diff --git a/home.admin/XXcopyStation.sh b/home.admin/XXcopyStation.sh
index aa8e7bb3f..51ec8c95e 100755
--- a/home.admin/XXcopyStation.sh
+++ b/home.admin/XXcopyStation.sh
@@ -13,26 +13,9 @@ fi
 # where to find the BITCOIN data directory (no trailing /)
 pathBitcoinBlockchain="/mnt/hdd/bitcoin"
 
-# where to find the LITECOIN data directory (no trailing /)
-pathLitecoinBlockchain="/mnt/hdd/litecoin"
-
 # where to find the RaspiBlitz HDD template directory (no trailing /)
 pathTemplateHDD="/mnt/hdd/app-storage/templateHDD"
 
-# 0 = ask before formatting/init new HDD
-# 1 = auto-formatting every new HDD that needs init
-nointeraction=1
-
-# override values if XXcopyStation.conf files exists
-# use when you run this outside RaspiBlitz
-# - clean Ubuntu install
-# - install bitcoind as systemd service
-# - disable automount: https://askubuntu.com/questions/89244/how-to-disable-automount-in-nautiluss-preferences#102601
-# - clone the github to get script (or download)
-# - set your pathes bitcoin/template in conf file
-source ./XXcopyStation.conf 2>/dev/null
-# -- start script with parameter "-foreground"
-
 ####### SCRIPT #############
 
 # check sudo
@@ -62,7 +45,7 @@ if [ -d "$pathBitcoinBlockchain" ]; then
   echo "# OK found $pathBitcoinBlockchain"
 else
   echo "# FAIL path of 'pathBitcoinBlockchain' does not exists: ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}"
-  echo "error='pathBitcoinBlockchain nit found'"
+  echo "error='pathBitcoinBlockchain not found'"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -88,6 +71,10 @@ echo "# ******************************"
 echo "# RASPIBLITZ COPYSTATION SCRIPT"
 echo "# ******************************"
 echo
+echo "Make sure that no target HDD/SSDs are not connected yet .."
+echo
+sudo sed -i "s/^state=.*/state=copystation/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+sleep 10
 
 echo "*** CHECKING CONFIG"
 
@@ -104,29 +91,10 @@ fi
 systemctl stop lnd 2>/dev/null
 systemctl stop background 2>/dev/null
 
-#if [ "${nointeraction}" == "1" ]; then
-#  echo "setting RaspiBlitz LCD info"
-#  sudo sed -i "s/^state=.*/state=copystation/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
-#  sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Disconnect target HDDs!'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
-#  echo "Disconnect target HDDs! .. 30sec until continue."
-#  sleep 30
-#else
-#  echo
-#  echo "*** INIT HDD SCAN"
-#  echo "Please make sure that no HDDs that you want to sync later to are not connected now."
-#  echo "PRESS ENTER when ready."
-#  read key
-#fi
-
 # finding system drives (the drives that should not be synced to)
 echo "# OK - the following drives detected as the system drive: $datadisk"
 echo
 
-if [ "${nointeraction}" == "1" ]; then
-  sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Connect target HDDs ..'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
-  sleep 5
-fi
-
 # BASIC IDEA:
 # 1. get fresh data from bitcoind --> template data
 # 2. detect HDDs
@@ -136,12 +104,17 @@ fi
 echo 
 echo "*** RUNNING ***"
 lastBlockchainUpdateTimestamp=1
+firstLoop=1
 
 while :
 do
+
+  # reset external data stores (needed because local vars dont work in deeper while loops)
+  echo "" > /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationHddsInfoString.tmp
+  rm /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationFoundTargets.flag
   
   ################################################
-  # 1. get fresh data from bitcoind for template data
+  # 1. get fresh data from bitcoind for template data (skip on first loop)
 
   # only execute every 30min
   nowTimestamp=$(date +%s)
@@ -158,13 +131,12 @@ do
     # stop blockchains
     echo "# Stopping Blockchain ..."
     systemctl stop bitcoind 2>/dev/null
-    systemctl stop litecoind 2>/dev/null
     sleep 10
 
     # sync bitcoin
     echo "# Syncing Bitcoin to template folder ..."
 
-    sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Updating Template: Bitcoin'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+    sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Updating Template: Bitcoin'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
 
     # make sure the bitcoin directory in template folder exists
     if [ ! -d "$pathTemplateHDD/bitcoin" ]; then
@@ -176,27 +148,9 @@ do
     # do the sync to the template folder for BITCOIN
     rsync -a --info=progress2 --delete ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}/chainstate ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}/blocks ${pathTemplateHDD}/bitcoin
 
