diff --git a/public/imports.js b/public/imports.js
index 7bf9d733a..7ce2f624e 100755
--- a/public/imports.js
+++ b/public/imports.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async function () {
         }
         if (allPresentInDom) {
           clearInterval(interval)
-          console.log("Finished loading html")
           resolve()
         } else {
           console.log('Nothing in DOM yet, waiting 100ms')
diff --git a/public/nav.js b/public/nav.js
index 040e655eb..767a4f603 100755
--- a/public/nav.js
+++ b/public/nav.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Swal from "sweetalert2";
 while (!window.htmlPagesAdded) {
   await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
 }
-console.log("Going for it")
 
 
 // this variable is here to keep track of when the Organize datasets/Continue button is enabled or disabled
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ const handleSectionTrigger = async (event) => {
   }
 
   if (sectionId === "guided_mode-section") {
-    console.log("IN this section")
     // Disallow the transition if an upload is in progress
     if (document.getElementById("returnButton") !== null) {
       Swal.fire({
@@ -226,10 +224,8 @@ const handleSectionTrigger = async (event) => {
   ];
 
   if (showSidebarSections.includes(sectionId)) {
-    console.log("Here?")
     forceActionSidebar("show");
   } else {
-    console.log("In elese statement")
     forceActionSidebar("hide");
   }
 
@@ -254,7 +250,6 @@ const handleSectionTrigger = async (event) => {
 };
 
 function showMainContent() {
-  console.log(document.querySelector(".js-nav").classList)
   document.querySelector(".js-nav").classList.add("is-shown");
   document.querySelector(".js-content").classList.add("is-shown");
 }
diff --git a/src/main/strain.js b/src/main/strain.js
index 3d8dcd21b..95a0923a3 100644
--- a/src/main/strain.js
+++ b/src/main/strain.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ ipcMain.handle("getStrainData", async (event, rridInfo) => {
     let data = ""; 
     let dataReady = false; 
     if (res.statusCode === 200) {
-      console.log("Status code is 200?")
       res.setEncoding("utf8");
       res.on("data", (d) => {
         data += d;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ ipcMain.handle("getStrainData", async (event, rridInfo) => {
   })
 })
 
-  console.log("Data is", data)
 
 
   // let xmlSerializer = new XMLSerializer();
diff --git a/src/preload/index.js b/src/preload/index.js
index a499a2e0b..57e79a873 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.js
+++ b/src/preload/index.js
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ fixPath();
 
 import "v8-compile-cache";
 
-console.log(log);
-console.log(log.transports);
-console.log(log.transports.file);
+
 log.initialize();
 
 // Custom APIs for renderer
diff --git a/src/preload/update-path-darwin.js b/src/preload/update-path-darwin.js
index e40047c9a..73ffbf0d2 100644
--- a/src/preload/update-path-darwin.js
+++ b/src/preload/update-path-darwin.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const fixPath = () => {
       window.process.env.PATH,
     ].join(":");
 
-    console.log("PATH updated to: " + window.process.env.PATH)
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/assets/imports.js b/src/renderer/src/assets/imports.js
index 7bf9d733a..7ce2f624e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/assets/imports.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/assets/imports.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async function () {
         }
         if (allPresentInDom) {
           clearInterval(interval)
-          console.log("Finished loading html")
           resolve()
         } else {
           console.log('Nothing in DOM yet, waiting 100ms')
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/assets/nav.js b/src/renderer/src/assets/nav.js
index ce0d7a2a6..4af7c1b0b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/assets/nav.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/assets/nav.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import Swal from "sweetalert2";
 while (!window.htmlPagesAdded) {
   await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
 }
-console.log("Going for it")
 
 
 // this variable is here to keep track of when the Organize datasets/Continue button is enabled or disabled
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ const handleSectionTrigger = async (event) => {
   }
 
   if (sectionId === "guided_mode-section") {
-    console.log("IN this section")
     // Disallow the transition if an upload is in progress
     if (document.getElementById("returnButton") !== null) {
       Swal.fire({
@@ -225,10 +223,8 @@ const handleSectionTrigger = async (event) => {
   ];
 
   if (showSidebarSections.includes(sectionId)) {
-    console.log("Here?")
     forceActionSidebar("show");
   } else {
-    console.log("In elese statement")
     forceActionSidebar("hide");
   }
 
@@ -253,7 +249,6 @@ const handleSectionTrigger = async (event) => {
 };
 
 function showMainContent() {
-  console.log(document.querySelector(".js-nav").classList)
   document.querySelector(".js-nav").classList.add("is-shown");
   document.querySelector(".js-content").classList.add("is-shown");
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/globals.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/globals.js
index fe79b47ee..8f87ccb5c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/globals.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/globals.js
@@ -1365,7 +1365,6 @@ window.openDropdownPrompt = async (ev, dropdown, show_timer = true) => {
           }
 
           let result = responseObject.data.datasets;
-          console.log("Dataset results: ", result)
           window.datasetList = [];
           window.datasetList = result;
           window.refreshDatasetList();
@@ -1701,7 +1700,6 @@ window.openDropdownPrompt = async (ev, dropdown, show_timer = true) => {
         },
       });
 
