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index 578062b..02a72cf 100644
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diff --git a/src/hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo.js b/src/hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo.js
index e4299c8..88e0935 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo.js
@@ -1,6 +1,38 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
 export const useGetCurrentUserInfo = () => {
-  const { name, profilePhoto, userID, isAuth } =
-    JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("auth")) || {}; // Get the current user info from localStorage
+  const [authInfo, setAuthInfo] = useState(() => {
+    try {
+      const storedAuth = localStorage.getItem("auth");
+      return storedAuth ? JSON.parse(storedAuth) : null;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error parsing auth info from localStorage:", error);
+      return null;
+    }
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleStorageChange = () => {
+      try {
+        const updatedAuth = localStorage.getItem("auth");
+        setAuthInfo(updatedAuth ? JSON.parse(updatedAuth) : null);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error updating auth info from localStorage:", error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Listen for storage changes (e.g., across tabs or during sign-in)
+    window.addEventListener("storage", handleStorageChange);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("storage", handleStorageChange);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const name = authInfo?.name || null;
+  const profilePhoto = authInfo?.profilePhoto || null;
+  const userID = authInfo?.userID || null;
+  const isAuth = authInfo?.isUserAuthenticated || false;
 
   return { name, profilePhoto, userID, isAuth };
 };
diff --git a/src/hooks/useGetUserRecipes.js b/src/hooks/useGetUserRecipes.js
index 52baa53..6d8d7ce 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useGetUserRecipes.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useGetUserRecipes.js
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ export const useGetUserRecipes = (userID) => {
   const recipeCollectionRef = collection(db, "recipes");
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    let unsubscribe;
+    if (!userID) {
+      setRecipes([]); // Clear recipes if no userID is provided
+      return () => {}; // Return a no-op cleanup function
+    }
+    let unsubscribe = () => {}; // Initialize with a no-op function
     try {
       const recipesQuery = query(
         recipeCollectionRef,
diff --git a/src/pages/auth/index.jsx b/src/pages/auth/index.jsx
index 770cd38..6b0befd 100644
--- a/src/pages/auth/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/auth/index.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "./styles.css";
 
 export default function Auth() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const { isUserAuthenticated } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
+  const { isAuth } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
   const { addUserInfo } = useAddUserInfo();
 
   const signInWithGoogle = async () => {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default function Auth() {
     }
   };
 
-  if (isUserAuthenticated) {
+  if (isAuth) {
     return <Navigate to="/recipes" />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/create-recipe/index.jsx b/src/pages/create-recipe/index.jsx
index 1621cf2..104a295 100644
--- a/src/pages/create-recipe/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/create-recipe/index.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import Header from "../../components/header";
 import Navbar from "../../components/navbar";
 import { useAddRecipe } from "../../hooks/useAddRecipe";
+import { useGetCurrentUserInfo } from "../../hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo";
+import { Navigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import RecipeInformation from "../../components/recipeInformation";
 import Ingredients from "../../components/ingredients";
 import Instructions from "../../components/instructions";
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 import "./styles.css";
 
 export default function CreateRecipe() {
+  const { isAuth } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
   const [author, setAuthor] = useState("");
   const [recipeName, setRecipeName] = useState("");
   const [recipeDescription, setRecipeDescription] = useState("");
@@ -82,6 +85,10 @@ export default function CreateRecipe() {
     setRecipeImageURL("");
   };
 
+  if (!isAuth) {
+    return <Navigate to="/" />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="container">
       <Header />
diff --git a/src/pages/favorites/index.jsx b/src/pages/favorites/index.jsx
index 68dca0a..d596910 100644
--- a/src/pages/favorites/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/favorites/index.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import Navbar from "../../components/navbar";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useGetFavoriteRecipes } from "../../hooks/useGetFavoriteRecipes";
 import { useDeleteFavoriteRecipe } from "../../hooks/useDeleteFavoriteRecipe";
+import { useGetCurrentUserInfo } from "../../hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo";
+import { Navigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import RecipeCard from "../../components/recipeCard";
 import RecipeModal from "../../components/recipeModal";
 import Footer from "../../components/footer";
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ export default function Favorites() {
   const { favoriteRecipes, setFavoriteRecipes } = useGetFavoriteRecipes(); // Update useGetUserRecipes to return setRecipes if needed
   const [selectedRecipe, setSelectedRecipe] = useState(null);
   const { deleteFavoriteRecipe } = useDeleteFavoriteRecipe();
+  const { isAuth } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
 
