diff --git a/dots/bin/startup.sh b/dots/bin/startup.sh
index 4da5d1f..e2c6c04 100755
--- a/dots/bin/startup.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/startup.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ds-t470p-2() {
     echo "${info}"
     xrandr --output eDP-1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x1080 --rotate normal --output DP-1 --off --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 3840x2160 --pos 1920x0 --rotate normal --output DP-2 --off --output HDMI-2 --off --output DP-3 --off --output HDMI-3 --off > /dev/null 2>&1
     xrdb ~/.Xresources
-    nr > /dev/null 2>&1
+    #nr > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 ds-tuxwarrior-1() {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ds-tuxwarrior-1() {
     echo "${info}"
     xrandr --output DP-0 --off --output DP-1 --off --output HDMI-0 --off --output DP-2 --primary --mode 3840x2160 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output DP-3 --off --output DP-4 --off --output DP-5 --off --output DP-6 --off
     xrdb ~/.Xresources
-    nr > /dev/null 2>&1
+    #nr > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 ds-tuxwarrior-2() {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ds-tuxwarrior-2() {
     xrdb ~/.Xresources
     i3-msg "rename workspace 1 to 10"
     i3-msg "rename workspace 2 to 1"
-    nr > /dev/null 2>&1
+    #nr > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 ds-tuxwarrior-3() {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ds-tuxwarrior-3() {
 
     xrdb ~/.Xresources
     i3-msg "rename workspace 2 to 10"
-    nr > /dev/null 2>&1
+    #nr > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 ds-tuxwarrior-4() {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ds-tuxwarrior-4() {
     i3-msg "rename workspace 2 to 1"
     i3-msg "rename workspace 4 to 2"
 
-    nr > /dev/null 2>&1
+    #nr > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 # do the choka choka
@@ -100,13 +100,17 @@ elif [[ "${XWM}" == "i3" ]]; then
     xautolock -time 20 -locker i3lock_fk.sh # lock after X minutes
 
 	# start miscellanous programs
-    megasync &          # mega sync service
-    nextcloud &			# nextcloud file sync
-    #pcloud &			# pcloud service | unable to start this from startup.sh, so moved to i3wm cfg (strange, as it worked here before)
+    #megasync &          # mega sync service
+    #nextcloud &			# nextcloud file sync
+    #pcloud &			# pcloud service | unable to start pcloud from startup.sh, so moved exec to i3wm cfg instead (strange, as it used to work starting it here)
 	#protonvpn-app &		# vpn
+    /usr/bin/pcloud &
+    /usr/bin/nextcloud &
+    /usr/bin/megasync &
 
     if [[ "${HOSTNAME}" == "tuxwarrior" ]] ; then
-        synology-drive &
+        #synology-drive &
+        /usr/bin/synology-drive &
     fi
 
 fi