DesktopManager
     this.webApplication.notifyWebEvent(WebAppEvent.WindowDidBlur)
   }
 
-  async onComponentInstallationComplete(componentData: DecryptedTransferPayload<ComponentContent>, error: unknown) {
+  async onComponentInstallationComplete(componentData: DecryptedTransferPayload<ComponentContent>) {
     const component = this.application.items.findItem(componentData.uuid)
     if (!component) {
       return
@@ -124,15 +123,11 @@ export class DesktopManager
       component,
       (m) => {
         const mutator = m as ComponentMutator
-        if (error) {
-          mutator.setAppDataItem(AppDataField.ComponentInstallError, error)
-        } else {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-          mutator.local_url = componentData.content.local_url as string
-          // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-          mutator.package_info = componentData.content.package_info
-          mutator.setAppDataItem(AppDataField.ComponentInstallError, undefined)
-        }
+        // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+        mutator.local_url = componentData.content.local_url as string
+        // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+        mutator.package_info = componentData.content.package_info
+        mutator.setAppDataItem(AppDataField.ComponentInstallError, undefined)
       },
       undefined,
     )