-      console.log(result)
 
       if (result) {
         await window.openDropdownPrompt(this, "bf");
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js
index 51b3209e9..8f5beb052 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js
@@ -3259,7 +3259,6 @@ const generateProgressCardElement = (progressFileJSONObj) => {
 };
 
 const guidedRenderProgressCards = async () => {
-  console.log("Loading the render progress cards func");
   const progressCardsContainer = document.getElementById("guided-container-progress-cards");
   const progressCardLoadingDiv = document.getElementById("guided-section-loading-progress-cards");
 
@@ -3429,7 +3428,6 @@ window.guidedOpenManifestEditSwal = async (highLevelFolderName) => {
 
   //upon receiving a reply of the spreadsheet, handle accordingly
   window.electron.ipcRenderer.on("spreadsheet-reply", async (event, result) => {
-    console.log("Spreadsheet reply from guided curate");
     if (!result || result === "") {
       window.electron.ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners("spreadsheet-reply");
       return;
@@ -3936,7 +3934,6 @@ const setActiveProgressionTab = (targetPageID) => {
   let targetProgressionTab = $(`#${targetProgressionTabID}`);
   targetProgressionTab.addClass("selected-tab");
 };
-console.log(window.api);
 let homeDir = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("get-app-path", "home");
 let guidedProgressFilePath = window.path.join(homeDir, "SODA", "Guided-Progress");
 
@@ -4834,17 +4831,14 @@ const updateGuidedRadioButtonsFromJSON = (parentPageID) => {
 };
 
 const guidedAddUsersAndTeamsToDropdown = (usersArray, teamsArray) => {
-  console.log("HERE?");
   const guidedUsersAndTeamsDropdown = document.getElementById("guided_bf_list_users_and_teams");
   // Reset the dropdown
   guidedUsersAndTeamsDropdown.innerHTML =
     "<option>Select individuals or teams to grant permissions to</option>";
 
-  console.log(usersArray);
 
   // Loop through the users and add them to the dropdown
   for (const userString of usersArray) {
-    console.log(userString);
     const userNameAndEmail = userString.split("!|**|!")[0].trim();
     const userID = userString.split("!|**|!")[1].trim();
     const userOption = `
@@ -5037,7 +5031,6 @@ const handleNextButtonVisibility = (targetPageID) => {
 // //If the keys exist, extract the data from the window.sodaJSONObj and populate the page
 // //If the keys do not exist, reset the page (inputs, tables etc.) to the default state
 window.openPage = async (targetPageID) => {
-  console.log("TargetPageID is: ", targetPageID);
   //NOTE: 2 Bottom back buttons (one handles sub pages, and the other handles main pages)
   //Back buttons should be disabled and the function setLoading should be (set as false?)
 
@@ -6076,10 +6069,8 @@ window.openPage = async (targetPageID) => {
             //Banner is returned as an s3 bucket url but image needs to be converted as
             //base64 to save and write to users local system
 
-            console.log(res);
 
             let img_base64 = await window.getBase64(res); // encode image to base64
-            console.log("Not failing hehjasfhjk");
             let guided_img_url = res;
             let imageType = "";
             let fullBase64Image = "";
@@ -6152,7 +6143,6 @@ window.openPage = async (targetPageID) => {
           }
           window.sodaJSONObj["pages-fetched-from-pennsieve"].push("guided-banner-image-tab");
         } catch (error) {
-          console.log("Failure is here");
           clientError(error);
           const emessage = userErrorMessage(error);
           await guidedShowOptionalRetrySwal(emessage, "guided-banner-image-tab");
@@ -9425,7 +9415,6 @@ window.openGuidedAddContributorSwal = async () => {
     confirmButtonText: "Add contributor",
     confirmButtonColor: "#3085d6 !important",
     willOpen: () => {
-      console.log("Loading up the add contributor modal. ON wil open");
       //Create Affiliation(s) tagify for each contributor
       const contributorAffiliationInput = document.getElementById(
         "guided-contributor-affiliation-input"
@@ -9740,7 +9729,6 @@ const renderDatasetDescriptionContributorsTable = () => {
 };
 
 const addContributorField = () => {
-  console.log("Adding contributor");
   const contributorsContainer = document.getElementById("contributors-container");
   //create a new div to hold contributor fields
   const newContributorField = document.createElement("div");
@@ -10839,7 +10827,6 @@ window.specifyPool = (event, poolNameInput) => {
           setActiveSubPage("guided-organize-subjects-into-pools-page");
           return;
         } else {
-          console.log("Pools here?");
           //Add left border back to subject dropdown cell to separate pool name and subject dropdown
           poolSubjectsDropdownCell.removeClass("remove-left-border");
 
