diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index e1015e2..8f5c175 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -65,14 +65,13 @@
         "nt": [
           "nt"
         ],
-        "sops-nix": "sops-nix",
         "systems": [
           "systems"
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772461566,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1Rib48xxOv5unR6KyBRs1wRoyC8MGguBno75fFGGbPs=",
+        "lastModified": 1772102584,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tGcuWO36uW4+BPs8vP/PrMJM/e84Zcn69r1EhzTr/m4=",
         "path": "/home/me/cry/mk/cerulean",
         "type": "path"
       },
@@ -945,7 +944,6 @@
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "nt": "nt",
         "sddm-silent": "sddm-silent",
-        "spicetify-nix": "spicetify-nix",
         "systems": "systems_4"
       }
     },
@@ -1011,27 +1009,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "sops-nix": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "cerulean",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772495394,
-        "narHash": "sha256-hmIvE/slLKEFKNEJz27IZ8BKlAaZDcjIHmkZ7GCEjfw=",
-        "owner": "Mic92",
-        "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "1d9b98a29a45abe9c4d3174bd36de9f28755e3ff",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "Mic92",
-        "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "spectrum": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -1048,29 +1025,6 @@
         "url": "https://spectrum-os.org/git/spectrum"
       }
     },
-    "spicetify-nix": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs-unstable"
-        ],
-        "systems": [
-          "systems"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772494187,
-        "narHash": "sha256-6ksgNAFXVK+Cg/6ww7bB2nJUPZlnS75UwZC7G+L03EE=",
-        "owner": "Gerg-L",
-        "repo": "spicetify-nix",
-        "rev": "915ab06b046d05613041780c575c62a32fe67cea",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "Gerg-L",
-        "repo": "spicetify-nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "systems": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1681028828,
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 843794c..3123130 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@
       url = "github:DreamMaoMao/mango";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
-
-    spicetify-nix = {
-      url = "github:Gerg-L/spicetify-nix";
-      inputs = {
-        systems.follows = "systems";
-        nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-unstable";
-      };
-    };
   };
 
   nixConfig = {
diff --git a/groups/cryos/default.nix b/groups/cryos/default.nix
index e24392b..345bf8d 100644
--- a/groups/cryos/default.nix
+++ b/groups/cryos/default.nix
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
     sessionVariables = {
       # folder names with capitalisation look awful!
       XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR = "$HOME/downloads";
-      XDG_CONFIG_HOME = "$HOME/.config";
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/homes/me/default.nix b/homes/me/default.nix
index 4b16636..ad21f43 100755
--- a/homes/me/default.nix
+++ b/homes/me/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     ../modules/apps/firefox.nix
     ../modules/apps/thunderbird.nix
     ../modules/apps/nixcord.nix
-    ../modules/apps/spicetify.nix
 
     # ../modules/wm
     ../modules/wm/mangowc.nix
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@
 
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg:
     builtins.elem (lib.GetName pkg) [
-      # "vscode-extension-ms-dotnettools-csharp"
-      "spotify"
+      "vscode-extension-ms-dotnettools-csharp"
     ];
 
   home = {
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@
       # for services.gnome-keyring
       pkgs.gcr # provides org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter
       seahorse # gui
-      krita
 
       tor-browser
 
@@ -102,20 +99,6 @@
     # these are both required for home-manager to work
     home-manager.enable = true;
 
-    hyfetch = {
-      enable = true;
-      settings = {
-        preset = "nonbinary";
-        mode = "rgb";
-        backend = "fastfetch";
-        color_align = {
-          mode = "vertical";
-        };
-        auto_detect_light_dark = true;
-        pride_month_disable = false;
-      };
-    };
-
     zsh = {
       enable = true;
       enableCompletion = true;
diff --git a/homes/modules/apps/spicetify.nix b/homes/modules/apps/spicetify.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fa740e..0000000
--- a/homes/modules/apps/spicetify.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{
-  inputs,
-  upkgs,
-  system,
-  ...
-}: let
-  spicetifyPkgs = inputs.spicetify-nix.legacyPackages.${system};
-in {
-  imports = [inputs.spicetify-nix.homeManagerModules.default];
-  programs.spicetify = {
-    enable = true;
-
-    enabledExtensions = with spicetifyPkgs.extensions; [
-      adblock
-      shuffle
-      keyboardShortcut
-      {
-        src =
-          (upkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-            owner = "Spikerko";
-            repo = "spicy-lyrics";
-            rev = "568c83326aa6aba6ded28c95df6fcfb25cab3648";
-            hash = "sha256-lej93EDzGkmyrg5YMdPSqzrxlIfKsfaDBZosTvxoTNw=";
-          })
-          + /builds;
-        name = "spicy-lyrics.mjs";
-      }
-    ];
-    theme = spicetifyPkgs.themes.comfy;
-    colorScheme = "Sakura";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/homes/modules/btop.nix b/homes/modules/btop.nix
index 765ccea..918eb25 100644
--- a/homes/modules/btop.nix
+++ b/homes/modules/btop.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
       # UI
       background_update = true;
-      update_ms = 100;
+      update_ms = 2000;
       rounded_corners = false;
-      graph_symbol = "braille"; # braille/block/tty
+      graph_symbol = "block"; # braille/block/tty
       graph_symbol_cpu = "default";
       graph_symbol_mem = "default";
       graph_symbol_net = "default";
diff --git a/homes/modules/editor/helix.nix b/homes/modules/editor/helix.nix
index 986f880..bccdc13 100755
--- a/homes/modules/editor/helix.nix
+++ b/homes/modules/editor/helix.nix
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ in {
           hidden = true; # show hidden files
           follow-symlinks = true;
           deduplicate-links = true;
-          git-ignore = true; # dont read .gitignore files
+          git-ignore = false; # dont read .gitignore files
           ignore = true; # use .ignore for helix instead of .gitignore
         };
 
diff --git a/hosts/modules/steam.nix b/hosts/modules/steam.nix
index 03343c3..1e31d8d 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/steam.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/steam.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
   lib,
   ...
 }: {
+  # nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg:
+  #   builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [
+  #     "steam"
+  #     "steam-original"
+  #     "steam-unwrapped"
+  #     "steam-run"
+  #   ];
   nixpkgs.overlays = [
     (self: super: {
       lutris = super.lutris.overrideAttrs (final: prev: {
diff --git a/nixpkgs.nix b/nixpkgs.nix
index f088efc..fa6e201 100644
--- a/nixpkgs.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
             "steam"
             "steamcmd"
             "steam-unwrapped"
-            "spotify"
 
             "obsidian"
             "gitkraken"
diff --git a/patches b/patches
deleted file mode 100644
index 7be726f..0000000
--- a/patches
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# add sddm profile pic
-systemd.tmpfiles.rules = let
-    imagePath = root + "/homes/aurora/profile.png";
-  in 
-    lib.mkIf (builtins.pathExists imagePath) [
-      "L /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/${config.home.username} - - - - ${imagePath}"
-    ];
-
-
-# Cerulean should automatically add set home-managers `home.username` and `home.homeDirectory`
-# (this can be done by using .extendModule from the nixos module system :3)