diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.js b/builds/4chan-X.js
index 79b439161..23957bcd8 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.js
@@ -1308,12 +1308,18 @@
     };
 
     DataBoard.prototype.clean = function() {
-      var boardID, now;
+      var boardID, now, val, _ref;
 
-      for (boardID in this.data.boards) {
-        this.deleteIfEmpty({
-          boardID: boardID
-        });
+      _ref = this.data.boards;
+      for (boardID in _ref) {
+        val = _ref[boardID];
+        if (!val) {
+          delete this.data.boards[boardID];
+        } else {
+          this.deleteIfEmpty({
+            boardID: boardID
+          });
+        }
       }
       now = Date.now();
       if ((this.data.lastChecked || 0) < now - 2 * $.HOUR) {
@@ -2681,6 +2687,10 @@
       }
       for (key in Config.filter) {
         this.filters[key] = [];
+        if (Conf[key] === void 0) {
+          $["delete"](key);
+          continue;
+        }
         _ref = Conf[key].split('\n');
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           filter = _ref[_i];
@@ -9186,7 +9196,7 @@
 
   Sauce = {
     init: function() {
-      var link, links, _i, _len, _ref;
+      var err, link, links, _i, _len, _ref;
 
       if (g.VIEW === 'catalog' || !Conf['Sauce']) {
         return;
@@ -9198,7 +9208,12 @@
         if (link[0] === '#') {
           continue;
         }
-        links.push(this.createSauceLink(link.trim()));
+        try {
+          links.push(this.createSauceLink(link.trim()));
+        } catch (_error) {
+          err = _error;
+          continue;
+        }
       }
       if (!links.length) {
         return;
@@ -9578,6 +9593,7 @@
           };
         }
         $.get(Conf, function(Conf) {
+          delete Conf['archives'];
           data.Conf = Conf;
           return Settings["export"](now, data);
         });
@@ -10035,10 +10051,11 @@
       }
       Conf['selectedArchives'] = {};
       $.get(Conf, Main.initFeatures);
+      $.on(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
       return $.asap((function() {
         var _ref;
 
-        return d.head && $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) || ((_ref = d.readyState) === 'interactive' || _ref === 'complete');
+        return d.head && $('title', d.head) || ((_ref = d.readyState) === 'interactive' || _ref === 'complete');
       }), Main.initStyle);
     },
     initFeatures: function(items) {
@@ -10047,6 +10064,9 @@
       Conf = items;
       pathname = location.pathname.split('/');
       g.BOARD = new Board(pathname[1]);
+      if (g.BOARD.ID === 'z') {
+        return;
+      }
       g.VIEW = (function() {
         switch (pathname[2]) {
           case 'res':
@@ -10162,7 +10182,8 @@
     initStyle: function() {
       var MutationObserver, mainStyleSheet, observer, setStyle, style, styleSheets, _ref;
 
-      if (!Main.isThisPageLegit()) {
+      $.off(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
+      if (!Main.isThisPageLegit() || $.hasClass(doc, 'fourchan-x')) {
         return;
       }
       if ((_ref = $('link[href*=mobile]', d.head)) != null) {
@@ -10274,6 +10295,12 @@
         }
         return;
       }
+      try {
+        localStorage.getItem('4chan-settings');
+      } catch (_error) {
+        err = _error;
+        new Notification('warning', 'Cookies need to be enabled on 4chan for 4chan X to properly function.', 30);
+      }
       $.event('4chanXInitFinished');
       return Main.checkUpdate();
     },
diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index e3fadd634..6fc59ada3 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -1304,12 +1304,18 @@
     };
 
     DataBoard.prototype.clean = function() {
-      var boardID, now;
+      var boardID, now, val, _ref;
 
-      for (boardID in this.data.boards) {
-        this.deleteIfEmpty({
-          boardID: boardID
-        });
+      _ref = this.data.boards;
+      for (boardID in _ref) {
+        val = _ref[boardID];
+        if (!val) {
+          delete this.data.boards[boardID];
+        } else {
+          this.deleteIfEmpty({
+            boardID: boardID
+          });
+        }
       }
       now = Date.now();
       if ((this.data.lastChecked || 0) < now - 2 * $.HOUR) {
@@ -2677,6 +2683,10 @@
       }
       for (key in Config.filter) {
         this.filters[key] = [];
+        if (Conf[key] === void 0) {
+          $["delete"](key);
+          continue;
+        }
         _ref = Conf[key].split('\n');
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           filter = _ref[_i];
@@ -9195,7 +9205,7 @@
 
