diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
index fd9c36e..1307e38 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx
@@ -4311,7 +4311,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection, onMainPaneChan
           title={t('sec.backup')}
           hint={mysqlCfg.enabled ? t('bk.hintMysql') : t('bk.hint')}
         />
-        <div className="space-y-4 max-w-xl">
+        <div className="space-y-5 max-w-2xl">
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
             <Checkbox
               checked={!!backupCfg.enabled}
@@ -4352,21 +4352,26 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection, onMainPaneChan
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          <div className="flex items-end gap-3">
-            <div className="space-y-1.5">
-              <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('bk.rotation')}</Label>
-              <Input
-                type="number"
-                min={1}
-                max={365}
-                className="w-24 font-mono text-xs"
-                value={backupCfg.rotation || 5}
-                onChange={(e) => {
-                  const n = Number(e.target.value);
-                  if (Number.isFinite(n) && n > 0) setBackupCfg((b) => ({ ...b, rotation: Math.floor(n) }));
-                }}
-              />
-            </div>
+          <div className="space-y-1.5">
+            <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('bk.rotation')}</Label>
+            <Input
+              type="number"
+              min={1}
+              max={365}
+              className="w-24 font-mono text-xs"
+              value={backupCfg.rotation || 5}
+              onChange={(e) => {
+                const n = Number(e.target.value);
+                if (Number.isFinite(n) && n > 0) setBackupCfg((b) => ({ ...b, rotation: Math.floor(n) }));
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Stacked, not one flex row: these labels are full sentences and the
+              "keep every backup" hint is two lines — side by side they wrapped
+              into unreadable slivers. It also puts keep-all under the option it
+              depends on rather than beside it. */}
+          <div className="space-y-2.5">
             <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
               <Checkbox
                 checked={!!backupCfg.zip}
@@ -4382,7 +4387,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection, onMainPaneChan
               <span>{t('bk.everyExit')}</span>
             </label>
             {!!(backupCfg as any).every_exit && (
-              <label className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer pl-6 pb-2">
+              <label className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer pl-6">
                 <Checkbox
                   className="mt-0.5"
                   checked={!!(backupCfg as any).keep_all}
@@ -4390,7 +4395,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection, onMainPaneChan
                 />
                 <span>
                   {t('bk.keepAll')}
-                  <span className="block text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">{t('bk.keepAllHint')}</span>
+                  <span className="block text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5 leading-relaxed">{t('bk.keepAllHint')}</span>
                 </span>
               </label>
             )}
@@ -5205,8 +5210,23 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection, onMainPaneChan
           </div>
           <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{t('db.appDbHint')}</p>
           <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={createNew}><Plus className="size-3.5" /> {t('db.newDb')}</Button>
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={openExisting}><Database className="size-3.5" /> {t('db.openExisting')}</Button>
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={saveCopy}><Copy className="size-3.5" /> {t('db.saveCopy')}</Button>
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={renameDb} title={t('db.renameTip')}><Pencil className="size-3.5" /> {t('db.rename')}</Button>
             <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={revealFolder}><FolderOpen className="size-3.5" /> {t('db.openFolder')}</Button>
+            {dbSettings.is_custom && <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={resetDefault}>{t('db.resetDefault')}</Button>}
           </div>
+          {/* The DB pointer is only read at startup, so offer the restart inline. */}
+          {dbMsg && (
+            <div className="text-[11px] text-success space-y-1 pt-1">
+              <div>{t('db.savedRestart')} <span className="font-mono break-all">{dbMsg}</span></div>
+              <Button size="sm" className="h-7" onClick={() => RestartApp().catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)))}>
+                <Power className="size-3.5" /> {t('db.restartNow')}
+              </Button>
+              <span className="ml-2 text-muted-foreground">{t('db.restartHint')}</span>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
 
         {/* Logbook (QSOs) — this profile: default SQLite file, a dedicated file, or MySQL. */}