@@ -12229,7 +12216,6 @@ const createPennsievePermissionsTableRowElement = (entityType, name, permission,
   }
 };
 const renderPermissionsTable = () => {
-  console.log("Rendering permissions table?");
   // when rendering permissions we will need to check if the permission was fetched from pennsieve
   // we will then create a different table element that will behave differently
   // visually showing user that the permission will be deleted upon upload
@@ -12500,7 +12486,6 @@ const setGuidedDatasetPiOwner = (newPiOwnerObj) => {
 };
 
 const guidedAddUserPermission = (newUserPermissionObj) => {
-  console.log("Adding user permissions");
   //If an existing user with the same ID already exists, update the existing user's position
   for (userPermission of window.sodaJSONObj["digital-metadata"]["user-permissions"]) {
     if (
@@ -13076,7 +13061,6 @@ document.getElementById("button-homepage-guided-mode").addEventListener("click",
   attachGuidedMethodsToSodaJSONObj();
   guidedTransitionFromHome();
 
-  console.log("About to unlock sidebar");
   guidedUnLockSideBar();
 
   guidedUnSkipPage("guided-select-starting-point-tab");
@@ -13094,7 +13078,6 @@ document.querySelector("#button-homepage-freeform-mode").addEventListener("click
 });
 
 $("#guided-button-add-permission-user-or-team").on("click", function () {
-  console.log("Here finally");
   try {
     //get the selected permission element
     const newPermissionElement = $("#guided_bf_list_users_and_teams option:selected");
@@ -13681,7 +13664,6 @@ $("#guided-input-destination-getting-started-locally").on("click", () => {
 });
 
 const guidedCreateOrRenameDataset = async (bfAccount, datasetName) => {
-  console.log("That is the dataset name: ", datasetName);
   document.getElementById("guided-dataset-name-upload-tr").classList.remove("hidden");
   const datasetNameUploadText = document.getElementById("guided-dataset-name-upload-text");
 
@@ -14574,7 +14556,6 @@ window.electron.ipcRenderer.on(
       // Remove unnecessary key from sodaJSONObjCopy since we don't need to
       // check if the account details are valid during local generation
       delete sodaJSONObjCopy["bf-account-selected"];
-      console.log("making post request to /curate_datasets/curation");
 
       updateDatasetUploadProgressTable("local", {
         "Current action": `Preparing dataset for local generation`,
@@ -14601,7 +14582,6 @@ window.electron.ipcRenderer.on(
             const { data } = response;
             const main_curate_progress_message = data["main_curate_progress_message"];
             if (main_curate_progress_message === "Success: COMPLETED!") {
-              console.log("Done with generation");
               break; // Exit the loop when generation is done
             }
             const elapsed_time_formatted = data["elapsed_time_formatted"];
@@ -14646,10 +14626,7 @@ window.electron.ipcRenderer.on(
       updateDatasetUploadProgressTable("local", {
         "Current action": `Generating metadata files`,
       });
-      console.log(
-        "Subjects path: ",
-        window.path.join(filePath, guidedDatasetName, "subjects.xlsx")
-      );
+
       // Generate all dataset metadata files
       await guidedGenerateSubjectsMetadata(
         window.path.join(filePath, guidedDatasetName, "subjects.xlsx")
@@ -14992,10 +14969,7 @@ const guidedGenerateDatasetDescriptionMetadata = async (destination) => {
     );
   }
 
-  console.log("guidedDatasetInformation", guidedDatasetInformation);
-  console.log("guidedStudyInformation", guidedStudyInformation);
-  console.log("guidedContributorInformation", guidedContributorInformation);
-  console.log("datasetLinks", datasetLinks);
+
   try {
     await client.post(
       `/prepare_metadata/dataset_description_file`,
@@ -16128,7 +16102,6 @@ $("#guided-generate-changes-file").on("click", () => {
 });
 
 $("#guided-generate-dataset-button").on("click", async function () {
-  console.log("Generating for GM");
   // Ensure that the current workspace is the workspace the user confirmed
   const currentWorkspace = guidedGetCurrentUserWorkSpace();
   const datasetWorkspace = window.sodaJSONObj["digital-metadata"]["dataset-workspace"];
@@ -16217,7 +16190,6 @@ $("#guided-generate-dataset-button").on("click", async function () {
 });
 
 const guidedSaveBannerImage = async () => {
-  console.log("Wowawhoo");
   $("#guided-para-dataset-banner-image-status").html("Please wait...");
   //Save cropped image locally and check size
   let imageFolder = path.join(homeDirectory, "SODA", "guided-banner-images");
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/manage-dataset/manage-dataset.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/manage-dataset/manage-dataset.js
index ccff67f19..282ce8328 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/manage-dataset/manage-dataset.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/manage-dataset/manage-dataset.js
@@ -1656,7 +1656,6 @@ const showDatasetDescription = async () => {
 };
 
 window.getBase64 = async (url) => {
-  console.log("THe url passed down will be: ", url)
   return await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("get-string-representation-of-buffer", url, "binary")
 };
 