   Sauce = {
     init: function() {
-      var link, links, _i, _len, _ref;
+      var err, link, links, _i, _len, _ref;
 
       if (g.VIEW === 'catalog' || !Conf['Sauce']) {
         return;
@@ -9207,7 +9217,12 @@
         if (link[0] === '#') {
           continue;
         }
-        links.push(this.createSauceLink(link.trim()));
+        try {
+          links.push(this.createSauceLink(link.trim()));
+        } catch (_error) {
+          err = _error;
+          continue;
+        }
       }
       if (!links.length) {
         return;
@@ -9587,6 +9602,7 @@
           };
         }
         $.get(Conf, function(Conf) {
+          delete Conf['archives'];
           data.Conf = Conf;
           return Settings["export"](now, data);
         });
@@ -10046,10 +10062,11 @@
       }
       Conf['selectedArchives'] = {};
       $.get(Conf, Main.initFeatures);
+      $.on(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
       return $.asap((function() {
         var _ref;
 
-        return d.head && $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) || ((_ref = d.readyState) === 'interactive' || _ref === 'complete');
+        return d.head && $('title', d.head) || ((_ref = d.readyState) === 'interactive' || _ref === 'complete');
       }), Main.initStyle);
     },
     initFeatures: function(items) {
@@ -10058,6 +10075,9 @@
       Conf = items;
       pathname = location.pathname.split('/');
       g.BOARD = new Board(pathname[1]);
+      if (g.BOARD.ID === 'z') {
+        return;
+      }
       g.VIEW = (function() {
         switch (pathname[2]) {
           case 'res':
@@ -10173,7 +10193,8 @@
     initStyle: function() {
       var MutationObserver, mainStyleSheet, observer, setStyle, style, styleSheets, _ref;
 
-      if (!Main.isThisPageLegit()) {
+      $.off(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
+      if (!Main.isThisPageLegit() || $.hasClass(doc, 'fourchan-x')) {
         return;
       }
       if ((_ref = $('link[href*=mobile]', d.head)) != null) {
@@ -10285,6 +10306,12 @@
         }
         return;
       }
+      try {
+        localStorage.getItem('4chan-settings');
+      } catch (_error) {
+        err = _error;
+        new Notification('warning', 'Cookies need to be enabled on 4chan for 4chan X to properly function.', 30);
+      }
       $.event('4chanXInitFinished');
       return Main.checkUpdate();
     },
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index 58128291b..7073c27a9 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -1306,12 +1306,18 @@
     };
 
     DataBoard.prototype.clean = function() {
-      var boardID, now;
+      var boardID, now, val, _ref;
 
-      for (boardID in this.data.boards) {
-        this.deleteIfEmpty({
-          boardID: boardID
-        });
+      _ref = this.data.boards;
+      for (boardID in _ref) {
+        val = _ref[boardID];
+        if (!val) {
+          delete this.data.boards[boardID];
+        } else {
+          this.deleteIfEmpty({
+            boardID: boardID
+          });
+        }
       }
       now = Date.now();
       if ((this.data.lastChecked || 0) < now - 2 * $.HOUR) {
@@ -2679,6 +2685,10 @@
       }
       for (key in Config.filter) {
         this.filters[key] = [];
+        if (Conf[key] === void 0) {
+          $["delete"](key);
+          continue;
+        }
         _ref = Conf[key].split('\n');
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           filter = _ref[_i];
@@ -9178,7 +9188,7 @@
 
   Sauce = {
     init: function() {
-      var link, links, _i, _len, _ref;
+      var err, link, links, _i, _len, _ref;
 
       if (g.VIEW === 'catalog' || !Conf['Sauce']) {
         return;
@@ -9190,7 +9200,12 @@
         if (link[0] === '#') {
           continue;
         }
-        links.push(this.createSauceLink(link.trim()));
+        try {
+          links.push(this.createSauceLink(link.trim()));
+        } catch (_error) {
+          err = _error;
+          continue;
+        }
       }
       if (!links.length) {
         return;
@@ -9570,6 +9585,7 @@
           };
         }
         $.get(Conf, function(Conf) {
+          delete Conf['archives'];
           data.Conf = Conf;
           return Settings["export"](now, data);
         });
@@ -10027,10 +10043,11 @@
       }
       Conf['selectedArchives'] = {};
       $.get(Conf, Main.initFeatures);
+      $.on(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
       return $.asap((function() {
         var _ref;
 
-        return d.head && $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) || ((_ref = d.readyState) === 'interactive' || _ref === 'complete');
+        return d.head && $('title', d.head) || ((_ref = d.readyState) === 'interactive' || _ref === 'complete');
       }), Main.initStyle);
     },
     initFeatures: function(items) {
@@ -10039,6 +10056,9 @@
       Conf = items;
       pathname = location.pathname.split('/');
       g.BOARD = new Board(pathname[1]);
+      if (g.BOARD.ID === 'z') {
+        return;
+      }
       g.VIEW = (function() {
         switch (pathname[2]) {
           case 'res':
@@ -10154,7 +10174,8 @@
     initStyle: function() {
       var MutationObserver, mainStyleSheet, observer, setStyle, style, styleSheets, _ref;
 
