feat: add expiring backups and live account checks

PROJECT_MEMORY.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Multi-Hoster-Upload ist eine Electron-Desktopanwendung für Windows, die große
 ## Aktueller Zustand
 
 - Aktive Arbeitslinie: `master` aus `Sucukdeluxe/Multi-Hoster-Upload`.
-- Zuletzt geprüfter Funktionsstand: Version `2.1.41`, Fix-Commit `40ce83d`.
+- Zuletzt veröffentlichter Funktionsstand: Version `2.1.41`; aktueller unveröffentlichter Arbeitsstand basiert auf `96037f2`.
 - Einstiegspunkt des Electron-Hauptprozesses: `main.js`.
 - Oberfläche: `renderer/`; gekapselte Fachlogik: `lib/`; Online-Backup-Dienst: `services/backup-api/`.
 - Die Abhängigkeiten sind lokal mit Node.js 24 installiert.
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ Multi-Hoster-Upload ist eine Electron-Desktopanwendung für Windows, die große
 - Schlägt dieser Nachweis fehl, bleibt die Queue erhalten und der Fehler wird als lokale Persistenzstörung behandelt, damit kein stiller Doppel-Upload entsteht.
 - DoodStream-OTP-Prüfungen verwenden dieselbe Cookie-Sitzung weiter, fassen identische oder parallele Checks zusammen und fordern einen neuen Code nur nach einer ausdrücklichen Aktion mit mindestens 60 Sekunden Abstand an.
 - DoodStream-Accounts mit API-Key werden auch beim Health-Check über die API geprüft und lösen keinen Web-OTP aus.
+- Sammelchecks melden jedes Account-Ergebnis einzeln an den Renderer, sodass fertige Karten sofort grün, rot oder als OTP-pflichtig erscheinen, während die übrigen Accounts weiter geprüft werden.
+- Neue Online-Backups unterstützen `24 Stunden`, `3 Tage`, `7 Tage` (Standard), `31 Tage` und `Unbegrenzt`. Endliche Schlüssel werden lokal aus dem verschlüsselten Schlüsselbund entfernt und serverseitig ab Ablauf nicht mehr wiederhergestellt; der Dienst räumt abgelaufene Datensätze bei Zugriff oder der nächsten Speicherung auf.
+- Vorhandene Online-Backups und alte Upload-Payloads ohne Ablaufangabe bleiben zur Abwärtskompatibilität unbegrenzt gültig.
+- Backup-Importe wenden Sprache und automatischen Account-Check sofort an. Alle Konfigurationsfelder werden übertragen; Warteschlange, Upload-Wiederherstellungsstatus, letzter Dateiauswahlordner, Automatik-Telemetrie und Pausenzustand bleiben bewusst geräte- beziehungsweise laufzeitgebunden.
+- Ein nicht vorhandener Ordnerüberwachungspfad bleibt nach dem Import sichtbar gespeichert, die Überwachung wird aber deaktiviert und der Nutzer erhält eine Warnung. Ein nicht vorhandener Log-Ordner wird ebenfalls gemeldet, ohne den konfigurierten Pfad still zu löschen.
 - Version `2.1.41` ist als GitHub- und Forgejo-Release veröffentlicht; produktive Server wurden dadurch nicht neu gestartet.
 - Der eingebaute Updater liest Releases und Binärdateien von Forgejo; GitHub liefert ergänzend die öffentlichen Release Notes. Ein Release ist deshalb erst vollständig, wenn die vier Assets auch im Forgejo-Release vorhanden sind.
 - Forgejo bewahrt Leerzeichen in Asset-Namen, GitHub normalisiert sie zu Punkten. Das Forgejo-`latest.yml` und der Release-Plan verwenden Namen wie `Multi-Hoster-Upload Setup 2.1.41.exe`; das GitHub-Manifest muss auf den dort tatsächlich veröffentlichten Punktnamen zeigen.
@@ -50,17 +55,18 @@ npm audit --omit=dev
 
 ## Offene nächste Schritte
 
-- Die nächste fachliche Änderung mit Sascha festlegen und auf Basis des verifizierten Stands umsetzen.
+- Der Ablaufzeit-Code ist noch nicht veröffentlicht oder produktiv ausgerollt. Bei einer späteren ausdrücklichen Release-Freigabe zuerst den kompatiblen Backup-API-Dienst ausrollen und prüfen, danach den Desktop-Client veröffentlichen; Rollback sind der vorherige Dienststand und Version `2.1.41`.
 - Bei Bedarf einen Arbeitsweg ohne `&` im absoluten Pfad verwenden oder die npm-Aufrufe weiterhin direkt ausführen.
 
 ## Zuletzt verifiziert
 
-Stand: 31.08.2026
+Stand: 01.09.2026
 
 - Lint: erfolgreich, 0 Warnungen und 0 Fehler.
-- Haupttests: 803 erfolgreich, 0 fehlgeschlagen.
+- Haupttests: 805 erfolgreich, 0 fehlgeschlagen.
-- Backup-API-Tests: 15 erfolgreich, 0 fehlgeschlagen.
+- Backup-API-Tests: 17 erfolgreich, 0 fehlgeschlagen.
+- Der vollständige opt-in UI-Smoke bestätigte alle neu ergänzten Prüfungen für fortlaufende Account-Statusmeldungen, Ablauf-Auswahl, Schlüsselbereinigung, Metadatenanzeige sowie sofortige Sprach-/Auto-Check-Übernahme; die 16 bekannten themenfremden Abweichungen blieben unverändert.
 - Produktionsabhängigkeiten: `npm audit --omit=dev` meldet 0 Schwachstellen.
-- Der Fix-Commit `40ce83d` wurde auf GitHub `origin/master` und Forgejo `sync/github-master` verifiziert.
+- Vor Beginn dieser Änderung zeigten GitHub `origin/master` und Forgejo `sync/github-master` beide auf `96037f2`; der neue Stand muss nach dem Sitzungs-Commit auf beiden Remotes verifiziert werden.
 - GitHub- und Forgejo-Release `v2.1.41` wurden jeweils mit Installer, Portable-Build, Blockmap und einem zum Anbieter passenden Update-Manifest veröffentlicht.
 - Der von Version `2.1.40` verwendete Forgejo-Endpoint liefert `2.1.41` als neuesten stabilen Release.

