diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 8c91083bf..af1c81a74 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2559,7 +2559,7 @@ void MainWindow::saveArchiveList()
         }
       }
     }
-    archiveFile.commitIfDifferent(m_ArchiveListHash);
+    archiveFile->commit();
   } else {
     log::debug("archive list not initialised");
   }
@@ -3767,16 +3767,25 @@ QString MainWindow::queryRestore(const QString& filePath)
   SelectionDialog dialog(tr("Choose backup to restore"), this);
   QRegularExpression exp(QRegularExpression::anchoredPattern(pluginFileInfo.fileName() +
                                                              PATTERN_BACKUP_REGEX));
-  QRegularExpression exp2(
+  // match orphaned SafeWriteFile temporaries
+  QRegularExpression exp2(QRegularExpression::anchoredPattern(
+      pluginFileInfo.fileName() + "\\.([A-Za-z]{6})"));
+  QRegularExpression exp3(
       QRegularExpression::anchoredPattern(pluginFileInfo.fileName() + "\\.(.*)"));
   for (const QFileInfo& info : boost::adaptors::reverse(files)) {
     auto match  = exp.match(info.fileName());
     auto match2 = exp2.match(info.fileName());
+    auto match3 = exp3.match(info.fileName());
     if (match.hasMatch()) {
       QDateTime time = QDateTime::fromString(match.captured(1), PATTERN_BACKUP_DATE);
       dialog.addChoice(time.toString(), "", match.captured(1));
     } else if (match2.hasMatch()) {
-      dialog.addChoice(match2.captured(1), "", match2.captured(1));
+      dialog.addChoice(match2.captured(1),
+                       tr("This file might be left over following a crash or power "
+                          "loss event. Check its contents before restoring."),
+                       match2.captured(1));
+    } else if (match3.hasMatch()) {
+      dialog.addChoice(match3.captured(1), "", match3.captured(1));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.h b/src/mainwindow.h
index 42d3d5e7d..5ec96b551 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/mainwindow.h
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ private slots:
 
   std::unique_ptr<BrowserDialog> m_IntegratedBrowser;
 
-  QByteArray m_ArchiveListHash;
-
   MOBase::DelayedFileWriter m_ArchiveListWriter;
 
   QAction* m_LinkToolbar;
diff --git a/src/pluginlist.cpp b/src/pluginlist.cpp
index 61caea144..e541f3d1d 100644
--- a/src/pluginlist.cpp
+++ b/src/pluginlist.cpp
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ void PluginList::writeLockedOrder(const QString& fileName) const
   for (auto iter = m_LockedOrder.begin(); iter != m_LockedOrder.end(); ++iter) {
     file->write(QString("%1|%2\r\n").arg(iter->first).arg(iter->second).toUtf8());
   }
-  file.commit();
+  file->commit();
 }
 
 void PluginList::saveTo(const QString& lockedOrderFileName) const
diff --git a/src/profile.cpp b/src/profile.cpp
index a0c5a2d4b..2d8247a71 100644
--- a/src/profile.cpp
+++ b/src/profile.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void Profile::doWriteModlist()
       }
     }
 
-    file.commitIfDifferent(m_LastModlistHash);
+    file->commit();
   } catch (const std::exception& e) {
     reportError(tr("failed to write mod list: %1").arg(e.what()));
     return;
diff --git a/src/profile.h b/src/profile.h
index fcce75ee7..31a1fa174 100644
--- a/src/profile.h
+++ b/src/profile.h
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ protected slots:
   // or overwrite)
   std::size_t m_NumRegularMods;
 
-  mutable QByteArray m_LastModlistHash;
   MOBase::DelayedFileWriter m_ModListWriter;
 };