diff --git a/backend/app/settings.py b/backend/app/settings.py
index 6c13270..edd1673 100644
--- a/backend/app/settings.py
+++ b/backend/app/settings.py
@@ -69,36 +69,6 @@ def validate_git_token(repo_url, git_token):
     except Exception as e:
         return False
 
-def parse_diff(diff_text):
-    diff_lines = diff_text.splitlines()
-    parsed_diff = []
-    
-    local_version = []
-    incoming_version = []
-    in_local = False
-    in_incoming = False
-    
-    for line in diff_lines:
-        if line.startswith('--- a/'):
-            in_local = True
-            in_incoming = False
-        elif line.startswith('+++ b/'):
-            in_incoming = True
-            in_local = False
-        elif line.startswith('@@'):
-            # Context lines that indicate a change
-            parsed_diff.append({'context': line, 'type': 'context'})
-        elif line.startswith('-'):
-            local_version.append(line[1:])
-            parsed_diff.append({'text': line[1:], 'type': 'local'})
-        elif line.startswith('+'):
-            incoming_version.append(line[1:])
-            parsed_diff.append({'text': line[1:], 'type': 'incoming'})
-        else:
-            parsed_diff.append({'text': line, 'type': 'unchanged'})
-    
-    return parsed_diff, local_version, incoming_version
-
 def get_outgoing_changes(repo):
     status = repo.git.status('--porcelain', '-z').split('\0')
     logger.debug(f"Raw porcelain status: {status}")
@@ -119,7 +89,19 @@ def get_outgoing_changes(repo):
 
         full_path = os.path.join(repo.working_dir, file_path)
 
-        if os.path.isdir(full_path):
+        if x == 'D' or y == 'D':
+            # Handle deleted files
+            changes.append({
+                'name': 'Deleted File',
+                'id': '',
+                'type': determine_type(file_path),
+                'status': 'Deleted',
+                'file_path': file_path,
+                'staged': x != '?',
+                'modified': False,
+                'deleted': True
+            })
+        elif os.path.isdir(full_path):
             logger.debug(f"Found directory: {file_path}, going through folder.")
             for root, dirs, files in os.walk(full_path):
                 for file in files:
@@ -139,17 +121,14 @@ def get_outgoing_changes(repo):
                                 'file_path': os.path.relpath(file_full_path, repo.working_dir),
                                 'staged': x != '?' and x != ' ',
                                 'modified': y == 'M',
-                                'deleted': x == 'D' or y == 'D'
+                                'deleted': False
                             })
                         else:
                             logger.debug(f"No data extracted from file: {file_full_path}")
         else:
             logger.debug(f"Found file: {full_path}, going through file.")
             file_data = extract_data_from_yaml(full_path)
-            if file_data or x == 'D' or y == 'D':  # Ensure that deleted files are handled
-                if not file_data:
-                    logger.debug(f"No data found, using default file name as name")
-                    file_data = {'name': os.path.basename(file_path).replace('.yml', ''), 'id': None}
+            if file_data:
                 logger.debug(f"File contents: {file_data}")
                 logger.debug(f"Found ID: {file_data.get('id')}")
                 logger.debug(f"Found Name: {file_data.get('name')}")
@@ -161,7 +140,19 @@ def get_outgoing_changes(repo):
                     'file_path': file_path,
                     'staged': x != '?' and x != ' ',
                     'modified': y == 'M',
-                    'deleted': x == 'D' or y == 'D'
+                    'deleted': False
+                })
+            else:
+                logger.debug(f"No data found, using default file name as name")
+                changes.append({
+                    'name': os.path.basename(file_path).replace('.yml', ''),
+                    'id': '',
+                    'type': determine_type(file_path),
+                    'status': interpret_git_status(x, y),
+                    'file_path': file_path,
+                    'staged': x != '?' and x != ' ',
+                    'modified': y == 'M',
+                    'deleted': False
                 })
 
