diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 3a91723..31d137b 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -97,35 +97,44 @@ pub struct AdapterEntry {
     pub kind: ArtifactKind,
 }
 
-impl AdapterEntry {
-    /// Classify the location of this artifact for display purposes.
-    ///
-    /// - `"Onde Inference"`: inside the shared App Group container
-    /// - `"HF Cache"`: inside `~/.cache/huggingface/hub` or `$HF_HOME`
-    /// - the raw path string: anything else, usually a custom or local export
-    pub fn location_label(&self) -> String {
-        let path_str = self.path.to_string_lossy();
+/// Classify a filesystem path into a short, human-friendly location label.
+///
+/// Long absolute paths (e.g. the App Group container) get truncated to
+/// gibberish in narrow TUI fields, so anywhere we'd otherwise print a raw
+/// path we show this label instead.
+///
+/// - `"Onde Inference"`: inside the shared App Group container
+/// - `"HF Cache"`: inside `~/.cache/huggingface/hub` or `$HF_HOME`
+/// - the parent directory string: anything else, usually a custom or local export
+pub fn location_label_for_path(path: &std::path::Path) -> String {
+    let path_str = path.to_string_lossy();
+
+    // App Group container (macOS)
+    if path_str.contains("group.com.ondeinference.apps") {
+        return "Onde Inference".to_string();
+    }
 
-        // App Group container (macOS)
-        if path_str.contains("group.com.ondeinference.apps") {
-            return "Onde Inference".to_string();
-        }
+    // Standard HF cache locations
+    if path_str.contains(".cache/huggingface/hub") {
+        return "HF Cache".to_string();
+    }
+    if let Ok(hf_home) = std::env::var("HF_HOME")
+        && path_str.starts_with(&hf_home)
+    {
+        return "HF Cache".to_string();
+    }
 
-        // Standard HF cache locations
-        if path_str.contains(".cache/huggingface/hub") {
-            return "HF Cache".to_string();
-        }
-        if let Ok(hf_home) = std::env::var("HF_HOME")
-            && path_str.starts_with(&hf_home)
-        {
-            return "HF Cache".to_string();
-        }
+    // For custom or local paths, just show the directory.
+    path.parent()
+        .map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| path_str.to_string())
+}
 
-        // For custom or local paths, just show the directory.
-        self.path
-            .parent()
-            .map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().to_string())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| path_str.to_string())
+impl AdapterEntry {
+    /// Classify the location of this artifact for display purposes.
+    /// See [`location_label_for_path`].
+    pub fn location_label(&self) -> String {
+        location_label_for_path(&self.path)
     }
 
     /// Whether this GGUF should show the upload-to-HuggingFace UI.
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 09e109d..3c4f0b7 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -1860,10 +1860,21 @@ fn render_finetune_done(frame: &mut Frame, app: &App, adapter_path: &std::path::
         .style(Style::new().bg(C_SURFACE_STRONG));
     let path_inner = path_block.inner(rows[3]);
     frame.render_widget(path_block, rows[3]);
+    // Show a friendly location badge plus the file name instead of the raw
+    // absolute path, which truncates to gibberish in this narrow box.
+    let adapter_file = adapter_path
+        .file_name()
+        .map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
     frame.render_widget(
-        Paragraph::new(adapter_path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
-            .style(Style::new().fg(C_NEON))
-            .wrap(Wrap { trim: true }),
+        Paragraph::new(Line::from(vec![
+            Span::styled(
+                format!("[{}]", crate::app::location_label_for_path(adapter_path)),
+                Style::new().fg(C_NEON).bold(),
+            ),
+            Span::styled(format!("  {adapter_file}"), Style::new().fg(C_TEXT)),
+        ]))
+        .wrap(Wrap { trim: true }),
         path_inner,
     );
 
@@ -1938,8 +1949,8 @@ fn render_merge_gguf_section(frame: &mut Frame, app: &App, area: Rect) {
                     Span::styled("✓ ", Style::new().fg(C_NEON)),
                     Span::styled("Merged → ", Style::new().fg(C_NEON).bold()),
                     Span::styled(
-                        output_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-                        Style::new().fg(C_TEXT),
+                        format!("[{}]", crate::app::location_label_for_path(output_path)),
+                        Style::new().fg(C_TEXT).bold(),
                     ),
                 ])),
                 rows[0],