-    litecoindirsize=$(sudo du -s -b /mnt/hdd/litecoin | awk '$1=$1' | cut -d " " -f1)
-    if [ -d "${pathLitecoinBlockchain}" ] && [ ${litecoindirsize} -gt 1000000000 ]; then
-
-      # sync litecoin
-      echo "# Syncing Litecoin ..."
-
-      echo "# creating the litecoin subfolder in the template folder"
-      mkdir ${pathTemplateHDD}/litecoin 2>/dev/null
-      chmod 777 ${pathTemplateHDD}/litecoin 2>/dev/null
-
-      sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Updating Template: Litecoin'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
-
-      # do the sync to the template folder for LITECOIN
-      rsync -a --info=progress2 --delete ${pathLitecoinBlockchain}/chainstate ${pathLitecoinBlockchain}/blocks ${pathTemplateHDD}/litecoin
-
-    fi
-
     # restart bitcoind (to let further setup while syncing HDDs)
     echo "# Restarting Blockchain ..."
     systemctl start bitcoind 2>/dev/null
-    systemctl start litecoind 2>/dev/null
 
     # update timer
     lastBlockchainUpdateTimestamp=$(date +%s)
@@ -209,14 +163,14 @@ do
   echo "**************************************"
   echo "SYNCING TEMPLATE -> CONNECTED HDD/SSDs"
   echo "**************************************"
-  echo "NOTE: Only use to prepare fresh HDDs"
-
-  sleep 4
-  echo "" > ./.syncinfo.tmp
+  sleep 2
   lsblk -o NAME | grep "^[s|v]d" | while read -r detectedDrive ; do
     isSystemDrive=$(echo "${datadisk}" | grep -c "${detectedDrive}")
     if [ ${isSystemDrive} -eq 0 ]; then
 
+      # remember that disks were found
+      touch /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationFoundTargets.flag
+
       # check if drives 1st partition is named BLOCKCHAIN & in EXT4 format
       isNamedBlockchain=$(lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep -c "BLOCKCHAIN")
       isFormatExt4=$(lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep -c "ext4")
@@ -224,96 +178,120 @@ do
       # init a fresh device
       if [ ${isNamedBlockchain} -eq 0 ] || [ ${isFormatExt4} -eq 0 ]; then
 
-        echo "*** NEW EMPTY HDD FOUND ***"
-        echo "Device: ${detectedDrive}"
+        echo
+        echo "**************************************************************"
+        echo "*** NEW EMPTY HDD FOUND ---> ${detectedDrive}"
         echo "isNamedBlockchain: ${isNamedBlockchain}"
         echo "isFormatExt4:" ${isFormatExt4}
 
         # check if size is OK
         size=$(lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "^${detectedDrive}" | awk '$1=$1' | cut -d " " -f 2)
         echo "size: ${size}"
-        if [ ${size} -lt 250000000000 ]; then
-            whiptail --title "FAIL" --msgbox "
-THE DEVICE IS TOO SMALL <250GB
-Please remove device and PRESS ENTER
-            " 9 46
+        if [ ${size} -lt 900000000000 ]; then
+            echo "!! THE HDD/SSD IS TOO SMALL <900GB - use at least 1TB"
+            sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='HDD smaller than 1TB: ${detectedDrive}'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
+            echo
+            sleep 10
         else
 
-          # if config value "nointeraction=1" default to format
-          if [ "${nointeraction}" != "1" ]; then
-            whiptail --title "Format HDD" --yes-button "Format" --no-button "Cancel" --yesno "
-Found new HDD. Do you want to FORMAT now?
-Label of device with: ${detectedDrive}
-            " 10 54
-            choice=$?
-          else
-            choice=0
-            sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Formatting new HDD: ${formatPartition}'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
-          fi
-
-          # on cancel
-          if [ "${choice}" != "0" ]; then
-            whiptail --title "Format HDD" --msgbox "
-OK NO FORMAT - Please remove device now.
-            " 8 46
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          choice=0
+          sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Formatting new HDD: ${detectedDrive}'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
 
           # format the HDD
           echo "Starting Formatting of device ${detectedDrive} ..."
-          sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.datadrive.sh format ext4 ${detectedDrive}
+          /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.datadrive.sh format ext4 ${detectedDrive}
+          sleep 4
 
         fi
 
-      fi # end init new HDD
+      else
+        echo
+        echo "*** ALREADY ACTIVE HDD FOUND ---> ${detectedDrive}"
+        sleep 1
+      fi
 
       ################################################
-      # 3. sync HDD with template data
+      # 3. sync HDD with template data (skip on first loop)
 
       partition=$(lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep "BLOCKCHAIN" | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr -cd "[:alnum:]")
-      if [ ${#partition} -gt 0 ]; then
+      if [ "${firstLoop}" != "1" ] && [ ${#partition} -gt 0 ]; then
 
