diff --git a/documentation/AGENT_TODO.md b/documentation/AGENT_TODO.md
index 07c37fe8..c222ff3c 100644
--- a/documentation/AGENT_TODO.md
+++ b/documentation/AGENT_TODO.md
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 - [ ] **Step 3:** Implement formal error boundaries for 403/401 API responses to provide user-friendly "Session Expired" or "Access Denied" UI.
 
 ## 🚧 Upcoming High Priority
+- **Events Launcher:** Investigate why not all Event Locations are showing in the select options list. Modify event loading to include the full location list.
 - **CRUD v2 Refactor:** Finalize retirement of `Element_ae_crud_v2.svelte` in favor of V3 Editor.
 - **Temp Cleanup:** Auto-removal of native `.tmp` files older than 24h.
 
 ## ✅ Completed Recently
+- [x] **[API]** **Event File V3 Mapping:** Implemented `inc_hosted_file` support and mapped prefixed backend fields (`hosted_file_hash_sha256`, etc.) to flat properties.
 - [x] **[UI]** **Badge Rendering Fix:** Refactored `badge_template` lookup to use V3 Triple ID pattern.
 - [x] **[API]** **event_session Search Fix:** Resolved 400 error (`Unauthorized search field 'account_id'`) via backend update.
 - [x] **[Security]** Purged redundant `x-aether-api-token` from frontend and notified backend.
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts
index 4fcff2b5..3d385e57 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__event({
     inc_location_li = false,
     inc_session_li = false,
     inc_template_li = false,
+    enabled = 'enabled',
+    hidden = 'not_hidden',
     try_cache = true,
     log_lvl = 0
 }: {
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__event({
     inc_location_li?: boolean;
     inc_session_li?: boolean;
     inc_template_li?: boolean;
+    enabled?: 'enabled' | 'all' | 'not_enabled';
+    hidden?: 'hidden' | 'all' | 'not_hidden';
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
 }): Promise<ae_Event | null> {
@@ -53,12 +57,14 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__event({
                 _refresh_event_v3_background({
                     api_cfg, event_id, view, try_cache,
                     inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li,
+                    enabled, hidden,
                     log_lvl: 0
                 });
 
                 // Still handle nested loads for the cached version to ensure UI richness
                 return await _handle_nested_loads(cached_event, {
-                    api_cfg, inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li, log_lvl
+                    api_cfg, inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li,
+                    enabled, hidden, log_lvl
                 });
             }
         } catch (e) {
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__event({
     return await _refresh_event_v3_background({
         api_cfg, event_id, view, try_cache,
         inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li,
+        enabled, hidden,
         log_lvl
     });
 }
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__event({
 async function _refresh_event_v3_background({
     api_cfg, event_id, view, try_cache,
     inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li,
+    enabled, hidden,
     log_lvl
 }: any) {
     // Check if offline
@@ -115,7 +123,8 @@ async function _refresh_event_v3_background({
             }
 
             return await _handle_nested_loads(processed_obj, {
-                api_cfg, inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li, log_lvl
+                api_cfg, inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li,
+                enabled, hidden, log_lvl
             });
         }
     } catch (error: any) {
@@ -127,7 +136,7 @@ async function _refresh_event_v3_background({
 /**
  * Shared logic for loading nested child collections
  */
-async function _handle_nested_loads(event_obj: any, { api_cfg, inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li, log_lvl }: any) {
+async function _handle_nested_loads(event_obj: any, { api_cfg, inc_device_li, inc_file_li, inc_location_li, inc_session_li, inc_template_li, enabled, hidden, log_lvl }: any) {
     if (log_lvl) console.log(`Loading nested collections for event: ${event_obj.event_id} (Devices: ${inc_device_li}, Files: ${inc_file_li}, Locations: ${inc_location_li}, Sessions: ${inc_session_li}, Templates: ${inc_template_li})`);
     // String-Only ID Vision: the '_id' field IS the string ID
     const current_event_id = event_obj.id || event_obj.event_id;
@@ -158,6 +167,8 @@ async function _handle_nested_loads(event_obj: any, { api_cfg, inc_device_li, in
             api_cfg,
             for_obj_type: 'event',
             for_obj_id: current_event_id,
+            enabled,
+            hidden,
             log_lvl
         }).then(res => event_obj.event_location_obj_li = res));
     }
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts
index 4639fb3b..ca6e19de 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher/+layout.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /** @type {import('./$types').LayoutLoad} */
 console.log(`Events - [event_id] launcher +layout.ts start`);
 
-import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+// import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 import { events_func } from '$lib/ae_events_functions';
 
-export async function load({ params, parent, url }) {
+export async function load({ params, parent }) {
     // route
     const log_lvl: number = 0;
 
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ export async function load({ params, parent, url }) {
             for_obj_id: event_id,
             log_lvl: 0
         });
+
+        events_func.load_ae_obj_li__event_location({
+            api_cfg: ae_acct.api,
+            for_obj_type: 'event',
+            for_obj_id: event_id,
+            enabled: 'enabled',
+            hidden: 'all',
+            log_lvl: 0
+        });
     }
 
     return data;
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_background_sync.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_background_sync.svelte
index 02918589..29252730 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_background_sync.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_background_sync.svelte
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
             await events_func.load_ae_obj_id__event({
                 api_cfg: $ae_api,
                 event_id: $events_slct.event_id,
+                inc_location_li: true,
+                enabled: 'enabled',
+                hidden: 'all',
                 try_cache: true,
                 log_lvl: 0
             });
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_file_cont.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_file_cont.svelte
index 0e127cf1..ffa191b9 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_file_cont.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/launcher_file_cont.svelte
@@ -244,11 +244,13 @@
                         'Please wait while this file downloads...'} ***</strong
                 >
             </div>
-            <p>Most files will automatically be opened full screen.</p>
-            <p>
-                PowerPoint or KeyNote will attempt to display in presenter view.
-            </p>
-            <p>Please close the file when finished.</p>
+            {#if $ae_loc.is_native && $events_loc.launcher.app_mode === 'native'}
+                <p>Most files will automatically be opened full screen.</p>
+                <p>
+                    PowerPoint or KeyNote will attempt to display in presenter view.
+                </p>
+                <p>Please close the file when finished.</p>
+            {/if}
         </div>
     {/if}