@@ -2034,7 +2033,6 @@ const uploadBannerImage = async () => {
     } else {
       //final size is greater than 5mb so compress image here (image already created and stored in temp file)
       let scaledImagePath = await window.scaleBannerImage(imagePath); //scaled image will be in temp folder
-      console.log("Scaled image path value: ", scaledImagePath)
       let image_file_size = window.fs.fileSizeSync(scaledImagePath); //update size for analytics
       try {
         let uploadBannerImage = await client.put(
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js
index b840c65e8..98879af74 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js
@@ -1283,7 +1283,6 @@ window.edit_current_con_id = (ev) => {
 
 const memorizeAffiliationInfo = (values) => {
   window.createMetadataDir();
-  console.log("affiliationConfigPath", window.affiliationConfigPath)
   var content = window.parseJson(window.affiliationConfigPath);
   content["affiliation"] = values;
   window.fs.writeFileSync(window.affiliationConfigPath, JSON.stringify(content));
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/downloadTemplates.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/downloadTemplates.js
index c6486d9f1..907c3d776 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/downloadTemplates.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/downloadTemplates.js
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ let templateArray = [
 const downloadTemplates = async (templateItem, destinationFolder) => {
   let currentDirectory = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("get-current-directory");
   let templatePath = window.path.join(currentDirectory, "..", "renderer", "file_templates", templateItem);
-  console.log(templatePath)
   let destinationPath = window.path.join(destinationFolder, templateItem);
-  console.log(destinationPath)
 
   if (window.fs.existsSync(destinationPath)) {
     let emessage = "File '" + templateItem + "' already exists in " + destinationFolder;
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js
index 67986687a..3d6d81f90 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ $(document).ready(async function () {
 
   //Event listener for the jstree to open manifest files
   $(jstreePreviewManifest).on("select_node.jstree", async function (evt, data) {
-    console.log("Doing this?")
     // Check if pennsieve option was selected to reset localDataSetImport
     if (document.getElementById("pennsieve-option-create-manifest").classList.contains("checked")) {
       localDataSetImport = false;
@@ -529,7 +528,6 @@ $(document).ready(async function () {
 
       //upon receiving a reply of the spreadsheet, handle accordingly
       window.electron.ipcRenderer.on("spreadsheet-reply", async (event, result) => {
-        console.log("Spreadsheet reply")
         openedEdit = false;
         if (!result || result === "") {
           window.electron.ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners("spreadsheet-reply");
@@ -558,8 +556,7 @@ $(document).ready(async function () {
               window.fs.closeSync(window.fs.openSync(selectedManifestFilePath, "w"));
             }
 
-            console.log("Creating the stuff here")
-            console.log(selectedManifestFilePath)
+
             jsonManifest =  await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("excelToJsonSheet1Options",{
               sourceFile: selectedManifestFilePath,
               columnToKey: {
@@ -679,7 +676,6 @@ $(document).ready(async function () {
         window.sodaJSONObj["digital-metadata"]["name"],
         parentFolderName
       );
-      console.log("Failing here?")
       var selectedManifestFilePath = window.path.join(localFolderPath, "manifest.xlsx");
       jsonManifest =  await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("excelToJsonSheet1Options",{
         sourceFile: selectedManifestFilePath,
@@ -756,7 +752,6 @@ window.generateManifestPrecheck = async (manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
   ).placeholder;
   pennsievePreview = false;
   const type = determineStandaloneManifestGeneratorOrigin();
-  console.log("Type is: ", type)
 
   window.exitCurate();
   window.sodaJSONObj["starting-point"] = {};
@@ -767,7 +762,6 @@ window.generateManifestPrecheck = async (manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
   if (type === "bf") {
     titleTerm = "on Pennsieve";
   } else if (type != "bf" && !pennsievePreview) {
-    console.log("Validating?")
     continueProgressValidateDataset = validateSPARCdataset();
 
     if (!continueProgressValidateDataset) {
@@ -780,8 +774,7 @@ window.generateManifestPrecheck = async (manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
     localGenerationDifferentDestination = true;
   }
 
-  console.log("Local generation different destination: ", localGenerationDifferentDestination)
-  console.log("Local dataset path: ", localDatasetPath)
+
 
