diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 79689f77..a25761b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ version = "1.0.86"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b3d1d046238990b9cf5bcde22a3fb3584ee5cf65fb2765f454ed428c7a0063da"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ascii"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d92bec98840b8f03a5ff5413de5293bfcd8bf96467cf5452609f939ec6f5de16"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-broadcast"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -2379,6 +2385,15 @@ version = "2.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f518f335dce6725a761382244631d86cf0ccb2863413590b31338feb467f9c3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itertools"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1c173a5686ce8bfa551b3563d0c2170bf24ca44da99c7ca4bfdab5418c3fe57"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "0.4.8"
@@ -2732,6 +2747,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "native-dialog"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "84e7038885d2aeab236bd60da9e159a5967b47cde3292da3b15ff1bec27c039f"
+dependencies = [
+ "ascii",
+ "block",
+ "cocoa 0.25.0",
+ "core-foundation",
+ "dirs-next",
+ "objc",
+ "objc-foundation",
+ "objc_id",
+ "once_cell",
+ "raw-window-handle",
+ "thiserror",
+ "versions",
+ "wfd",
+ "which",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ndk"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -5133,6 +5171,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "futures",
  "lazy_static",
+ "native-dialog",
  "objc",
  "once_cell",
  "opener",
@@ -5665,6 +5704,16 @@ version = "0.9.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "versions"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c73a36bc44e3039f51fbee93e39f41225f6b17b380eb70cc2aab942df06b34dd"
+dependencies = [
+ "itertools",
+ "nom",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "void"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -5935,6 +5984,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-metadata",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wfd"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e713040b67aae5bf1a0ae3e1ebba8cc29ab2b90da9aa1bff6e09031a8a41d7a8"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "which"
+version = "4.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "87ba24419a2078cd2b0f2ede2691b6c66d8e47836da3b6db8265ebad47afbfc7"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "home",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustix 0.38.34",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "whoami"
 version = "1.5.1"
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
index 5c0c095c..819ddaf7 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ initialize_state()
   })
 
 const handleClose = async () => {
+  await saveWindowState(StateFlags.ALL)
   await TauriWindow.getCurrent().close()
 }
 
@@ -293,16 +294,7 @@ async function handleCommand(e) {
           <Button class="titlebar-button" icon-only @click="() => appWindow.toggleMaximize()">
             <MaximizeIcon />
           </Button>
-          <Button
-            class="titlebar-button close"
-            icon-only
-            @click="
-              () => {
-                saveWindowState(StateFlags.ALL)
-                handleClose()
-              }
-            "
-          >
+          <Button class="titlebar-button close" icon-only @click="handleClose">
             <XIcon />
           </Button>
         </section>
diff --git a/apps/app/Cargo.toml b/apps/app/Cargo.toml
index 3dfc03ae..9f78db9d 100644
--- a/apps/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ paste = "1.0.15"
 
 opener = { version = "0.7.2", features = ["reveal", "dbus-vendored"] }
 
+native-dialog = "0.7.0"
+
 [target.'cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))'.dependencies]
 window-shadows = "0.2.1"
 
diff --git a/apps/app/src/main.rs b/apps/app/src/main.rs
index 8d013197..f6084cc4 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/app/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
     windows_subsystem = "windows"
 )]
 
+use native_dialog::{MessageDialog, MessageType};
 use tauri::{Manager, PhysicalSize};
+use tauri_plugin_window_state::{StateFlags, WindowExt};
 use theseus::prelude::*;
 
 mod api;
@@ -31,15 +33,28 @@ async fn initialize_state(app: tauri::AppHandle) -> api::Result<()> {
 #[tauri::command]
 fn show_window(app: tauri::AppHandle) {
     let win = app.get_window("main").unwrap();
-    win.show().unwrap();
-    win.set_focus().unwrap();
+    if let Err(e) = win.show() {
+        MessageDialog::new()
+            .set_type(MessageType::Error)
+            .set_title("Initialization error")
+            .set_text(&format!(
+                "Cannot display application window due to an error:\n{}",
+                e
+            ))
+            .show_alert()
+            .unwrap();
+        panic!("cannot display application window")
+    } else {
+        let _ = win.restore_state(StateFlags::all());
+        let _ = win.set_focus();
 
-    // fix issue where window shows as extremely small
-    if let Ok(size) = win.inner_size() {
-        let width = if size.width < 1100 { 1280 } else { size.width };
-        let height = if size.height < 700 { 800 } else { size.height };
+        // fix issue where window shows as extremely small
+        if let Ok(size) = win.inner_size() {
+            let width = if size.width < 1100 { 1280 } else { size.width };
+            let height = if size.height < 700 { 800 } else { size.height };
 
-        win.set_size(PhysicalSize::new(width, height)).unwrap();
+            let _ = win.set_size(PhysicalSize::new(width, height));
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +175,7 @@ fn main() {
 
             if let Some(window) = app.get_window("main") {
                 // Hide window to prevent white flash on startup
-                window.hide().unwrap();
+                let _ = window.hide();
 
                 #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
                 {
@@ -215,7 +230,34 @@ fn main() {
             show_window,
         ]);
 
-    builder
-        .run(tauri::generate_context!())
-        .expect("error while running tauri application");
+    if let Err(e) = builder.run(tauri::generate_context!()) {
+        #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+        {
+            // tauri doesn't expose runtime errors, so matching a string representation seems like the only solution
+            if format!("{:?}", e)
+                .contains("Runtime(CreateWebview(WebView2Error(WindowsError")
+            {
+                MessageDialog::new()
+                    .set_type(MessageType::Error)
+                    .set_title("Initialization error")
+                    .set_text("Your Microsoft Edge WebView2 installation is corrupt.\n\nMicrosoft Edge WebView2 is required to run Modrinth App.\n\nLearn how to repair it at https://docs.modrinth.com/faq/app/webview2")
+                    .show_alert()
+                    .unwrap();
+
+                panic!("webview2 initialization failed")
+            }
+        }
+
+        MessageDialog::new()
+            .set_type(MessageType::Error)
+            .set_title("Initialization error")
+            .set_text(&format!(
+                "Cannot initialize application due to an error:\n{:?}",
+                e
+            ))
+            .show_alert()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        panic!("{1}: {:?}", e, "error while running tauri application")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/api/profile/mod.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/api/profile/mod.rs
index 7def3a37..4ca41b50 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/api/profile/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/api/profile/mod.rs
@@ -515,7 +515,9 @@ pub async fn export_mrpack(
         let relative_path = pack_get_relative_path(&profile_base_path, &path)?;
 
         if packfile.files.iter().any(|f| f.path == relative_path)
-            || !included_candidates_set.contains(&relative_path)
+            || !included_candidates_set
+                .iter()
+                .any(|x| relative_path.starts_with(&**x))
         {
             continue;
         }