diff --git a/src/alpm_config.vala b/src/alpm_config.vala
index de90146..ab7279b 100644
--- a/src/alpm_config.vala
+++ b/src/alpm_config.vala
@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ class AlpmConfig {
 		return handle;
 	}
 
+	public Alpm.Handle? get_files_handle () {
+		Alpm.Handle? handle = new Alpm.Handle (rootdir, dbpath, null);
+		if (handle == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		// define options
+		handle.dbext = ".files";
+		// register dbs
+		foreach (unowned AlpmRepo repo in repo_order) {
+			handle.register_syncdb (repo.name, 0);
+		}
+		return handle;
+	}
+
 	void parse_file (string path, string? section = null) {
 		string? current_section = section;
 		var file = GLib.File.new_for_path (path);
diff --git a/src/daemon.vala b/src/daemon.vala
index f7d49d1..6757add 100644
--- a/src/daemon.vala
+++ b/src/daemon.vala
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 	public class Daemon: Object {
 		private AlpmConfig alpm_config;
 		private Alpm.Handle? alpm_handle;
+		private Alpm.Handle? files_handle;
 		public Cond provider_cond;
 		public Mutex provider_mutex;
 		public int? choosen_provider;
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				alpm_handle.logcb = (Alpm.LogCallBack) cb_log;
 				lockfile = GLib.File.new_for_path (alpm_handle.lockfile);
 			}
+			files_handle = alpm_config.get_files_handle ();
 		}
 
 		private bool check_pacman_running () {
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			uint success = 0;
 			cancellable.reset ();
 			init_curl ();
+			string[] dbexts = {".db", ".files"};
 			unowned Alpm.List<unowned Alpm.DB> syncdbs = alpm_handle.syncdbs;
 			while (syncdbs != null) {
 				unowned Alpm.DB db = syncdbs.data;
@@ -442,13 +445,16 @@ namespace Pamac {
 					databases_lock_mutex.unlock ();
 					return;
 				}
-				if (db.update (force) >= 0) {
-					success++;
-				} else {
-					Alpm.Errno errno = alpm_handle.errno ();
-					current_error.errno = (uint) errno;
-					if (errno != 0) {
-						current_error.details = { Alpm.strerror (errno) };
+				foreach (unowned string dbext in dbexts) {
+					alpm_handle.dbext = dbext;
+					if (db.update (force) >= 0) {
+						success++;
+					} else {
+						Alpm.Errno errno = alpm_handle.errno ();
+						current_error.errno = (uint) errno;
+						if (errno != 0) {
+							current_error.details = { Alpm.strerror (errno) };
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				syncdbs.next ();
@@ -1188,7 +1194,6 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			string installdate = "";
 			string[] groups = {};
 			string[] backups = {};
-			string[] files = {};
 			string[] licenses = {};
 			string[] depends = {};
 			string[] optdepends = {};
@@ -1273,14 +1278,6 @@ namespace Pamac {
 						list.next ();
 					}
 					pkg_optionalfor.free_inner (GLib.free);
-					// files
-					unowned Alpm.FileList filelist = alpm_pkg.files;
-					Alpm.File* file_ptr = filelist.files;
-					for (size_t i = 0; i < filelist.count; i++, file_ptr++) {
-						if (!file_ptr->name.has_suffix ("/")) {
-							files += "/" + file_ptr->name;
-						}
-					}
 				// sync pkg
 				} else if (alpm_pkg.origin == Alpm.Package.From.SYNCDB) {
 					// repos
@@ -1339,10 +1336,41 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			details.conflicts = (owned) conflicts;
 			details.groups = (owned) groups;
 			details.backups = (owned) backups;
-			details.files = (owned) files;
 			return details;
 		}
 