   await window.wait(500);
   if (!localGenerationDifferentDestination) {
@@ -904,11 +897,9 @@ const generateManifest = async (action, type, manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
         localDatasetFolderPath = $("#input-manifest-local-folder-dataset").attr("placeholder");
       }
       await window.create_json_object(action, window.sodaJSONObj, localDatasetFolderPath);
-      console.log("FInished create json object")
       window.datasetStructureJSONObj = window.sodaJSONObj["dataset-structure"];
       window.populate_existing_folders(window.datasetStructureJSONObj);
       window.populate_existing_metadata(window.sodaJSONObj);
-      console.log("FInished populate methods")
       window.sodaJSONObj["manifest-files"] = { destination: "generate-dataset" };
       window.sodaJSONObj["bf-account-selected"] = {};
       window.sodaJSONObj["bf-dataset-selected"] = {};
@@ -917,7 +908,6 @@ const generateManifest = async (action, type, manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
       let continueProgressEmptyFolder = await checkEmptySubFolders(
         window.sodaJSONObj["dataset-structure"]
       );
-      console.log("FInished check empty sub folders")
       if (continueProgressEmptyFolder === false) {
         Swal.fire({
           title: "Failed to generate the manifest files.",
@@ -947,7 +937,6 @@ const generateManifest = async (action, type, manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
       let continueProgressNoSPARCFolders = await checkNoSparcFolders(
         window.sodaJSONObj["dataset-structure"]
       );
-      console.log("FInished check no sparc folders")
       if (continueProgressNoSPARCFolders === true) {
         Swal.fire({
           title: "Failed to generate the manifest files.",
@@ -976,7 +965,6 @@ const generateManifest = async (action, type, manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
       let continueProgressInvalidFolders = await checkInvalidHighLevelFolders(
         window.sodaJSONObj["dataset-structure"]
       );
-      console.log("FInished check invalid high level folders")
       if (continueProgressInvalidFolders === true) {
         Swal.fire({
           title: "Failed to generate the manifest files.",
@@ -1001,9 +989,7 @@ const generateManifest = async (action, type, manifestEditBoolean, ev) => {
         return;
       }
       await generateManifestHelper();
-      console.log("FInished generate manifest helper")
       await initiate_generate_manifest_local(manifestEditBoolean, localDatasetFolderPath);
-      console.log("FInished initiate generate manifest local")
     }
   } else {
     // Case 2: bf dataset
@@ -1187,21 +1173,16 @@ const updateJSONStructureManifestGenerate = () => {
 
 const initiate_generate_manifest_local = async (manifestEditBoolean, originalDataset) => {
   if (manifestEditBoolean === false) {
-    console.log("Creating manifest file locally yes")
     createManifestLocally("local", false, originalDataset);
   } else {
-    console.log("Editing not creating? ")
     // SODA Manifest Files folder
     let dir = window.path.join(homeDirectory, "SODA", "manifest_files");
     // Move manifest files to the local dataset
     let moveFinishedBool;
     let generationLocation;
     if (window.finalManifestGenerationPath == originalDataset) {
-      console.log("Generating over the existing dataset and will move ")
       moveFinishedBool = await moveManifestFiles(dir, originalDataset);
-      console.log("After movefunction")
     } else {
-      console.log("Move manifest preview flow")
       [moveFinishedBool, generationLocation] = await moveManifestFilesPreview(
         dir,
         window.finalManifestGenerationPath
@@ -1215,7 +1196,6 @@ const initiate_generate_manifest_local = async (manifestEditBoolean, originalDat
     );
 
     if (moveFinishedBool) {
-      console.log("Move finished")
       window.resetManifest(false);
       // reset window.sodaJSONObj
       window.sodaJSONObj = {
@@ -2124,7 +2104,6 @@ const createManifestLocally = async (type, editBoolean, originalDataset) => {
 
   // create the manifest files based off the user's edits to the manifest files
   try {
-    console.log("IN the server at curate_datasets/manifest_files")
     let generate_local_manifest = await client.post(
       `/curate_datasets/manifest_files`,
       {
@@ -2134,7 +2113,6 @@ const createManifestLocally = async (type, editBoolean, originalDataset) => {
       { timeout: 0 }
     );
 
-    console.log("After the server at curate_datasets/manifest_files")
 
 
     let res = generate_local_manifest.data.success_message_or_manifest_destination;
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js
index d260cb771..85a95c22d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ const addNewIDToTable = (newID, secondaryID, type) => {
       keyword +
       "_id(this)'><i class='trash alternate outline icon' style='color: red'></i></button></div></td></tr>");
   } else if (type === "samples") {
-    console.log("In samples ttypes");
     var row = (table.insertRow(rowIndex).outerHTML =
       "<tr id='row-current-" +
       keyword +
@@ -1107,8 +1106,7 @@ window.populateForms = (subjectID, type, curationMode) => {
     fieldArr = $(window.guidedSubjectsFormDiv).children().find(".subjects-form-entry");
   }
 
-  console.log(fieldArr);
-  console.log(window.subjectsTableData);
+
 
   if (window.subjectsTableData.length > 1) {
     for (var i = 1; i < window.subjectsTableData.length; i++) {
@@ -1119,7 +1117,6 @@ window.populateForms = (subjectID, type, curationMode) => {
     }
   }
 
-  console.log(infoJson);
 
   if (subjectID !== "clear" && subjectID.trim() !== "") {
     if (curationMode === "guided") {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/submission.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/submission.js
index 3a34ec61b..6d64e72e2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/submission.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/submission.js
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@ const checkStorage = async (id) => {
 
   window.log.info(`Checking available disk space for ${location}`);
   let freeMem = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("getDiskSpace", location);
-  console.log("Free memory result: ", freeMem)
 
   if (freeMem < threeMB) {
     Swal.fire({
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/curate-functions.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/curate-functions.js
index 1bf2a1d3b..41691bdea 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/curate-functions.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/curate-functions.js
@@ -1273,7 +1273,6 @@ window.moveItems = async (ev, category) => {
           $("div.single-item.selected-item")
             .toArray()
             .forEach((element) => {
-              console.log(element);
               datasetStructureCopy = window.datasetStructureJSONObj;
               let itemToMove = element.textContent;
               let itemType = "";
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/validation-functions.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/validation-functions.js
index eeceda2fb..0d27ff28a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/validation-functions.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/organize-dataset/validation-functions.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ window.validateOrganizedDataset = async () => {
   let datasetOrigin = "";
   let datasetDestination = "";
 
