diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aca1534..7d51b21 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ otherwise:
 
 the enhancements should be automatically applied on installation
 and automatically removed on uninstallation.
-if you want to do things yourself, though, you can.
+
+on some platforms this may throw errors if done without
+elevated/admin permissions, though, so if it hasn't automatically
+installed you will still need to use these commands.
 
 ```
 Usage:
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ For more info, run any command with the `--help` flag:
 
 Options:
   -y, --yes      : skip prompts (may overwrite data)
+  -d, --dev      : show detailed error messages (not recommended)
   -h, --help     : display usage information
   -v, --version  : display version number
 ```
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ these include:
 
 **author:** [alexander-kazakov](https://github.com/alexander-kazakov/)
 
-**version:** v0.2.1
+**version:** v0.2.2
 
 ### right-to-left
 
diff --git a/bin.js b/bin.js
index 4fb2586..06529c8 100644
--- a/bin.js
+++ b/bin.js
@@ -20,26 +20,27 @@ const cli = require('cac')('notion-enhancer'),
 // ### error ###
 
 cli.option('-y, --yes', ': skip prompts (may overwrite data)');
+cli.option('-d, --dev', ': show detailed error messages');
 
 cli
   .command('apply', ': add the enhancer to the notion app')
   .action(async (options) => {
     console.info('=== NOTION ENHANCEMENT LOG ===');
-    await require('./pkg/apply.js')();
+    await require('./pkg/apply.js')({
+      overwrite_version: options.yes,
+      friendly_errors: !options.dev,
+    });
     console.info('=== END OF LOG ===');
   });
 cli
   .command('remove', ': return notion to its pre-enhanced/pre-modded state')
   .action(async (options) => {
     console.info('=== NOTION RESTORATION LOG ===');
-    await require('./pkg/remove.js')(
-      options.yes
-        ? {
-            overwrite_asar: true,
-            delete_data: true,
-          }
-        : {}
-    );
+    await require('./pkg/remove.js')({
+      overwrite_asar: options.yes,
+      delete_data: options.yes,
+      friendly_errors: !options.dev,
+    });
     console.info('=== END OF LOG ===');
   });
 cli
diff --git a/mods/core/css/dark.css b/mods/core/css/dark.css
index 3400dea..2b4d9ed 100644
--- a/mods/core/css/dark.css
+++ b/mods/core/css/dark.css
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
   background: var(--theme--card) !important;
 }
 .dark
-  .notion-page-content
   .notion-page-block.notion-collection-item
   [style*='background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05)'] {
   background: var(--theme--gallery) !important;
diff --git a/mods/core/css/light.css b/mods/core/css/light.css
index d9cd17e..1dba650 100644
--- a/mods/core/css/light.css
+++ b/mods/core/css/light.css
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
   background: var(--theme--card) !important;
 }
 .notion-body:not(.dark)
-  .notion-page-content
   .notion-page-block.notion-collection-item
   [style*='background: rgba(55, 53, 47, 0.024)'] {
   background: var(--theme--gallery) !important;
diff --git a/mods/core/css/menu.css b/mods/core/css/menu.css
index 6048460..339c09e 100644
--- a/mods/core/css/menu.css
+++ b/mods/core/css/menu.css
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ s {
   background: var(--theme--bg_green);
 }
 