+		public string[] get_pkg_files (string pkgname) {
+			string[] files = {};
+			unowned Alpm.Package? alpm_pkg = alpm_handle.localdb.get_pkg (pkgname);
+			if (alpm_pkg != null) {
+				unowned Alpm.FileList filelist = alpm_pkg.files;
+				Alpm.File* file_ptr = filelist.files;
+				for (size_t i = 0; i < filelist.count; i++, file_ptr++) {
+					if (!file_ptr->name.has_suffix ("/")) {
+						files += "/" + file_ptr->name;
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				unowned Alpm.List<unowned Alpm.DB> syncdbs = files_handle.syncdbs;
+				while (syncdbs != null) {
+					unowned Alpm.DB db = syncdbs.data;
+					unowned Alpm.Package? files_pkg = db.get_pkg (pkgname);
+					if (files_pkg != null) {
+						unowned Alpm.FileList filelist = files_pkg.files;
+						Alpm.File* file_ptr = filelist.files;
+						for (size_t i = 0; i < filelist.count; i++, file_ptr++) {
+							if (!file_ptr->name.has_suffix ("/")) {
+								files += "/" + file_ptr->name;
+							}
+						}
+						break;
+					}
+					syncdbs.next ();
+				}
+			}
+			return files;
+		}
+
 		public void start_get_updates (bool check_aur_updates) {
 			UpdateInfos[] updates_infos = {};
 			unowned Alpm.Package? pkg = null;
@@ -2410,6 +2438,9 @@ private int cb_fetch (string fileurl, string localpath, int force) {
 	pamac_daemon.curl->setopt (Curl.Option.ERRORBUFFER, error_buffer);
 	pamac_daemon.curl->setopt (Curl.Option.NOPROGRESS, 0L);
 	pamac_daemon.curl->setopt (Curl.Option.XFERINFODATA, (void*) url.get_basename ());
+	pamac_daemon.curl->setopt (Curl.Option.TIMECONDITION, Curl.TimeCond.NONE);
+	pamac_daemon.curl->setopt (Curl.Option.TIMEVALUE, 0);
+	pamac_daemon.curl->setopt (Curl.Option.RESUME_FROM_LARGE, 0);
 
 	bool remove_partial_download = true;
 	if (fileurl.contains (".pkg.tar.") && !fileurl.has_suffix (".sig")) {
@@ -2545,8 +2576,8 @@ private int cb_fetch (string fileurl, string localpath, int force) {
 			} catch (GLib.Error e) {
 				stderr.printf ("Error: %s\n", e.message);
 			}
-			// do not report error for missing sig with db
-			if (!fileurl.has_suffix ("db.sig")) {
+			// do not report error for missing sig
+			if (!fileurl.has_suffix (".sig")) {
 				string hostname = url.get_uri ().split("/")[2];
 				pamac_daemon.emit_log ((uint) Alpm.LogLevel.ERROR,
 										_("failed retrieving file '%s' from %s : %s\n").printf (
diff --git a/src/manager_window.vala b/src/manager_window.vala
index b00b755..b2e4e6f 100644
--- a/src/manager_window.vala
+++ b/src/manager_window.vala
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		[GtkChild]
 		Gtk.StackSwitcher packages_stackswitcher;
 		[GtkChild]
+		Gtk.Stack properties_stack;
+		[GtkChild]
 		Gtk.StackSwitcher properties_stackswitcher;
 		[GtkChild]
 		Gtk.Grid deps_grid;
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			main_stack.notify["visible-child"].connect (on_main_stack_visible_child_changed);
 			filters_stack.notify["visible-child"].connect (on_filters_stack_visible_child_changed);
 			packages_stack.notify["visible-child"].connect (on_packages_stack_visible_child_changed);
+			properties_stack.notify["visible-child"].connect (on_properties_stack_visible_child_changed);
 
