diff --git a/unRAID Userscript/music_sync.sh b/unRAID Userscript/music_sync.sh
index 823d8c4..b7f18db 100644
--- a/unRAID Userscript/music_sync.sh	
+++ b/unRAID Userscript/music_sync.sh	
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ DEST2="$(normalize_path "$DEST2")"
 # ----------------------------------------
 # TRACKING
 # ----------------------------------------
-declare -A CREATED_DIRS_DEST1
-declare -A CREATED_DIRS_DEST2
+declare -A CHANGED_DIRS_DEST1
+declare -A CHANGED_DIRS_DEST2
 
 # ----------------------------------------
 # FUNCTIONS
@@ -73,22 +73,16 @@ rsync_cmd() {
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------
-# TRACK NEW DIRECTORIES
+# FIX OWNERSHIP TREE
 # ----------------------------------------
-track_new_dirs() {
-  local BASE="$1"
-  local FULL="$2"
+fix_tree() {
+  local DIR="$1"
+  local ROOT="$2"
 
-  local PATH_ACCUM="$BASE"
-
-  IFS='/' read -ra PARTS <<< "${FULL#$BASE/}"
-
-  for PART in "${PARTS[@]}"; do
-    PATH_ACCUM="$PATH_ACCUM/$PART"
-
-    if [ ! -d "$PATH_ACCUM" ]; then
-      echo "$PATH_ACCUM"
-    fi
+  while [[ "$DIR" == "$ROOT"* ]]; do
+    run_cmd chown "$CHOWN_USER:$CHOWN_GROUP" "$DIR"
+    [[ "$DIR" == "$ROOT" ]] && break
+    DIR="$(dirname "$DIR")"
   done
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +131,6 @@ CHANGED=false
 log "---- MOVE: INCOMING → READY ----"
 
 while read -r FILE; do
-
   [ -f "$FILE" ] || continue
 
   REL="${FILE#"$INCOMING"/}"
@@ -169,15 +162,6 @@ while read -r FILE; do
   DIR1="$(dirname "$DEST1_FILE")"
   DIR2="$(dirname "$DEST2_FILE")"
 
-  # track ALL new dirs
-  while read -r NEWDIR; do
-    CREATED_DIRS_DEST1["$NEWDIR"]=1
-  done < <(track_new_dirs "$DEST1" "$DIR1")
-
-  while read -r NEWDIR; do
-    CREATED_DIRS_DEST2["$NEWDIR"]=1
-  done < <(track_new_dirs "$DEST2" "$DIR2")
-
   mkdir -p "$DIR1"
   mkdir -p "$DIR2"
 
@@ -191,6 +175,10 @@ while read -r FILE; do
 
   if [[ $STATUS1 -eq 0 && $STATUS2 -eq 0 ]]; then
     CHANGED=true
+
+    CHANGED_DIRS_DEST1["$DIR1"]=1
+    CHANGED_DIRS_DEST2["$DIR2"]=1
+
     log "OK -> delete $REL"
     run_cmd rm "$FILE"
   else
@@ -200,21 +188,21 @@ while read -r FILE; do
 done < <(find "$READY" -type f 2>/dev/null)
 
 # ----------------------------------------
-# 3. FIX OWNERSHIP (PRECISION MODE)
+# 3. FIX OWNERSHIP (SMART TREE)
 # ----------------------------------------
 log "CHANGED=$CHANGED"
 
 if [ "$CHANGED" = true ]; then
-  log "FIX OWNERSHIP (state-aware)"
+  log "FIX OWNERSHIP (tree mode)"
 
-  for DIR in "${!CREATED_DIRS_DEST1[@]}"; do
-    log "CHOWN DEST1 -> $DIR"
-    run_cmd chown -R "$CHOWN_USER:$CHOWN_GROUP" "$DIR"
+  for DIR in "${!CHANGED_DIRS_DEST1[@]}"; do
+    log "FIX DEST1 -> $DIR"
+    fix_tree "$DIR" "$DEST1"
   done
 
-  for DIR in "${!CREATED_DIRS_DEST2[@]}"; do
-    log "CHOWN DEST2 -> $DIR"
-    run_cmd chown -R "$CHOWN_USER:$CHOWN_GROUP" "$DIR"
+  for DIR in "${!CHANGED_DIRS_DEST2[@]}"; do
+    log "FIX DEST2 -> $DIR"
+    fix_tree "$DIR" "$DEST2"
   done
 fi