     logger.debug(f"Final changes: {json.dumps(changes, indent=2)}")
@@ -772,8 +763,23 @@ def get_diff():
     try:
         repo = git.Repo(settings_manager.repo_path)
         branch = repo.active_branch.name
-        diff = repo.git.diff(f'HEAD...origin/{branch}', file_path)
-        return jsonify({'success': True, 'diff': diff}), 200
+
+        # Check if the file is untracked
+        untracked_files = repo.untracked_files
+        if file_path in untracked_files:
+            with open(os.path.join(repo.working_dir, file_path), 'r') as file:
+                content = file.read()
+            diff = "\n".join([f"+{line}" for line in content.splitlines()])
+        else:
+            # Check if the file is deleted
+            if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo.working_dir, file_path)):
+                diff = "-Deleted File"
+            else:
+                # Get the diff for modified files
+                diff = repo.git.diff(f'HEAD', file_path)
+
+        logger.debug(f"Diff for file {file_path}: {diff}")
+        return jsonify({'success': True, 'diff': diff if diff else ""}), 200
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error getting diff for file {file_path}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'success': False, 'error': f"Error getting diff for file: {str(e)}"}), 400
+        return jsonify({'success': False, 'error': f"Error getting diff for file: {str(e)}"}), 400
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/DiffModal.jsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/DiffModal.jsx
index 2848090..d58c800 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/DiffModal.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/DiffModal.jsx
@@ -1,87 +1,86 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import Modal from '../ui/Modal';
-import { Prism as SyntaxHighlighter } from 'react-syntax-highlighter';
-import { vscDarkPlus } from 'react-syntax-highlighter/dist/esm/styles/prism';
+import React from "react";
+import PropTypes from "prop-types";
+import Modal from "../ui/Modal";
 
-const DiffModal = ({ isOpen, onClose, diffContent, type, name, commitMessage, title = "View Diff" }) => {
-    const formatDiffContent = (content) => {
-        return content
-          .split('\n')
-          .filter(line => 
-            !line.startsWith('diff --git') && 
-            !line.startsWith('index') && 
-            !line.startsWith('---') && 
-            !line.startsWith('+++') &&
-            !line.startsWith('@@')
-          )
-          .map((line, index) => {
-            let className = 'pl-2';
-            let lineBackground = '';
-      
-            if (line.startsWith('+')) {
-              className += ' text-green-400'; // Green for additions
-              lineBackground = 'bg-green-900'; // Darker green background
-            } else if (line.startsWith('-')) {
-              className += ' text-red-400'; // Red for deletions
-              lineBackground = 'bg-red-900'; // Darker red background
-            } else if (line.startsWith('@@')) {
-              className += ' text-yellow-400'; // Yellow for diff hunk headers
-              lineBackground = 'bg-gray-700'; // Neutral background
-            } else {
-              lineBackground = 'bg-gray-800'; // Default background for unchanged lines
-            }
-      
-            return (
-              <div
-                key={index}
-                className={`${lineBackground} ${className} py-1 flex`}
-                style={{ whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap', wordBreak: 'break-word' }} // Ensure long lines are wrapped properly
-              >
-                <span className="inline-block w-12 text-gray-600 select-none text-right pr-2">{index + 1}</span>
-                <span className="ml-2">{line}</span>
-              </div>
-            );
-          });
-      };
-      
-      
+const DiffModal = ({
+  isOpen,
+  onClose,
+  diffContent,
+  type,
+  name,
+  commitMessage,
+  title = "View Diff",
+}) => {
+  const formatDiffContent = (content) => {
+    if (!content) return [];
+    return content.split("\n").map((line, index) => {
+      let lineClass = "py-1 pl-4 border-l-2 ";
+      if (line.startsWith("+")) {
+        lineClass += "bg-green-900/30 text-green-400 border-green-500";
+      } else if (line.startsWith("-")) {
+        lineClass += "bg-red-900/30 text-red-400 border-red-500";
+      } else {
+        lineClass += "border-transparent";
+      }
+      return (
+        <div key={index} className={`flex ${lineClass}`}>
+          <span className="w-12 text-gray-500 select-none text-right pr-4 border-r border-gray-700">
+            {index + 1}
+          </span>
+          <code className="flex-1 pl-4 font-mono text-sm">{line}</code>
+        </div>
+      );
+    });
+  };
+
+  const formattedContent = formatDiffContent(diffContent);
 
