diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs
index b8b6cbb3..2facb227 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs
@@ -2494,9 +2494,7 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    var profile = ServerProfile.LoadFrom(profileFile);
-                    profile.DestroyServerFilesWatcher();
-                    profile.SaveLauncher();
+                    var profile = ServerProfile.LoadFromProfileFileBasic(profileFile, null);
                     profiles.Add(ServerProfileSnapshot.Create(profile), profile);
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
@@ -3064,7 +3062,8 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                                     ServerProcess = ServerProcess,
                                     SteamCMDProcessWindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
                                 };
-                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile));
+                                app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile);
+                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.ExitCode);
                             });
                         }
                         else
@@ -3084,7 +3083,8 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                                     ServerProcess = ServerProcess,
                                     SteamCMDProcessWindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
                                 };
-                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile));
+                                app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile);
+                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.ExitCode);
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -3149,9 +3149,10 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                 // load all the profiles, do this at the very start in case the user changes one or more while the process is running.
                 LoadProfiles();
 
+                var profiles = _profiles.Keys.Where(p => p.EnableAutoBackup);
                 var exitCodes = new ConcurrentDictionary<ServerProfileSnapshot, int>();
 
-                Parallel.ForEach(_profiles.Keys.Where(p => p.EnableAutoBackup), profile => {
+                Parallel.ForEach(profiles, profile => {
                     var app = new ServerApp
                     {
                         DeleteOldBackupFiles = Config.Default.AutoBackup_DeleteOldFiles,
@@ -3160,7 +3161,8 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                         SendEmails = true,
                         ServerProcess = ServerProcessType.AutoBackup
                     };
-                    exitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.PerformProfileBackup(profile, CancellationToken.None));
+                    app.PerformProfileBackup(profile, CancellationToken.None);
+                    exitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.ExitCode);
                 });
 
                 foreach (var profile in _profiles.Keys)
diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs
index 4b79149f..0174aee7 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs
@@ -4007,9 +4007,13 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
             if (profile.PlayerLevels.Count == 0)
             {
                 profile.ResetLevelProgressionToOfficial(LevelProgression.Player);
-                profile.ResetLevelProgressionToOfficial(LevelProgression.Dino);
                 profile.EnableLevelProgressions = false;
             }
+            if (profile.DinoLevels.Count == 0)
+            {
+                profile.ResetLevelProgressionToOfficial(LevelProgression.Dino);
+                profile.EnableDinoLevelProgressions = false;
+            }
 
             //
             // Since these are not inserted the normal way, we force a recomputation here.
@@ -4065,42 +4069,11 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
 
         public static ServerProfile LoadFromProfileFile(string file, ServerProfile profile)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(file) || !File.Exists(file))
+            profile = LoadFromProfileFileBasic(file, profile);
+
+            if (profile is null)
                 return null;
 
-            if (Path.GetExtension(file) != Config.Default.ProfileExtension)
-                return null;
-
-            profile = profile ?? new ServerProfile();
-
-            try
-            {
-                var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
-                settings.Converters.Add(new NullableValueConverter<int>());
-                settings.Converters.Add(new NullableValueConverter<float>());
-
-                profile = JsonUtils.DeserializeFromFile<ServerProfile>(file, settings);
-                if (profile == null)
-                    return null;
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                // could not load the profile file, just exit
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            // check if profile id and filename match
-            var fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file);
-            if (Guid.TryParse(fileName, out Guid fileId) && Guid.TryParse(profile.ProfileID, out Guid profileId))
-            {
-                // filename is a guid - check it against the profile id
-                if (!Guid.Equals(fileId, profileId))
-                {
-                    // id values are not in sync, change the profile id to be the same as the filename
-                    profile.ProfileID = fileId.ToString();
-                }
-            }
-
             profile.CheckLauncherArgs();
 
             if (profile.PGM_Enabled)
@@ -4109,20 +4082,12 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
             if (profile.SOTF_Enabled)
                 Config.Default.SectionSOTFEnabled = true;
 
-            var configIniPath = Path.Combine(GetProfileServerConfigDir(profile), Config.Default.ServerGameUserSettingsConfigFile);
-            if (File.Exists(configIniPath))
-            {
-                profile = LoadFromINIFiles(configIniPath, profile);
-            }
-
             if (profile.PlayerLevels.Count == 0)
             {
                 profile.ResetLevelProgressionToOfficial(LevelProgression.Player);
-                profile.ResetLevelProgressionToOfficial(LevelProgression.Dino);
                 profile.EnableLevelProgressions = false;
-                profile.EnableDinoLevelProgressions = false;
             }
-            else if (profile.DinoLevels.Count == 0)
+            if (profile.DinoLevels.Count == 0)
             {
                 profile.ResetLevelProgressionToOfficial(LevelProgression.Dino);
                 profile.EnableDinoLevelProgressions = false;
@@ -4151,6 +4116,43 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
             return profile;
         }
 
+        public static ServerProfile LoadFromProfileFileBasic(string file, ServerProfile profile)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(file) || !File.Exists(file))
+                return null;
+
+            if (Path.GetExtension(file) != Config.Default.ProfileExtension)
+                return null;
+
+            if (profile is null)
+                profile = new ServerProfile();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+                settings.Converters.Add(new NullableValueConverter<int>());
+                settings.Converters.Add(new NullableValueConverter<float>());
+
+                profile = JsonUtils.DeserializeFromFile<ServerProfile>(file, settings);
+                if (profile == null)
+                    return null;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // could not load the profile file, just exit
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var configIniPath = Path.Combine(GetProfileServerConfigDir(profile), Config.Default.ServerGameUserSettingsConfigFile);
+            if (File.Exists(configIniPath))
+            {
+                profile = LoadFromINIFiles(configIniPath, profile);
+            }
+
+            profile._lastSaveLocation = file;
+            return profile;
+        }
+
         public void Save(bool updateFolderPermissions, bool updateSchedules, ProgressDelegate progressCallback)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Config.Default.DataDir))
diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfileSnapshot.cs b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfileSnapshot.cs
index 2a02fbe2..ee75d889 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfileSnapshot.cs
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerProfileSnapshot.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
         public string PGM_Name;
         public string AdminPassword;
         public string ServerName;
-        public string ServerArgs;
         public IPAddress ServerIPAddress;
         public int ServerPort;
         public int ServerPeerPort;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                 PGM_Name = profile.PGM_Name,
                 AdminPassword = profile.AdminPassword,
                 ServerName = profile.ServerName,
-                ServerArgs = profile.GetServerArgs(),
                 ServerIPAddress = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(profile.ServerIP) ? IPAddress.Loopback : IPAddress.TryParse(profile.ServerIP.Trim(), out IPAddress ipAddress) ? ipAddress : IPAddress.Loopback,
                 ServerPort = profile.ServerPort,
                 ServerPeerPort = profile.ServerPeerPort,