diff --git a/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs b/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs
index f34b296..4b1726b 100644
--- a/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs
+++ b/PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    MessageBox.Show("Could not load preview image from Work directory." + ex, "Error loading preview image.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                    MessageBox.Show("Could not load preview image from Work directory." + ex.Message, "Error loading preview image.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                 }
 
                 if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.WorkOutDir)))
@@ -393,23 +393,18 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                         string[] strOutFiles = Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.WorkOutDir), "*.tif");
                         if (strOutFiles.Length > 0)
                         {
-                            string tempCopyPath = Path.Combine(tempDir, "preview_out.tif");
-                            File.Copy(strOutFiles[0], tempCopyPath, true);
-
-                            using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes(tempCopyPath)))
+                            using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes(strOutFiles[0])))
                             using (var bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
                             {
+                                // Create a copy of the bitmap to ensure the file is released
                                 pictureBox2.Image = new Bitmap(bitmap);
                             }
-                            // Release file handle so tempCopyPath is writeable
-                            GC.Collect();
-                            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
-                            File.Delete(tempCopyPath);
+                            // At this point, the file is fully released
                         }
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
                     {
-                        MessageBox.Show("Could not load preview image from Work\\out directory." + ex, "Error loading preview image.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                        MessageBox.Show("Could not load preview image from Work\\out directory. " + ex.Message, "Error loading preview image.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                     }
                 }
             }