+#alerts code {
+  background: transparent;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 [data-relaunch] {
   text-decoration: underline dotted;
   cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/mods/core/menu.js b/mods/core/menu.js
index f1c4ce8..a3e28ee 100644
--- a/mods/core/menu.js
+++ b/mods/core/menu.js
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ window['__start'] = async () => {
         'warning',
         version.sorted[0] == version.local
           ? `update <b>v${version.repo}</b> available!<br>
-             run <code>npm i -g notion-enhancer</code><br>
-             (or <code>yarn global add notion-enhancer</code>),<br>
-             <u>and</u> <code>notion-enhancer apply</code>.`
+             run <code>npm i -g notion-enhancer</code>`
           : `local build <b>v${raw_v}</b> is unstable.`
       ).prepend();
     });
diff --git a/mods/property-layout/mod.js b/mods/property-layout/mod.js
index 48f5729..6df88c4 100644
--- a/mods/property-layout/mod.js
+++ b/mods/property-layout/mod.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
   tags: ['extension'],
   name: 'property layout',
   desc: 'auto-collapse page properties that usually push down page content.',
-  version: '0.2.1',
+  version: '0.2.2',
   author: 'alexander-kazakov',
   hacks: {
     'renderer/preload.js'(store, __exports) {
diff --git a/pkg/apply.js b/pkg/apply.js
index ff58681..fb4a9a3 100644
--- a/pkg/apply.js
+++ b/pkg/apply.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra'),
 // ### error ###
 
 let __notion = helpers.getNotion();
-module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_version } = {}) {
+module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_version, friendly_errors } = {}) {
   try {
     await fs.ensureDir(helpers.data_folder);
 
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@ module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_version } = {}) {
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('### ERROR ###');
-    console.error(err);
+    if (err.toString().includes('EACCESS') && friendly_errors) {
+      console.error(
+        'file access forbidden: try again with sudo or in an elevated/admin prompt.'
+      );
+    } else if (err.toString().includes('EIO') && friendly_errors) {
+      console.error('file access failed: is notion running?');
+    } else console.error(err);
     return false;
   }
 };
diff --git a/pkg/remove.js b/pkg/remove.js
index 3c5610a..98d608c 100644
--- a/pkg/remove.js
+++ b/pkg/remove.js
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra'),
 // ### error ###
 
 let __notion = helpers.getNotion();
-module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_asar, delete_data } = {}) {
+module.exports = async function ({
+  overwrite_asar,
+  delete_data,
+  friendly_errors,
+} = {}) {
   try {
     const file_operations = [];
 
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_asar, delete_data } = {}) {
     const app_folder = path.resolve(`${__notion}/app`);
     if (await fs.pathExists(app_folder)) {
       console.info(` ...removing folder ${app_folder}`);
-      file_operations.push(fs.remove(app_folder));
+      await fs.remove(app_folder);
     } else console.warn(` * ${app_folder} not found: step skipped.`);
 
     // restoring original asar
@@ -55,13 +59,11 @@ module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_asar, delete_data } = {}) {
         );
       }
 
-      file_operations.push(
-        overwrite_asar || overwrite_asar === undefined
-          ? fs.move(asar_bak, path.resolve(`${__notion}/app.asar`), {
-              overwrite: true,
-            })
-          : fs.remove(asar_bak)
-      );
+      await (overwrite_asar || overwrite_asar === undefined
+        ? fs.move(asar_bak, path.resolve(`${__notion}/app.asar`), {
+            overwrite: true,
+          })
+        : fs.remove(asar_bak));
     } else console.warn(` * ${asar_bak} not found: step skipped.`);
 
     // cleaning data folder: ~/.notion-enhancer
@@ -83,12 +85,10 @@ module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_asar, delete_data } = {}) {
           : ` -- keeping ${helpers.data_folder}`
       );
       if (delete_data) {
-        file_operations.push(fs.remove(helpers.data_folder));
+        await fs.remove(helpers.data_folder);
       } else fs.remove(path.resolve(`${helpers.data_folder}/version.txt`));
     } else console.warn(` * ${helpers.data_folder} not found: step skipped.`);
 
-    await Promise.all(file_operations);
-
     // patching launch script target of custom wrappers
     if (
       [
@@ -119,7 +119,13 @@ module.exports = async function ({ overwrite_asar, delete_data } = {}) {
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('### ERROR ###');
-    console.error(err);
+    if (err.toString().includes('EACCESS') && friendly_errors) {
+      console.error(
+        'file access forbidden: try again with sudo or in an elevated/admin prompt.'
+      );
+    } else if (err.toString().includes('EIO') && friendly_errors) {
+      console.error('file access failed: is notion running?');
+    } else console.error(err);
     return false;
   }
 };