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -622,18 +625,9 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			}
 			deps_grid.show_all ();
 			// files
-			if (details.files.length > 0) {
-				files_scrolledwindow.visible = true;
-				StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder ();
-				foreach (unowned string file in details.files) {
-					if (text.len > 0) {
-						text.append ("\n");
-					}
-					text.append (file);
-				}
-				files_textview.buffer.set_text (text.str, (int) text.len);
-			} else {
-				files_scrolledwindow.visible = false;
+			// will be populated on properties_stack switch
+			if (properties_stack.visible_child_name == "files") {
+				on_properties_stack_visible_child_changed ();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -871,6 +865,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 
 		void display_package_properties (string pkgname) {
 			current_package_displayed = pkgname;
+			files_scrolledwindow.visible = true;
 			set_package_details (current_package_displayed);
 		}
 
@@ -883,12 +878,17 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		[GtkCallback]
 		void on_packages_treeview_row_activated (Gtk.TreeView treeview, Gtk.TreePath path, Gtk.TreeViewColumn column) {
 			if (column.title == dgettext (null, "Name")) {
+				this.get_window ().set_cursor (new Gdk.Cursor.for_display (Gdk.Display.get_default (), Gdk.CursorType.WATCH));
+				while (Gtk.events_pending ()) {
+					Gtk.main_iteration ();
+				}
 				main_stack.visible_child_name = "details";
 				Gtk.TreeIter iter;
 				packages_list.get_iter (out iter, path);
 				string pkgname;
 				packages_list.get (iter, 1, out pkgname);
 				display_package_properties (pkgname);
+				this.get_window ().set_cursor (null);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -939,6 +939,29 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				}
 		}
 
+		void on_properties_stack_visible_child_changed () {
+			switch (properties_stack.visible_child_name) {
+				case "files":
+					this.get_window ().set_cursor (new Gdk.Cursor.for_display (Gdk.Display.get_default (), Gdk.CursorType.WATCH));
+					while (Gtk.events_pending ()) {
+						Gtk.main_iteration ();
+					}
+					string[] files = transaction.get_pkg_files (current_package_displayed);
+					StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder ();
+					foreach (unowned string file in files) {
+						if (text.len > 0) {
+							text.append ("\n");
+						}
+						text.append (file);
+					}
+					files_textview.buffer.set_text (text.str, (int) text.len);
+					this.get_window ().set_cursor (null);
+					break;
+				default:
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+
 		void on_packages_state_icon_activated (Gtk.TreePath path) {
 			Gtk.TreeIter iter;
 			packages_list.get_iter (out iter, path);
diff --git a/src/package.vala b/src/package.vala
index 33f369c..b9cb72d 100644
--- a/src/package.vala
+++ b/src/package.vala
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		public string[] conflicts;
 		public string[] groups;
 		public string[] backups;
-		public string[] files;
 	}
 
 	public struct AURPackage {
diff --git a/src/transaction.vala b/src/transaction.vala
index 0dac7ae..2e59304 100644
--- a/src/transaction.vala
+++ b/src/transaction.vala
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		public abstract string[] get_groups_names () throws IOError;
 		public abstract async AlpmPackage[] get_group_pkgs (string groupname) throws IOError;
 		public abstract AlpmPackageDetails get_pkg_details (string pkgname) throws IOError;
+		public abstract string[] get_pkg_files (string pkgname) throws IOError;
 		public abstract async AURPackageDetails get_aur_details (string pkgname) throws IOError;
 		public abstract string[] get_pkg_uninstalled_optdeps (string pkgname) throws IOError;
 		public abstract void start_get_updates (bool check_aur_updates) throws IOError;
@@ -690,6 +691,15 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			}
 		}
 
+		public string[] get_pkg_files (string pkgname) {
+			try {
+				return daemon.get_pkg_files (pkgname);
+			} catch (IOError e) {
+				stderr.printf ("IOError: %s\n", e.message);
+				return {};
+			}
+		}
+
 		public async AURPackageDetails get_aur_details (string pkgname) {
 			var pkg = AURPackageDetails () {
 				name = "",