-  console.log(window.sodaJSONObj)
 
   if (window.sodaJSONObj["starting-point"]["type"] == "bf") {
     datasetOrigin = "Pennsieve";
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ window.validateOrganizedDataset = async () => {
   }
 
 
-  console.log("After the dataeset generation")
 
   // check size before doing this
   // situations:
@@ -98,21 +96,18 @@ window.validateOrganizedDataset = async () => {
   // for now lets count then handle option 4 later
 
 
-  console.log("Before getting the number of files and folders")
 
   // get the number of files and folders in the dataset that have been added in the virutal organizer
   let file_counter = 0;
   let folder_counter = 0;
   window.get_num_files_and_folders(sodaJSONObjCopy["dataset-structure"]);
 
-  console.log("After getting the number of files and folders")
 
   // check if the virutal files will be merged with a Pennsieve dataset
   if (
     $('input[name="generate-4"]:checked')[0] &&
     $('input[name="generate-4"]:checked')[0].id === "generate-BF-dataset-options-existing"
   ) {
-    console.log("Before getting the number of packages in the dataset")
     // get the package count of the PS dataset in order to see if it exceeds the maximumn size
     let packageTypeCounts;
     try {
@@ -144,7 +139,6 @@ window.validateOrganizedDataset = async () => {
     // TODO: Handle the case where a file replaces an online file
     file_counter += packageCount;
 
-    console.log("After getting the number of packages in the dataset")
   }
 
   if (file_counter >= 50000) {
@@ -162,7 +156,6 @@ window.validateOrganizedDataset = async () => {
     return;
   }
 
-  console.log("Anout to create validation report")
   let validationReport;
   try {
     validationReport = await window.createValidationReport(sodaJSONObjCopy);
@@ -250,7 +243,6 @@ window.validateOrganizedDataset = async () => {
     return;
   }
 
-  console.log("After creating the validation report")
 
   let SODADirectory = window.path.join(window.os.homedir(), "SODA");
   let validationReportPath = window.path.join(SODADirectory, "validation.txt");
@@ -358,7 +350,6 @@ window.validateOrganizedDataset = async () => {
   viewRawReportBtn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
     // open the text file stored at the raw validation report path
     let pathToRawReport = window.path.join(window.os.homedir(), "SODA", "validation.txt");
-    console.log("Opening report at path: " + pathToRawReport)
     window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("shell-open-path", pathToRawReport);
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/announcements.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/announcements.js
index dc6ce9d7a..0f187e86f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/announcements.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/announcements.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ const checkForAnnouncements = async (state) => {
               <label style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">Feature Additions:<br></label>
               ${features
                 .map((feature) => {
-                  console.log(feature);
                   return `<li style="margin: .5rem 0 .5rem 0;">${feature}</li>`;
                 })
                 .join("")}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/authentication/auth.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/authentication/auth.js
index fe48cf511..44766ac47 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/authentication/auth.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/authentication/auth.js
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ import * as ini from "ini"
 
 const hasConnectedAccountWithPennsieve = () => {
   window.log.info("Checking if the user has a connected account with Pennsieve...");
-  console.log("Checking if account connected with PS")
 
   // get the path to home directory
   const homeDir = window.os.homedir() 
   const configFilePath = window.path.join(homeDir, ".pennsieve", "config.ini");
 
   if (!window.fs.existsSync(configFilePath)) {
-    console.log("failed here")
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -23,22 +21,18 @@ const hasConnectedAccountWithPennsieve = () => {
   // search for a default profile key in the config
   let globalProfile = config.global;
   if (!globalProfile) {
-    console.log("failed here")
     return false;
   }
 
-  console.log("pass here")
 
 
   // check if default_profile has been set
   if (!globalProfile.default_profile) {
-    console.log("failed here")
     return false;
   }
 
   let defaultProfileKey = globalProfile.default_profile;
   if (!config[defaultProfileKey]) {
-    console.log("failed here")
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -46,11 +40,9 @@ const hasConnectedAccountWithPennsieve = () => {
 
   // check if the default profile has a token key and secret key
   if (!defaultProfile.api_token || !defaultProfile.api_secret) {
-    console.log("failed here")
     return false;
   }
 
-  console.log("GOt to end of config check")
   return true;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/renderer.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/renderer.js
index 6419c7e41..75e1e8976 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/renderer.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/others/renderer.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
 // const { app } = remote;
 // const Clipboard = electron.clipboard;
 
-console.log("Build queue changedd");
 
 window.nextBtnDisabledVariable = true;
 
@@ -378,7 +377,6 @@ const startupServerAndApiCheck = async () => {
 
   sodaIsConnected = true;
 
