diff --git a/lib/models/settings.dart b/lib/models/settings.dart
index 5511556..e1d235c 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter_data/flutter_data.dart';
 import 'package:json_annotation/json_annotation.dart';
-import 'package:zapstore/main.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/models/user.dart';
 
 part 'settings.g.dart';
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ class Settings extends DataModel<Settings> {
   String get id => '_';
   final BelongsTo<User> user = BelongsTo();
   bool isLoggedIn = false;
-  @JsonKey(defaultValue: 1)
-  int dbVersion = kDbVersion;
 }
 
 mixin SettingsAdapter on Adapter<Settings> {
diff --git a/lib/models/settings.g.dart b/lib/models/settings.g.dart
index ea6ef74..621225e 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings.g.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings.g.dart
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ extension SettingsRelationshipGraphNodeX on RelationshipGraphNode<Settings> {
 // JsonSerializableGenerator
 // **************************************************************************
 
-Settings _$SettingsFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => Settings()
-  ..isLoggedIn = json['isLoggedIn'] as bool
-  ..dbVersion = (json['dbVersion'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? 1;
+Settings _$SettingsFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
+    Settings()..isLoggedIn = json['isLoggedIn'] as bool;
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _$SettingsToJson(Settings instance) => <String, dynamic>{
       'isLoggedIn': instance.isLoggedIn,
-      'dbVersion': instance.dbVersion,
     };
diff --git a/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart b/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
index 60e8ddb..3875f3f 100644
--- a/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
+++ b/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_data/flutter_data.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/main.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/main.data.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/models/app.dart';
@@ -11,15 +12,20 @@ import 'package:zapstore/widgets/app_curation_container.dart';
 AppLifecycleListener? _lifecycleListener;
 
 final appInitializer = FutureProvider<void>((ref) async {
+  final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+  final dbVersion = prefs.getInt('dbVersion');
+
+  // Perform migration
+  if (dbVersion == null || dbVersion < kDbVersion) {
+    final storage = ref.read(localStorageProvider);
+    await storage.initialize(inIsolate: true);
+    await storage.destroy();
+    await prefs.setInt('dbVersion', kDbVersion);
+  }
+
   // Initialize Flutter Data
   await ref.read(initializeFlutterData(adapterProvidersMap).future);
 
-  // Check DB version
-  final userDbVersion = ref.settings.findOneLocalById('_')!.dbVersion;
-  if (userDbVersion < kDbVersion) {
-    await ref.read(localStorageProvider).destroy();
-  }
-
   _lifecycleListener = AppLifecycleListener(
     onStateChange: (state) async {
       if (state == AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
diff --git a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index 78a1cf6..b2ca7fe 100644
--- a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Foundation
 import app_links
 import device_info_plus
 import path_provider_foundation
+import shared_preferences_foundation
 import sqflite
 import sqlite3_flutter_libs
 import url_launcher_macos
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   AppLinksMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "AppLinksMacosPlugin"))
   DeviceInfoPlusMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "DeviceInfoPlusMacosPlugin"))
   PathProviderPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "PathProviderPlugin"))
+  SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))
   SqflitePlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SqflitePlugin"))
   Sqlite3FlutterLibsPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "Sqlite3FlutterLibsPlugin"))
   UrlLauncherPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "UrlLauncherPlugin"))
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index f54ad28..590de6d 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -962,6 +962,62 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.28.0"
+  shared_preferences:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: shared_preferences
+      sha256: "746e5369a43170c25816cc472ee016d3a66bc13fcf430c0bc41ad7b4b2922051"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.3.2"
+  shared_preferences_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shared_preferences_android
+      sha256: "480ba4345773f56acda9abf5f50bd966f581dac5d514e5fc4a18c62976bbba7e"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.3.2"
+  shared_preferences_foundation:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shared_preferences_foundation
+      sha256: "07e050c7cd39bad516f8d64c455f04508d09df104be326d8c02551590a0d513d"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.5.3"
+  shared_preferences_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shared_preferences_linux
+      sha256: "580abfd40f415611503cae30adf626e6656dfb2f0cee8f465ece7b6defb40f2f"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.4.1"
+  shared_preferences_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shared_preferences_platform_interface
+      sha256: "57cbf196c486bc2cf1f02b85784932c6094376284b3ad5779d1b1c6c6a816b80"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.4.1"
+  shared_preferences_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shared_preferences_web
+      sha256: d2ca4132d3946fec2184261726b355836a82c33d7d5b67af32692aff18a4684e
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.4.2"
+  shared_preferences_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shared_preferences_windows
+      sha256: "94ef0f72b2d71bc3e700e025db3710911bd51a71cefb65cc609dd0d9a982e3c1"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.4.1"
   shelf:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 8f89409..3334120 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ dependencies:
   dart_emoji: ^0.2.0+2
   remove_markdown: ^0.0.2
   install_plugin: ^2.1.0
+  shared_preferences: ^2.3.2
 
 dependency_overrides:
   purplebase: