diff --git a/clients/desktop/src-tauri/src/sync/engine.rs b/clients/desktop/src-tauri/src/sync/engine.rs
index 1d84ab9..8a79ad3 100644
--- a/clients/desktop/src-tauri/src/sync/engine.rs
+++ b/clients/desktop/src-tauri/src/sync/engine.rs
@@ -154,9 +154,18 @@ impl SyncEngine {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // Create .cloud placeholder
+                // Create or update .cloud placeholder
                 let cloud_path = local_dir.join(format!("{}.cloud", entry.name));
-                if !cloud_path.exists() {
+                let needs_update = if cloud_path.exists() {
+                    // Check if server version changed
+                    if let Ok(content) = std::fs::read_to_string(&cloud_path) {
+                        if let Ok(old) = serde_json::from_str::<CloudPlaceholder>(&content) {
+                            old.checksum != entry.checksum.as_deref().unwrap_or("")
+                        } else { true }
+                    } else { true }
+                } else { true };
+
+                if needs_update {
                     let placeholder = CloudPlaceholder {
                         id: entry.id,
                         name: entry.name.clone(),
@@ -167,7 +176,9 @@ impl SyncEngine {
                     };
                     if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&placeholder) {
                         std::fs::write(&cloud_path, json).ok();
-                        log.push(format!("Platzhalter: {}.cloud", entry.name));
+                        if !cloud_path.exists() {
+                            log.push(format!("Platzhalter: {}.cloud", entry.name));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }