diff --git a/fns_cli/client.py b/fns_cli/client.py
index 0450d75..47395fb 100644
--- a/fns_cli/client.py
+++ b/fns_cli/client.py
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ def __init__(self, config: AppConfig) -> None:
         self._running = False
         self._handlers: dict[str, Callable[..., Coroutine]] = {}
         self._binary_handler: Callable[..., Coroutine] | None = None
+        self._on_reconnect: Callable[[], Coroutine] | None = None
         self._msg_queue: list[str | bytes] = []
         self._ready_event = asyncio.Event()
 
+    def on_reconnect(self, handler: Callable[[], Coroutine]) -> None:
+        self._on_reconnect = handler
+
     def on(self, action: str, handler: Callable[..., Coroutine]) -> None:
         self._handlers[action] = handler
 
@@ -178,6 +182,11 @@ async def _on_auth_response(self, msg: WSMessage) -> None:
             await self._raw_send(client_info.encode())
             await self._flush_queue()
             self._ready_event.set()
+            if self._connect_count > 1 and self._on_reconnect:
+                try:
+                    await self._on_reconnect()
+                except Exception:
+                    log.exception("Reconnect handler error")
         else:
             err = data.get("msg", data.get("message", "unknown"))
             log.error("Authentication failed (code=%s): %s", code, err)
diff --git a/fns_cli/file_sync.py b/fns_cli/file_sync.py
index d387762..086fcae 100644
--- a/fns_cli/file_sync.py
+++ b/fns_cli/file_sync.py
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ def __init__(self, engine: SyncEngine) -> None:
         self.vault_path = engine.vault_path
         self._sync_complete = False
         self._download_sessions: dict[str, _DownloadSession] = {}
+        self._expected_modify = 0
+        self._expected_delete = 0
+        self._received_modify = 0
+        self._received_delete = 0
+        self._got_end = False
 
     @property
     def is_sync_complete(self) -> bool:
@@ -78,8 +83,16 @@ def register_handlers(self) -> None:
         ws.on(ACTION_FILE_SYNC_END, self._on_sync_end)
         ws.on_binary(self._on_binary_chunk)
 
-    async def request_sync(self) -> None:
+    def _reset_counters(self) -> None:
         self._sync_complete = False
+        self._got_end = False
+        self._expected_modify = 0
+        self._expected_delete = 0
+        self._received_modify = 0
+        self._received_delete = 0
+
+    async def request_sync(self) -> None:
+        self._reset_counters()
         last_time = self.engine.state.last_file_sync_time
         ctx = str(uuid.uuid4())
         files = self._collect_local_files()
@@ -169,6 +182,8 @@ async def _on_sync_update(self, msg: WSMessage) -> None:
             # a chunked download via FileChunkDownload.
             log.info("← FileSyncUpdate (requesting chunk download): %s", rel_path)
             await self._request_chunk_download(rel_path, data)
+            self._received_modify += 1
+            self._check_complete()
             return
 
         full = self.vault_path / rel_path
@@ -181,7 +196,6 @@ async def _on_sync_update(self, msg: WSMessage) -> None:
                 full.write_bytes(content)
             else:
                 log.warning("Unexpected content type for %s: %s", rel_path, type(content))
-                return
             if mtime and full.exists():
                 ts = mtime / 1000.0
                 os.utime(full, (ts, ts))
@@ -191,6 +205,9 @@ async def _on_sync_update(self, msg: WSMessage) -> None:
         finally:
             self.engine.unignore_file(rel_path)
 
+        self._received_modify += 1
+        self._check_complete()
+
     async def _request_chunk_download(self, rel_path: str, data: dict) -> None:
         """Send FileChunkDownload request for a file that needs chunked transfer."""
         msg = WSMessage(ACTION_FILE_CHUNK_DOWNLOAD, {
@@ -217,6 +234,9 @@ async def _on_sync_delete(self, msg: WSMessage) -> None:
         finally:
             self.engine.unignore_file(rel_path)
 
+        self._received_delete += 1
+        self._check_complete()
+
     async def _on_sync_rename(self, msg: WSMessage) -> None:
         data = _extract_inner(msg.data)
         old_path: str = data.get("oldPath", "")
@@ -305,18 +325,33 @@ async def _on_sync_end(self, msg: WSMessage) -> None:
             self.engine.state.last_file_sync_time = last_time
             self.engine.state.save()
 
-        need_modify = data.get("needModifyCount", 0)
-        need_delete = data.get("needDeleteCount", 0)
+        self._expected_modify = data.get("needModifyCount", 0)
+        self._expected_delete = data.get("needDeleteCount", 0)
         need_upload = data.get("needUploadCount", 0)
 
+        self._got_end = True
         log.info(
             "← FileSyncEnd (lastTime=%d, needModify=%d, needDelete=%d, needUpload=%d)",
-            last_time, need_modify, need_delete, need_upload,
+            last_time, self._expected_modify, self._expected_delete, need_upload,
         )
 
-        # Mark sync complete — individual messages arrive after this.
-        # The sync_engine wait loop will keep running until this flag is set.
-        self._sync_complete = True
+        total = self._expected_modify + self._expected_delete
+        if total == 0:
+            self._sync_complete = True
+        else:
+            self._check_complete()
+
+    def _check_complete(self) -> None:
+        if not self._got_end:
+            return
+        total_expected = self._expected_modify + self._expected_delete
+        total_received = self._received_modify + self._received_delete
+        if total_received >= total_expected:
+            log.info(
+                "FileSync complete: %d modified, %d deleted",
+                self._received_modify, self._received_delete,
+            )
+            self._sync_complete = True
 
     def _collect_local_files(self) -> list[dict]:
         """Collect non-note, non-excluded local files with hashes for FileSync."""
diff --git a/fns_cli/sync_engine.py b/fns_cli/sync_engine.py
index e4bc6ca..8511013 100644
--- a/fns_cli/sync_engine.py
+++ b/fns_cli/sync_engine.py
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ async def run(self) -> None:
         from .watcher import VaultWatcher
         watcher = VaultWatcher(self, loop)
 
+        async def _on_reconnect() -> None:
+            log.info("Reconnected — re-syncing")
+            self._watch_enabled = False
+            await self._initial_sync()
+            self._watch_enabled = True
+
+        self.ws_client.on_reconnect(_on_reconnect)
+
         ws_task = asyncio.create_task(self.ws_client.run())
 
         try:
@@ -133,11 +141,13 @@ async def sync_once(self) -> None:
                 log.error("Failed to authenticate within 30s")
                 return
 
-            await self._initial_sync()
-
             if self.config.sync.sync_notes:
                 await self.note_sync.request_full_sync()
                 await self._wait_note_sync(timeout=120)
+
+            if self.config.sync.sync_files or self.config.sync.sync_config:
+                await self.file_sync.request_sync()
+                await self._wait_file_sync(timeout=300)
         finally:
             await self.ws_client.close()
             ws_task.cancel()
diff --git a/fns_cli/watcher.py b/fns_cli/watcher.py
index 0c6261c..e9cca16 100644
--- a/fns_cli/watcher.py
+++ b/fns_cli/watcher.py
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ def on_moved(self, event):
             new_rel = self._rel(event.dest_path)
         except ValueError:
             return
-        if self.engine.is_excluded(new_rel):
+        if (
+            self.engine.is_ignored(old_rel)
+            or self.engine.is_ignored(new_rel)
+            or self.engine.is_excluded(new_rel)
+        ):
             return
         self._schedule(
             f"mv:{old_rel}:{new_rel}",