diff --git a/AsarSharp/AsarFileSystem/Disk.cs b/AsarSharp/AsarFileSystem/Disk.cs
index 42a2809..e088b3a 100644
--- a/AsarSharp/AsarFileSystem/Disk.cs
+++ b/AsarSharp/AsarFileSystem/Disk.cs
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ namespace AsarSharp.AsarFileSystem
                 return;
             }
 
+            // A read-only or hidden archive would fail the swap the same way an overwrite does.
+            Extensions.ClearAttributes(dest);
             // File.Replace swaps in one step, so dest is never observed missing or half-written.
             File.Replace(tempPath, dest, null, true);
         }
diff --git a/AsarSharp/Utils/Extensions.cs b/AsarSharp/Utils/Extensions.cs
index 34dad7f..0b95e09 100644
--- a/AsarSharp/Utils/Extensions.cs
+++ b/AsarSharp/Utils/Extensions.cs
@@ -153,6 +153,28 @@ namespace AsarSharp.Utils
             return result;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Overwrites <paramref name="destination"/>, clearing attributes on both ends. CopyFile
+        /// carries the source's ReadOnly flag onto the copy and then refuses to overwrite what it
+        /// produced, failing with "Access to the path is denied" - so one read-only source (an exe
+        /// run straight out of a .zip, say) poisons the destination for every later run.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void CopyOver(string source, string destination)
+        {
+            ClearAttributes(destination);
+            File.Copy(source, destination, true);
+            ClearAttributes(destination);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Resets a file to Normal: ReadOnly, Hidden and System all block an overwrite.</summary>
+        public static void ClearAttributes(string path)
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                File.SetAttributes(path, FileAttributes.Normal);
+            }
+        }
+
         public static void CopyDirectory(string sourceDir, string destinationDir)
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory(destinationDir);
@@ -160,7 +182,7 @@ namespace AsarSharp.Utils
             foreach (var file in Directory.GetFiles(sourceDir))
             {
                 var destFile = Path.Combine(destinationDir, Path.GetFileName(file));
-                File.Copy(file, destFile, true);
+                CopyOver(file, destFile);
             }
 
             foreach (var dir in Directory.GetDirectories(sourceDir))
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6629a49..2149ae6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The newest entry must match the version in `WandEnhancer/Properties/AssemblyInfo
 - Fixed the "Buy Pro" banner still showing after a successful patch, and Pro not activating on newer clients.
 - Fixed the Enhancer closing itself when any button was pressed. #184
 - A failed patch now puts your original Wand files back instead of leaving a half-patched install behind. Packing also builds the archive beside the old one and swaps it in at the end, so a failure can no longer destroy `app.asar`. #221
+- Fixed patching and *Restore* both failing with "Access to the path is denied" after the first successful patch. Copying carried the read-only flag from the patcher onto the launcher it installs, and then refused to overwrite what it had written - so running WandEnhancer straight out of the downloaded `.zip`, which Windows marks read-only, broke every later run. #214
 - Fixed a half-written backup reporting the installation as patched, which blocked patching and restore at the same time.
 - Fixed invalid ASAR integrity metadata produced from short reads, which could yield an archive the client rejects. #170
 - Fixed the packer silently dropping files it could not read, for example while Wand was still running.
diff --git a/WandEnhancer/Core/Enhancer.cs b/WandEnhancer/Core/Enhancer.cs
index 72e1b95..4171d04 100644
--- a/WandEnhancer/Core/Enhancer.cs
+++ b/WandEnhancer/Core/Enhancer.cs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
             int copied = 0;
             foreach (var file in files.Where(WeModInstalls.IsJavaScriptFile).Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                File.Copy(file, GetAvailableScriptPath(destinationDir, Path.GetFileName(file)));
+                AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(file, GetAvailableScriptPath(destinationDir, Path.GetFileName(file)));
                 copied++;
             }
 
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
 
             if (File.Exists(stubPath) && !File.Exists(stubBackup))
             {
-                File.Copy(stubPath, stubBackup);
+                AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(stubPath, stubBackup);
             }
 
-            File.Copy(self, stubPath, true);
+            AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(self, stubPath);
             _logger("[ENHANCER] Launcher deployed to root directory", ELogType.Info);
         }
 
@@ -401,12 +401,12 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
             if (!File.Exists(_backupPath))
             {
                 _logger("[ENHANCER] Creating backup...", ELogType.Info);
-                File.Copy(_asarPath, _backupPath);
+                AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(_asarPath, _backupPath);
             }
             else
             {
                 _logger("[ENHANCER] Backup found, restoring pristine app.asar before patching...", ELogType.Info);
-                File.Copy(_backupPath, _asarPath, true);
+                AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(_backupPath, _asarPath);
             }
 
             if (!Directory.Exists(_unpackedBackupPath) && Directory.Exists(_unpackedPath))
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
             {
                 if (File.Exists(_backupPath))
                 {
-                    File.Copy(_backupPath, _asarPath, true);
+                    AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(_backupPath, _asarPath);
                 }
 
                 if (Directory.Exists(_unpackedBackupPath))
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
             }
 
             ProcessTerminator.TryKillProcess(_weModConfig.BrandName);
-            File.Copy(_backupPath, _asarPath, true);
+            AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(_backupPath, _asarPath);
 
             if (Directory.Exists(_unpackedPath))
             {
@@ -555,14 +555,17 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
             string stubBackup = stubPath + StubBackupSuffix;
             if (File.Exists(stubBackup))
             {
-                File.Copy(stubBackup, stubPath, true);
+                AsarSharp.Utils.Extensions.CopyOver(stubBackup, stubPath);
                 File.Delete(stubBackup);
             }
 
-            string autoPatchConfig = Path.Combine(squirrelRoot, Constants.AutoPatchConfigFileName);
-            if (File.Exists(autoPatchConfig))
+            foreach (var leftover in new[] { Constants.AutoPatchConfigFileName, LauncherLog.FileName })
             {
-                File.Delete(autoPatchConfig);
+                string path = Path.Combine(squirrelRoot, leftover);
+                if (File.Exists(path))
+                {
+                    File.Delete(path);
+                }
             }
 
             File.Delete(_backupPath);
diff --git a/WandEnhancer/Core/FuseLauncher.cs b/WandEnhancer/Core/FuseLauncher.cs
index 24c3f1b..822c719 100644
--- a/WandEnhancer/Core/FuseLauncher.cs
+++ b/WandEnhancer/Core/FuseLauncher.cs
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
         // Electron dies a second or two after a renderer fails, which is past the detach.
         // Watching that window is the only way the exit code reaches the log.
         private const int PostDetachWatchMs = 5000;
-
-        /// <summary>Electron's exit code when the ASAR integrity fuse rejects the archive.</summary>
+        
         private const int AsarIntegrityExitCode = -36861;
 
         private static readonly byte[] Sentinel =
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ namespace WandEnhancer.Core
             log?.Invoke($"Wand exited right after detach with code {DescribeCode(exitCode)}.", ELogType.Error);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>Names the exit and exception codes that actually turn up when Wand will not start.</summary>
+
         private static string DescribeCode(int code)
         {
             switch (code)