         # temp mount device
         echo "mounting: ${partition}"
         mkdir /mnt/hdd2 2>/dev/null
-        sudo mount -t ext4 /dev/${partition} /mnt/hdd2
+        mount -t ext4 /dev/${partition} /mnt/hdd2
 
         # rsync device
         mountOK=$(lsblk -o NAME,MOUNTPOINT | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep -c "/mnt/hdd2")
         if [ ${mountOK} -eq 1 ]; then
-          sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Syncing Template -> ${partition}'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+          hddsInfoString=$(cat /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationHddsInfoString.tmp | tr '\n' ' ')
+          sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='${hddsInfoString} ${partition}>SYNC'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
           rsync -a --info=progress2 --delete ${pathTemplateHDD}/* /mnt/hdd2
-          sudo chmod -R 777 /mnt/hdd2
+          chmod -R 777 /mnt/hdd2
           rm -r /mnt/hdd2/lost+found 2>/dev/null
-          echo "${partition} " >> ./.syncinfo.tmp
+          echo "${partition}>OK" >> /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationHddsInfoString.tmp
         else
           echo "# FAIL: was not able to mount --> ${partition}"
         fi
         
         # unmount device
-        sudo umount -l /mnt/hdd2
-
+        umount -l /mnt/hdd2
+        
       fi
 
     fi
   done
 
+  # check for flag
+  foundTargets=$(ls /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationFoundTargets.flag 2>/dev/null | grep -c "copystationFoundTargets.flag")
+  hddsInfoString=$(cat /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationHddsInfoString.tmp | tr '\n' ' ')
+
   clear
-  echo "**** SYNC LOOP DONE ****"
-  synced=$(cat ./.syncinfo.tmp | tr '\r\n' ' ')
-  echo "HDDs ready synced: ${synced}"
-  echo "*************************"
-  echo "Its safe to disconnect/remove HDDs now."
-  echo "Or connect a new HDD/SSD for syncing."
-  echo "To stop copystation script: CTRL+c"
-  echo ""
+  if [ "${foundTargets}" == "1" ] && [ "${firstLoop}" == "1" ]; then
 
-  sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Ready HDDs: ${synced}'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+    # after script found discs and did formatting ... go into full loop
+    echo "OK first loop done ..."
+    firstLoop=0
+    sleep 1
 
-  sleep 25
+  elif [ "${foundTargets}" == "0" ]; then
+
+    echo "**** NO TARGET HDD/SSDs CONNECTED ****"
+    echo
+    echo "Best way to start a new batch:"
+    echo "- Disconnect powered USB-Hub (best unplug USB cable at USB-Hub)"
+    echo "- Connect all HDD/SSDs to the disconnected USB-Hub"
+    echo "- Connect powered USB-Hub to Blitz (plug USB cable in)"
+    echo "- During formatting remember names of physical HDD/SSDs"
+    echo "- As soon as you see an OK for that HDD/SSD name you can remove it"
+    echo
+    echo "Next round starts in 30 seconds ..."
+    echo "To stop copystation script: CTRL+c and then 'restart'"
+    echo "You can close SSH terminal and script will run in background can can be re-entered."
+
+    sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='No target HDDs connected - connect USB Hub'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
+    firstLoop=1
+    sleep 30
+
+  else
+
+    echo "**** SYNC LOOP DONE ****"
+    echo "HDDs ready synced:"
+    cat /var/cache/raspiblitz/copystationHddsInfoString.tmp
+    echo
+    echo "*************************"
+    echo
+    echo "Next round starts in 25 seconds ..."
+    echo "To stop copystation script: CTRL+c and then 'restart'"
+    echo "You can close SSH terminal and script will run in background can can be re-entered."
+
+    sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Ready HDDs: ${hddsInfoString}'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
+    sleep 25
+
+  fi 
 
   clear
   echo "starting new sync loop"
   sleep 5
-
-done
+  
+done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/home.admin/setup.scripts/eventInfoWait.sh b/home.admin/setup.scripts/eventInfoWait.sh
index 6b26a609e..e40a834fa 100644
--- a/home.admin/setup.scripts/eventInfoWait.sh
+++ b/home.admin/setup.scripts/eventInfoWait.sh
@@ -140,11 +140,8 @@ Use your Password A
 
 elif [ "${eventID}" == "copystation" ] && [ "${mode}" == "lcd" ]; then
 
-    dialog --backtitle "${backtitle}" --cr-wrap --infobox "
-Copy-Station Mode
-ssh admin@${localip}
-Use your Password A
-" 7 41
+    dialog --backtitle "${backtitle}" --title " Copy-Station Mode " --cr-wrap --infobox "
+${contentString}" 7 41
 
 
 elif [ "${eventID}" == "walletlocked" ] && [ "${mode}" == "lcd" ]; then