-  console.log("Connected to Python back-end successfully");
   window.log.info("Connected to Python back-end successfully");
   window.electron.ipcRenderer.send("track-event", "Success", "Establishing Python Connection");
   window.electron.ipcRenderer.send(
@@ -413,8 +411,6 @@ const startupServerAndApiCheck = async () => {
   const basepath = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("get-app-path", undefined);
   const resourcesPath = window.process.resourcesPath();
 
-  console.log(basepath);
-  console.log(resourcesPath);
 
   // set the templates path
   try {
@@ -452,7 +448,6 @@ initializeSODARenderer();
 const stopPennsieveAgent = async () => {
   try {
     let agentStopSpawn = await window.spawn.stopPennsieveAgent();
-    console.log("Agent stop spawn: ", agentStopSpawn);
   } catch (error) {
     window.log.info(error);
     throw error;
@@ -461,7 +456,6 @@ const stopPennsieveAgent = async () => {
 const startPennsieveAgent = async () => {
   try {
     let agentStartSpawn = await window.spawn.startPennsieveAgentStart();
-    console.log("Agent start spawn: ", agentStartSpawn);
     return agentStartSpawn;
   } catch (e) {
     window.log.error(e);
@@ -474,7 +468,6 @@ const getPennsieveAgentVersion = async () => {
 
   try {
     let agentVersion = await window.spawn.getPennsieveAgentVersion();
-    console.log("Agent version: ", agentVersion);
     return agentVersion;
   } catch (error) {
     clientError(error);
@@ -487,7 +480,6 @@ let preFlightCheckNotyf = null;
 const agent_installed = async () => {
   try {
     let agentStartSpawn = await window.spawn.startPennsieveAgent();
-    console.log("Agent installed spawn: ", agentStartSpawn);
     return agentStartSpawn;
   } catch (e) {
     window.log.info(e);
@@ -500,7 +492,6 @@ let userHasSelectedTheyAreOkWithOutdatedAgent = false;
 window.run_pre_flight_checks = async (check_update = true) => {
   try {
     window.log.info("Running pre flight checks");
-    console.log("Initiating pre flight checks");
 
     if (!preFlightCheckNotyf) {
       preFlightCheckNotyf = window.notyf.open({
@@ -517,11 +508,9 @@ window.run_pre_flight_checks = async (check_update = true) => {
         "It seems that you are not connected to the internet. Please check your connection and try again."
       );
     }
-    console.log("Internet connected");
 
     // Check for an API key pair first. Calling the agent check without a config file, causes it to crash.
     const account_present = await window.check_api_key();
-    console.log("THe account value is: ", account_present);
 
     // TODO: Reimplement this section to work with the new agent
     if (!account_present) {
@@ -1059,7 +1048,6 @@ const apiVersionsMatch = async () => {
   }
   checkNewAppVersion(); // Added so that version will be displayed for new users
 
-  console.log("Best stuff duh ruh buh bah");
 };
 
 const checkInternetConnection = async () => {
@@ -1149,7 +1137,6 @@ const getLatestPennsieveAgentVersion = async () => {
 
   let releases = releasesResponse.data;
 
-  console.log(releases);
   let targetRelease = undefined;
   let latestPennsieveAgentVersion = undefined;
   for (const release of releases) {
@@ -1201,7 +1188,6 @@ const getLatestPennsieveAgentVersion = async () => {
   }
 
   if (window.process.platform() == "linux") {
-    console.log("IN linucx platform path");
     window.reverseSwalButtons = false;
     targetRelease.assets.forEach((asset, index) => {
       let file_name = asset.name;
@@ -1788,7 +1774,6 @@ window.generateSubjectsFileHelper = async (uploadBFBoolean) => {
   }).then((result) => {});
 
   try {
-    console.log(subjectsDestinationPath);
     window.log.info(`Generating a subjects file.`);
     let save_locally = await client.post(
       `/prepare_metadata/subjects_file`,
@@ -2293,7 +2278,6 @@ window.parseJson = (path) => {
   }
   try {
     var content = window.fs.readFileSync(path, "utf8");
-    console.log(content);
     let contentJson = JSON.parse(content);
     return contentJson;
   } catch (error) {
@@ -4211,7 +4195,6 @@ organizeDSbackButton.addEventListener("click", function () {
 
 // Add folder button
 organizeDSaddNewFolder.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
-  console.log("Wow wow");
   event.preventDefault();
   let slashCount = window.organizeDSglobalPath.value.trim().split("/").length - 1;
   if (slashCount !== 1) {
@@ -4494,7 +4477,6 @@ var bfaddaccountTitle = `<h3 style="text-align:center">Connect your Pennsieve ac
     await window.wait(1000);
   }
 
-  console.log("Launching retrieve accounts**********");
   retrieveBFAccounts();
 })();
 
@@ -4510,7 +4492,6 @@ const retrieveBFAccounts = async () => {
       .get("manage_datasets/bf_account_list")
       .then((res) => {
         let accounts = res.data;
-        console.log(accounts);
         for (const myitem in accounts) {
           bfAccountOptions[accounts[myitem]] = accounts[myitem];
         }
@@ -4893,7 +4874,6 @@ const buildDatasetStructureJsonFromImportedData = async (itemPaths, currentFileE
   const datasetStructure = {};
   const hiddenItems = [];
 
