diff --git a/go_backend/ac4_config.go b/go_backend/ac4_config.go
index edd2a452..d05c9f95 100644
--- a/go_backend/ac4_config.go
+++ b/go_backend/ac4_config.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func EnsureAC4ConfigBox(decryptedPath, sourcePath string) error {
 	childStart := loc.entry.body() + hdrLen
 	if _, has := findChildMP4(dst, childStart, loc.entry.end(), "dac4"); has {
 		// Already has dac4; still persist any normalization changes.
-		return os.WriteFile(decryptedPath, dst, 0o644)
+		return writeFileAtomic(decryptedPath, dst, 0o644)
 	}
 
 	src, err := os.ReadFile(sourcePath)
@@ -319,5 +319,5 @@ func EnsureAC4ConfigBox(decryptedPath, sourcePath string) error {
 	out = append(out, dac4...)
 	out = append(out, dst[insertPos:]...)
 
-	return os.WriteFile(decryptedPath, out, 0o644)
+	return writeFileAtomic(decryptedPath, out, 0o644)
 }
diff --git a/go_backend/ac4_metadata.go b/go_backend/ac4_metadata.go
index d87b5087..cd8543a7 100644
--- a/go_backend/ac4_metadata.go
+++ b/go_backend/ac4_metadata.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func WriteAC4MetadataIfApplicable(decryptedPath, metadataJSON, coverPath string)
 	}
 
 	out := writeMP4iTunesMetadata(data, md, cover)
-	if err := os.WriteFile(decryptedPath, out, 0o644); err != nil {
+	if err := writeFileAtomic(decryptedPath, out, 0o644); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	return true, nil
diff --git a/go_backend/flac_save.go b/go_backend/flac_save.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbc779d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go_backend/flac_save.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package gobackend
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	flac "github.com/go-flac/go-flac/v2"
+)
+
+// saveFlacFile persists an edited FLAC crash-safely. go-flac's Save(samePath)
+// rewrites the file in place by shifting the audio body within the same inode,
+// so a process kill or power loss mid-save destroys the file with no recovery
+// copy. Instead, stream the whole edited file to a sibling temp, fsync it, and
+// rename it over the target: an interruption at any point leaves either the
+// old intact file or the new complete one.
+//
+// fd-backed targets (/proc/self/fd/N) have no directory entry to rename over,
+// so those keep the library's in-place path.
+func saveFlacFile(f *flac.File, filePath string) error {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(filePath, "/proc/self/fd/") {
+		return f.Save(filePath)
+	}
+
+	// The ".partial" suffix keeps the temp invisible to library scans and
+	// extension duplicate checks; the extra ".tag" avoids colliding with the
+	// download staging sibling of the same final path.
+	tmpPath := filePath + ".tag.partial"
+	os.Remove(tmpPath)
+	tmp, err := os.Create(tmpPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp tag file: %w", err)
+	}
+	// WriteTo streams the audio frames from the still-open source handle and
+	// closes it when done, so the rename below can replace the source even on
+	// Windows.
+	if _, err := f.WriteTo(tmp); err != nil {
+		tmp.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := tmp.Sync(); err != nil {
+		tmp.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to sync temp tag file: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, filePath); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to publish tagged file: %w", err)
+	}
+	syncDir(filepath.Dir(filePath))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// writeFileAtomic replaces filePath's contents via temp+fsync+rename so an
+// interrupted write never leaves a truncated file under the final name.
+func writeFileAtomic(filePath string, data []byte, perm os.FileMode) error {
+	tmpPath := filePath + ".tag.partial"
+	os.Remove(tmpPath)
+	tmp, err := os.OpenFile(tmpPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, perm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := tmp.Write(data); err != nil {
+		tmp.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := tmp.Sync(); err != nil {
+		tmp.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, filePath); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	syncDir(filepath.Dir(filePath))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// syncDir best-effort fsyncs a directory so a just-renamed entry survives
+// power loss. Unsupported on some platforms/filesystems; errors are ignored.
+func syncDir(dir string) {
+	d, err := os.Open(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	_ = d.Sync()
+	_ = d.Close()
+}
diff --git a/go_backend/metadata.go b/go_backend/metadata.go
index 36162cee..d809238c 100644
--- a/go_backend/metadata.go
+++ b/go_backend/metadata.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func EmbedMetadata(filePath string, metadata Metadata, coverPath string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return f.Save(filePath)
+	return saveFlacFile(f, filePath)
 }
 
 func EmbedMetadataWithCoverData(filePath string, metadata Metadata, coverData []byte) error {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func EmbedMetadataWithCoverData(filePath string, metadata Metadata, coverData []
 		}
 	}
 
-	return f.Save(filePath)
+	return saveFlacFile(f, filePath)
 }
 
 func ReadMetadata(filePath string) (*Metadata, error) {
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func EditFlacFields(filePath string, fields map[string]string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return f.Save(filePath)
+	return saveFlacFile(f, filePath)
 }
 
 // writeVorbisMetadata writes all metadata fields to a Vorbis Comment block.
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ func RewriteSplitArtistTags(filePath, artist, albumArtist string) error {
 		f.Meta = append(f.Meta, &cmtMeta)
 	}
 
-	return f.Save(filePath)
+	return saveFlacFile(f, filePath)
 }
 
 func removeCommentKey(cmt *flacvorbis.MetaDataBlockVorbisComment, key string) {
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ func EmbedLyrics(filePath string, lyrics string) error {
 		f.Meta = append(f.Meta, &cmtBlock)
 	}
 
-	return f.Save(filePath)
+	return saveFlacFile(f, filePath)
 }
 
 func EmbedGenreLabel(filePath string, genre, label string) error {
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ func EmbedGenreLabel(filePath string, genre, label string) error {
 		f.Meta = append(f.Meta, &cmtBlock)
 	}
 
-	return f.Save(filePath)
+	return saveFlacFile(f, filePath)
 }
 
 func ExtractLyrics(filePath string) (string, error) {
@@ -1676,8 +1676,9 @@ func writeM4AFreeformTags(filePath string, remove map[string]struct{}, tags []m4
 	if err := writeAtomSize(updated, path.moov, path.moov.size+delta); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	return os.WriteFile(filePath, updated, 0o644)
+	// Release the read handle before replacing the file (required on Windows).
+	f.Close()
+	return writeFileAtomic(filePath, updated, 0o644)
 }
 
 // EditM4AFreeformText writes ISRC and label tags into an M4A/MP4 file as iTunes
diff --git a/go_backend/wav_aiff.go b/go_backend/wav_aiff.go
index ef825a36..0cd3d042 100644
--- a/go_backend/wav_aiff.go
+++ b/go_backend/wav_aiff.go
@@ -725,13 +725,23 @@ func writeID3Chunk(filePath, expectMagic, chunkID string, le bool, id3 []byte) e
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := out.Sync(); err != nil {
+		out.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := out.Close(); err != nil {
 		os.Remove(tmpPath)
 		return err
 	}
 	in.Close()
 
-	return os.Rename(tmpPath, filePath)
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, filePath); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	syncDir(filepath.Dir(filePath))
+	return nil
 }
 
 func loadCoverForTag(fields map[string]string) ([]byte, string) {