diff --git a/frontend/static/js/common.js b/frontend/static/js/common.js
index 42524d30..2244ee8e 100644
--- a/frontend/static/js/common.js
+++ b/frontend/static/js/common.js
@@ -16,56 +16,106 @@
       // Get the display name (prefer name, fall back to preferred_username, then email)
       const displayName = data.name || data.preferred_username || data.email;
 
-      // User is logged in
-      let authHTML = `
-        <div class="flex items-center">
-          <img src="${data.picture}" alt="Avatar" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-2" />
-          <span>${displayName}</span>
-          <a href="/logout" class="ml-3 text-red-600 hover:text-red-800">
-            <i class="fas fa-sign-out-alt"></i>
-          </a>
-        </div>
-      `;
-
+      // User is logged in - use DOM API to prevent XSS
       if (authSection) {
-        authSection.innerHTML = authHTML;
+        authSection.textContent = ''; // Clear existing content
+        const container = document.createElement('div');
+        container.className = 'flex items-center';
+        
+        const img = document.createElement('img');
+        img.src = data.picture;
+        img.alt = 'Avatar';
+        img.className = 'w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-2';
+        
+        const span = document.createElement('span');
+        span.textContent = displayName;
+        
+        const logoutLink = document.createElement('a');
+        logoutLink.href = '/logout';
+        logoutLink.className = 'ml-3 text-red-600 hover:text-red-800';
+        const icon = document.createElement('i');
+        icon.className = 'fas fa-sign-out-alt';
+        logoutLink.appendChild(icon);
+        
+        container.appendChild(img);
+        container.appendChild(span);
+        container.appendChild(logoutLink);
+        authSection.appendChild(container);
       }
 
       if (mobileAuthSection) {
-        mobileAuthSection.innerHTML = `
-          <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
-            <div class="flex items-center">
-              <img src="${data.picture}" alt="Avatar" class="w-6 h-6 rounded-full mr-2" />
-              <span>${displayName}</span>
-            </div>
-            <a href="/logout" class="text-red-600 hover:text-red-800">
-              <i class="fas fa-sign-out-alt"></i> Logout
-            </a>
-          </div>
-        `;
+        mobileAuthSection.textContent = ''; // Clear existing content
+        const outerContainer = document.createElement('div');
+        outerContainer.className = 'flex items-center justify-between';
+        
+        const innerContainer = document.createElement('div');
+        innerContainer.className = 'flex items-center';
+        
+        const img = document.createElement('img');
+        img.src = data.picture;
+        img.alt = 'Avatar';
+        img.className = 'w-6 h-6 rounded-full mr-2';
+        
+        const span = document.createElement('span');
+        span.textContent = displayName;
+        
+        innerContainer.appendChild(img);
+        innerContainer.appendChild(span);
+        
+        const logoutLink = document.createElement('a');
+        logoutLink.href = '/logout';
+        logoutLink.className = 'text-red-600 hover:text-red-800';
+        const icon = document.createElement('i');
+        icon.className = 'fas fa-sign-out-alt';
+        logoutLink.appendChild(icon);
+        logoutLink.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' Logout'));
+        
+        outerContainer.appendChild(innerContainer);
+        outerContainer.appendChild(logoutLink);
+        mobileAuthSection.appendChild(outerContainer);
       }
     } else {
-      // User is not logged in (this shouldn't happen with current setup, but keeping as fallback)
+      // User is not logged in - use DOM API
       if (authSection) {
-        authSection.innerHTML = `<a href="/login" class="text-blue-600">Login</a>`;
+        authSection.textContent = '';
+        const loginLink = document.createElement('a');
+        loginLink.href = '/login';
+        loginLink.className = 'text-blue-600';
+        loginLink.textContent = 'Login';
+        authSection.appendChild(loginLink);
       }
 
       if (mobileAuthSection) {
-        mobileAuthSection.innerHTML = `<a href="/login" class="text-blue-600">Login</a>`;
+        mobileAuthSection.textContent = '';
+        const loginLink = document.createElement('a');
+        loginLink.href = '/login';
+        loginLink.className = 'text-blue-600';
+        loginLink.textContent = 'Login';
+        mobileAuthSection.appendChild(loginLink);
       }
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Authentication check failed:', error);
-    // Fallback if whoami endpoint fails
+    // Fallback if whoami endpoint fails - use DOM API
     const authSection = document.getElementById("authSection");
     const mobileAuthSection = document.getElementById("mobileAuthSection");
 
     if (authSection) {
-      authSection.innerHTML = `<a href="/login" class="text-blue-600">Login</a>`;
+      authSection.textContent = '';
+      const loginLink = document.createElement('a');
+      loginLink.href = '/login';
+      loginLink.className = 'text-blue-600';
+      loginLink.textContent = 'Login';
+      authSection.appendChild(loginLink);
     }
 
