diff --git a/libmuttonserver.go b/libmuttonserver.go
index 06dcb92..cd4da7b 100644
--- a/libmuttonserver.go
+++ b/libmuttonserver.go
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ func main() {
 				fmt.Printf("{\"errMsg\":\"%s\"}", err.Error())
 				return
 			}
-			for _, deletion := range deletionsList {
-				affectedIDVanityPath := strings.Split(deletion.Name(), global.FSSpace)
+			for i := range deletionsList {
+				affectedIDVanityPath := strings.Split(deletionsList[i].Name(), global.FSSpace)
 				if affectedIDVanityPath[0] == *registerReq.OldDeviceID {
-					if err = os.Rename(deletionsDirRoot+deletion.Name(), deletionsDirRoot+registerReq.NewDeviceID+global.FSSpace+affectedIDVanityPath[1]+global.FSSpace+affectedIDVanityPath[2]); err != nil {
+					if err = os.Rename(deletionsDirRoot+deletionsList[i].Name(), deletionsDirRoot+registerReq.NewDeviceID+global.FSSpace+affectedIDVanityPath[1]+global.FSSpace+affectedIDVanityPath[2]); err != nil {
 						fmt.Printf("{\"errMsg\":\"%s\"}", err.Error())
 						return
 					}
diff --git a/syncclient/client.go b/syncclient/client.go
index c2d5482..d188ce3 100644
--- a/syncclient/client.go
+++ b/syncclient/client.go
@@ -364,16 +364,16 @@ func syncLists(sshClient *ssh.Client, sshEntryRoot, sshAgeDir string, sshIsWindo
 // deletionSync removes entries from the client that have been deleted on the server (multi-client deletion).
 func deletionSync(deletions []synccommon.Deletion) error {
 	var entryDeleted bool
-	for _, deletion := range deletions {
-		if !deletion.IsAgeFile {
+	for i := range deletions {
+		if !deletions[i].IsAgeFile {
 			entryDeleted = true // set a flag to indicate that at least one entry has been deleted (used to determine whether to print a gap between deletion and other messages)
-			fmt.Println(synccommon.AnsiDelete+deletion.VanityPath+back.AnsiReset, "has been sheared, removing locally (if it exists)")
+			fmt.Println(synccommon.AnsiDelete+deletions[i].VanityPath+back.AnsiReset, "has been sheared, removing locally (if it exists)")
 		}
-		if err := os.RemoveAll(global.GetRealPath(deletion.VanityPath)); err != nil {
-			if !deletion.IsAgeFile {
-				return errors.New("unable to shear " + deletion.VanityPath + " locally: " + err.Error())
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(global.GetRealPath(deletions[i].VanityPath)); err != nil {
+			if !deletions[i].IsAgeFile {
+				return errors.New("unable to shear " + deletions[i].VanityPath + " locally: " + err.Error())
 			}
-			return errors.New("unable to shear age file for " + deletion.VanityPath + " locally: " + err.Error())
+			return errors.New("unable to shear age file for " + deletions[i].VanityPath + " locally: " + err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 	if entryDeleted {
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ func RunJob() (*syncListsT, error) {
 	}
 
 	// add deletions info to sync lists
-	for _, deletion := range deletions {
-		if !deletion.IsAgeFile {
-			syncListsV.Delete = append(syncListsV.Delete, deletion.VanityPath)
+	for i := range deletions {
+		if !deletions[i].IsAgeFile {
+			syncListsV.Delete = append(syncListsV.Delete, deletions[i].VanityPath)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/synccommon/common.go b/synccommon/common.go
index 63dfc06..eefed5c 100644
--- a/synccommon/common.go
+++ b/synccommon/common.go
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ func ShearLocal(vanityPath, clientDeviceID string, onlyShearAgeFile bool) (strin
 
 	// add the sheared vanityPath to the deletions list (if running on a server)
 	if onServer {
-		for _, device := range deviceIDList {
-			if device.Name() != clientDeviceID {
+		for i := range deviceIDList {
+			if deviceIDList[i].Name() != clientDeviceID {
 				if !onlyShearAgeFile {
-					f, err := os.OpenFile(global.CfgDir+global.PathSeparator+"deletions"+global.PathSeparator+device.Name()+global.FSSpace+"entry"+global.FSSpace+strings.ReplaceAll(vanityPath, "/", global.FSPath), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+					f, err := os.OpenFile(global.CfgDir+global.PathSeparator+"deletions"+global.PathSeparator+deviceIDList[i].Name()+global.FSSpace+"entry"+global.FSSpace+strings.ReplaceAll(vanityPath, "/", global.FSPath), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
 					if err != nil {
 						// failure to add the target to the deletions list will exit the program and result in a client re-uploading the target (non-critical)
 						return "", false, err
 					}
 					_ = f.Close() // error ignored; if the file could be created, it can probably be closed
 				}
-				f, err := os.OpenFile(global.CfgDir+global.PathSeparator+"deletions"+global.PathSeparator+device.Name()+global.FSSpace+"age"+global.FSSpace+strings.ReplaceAll(vanityPath, "/", global.FSPath), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+				f, err := os.OpenFile(global.CfgDir+global.PathSeparator+"deletions"+global.PathSeparator+deviceIDList[i].Name()+global.FSSpace+"age"+global.FSSpace+strings.ReplaceAll(vanityPath, "/", global.FSPath), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
 				if err != nil {
 					// failure to add the target to the deletions list will exit the program and result in a client re-uploading the target (non-critical)
 					return "", false, err
diff --git a/syncserver/server.go b/syncserver/server.go
index 63c99a3..571eb2f 100644
--- a/syncserver/server.go
+++ b/syncserver/server.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ func GetRemoteDataFromServer(clientDeviceID string) {
 	//// server time
 	fetchResp.ServerTime = time.Now().Unix()
 	//// deletions
-	for _, deletion := range deletionsList {
+	for i := range deletionsList {
 		// perform deletion if it is relevant to the current client device
-		affectedIDVanityPath := strings.Split(deletion.Name(), global.FSSpace)
+		affectedIDVanityPath := strings.Split(deletionsList[i].Name(), global.FSSpace)
 		if affectedIDVanityPath[0] == clientDeviceID {
 			var isAgeFile bool
 			if affectedIDVanityPath[1] == "age" {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func GetRemoteDataFromServer(clientDeviceID string) {
 			fetchResp.Deletions = append(fetchResp.Deletions, synccommon.Deletion{VanityPath: strings.ReplaceAll(affectedIDVanityPath[2], global.FSPath, "/"), IsAgeFile: isAgeFile})
 
 			// assume successful client deletion and remove deletions file (if assumption is somehow false, worst case scenario is that the client will re-upload the deleted entry)
-			if err = os.RemoveAll(global.CfgDir + global.PathSeparator + "deletions" + global.PathSeparator + deletion.Name()); err != nil {
+			if err = os.RemoveAll(global.CfgDir + global.PathSeparator + "deletions" + global.PathSeparator + deletionsList[i].Name()); err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("{\"errMsg\":\"%s\"}", err.Error())
 				return
 			}