diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
index fe46664..baf34a5 100644
--- a/App.tsx
+++ b/App.tsx
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
         initializeData(cachedData);
         setLastUpdated(cachedDate);
         setLoading(false);
+        // Trigger background sync to ensure data is fresh
+        handleDataFetch().catch(e => console.warn("Background sales sync failed", e));
       } else {
         console.log("Fetching fresh data from Permanent URL...");
         handleDataFetch().catch(e => {
@@ -252,6 +254,8 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
       if (cachedAds && cachedAds.length > 0) {
         console.log("Loaded ads from cache:", cachedAds.length, "records");
         setAdsData(cachedAds);
+        // Trigger background sync
+        handleAdsFetch();
       } else {
         console.log("Fetching fresh Ads from URL...");
         handleAdsFetch();
@@ -481,16 +485,33 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
             {/* Title & Status */}
             <div className="hidden lg:block border-l border-slate-700 pl-6">
               <h1 className="text-xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white text-shadow-sm">Analytics Dashboard</h1>
-              {activeUrl && lastUpdated && (
-                <p className="text-[10px] text-emerald-400 mt-1 flex items-center gap-1 uppercase font-bold tracking-wider">
-                  <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 animate-pulse"></span>
-                  Live Sync Active
-                </p>
-              )}
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mt-1.5">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-0.5 bg-emerald-500/10 border border-emerald-500/20 rounded-full">
+                  <span className={`w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 ${syncing ? 'animate-ping' : ''}`}></span>
+                  <span className="text-[9px] text-emerald-400 font-black uppercase tracking-wider">Live Sync</span>
+                </div>
+                {lastUpdated && (
+                  <span className="text-[9px] text-slate-500 font-bold uppercase tracking-wider">
+                    Last: {new Date(lastUpdated).toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })}
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-6">
+            {/* Force Sync Action */}
+            <button
+              onClick={() => { handleDataFetch(); handleAdsFetch(); handleTrafficFetch(); }}
+              disabled={syncing}
+              className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm font-black uppercase tracking-widest transition-all
+                ${syncing
+                  ? 'bg-indigo-500/20 text-indigo-400 border border-indigo-500/30'
+                  : 'bg-slate-900 text-slate-300 border border-border hover:border-indigo-500/50 hover:text-white shadow-lg active:scale-95'}`}
+            >
+              <RefreshIcon className={`w-4 h-4 ${syncing ? 'animate-spin' : ''}`} />
+              <span>{syncing ? 'Syncing...' : 'Sync Now'}</span>
+            </button>
             {/* View Switcher is the priority now */}
             {/* View Switcher */}
             <div className="flex bg-slate-900 rounded-lg p-1 border border-border">
diff --git a/api/fetch-ads.ts b/api/fetch-ads.ts
index 56f991f..5c9ea40 100644
--- a/api/fetch-ads.ts
+++ b/api/fetch-ads.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ export default async function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse) {
 
     try {
         console.log('[fetch-ads] Fetching Ads from Dropbox...');
-        const response = await fetch(ADS_DROPBOX_URL);
+        const response = await fetch(ADS_DROPBOX_URL, {
+            cache: 'no-store',
+            headers: {
+                'Pragma': 'no-cache',
+                'Cache-Control': 'no-cache'
+            }
+        });
 
         if (!response.ok) {
             throw new Error(`Dropbox responded with ${response.status}`);
diff --git a/api/fetch-data.ts b/api/fetch-data.ts
index 584e4c9..52100f2 100644
--- a/api/fetch-data.ts
+++ b/api/fetch-data.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ export default async function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse) {
 
     try {
         console.log('[fetch-data] Fetching from Dropbox...');
-        const response = await fetch(DROPBOX_URL);
+        const response = await fetch(DROPBOX_URL, {
+            cache: 'no-store',
+            headers: {
+                'Pragma': 'no-cache',
+                'Cache-Control': 'no-cache'
+            }
+        });
 
         if (!response.ok) {
             throw new Error(`Dropbox responded with ${response.status}`);