   const handleRecipeClick = (recipe) => {
     setSelectedRecipe(recipe); // Set the clicked recipe as the selected recipe
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ export default function Favorites() {
       console.error("Failed to remove recipe from favorites: ", error);
     }
   };
+
+  if (!isAuth) {
+    return <Navigate to="/" />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="container">
       <Header />
diff --git a/src/pages/my-recipes/index.jsx b/src/pages/my-recipes/index.jsx
index 55a6ca9..365d531 100644
--- a/src/pages/my-recipes/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/my-recipes/index.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Navbar from "../../components/navbar";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useGetUserRecipes } from "../../hooks/useGetUserRecipes";
 import { useGetCurrentUserInfo } from "../../hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo";
+import { Navigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import RecipeCard from "../../components/recipeCard";
 import RecipeModal from "../../components/recipeModal";
 import SearchBar from "../../components/searchBar";
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import Footer from "../../components/footer";
 import "./styles.css";
 
 export default function MyRecipes() {
-  const { userID } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
+  const { userID, isAuth } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
   const { recipes } = useGetUserRecipes(userID); // Update useGetUserRecipes to return setRecipes if needed
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
   const [selectedRecipe, setSelectedRecipe] = useState(null);
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ export default function MyRecipes() {
     }
   }, [activeSearchQuery, recipes, isFilterApplied, selectedCuisine]);
 
+  if (!isAuth) {
+    return <Navigate to="/" />;
+  }
+
   const handleSearch = () => {
     setActiveSearchQuery(searchQuery);
   };
diff --git a/src/pages/profile/index.jsx b/src/pages/profile/index.jsx
index 16cc2fc..12bd2ec 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/profile/index.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { useGetUserInfo } from "../../hooks/useGetUserInfo";
+import { useGetCurrentUserInfo } from "../../hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo";
 import { useGetUserRecipes } from "../../hooks/useGetUserRecipes";
 import { useUpdateUserProfile } from "../../hooks/useUpdateUserProfile";
-import { useParams, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useParams, useNavigate, Navigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import ProfileNavBar from "../../components/profileNavBar";
 import ProfileInfo from "../../components/profileInfo";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export default function Profile() {
   const { recipes } = useGetUserRecipes(userID);
   const { updateUserProfile } = useUpdateUserProfile();
   const [editProfile, setEditProfile] = useState(false);
+  const { isAuth } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   // Default state with empty values
@@ -67,6 +69,10 @@ export default function Profile() {
     setSelectedRecipe(null); // Clear the selected recipe to close the modal
   };
 
+  if (!isAuth) {
+    return <Navigate to="/" />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="profile-page">
       <ProfileNavBar
diff --git a/src/pages/recipes/index.jsx b/src/pages/recipes/index.jsx
index 26f5dc4..72acb0d 100644
--- a/src/pages/recipes/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/recipes/index.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import Header from "../../components/header";
 import Navbar from "../../components/navbar";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useGetAllRecipes } from "../../hooks/useGetAllRecipes";
+import { useGetCurrentUserInfo } from "../../hooks/useGetCurrentUserInfo";
+import { Navigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import RecipeCard from "../../components/recipeCard";
 import RecipeModal from "../../components/recipeModal";
 import SearchBar from "../../components/searchBar";
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ export default function Recipes() {
   const [activeSearchQuery, setActiveSearchQuery] = useState("");
   const [isSurprise, setIsSurprise] = useState(false);
   const [randomRecipe, setRandomRecipe] = useState([]);
+  const { isAuth } = useGetCurrentUserInfo();
 
   const handleRecipeClick = (recipe) => {
     setSelectedRecipe(recipe); // Set the clicked recipe as the selected recipe
@@ -82,6 +85,10 @@ export default function Recipes() {
     }
   };
 
+  if (!isAuth) {
+    return <Navigate to="/" />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="container">
       <Header />