diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
index 532638e24..44ac889b2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ pub async fn test_scan() -> Result<(), String> {
 //   Ok(thumbnail_b64)
 // }
 
-#[tauri::command(async)]
-pub async fn get_thumbs_for_directory(window: tauri::Window, path: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
-  let config = CONFIG.get().unwrap();
+// #[tauri::command(async)]
+// pub async fn get_thumbs_for_directory(window: tauri::Window, path: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+//   let config = CONFIG.get().unwrap();
 
-  let thumbnails = retrieve::get_thumbs_for_directory(path, &config).await?;
+//   let thumbnails = retrieve::get_thumbs_for_directory(path, &config).await?;
 
-  // ....
-}
+//   // ....
+// }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 12cc43a88..dcb50cff1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 mod commands;
 mod menu;
-
+use futures::executor::block_on;
 use sdcorelib;
 use tauri::api::path;
 
 fn main() {
+  let data_dir = path::data_dir().unwrap_or(std::path::PathBuf::from("./"));
+  block_on(sdcorelib::configure(data_dir));
+
   tauri::Builder::default()
-    .setup(|_app| {
-      let data_dir = path::data_dir().unwrap_or(std::path::PathBuf::from("./"));
-      sdcorelib::configure(data_dir);
-      Ok(())
-    })
+    .setup(|_app| Ok(()))
     .on_menu_event(|event| menu::handle_menu_event(event))
     .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
       commands::scan_dir,
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/file/mod.rs b/packages/core/lib/file/mod.rs
index feb2024ae..cf6d5325c 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/file/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/core/lib/file/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub mod checksum;
-pub mod icon;
+// pub mod icon;
 pub mod indexer;
 pub mod init;
 pub mod retrieve;
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/main.rs b/packages/core/lib/main.rs
index 5203524b1..f0c99e9c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/main.rs
+++ b/packages/core/lib/main.rs
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ pub async fn configure(mut data_dir: std::path::PathBuf) {
     println!("Spacedrive daemon online");
 }
 
-pub static MAIN_WINDOW: OnceCell<tauri::window> = OnceCell::new();
-// handler to pass "callback" to OneCell intercepting the commands
-pub fn emit(kind: &str, data: &str) {
-    let _message = MAIN_WINDOW
-        .get()
-        .unwrap()
-        .emit(kind, data)
-        .map_err(|e| println!("{}", e));
-}
+// pub static MAIN_WINDOW: OnceCell<> = OnceCell::new();
+// // handler to pass "callback" to OneCell intercepting the commands
+// pub fn emit(kind: &str, data: &str) {
+//     let _message = MAIN_WINDOW
+//         .get()
+//         .unwrap()
+//         .emit(kind, data)
+//         .map_err(|e| println!("{}", e));
+// }
 
 fn main() {
     // hello!