diff --git a/crates/snowbound/src/menus.rs b/crates/snowbound/src/menus.rs
index c3331e2855fe34a5d85e3c0fef1d7a01f33d768e..3face8fe9d207b91999ce2aac19ec2b32bfa586d 100644
--- a/crates/snowbound/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/snowbound/src/menus.rs
@@ -817,9 +817,10 @@ impl State {
                 None
             }
             (Target::Section { library, path }, Action::Delete) => {
+                let name = crate::library::entry_name(&path).to_owned();
                 platform::confirm(
                     "Are you sure you want to move this section to this notebook's Recycle Bin?",
-                    &path.clone(),
+                    &name,
                     "Cancel",
                     "Delete",
                     self.reply(|state, ()| {
@@ -831,13 +832,10 @@ impl State {
                 None
             }
             (Target::Group { library, path }, Action::Delete) => {
+                let name = crate::library::entry_name(&path).to_owned();
                 platform::confirm(
                     "Are you sure you want to move the sections in this section group to this notebook's Recycle Bin?",
-                    path.rsplit('/')
-                        .next()
-                        .unwrap_or_default()
-                        .to_owned()
-                        .as_str(),
+                    &name,
                     "Cancel",
                     "Delete",
                     self.reply(|state, ()| {
diff --git a/crates/snowbound/src/update.rs b/crates/snowbound/src/update.rs
index 8f855d662323443d1989d2f9578c1b10cbb07108..fc19bf4d14ba5bea4b82e4b1d6eebd5187b85000 100644
--- a/crates/snowbound/src/update.rs
+++ b/crates/snowbound/src/update.rs
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ impl State {
                 "Snowbound is up to date",
                 &format!("You have {}.", describe_running()),
             ),
-            Status::Failed(reason) => platform::alert("Unable to check for updates", reason),
+            Status::Failed(reason) => platform::alert("Couldn't check for updates", reason),
             Status::Idle | Status::Downloading(_) => {}
         }
     }