-  console.log("Selected items: ", itemPaths);
 
   showFileImportLoadingSweetAlert(500);
 
@@ -4936,7 +4916,6 @@ const buildDatasetStructureJsonFromImportedData = async (itemPaths, currentFileE
           })
         );
       } else if (await window.fs.isFile(pathToExplore)) {
-        console.log("Dealing with a file now");
         const fileName = window.path.basename(pathToExplore);
         const fileExtension = window.path.extname(pathToExplore);
         const relativePathToFileObject = currentStructurePath;
@@ -5402,7 +5381,6 @@ const handleFileImport = (containerID, filePath) => {
     const excelFile = excelToJson({
       sourceFile: filePath,
     });
-    console.log(excelFile);
     // log the columnn headers of the first sheet
   }
 };
@@ -5415,7 +5393,6 @@ document.querySelectorAll(".file-import-container").forEach((fileImportContainer
   const fileName = fileImportContainer.dataset.fileName;
   fileImportContainer.addEventListener("dragover", (ev) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
-    console.log(fileName);
   });
   fileImportContainer.addEventListener("drop", (ev) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
@@ -5450,7 +5427,6 @@ document.querySelectorAll(".file-import-container").forEach((fileImportContainer
 //path: array
 //curationMode: string (guided-moded) (freeform)
 window.handleSelectedBannerImage = async (path, curationMode) => {
-  console.log("Banner image here");
   let imgContainer = "";
   let imgHolder = "";
   let paraImagePath = "";
@@ -5474,10 +5450,8 @@ window.handleSelectedBannerImage = async (path, curationMode) => {
     imgContainer = document.getElementById("div-img-container");
   }
 
-  console.log("AS");
 
   if (path.length > 0) {
-    console.log("ASHSH");
     let original_image_path = path[0];
     let image_path = original_image_path;
     let destination_image_path = window.path.join(
@@ -5489,7 +5463,6 @@ window.handleSelectedBannerImage = async (path, curationMode) => {
     let conversion_success = true;
     window.imageExtension = path[0].split(".").pop();
 
-    console.log("comverted image file: ", converted_image_file);
 
     if (window.imageExtension.toLowerCase() == "tiff") {
       Swal.fire({
@@ -5508,11 +5481,9 @@ window.handleSelectedBannerImage = async (path, curationMode) => {
         },
       });
 
-      console.log("About to Jimp");
 
       await window.Jimp.read(original_image_path)
         .then(async (file) => {
-          console.log("Jimping");
 
           if (!window.fs.existsSync(destination_image_path)) {
             window.fs.mkdirSync(destination_image_path, { recursive: true });
@@ -5570,9 +5541,7 @@ window.handleSelectedBannerImage = async (path, curationMode) => {
               $(paraImagePath).html(image_path);
               viewImportedImage.src = image_path;
               window.myCropper.destroy();
-              console.log("New cropper");
               window.myCropper = new Cropper(viewImportedImage, cropperOptions);
-              console.log("New cropper created");
 
               $(paraImagePath).css("visibility", "visible");
             }
@@ -5596,13 +5565,11 @@ window.handleSelectedBannerImage = async (path, curationMode) => {
         Swal.close();
       }
     } else {
-      console.log("Not a tiff");
       imgHolder.style.display = "none";
       imgContainer.style.display = "block";
 
       $(paraImagePath).html(image_path);
       // console.log("Image path being passed into cropper")
-      console.log(image_path);
       // prepend the file protocol to the image_path
       // TODO: Only do on dev serevrs?
       image_path = "file://" + image_path;
@@ -5845,7 +5812,6 @@ window.folderContextMenu = (event) => {
 //////// options for files
 window.fileContextMenu = (event) => {
   try {
-    console.log("FIle context menu activated");
     if ($(".div-display-details.file").hasClass("show")) {
       $(".div-display-details.file").removeClass("show");
     }
@@ -7909,7 +7875,6 @@ const initiate_generate = async () => {
     }
 
     let { data } = mainCurationProgressResponse;
-    console.log(data);
 
     main_curate_status = data["main_curate_status"];
     var start_generate = data["start_generate"];
@@ -9210,7 +9175,6 @@ window.gatherLogs = () => {
 window.displayClientId = async () => {
   // TODO: Convert to new conventions
   let clientId = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("get-nodestorage-key", "userId");
-  console.log(clientId);
 
   const copyClientIdToClipboard = () => {
     window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke("clipboard-write", clientId, "clipboard");
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/validator/validate.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/validator/validate.js
index c9ee9f81b..80a74b681 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/validator/validate.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/validator/validate.js
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ const validateLocalDataset = async () => {
   // TODO: Fix validation report to a file
   let fullReport = validationReportData.full_report;
   let validationReportPath = window.path.join(window.os.homedir(), "SODA", "validation.txt");
-  console.log(validationReportPath)
   window.fs.writeFileSync(validationReportPath, fullReport);
 
   let SODADirectory = window.path.join(window.os.homedir(), "SODA");