-      if (!Main.isThisPageLegit()) {
+      $.off(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
+      if (!Main.isThisPageLegit() || $.hasClass(doc, 'fourchan-x')) {
         return;
       }
       if ((_ref = $('link[href*=mobile]', d.head)) != null) {
@@ -10267,6 +10288,12 @@
         }
         return;
       }
+      try {
+        localStorage.getItem('4chan-settings');
+      } catch (_error) {
+        err = _error;
+        new Notification('warning', 'Cookies need to be enabled on 4chan for 4chan X to properly function.', 30);
+      }
       $.event('4chanXInitFinished');
       return Main.checkUpdate();
     },
diff --git a/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee b/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee
index ca2ae7c29..382ef4e52 100644
--- a/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee
+++ b/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ Filter =
 
     for key of Config.filter
       @filters[key] = []
+      if Conf[key] is undefined
+        # XXX hopefully tmp fix for the rare people getting this mysterious error:
+        #   "Filter" initialization crashed. TypeError: Cannot call method 'split' of undefined
+        $.delete key
+        continue
       for filter in Conf[key].split '\n'
         continue if filter[0] is '#'
 
@@ -272,4 +277,4 @@ Filter =
         ta = $ 'textarea', section
         tl = ta.textLength
         ta.setSelectionRange tl, tl
-        ta.focus()
\ No newline at end of file
+        ta.focus()
diff --git a/src/General/Main.coffee b/src/General/Main.coffee
index d23b9483e..00ff00352 100644
--- a/src/General/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Main.coffee
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Main =
     
     $.get Conf, Main.initFeatures
 
-    $.asap (-> d.head and $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) or d.readyState in ['interactive', 'complete']),\
+    $.on d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle
+    $.asap (-> d.head and $('title', d.head) or d.readyState in ['interactive', 'complete']),
       Main.initStyle
 
   initFeatures: (items) ->
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Main =
 
     pathname = location.pathname.split '/'
     g.BOARD  = new Board pathname[1]
+    return if g.BOARD.ID is 'z'
     g.VIEW   =
       switch pathname[2]
         when 'res'
@@ -131,7 +133,8 @@ Main =
     $.ready Main.initReady
 
   initStyle: ->
-    return unless Main.isThisPageLegit()
+    $.off d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle
+    return if !Main.isThisPageLegit() or $.hasClass doc, 'fourchan-x'
     # disable the mobile layout
     $('link[href*=mobile]', d.head)?.disabled = true
     <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
@@ -223,6 +226,10 @@ Main =
 
       return
 
+    try
+      localStorage.getItem '4chan-settings'
+    catch err
+      new Notification 'warning', 'Cookies need to be enabled on 4chan for <%= meta.name %> to properly function.', 30
 
     $.event '4chanXInitFinished'
     Main.checkUpdate()
diff --git a/src/General/Settings.coffee b/src/General/Settings.coffee
index cc971b805..514f37501 100644
--- a/src/General/Settings.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Settings.coffee
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ Settings =
         Conf[db] = boards: {}
       # Make sure to export the most recent data.
       $.get Conf, (Conf) ->
+        # XXX don't export archives.
+        delete Conf['archives']
         data.Conf = Conf
         Settings.export now, data
       return
diff --git a/src/General/lib/databoard.class b/src/General/lib/databoard.class
index 056018ba0..efa033681 100644
--- a/src/General/lib/databoard.class
+++ b/src/General/lib/databoard.class
@@ -59,8 +59,13 @@ class DataBoard
     val or defaultValue
 
   clean: ->
-    for boardID of @data.boards
-      @deleteIfEmpty {boardID}
+    for boardID, val of @data.boards
+      # XXX tmp fix for users that had the `null`
+      # value for a board with the Unread features:
+      unless val
+        delete @data.boards[boardID]
+      else
+        @deleteIfEmpty {boardID}
 
     now = Date.now()
     if (@data.lastChecked or 0) < now - 2 * $.HOUR
diff --git a/src/Miscellaneous/Sauce.coffee b/src/Miscellaneous/Sauce.coffee
index ad3e30182..c34522f30 100644
--- a/src/Miscellaneous/Sauce.coffee
+++ b/src/Miscellaneous/Sauce.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ Sauce =
     links = []
     for link in Conf['sauces'].split '\n'
       continue if link[0] is '#'
-      links.push @createSauceLink link.trim()
+      try
+        links.push @createSauceLink link.trim()
+      catch err
+        # Don't add random text plz.
+        continue
     return unless links.length
     @links = links
     @link  = $.el 'a', target: '_blank'
@@ -39,4 +43,4 @@ Sauce =
     for link in Sauce.links
       # \u00A0 is nbsp
       nodes.push $.tn('\u00A0'), link @, Sauce.link.cloneNode true
-    $.add @file.info, nodes
\ No newline at end of file
+    $.add @file.info, nodes