     if (mobileAuthSection) {
-      mobileAuthSection.innerHTML = `<a href="/login" class="text-blue-600">Login</a>`;
+      mobileAuthSection.textContent = '';
+      const loginLink = document.createElement('a');
+      loginLink.href = '/login';
+      loginLink.className = 'text-blue-600';
+      loginLink.textContent = 'Login';
+      mobileAuthSection.appendChild(loginLink);
     }
   }
 })();
diff --git a/frontend/templates/files copy.html b/frontend/templates/files copy.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 38c86f0d..00000000
--- a/frontend/templates/files copy.html	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-{% block title %}File Records{% endblock %}
-
-{% block head_extra %}
-  <!-- Include Grid.js CSS -->
-  <link href="https://unpkg.com/gridjs/dist/theme/mermaid.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-  <script src="/static/js/common.js"></script>
-  <!-- Make sure Alpine.js is properly initialized -->
-  <script>
-      console.log('Before Alpine init on /files page');
-    document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
-      console.log('Alpine.js initialized in files view');
-
-    });
-    console.log('After Alpine init listener registration');
-  </script>
-  <style>
-    .delete-btn {
-      color: #e53e3e;
-      cursor: pointer;
-      padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
-      border-radius: 0.25rem;
-      display: flex;
-      justify-content: center;
-      align-items: center;
-    }
-    .delete-btn:hover {
-      background-color: #fed7d7;
-    }
-    .confirm-delete-modal {
-      position: fixed;
-      top: 0;
-      left: 0;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-      display: flex;
-      align-items: center;
-      justify-content: center;
-      z-index: 100;
-    }
-    .confirm-delete-content {
-      background-color: white;
-      padding: 1.5rem;
-      border-radius: 0.5rem;
-      max-width: 500px;
-      width: 90%;
-    }
-    .hidden {
-      display: none;
-    }
-  </style>
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block content %}
-<div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 py-8">
-  <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold mb-6">File Records</h2>
-  <!-- Grid.js will render the table in this container -->
-  <div id="gridjs-wrapper"></div>
-
-  <!-- Confirmation Modal (temporarily disabled) -->
-  <div id="confirmDeleteModal" class="confirm-delete-modal hidden">
-    <div class="confirm-delete-content">
-      <h3 class="text-lg font-medium text-gray-900 mb-4">Confirm Deletion</h3>
-      <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-4">
-        Are you sure you want to delete this file record? This action cannot be undone.
-      </p>
-      <p class="text-sm text-gray-700 mb-4">
-        <strong>File:</strong> <span id="deleteFileName"></span>
-      </p>
-      <div class="flex justify-end space-x-3">
-        <button id="cancelDelete" class="px-4 py-2 bg-gray-200 text-gray-800 rounded hover:bg-gray-300">
-          Cancel
-        </button>
-        <button id="confirmDelete" class="px-4 py-2 bg-red-600 text-white rounded hover:bg-red-700">
-          Delete
-        </button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block scripts %}
-  <!-- Include Grid.js JS -->
-  <script src="https://unpkg.com/gridjs/dist/gridjs.umd.js"></script>
-   <script>
-    // File deletion handling
-    let fileToDelete = null;
-    const confirmDeleteModal = document.getElementById('confirmDeleteModal');
-    const deleteFileName = document.getElementById('deleteFileName');
-    const cancelDelete = document.getElementById('cancelDelete');
-    const confirmDelete = document.getElementById('confirmDelete');
-
-    // Close modal
-    function closeDeleteModal() {
-      confirmDeleteModal.classList.add('hidden');
-      fileToDelete = null;
-    }
-
-    // Delete file directly without confirmation
-    async function deleteFile(fileId) {
-      try {
-        const response = await fetch(`/api/files/${fileId}`, {
-          method: 'DELETE'
-        });
-
-        if (response.ok) {
-          // Success - reload the grid
-          grid.forceRender();
-        } else {
-          // Show error
-          const error = await response.json();
-          alert(`Error: ${error.detail || 'Failed to delete file'}`);
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.error('Delete error:', err);
-        alert('An error occurred while deleting the file');
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Show delete confirmation modal (temporarily bypassed)
-    function showDeleteModal(fileId, fileName) {
-      // Bypass modal and delete immediately
-      deleteFile(fileId);
-      // The original code is commented out:
-      // fileToDelete = { id: fileId, name: fileName };
-      // deleteFileName.textContent = fileName || `ID: ${fileId}`;
-      // confirmDeleteModal.classList.remove('hidden');
-    }
-
-    // Handle delete confirmation
-    confirmDelete.addEventListener('click', async function() {
-      if (!fileToDelete) return;
-
-      deleteFile(fileToDelete.id);
-      closeDeleteModal();
-    });
-
-    // Cancel delete
-    cancelDelete.addEventListener('click', closeDeleteModal);
-    confirmDeleteModal.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
-      if (e.target === confirmDeleteModal) closeDeleteModal();
-    });
-
-    // Initialize the grid
-    const grid = new gridjs.Grid({
-      columns: [
-        { id: 'id', name: 'ID' },
-        { id: 'original_filename', name: 'Original Filename' },
-        { id: 'file_size', name: 'File Size', formatter: (size) => `${(size / 1024).toFixed(2)} KB` },
-        { id: 'mime_type', name: 'Mime Type' },
-        { id: 'created_at', name: 'Created At' },
-        {
-          id: 'actions',
-          name: 'Actions',
-          formatter: (_, row) => {
-            return gridjs.h('button', {
-              className: 'delete-btn',
-              onClick: () => showDeleteModal(row.cells[0].data, row.cells[1].data)
-            }, [
-              gridjs.h('i', { className: 'fas fa-trash' }),
-            ]);
-          }
-        }
-      ],
-      server: {
-        url: '/api/files',
-        then: data => data.map(file => [
-          file.id,
-          file.original_filename || "",
-          file.file_size,
-          file.mime_type,
-          file.created_at || "",
-          ""  // This cell will be rendered by the formatter
-        ])
-      },
-      search: true,
-      sort: true,
-      pagination: {
-        limit: 10
-      }
-    }).render(document.getElementById("gridjs-wrapper"));
-  </script>
-{% endblock %}