   return (
-    <Modal isOpen={isOpen} onClose={onClose} title={title} size="xl">
-      <div className="mb-4 p-4 bg-gray-700 rounded-lg shadow-md">
-        <div className="flex flex-col space-y-2">
-          <div>
-            <span className="font-bold text-gray-300">Type: </span>
-            <span className="text-gray-100">{type}</span>
+    <Modal isOpen={isOpen} onClose={onClose} title={title} size="4xl">
+      <div className="space-y-4">
+        <div className="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 p-4 rounded-lg space-y-2 text-sm">
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+            <span className="font-medium text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300">
+              Type:
+            </span>
+            <span className="bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900 text-blue-800 dark:text-blue-200 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+              {type}
+            </span>
           </div>
-          <div>
-            <span className="font-bold text-gray-300">Name: </span>
-            <span className="text-gray-100">{name}</span>
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+            <span className="font-medium text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300">
+              Name:
+            </span>
+            <span className="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-600 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+              {name === "Deleted File" ? "Deleted File" : name}
+            </span>
           </div>
           {commitMessage && (
-            <div>
-              <span className="font-bold text-gray-300">Commit Message: </span>
-              <span className="text-gray-100">{commitMessage}</span>
+            <div className="flex flex-col">
+              <span className="font-medium text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 mb-1">
+                Commit Message:
+              </span>
+              <p className="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-600 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200 p-2 rounded">
+                {commitMessage}
+              </p>
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
+        <div className="border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-lg overflow-hidden">
+          <div className="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 p-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 border-b border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600">
+            Diff Content
+          </div>
+          <div className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 p-4 max-h-[60vh] overflow-y-auto">
+            {formattedContent.length > 0 ? (
+              formattedContent
+            ) : (
+              <div className="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 italic">
+                No differences found or file is empty.
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
-      <div
-        className="bg-gray-900 p-4 rounded-lg shadow-inner"
-        style={{ overflowX: 'auto' }} // Add horizontal scrolling
-        >
-        <div
-            className="text-sm text-gray-100 font-mono"
-            style={{
-            whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap', // Wrap lines
-            wordWrap: 'break-word', // Break long words
-            }}
-        >
-            {formatDiffContent(diffContent || "No differences found.")}
-        </div>
-        </div>
-
     </Modal>
   );
 };
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ const DiffModal = ({ isOpen, onClose, diffContent, type, name, commitMessage, ti
 DiffModal.propTypes = {
   isOpen: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  diffContent: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  diffContent: PropTypes.string,
   type: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   commitMessage: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/DiffViewer.jsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/DiffViewer.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f33e12d..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/DiffViewer.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import Modal from '../ui/Modal';
-
-const DiffViewer = ({ isOpen, onClose, diffContent = [] }) => {
-  // Ensure diffContent is an array before proceeding
-  if (!Array.isArray(diffContent)) {
-    diffContent = []; // Default to an empty array if diffContent is not an array
-  }
-
-  // Separate content for local and incoming
-  const localContent = diffContent.filter(line => line.type === 'local' || line.type === 'context' || line.type === 'unchanged');
-  const incomingContent = diffContent.filter(line => line.type === 'incoming' || line.type === 'context' || line.type === 'unchanged');
-
-  const renderDiffColumn = (content) => {
-    return content.map((line, index) => {
-      let lineClass = 'text-gray-200'; // Default line class for unchanged lines
-
-      if (line.type === 'local') {
-        lineClass = 'bg-red-400 text-black'; // Highlight local changes
-      } else if (line.type === 'incoming') {
-        lineClass = 'bg-yellow-400 text-black'; // Highlight incoming changes
-      } else if (line.type === 'context') {
-        lineClass = 'text-gray-400'; // Context lines
-      }
-
-      return (
-        <div key={index} className={`p-1 ${lineClass}`}>
-          {line.text}
-        </div>
-      );
-    });
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <Modal
-      isOpen={isOpen}
-      onClose={onClose}
-      title="Diff Viewer"
-      size="xl" // Making the modal larger
-    >
-      <div className="bg-gray-900 p-4 rounded-md overflow-auto text-xs flex space-x-4">
-        <div className="w-1/2">
-          <h3 className="text-gray-300 mb-2">Remote</h3>
-          <div className="bg-gray-800 p-2 rounded-md">
-            {renderDiffColumn(localContent)}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div className="w-1/2">
-          <h3 className="text-gray-300 mb-2">Local</h3>
-          <div className="bg-gray-800 p-2 rounded-md">
-            {renderDiffColumn(incomingContent)}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </Modal>
-  );
-};
-
-export default DiffViewer;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsPage.jsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsPage.jsx
index 3f1d809..79b5d21 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsPage.jsx
@@ -289,13 +289,15 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
   };
 
   const handleViewDiff = async (change) => {
-    setLoadingDiff(true); // Start loading
+    setLoadingDiff(true);
     try {
       const response = await getDiff(change.file_path);
+      console.log("Diff response:", response); // Add this line to log the response
       if (response.success) {
-        setDiffContent(response.diff); // Store the diff content
-        setCurrentChange(change); // Set the current change being viewed
-        setShowDiffModal(true); // Open the modal
+        console.log("Diff content:", response.diff); // Add this line to log the diff content
+        setDiffContent(response.diff);
+        setCurrentChange(change);
+        setShowDiffModal(true);
       } else {
         Alert.error(response.error);
       }
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
       Alert.error("An unexpected error occurred while fetching the diff.");
       console.error("Error fetching diff:", error);
     } finally {
-      setLoadingDiff(false); // Stop loading
+      setLoadingDiff(false);
       setLoadingAction("");
     }
   };