lib/config-store.js

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
   },
   globalSettings: {
     language: 'en',
+    autoHealthCheckEnabled: true,
     alwaysOnTop: false,
     shutdownAfterFinish: 'nothing', // nothing | sleep | shutdown | restart
     logFilePath: '',

lib/online-backup-keyring.js

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ const crypto = require('node:crypto');
 const secretStore = require('./secret-store');
 const { parseOnlineBackupKey } = require('./online-backup');
 
-const STORED_ENTRY_KEYS = ['createdAt', 'encryptedKey', 'id'];
+const STORED_LEGACY_ENTRY_KEYS = ['createdAt', 'encryptedKey', 'id'];
+const STORED_EXPIRING_ENTRY_KEYS = ['createdAt', 'encryptedKey', 'expiresAt', 'id'];
 const STORED_V1_DOCUMENT_KEYS = ['keys', 'version'];
-const STORED_V2_DOCUMENT_KEYS = ['generation', 'keys', 'version'];
+const STORED_GENERATED_DOCUMENT_KEYS = ['generation', 'keys', 'version'];
 const KEYRING_ERROR_CODES = Object.freeze({
   structure: 'KEYRING_STRUCTURE_INVALID',
   unavailable: 'KEYRING_SECURE_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE',
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
   decryptField = secretStore.decryptField,
   isEncrypted = secretStore.isEncrypted,
   parseKey = parseOnlineBackupKey,
-  fsImpl = fs.promises
+  fsImpl = fs.promises,
+  now = () => Date.now()
 }) {
   const directory = path.dirname(filePath);
   const basename = path.basename(filePath);
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
       return { version: 1, generation: 0, keys: document.keys };
     }
     if (
-      hasExactKeys(document, STORED_V2_DOCUMENT_KEYS)
+      hasExactKeys(document, STORED_GENERATED_DOCUMENT_KEYS)
       && document.version === 2
       && Number.isSafeInteger(document.generation)
       && document.generation > 0
@@ -178,8 +180,10 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
   }
 
   function validateEntry(entry) {
+    const hasLegacyShape = hasExactKeys(entry, STORED_LEGACY_ENTRY_KEYS);
+    const hasExpiringShape = hasExactKeys(entry, STORED_EXPIRING_ENTRY_KEYS);
     if (
-      !hasExactKeys(entry, STORED_ENTRY_KEYS)
+      (!hasLegacyShape && !hasExpiringShape)
       || !isCanonicalId(entry.id)
       || typeof entry.encryptedKey !== 'string'
       || !isEncrypted(entry.encryptedKey)
@@ -194,6 +198,16 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
       return { issue: KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.structure, id: entry.id };
     }
     if (createdAt !== entry.createdAt) return { issue: KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.structure, id: entry.id };
+    let expiresAt = null;
+    if (hasExpiringShape && entry.expiresAt !== null) {
+      if (typeof entry.expiresAt !== 'string') return { issue: KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.structure, id: entry.id };
+      try {
+        expiresAt = normalizeTimestamp(entry.expiresAt);
+      } catch {
+        return { issue: KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.structure, id: entry.id };
+      }
+      if (expiresAt !== entry.expiresAt || expiresAt <= createdAt) return { issue: KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.structure, id: entry.id };
+    }
     let key;
     try {
       key = decryptField(entry.encryptedKey);
@@ -213,6 +227,7 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
         id: entry.id,
         encryptedKey: entry.encryptedKey,
         createdAt,
+        expiresAt,
         key
       }
     };
@@ -300,22 +315,22 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
         recovered: false
       });
     }
-    const v2States = states.filter(state => state.version === 2);
+    const generatedStates = states.filter(state => state.version === 2);
-    if (v2States.length > 0) {
+    if (generatedStates.length > 0) {
-      const highestObservedGeneration = Math.max(...v2States.map(state => state.generation));
+      const highestObservedGeneration = Math.max(...generatedStates.map(state => state.generation));
-      selectGeneration(v2States, highestObservedGeneration);
+      selectGeneration(generatedStates, highestObservedGeneration);
-      const validV2States = v2States.filter(state => !firstBlockingIssue(state));
+      const validGeneratedStates = generatedStates.filter(state => !firstBlockingIssue(state));
-      if (validV2States.length > 0) {
+      if (validGeneratedStates.length > 0) {
-        const highestValidGeneration = Math.max(...validV2States.map(state => state.generation));
+        const highestValidGeneration = Math.max(...validGeneratedStates.map(state => state.generation));
-        return selectGeneration(validV2States, highestValidGeneration);
+        return selectGeneration(validGeneratedStates, highestValidGeneration);
       }
     }
     const legacyStates = states.filter(state => state.version === 1);
     const validLegacyStates = legacyStates.filter(state => !firstBlockingIssue(state));
     if (validLegacyStates.length > 0) return selectLegacyState(validLegacyStates);
-    if (v2States.length > 0) {
+    if (generatedStates.length > 0) {
-      const highestObservedGeneration = Math.max(...v2States.map(state => state.generation));
+      const highestObservedGeneration = Math.max(...generatedStates.map(state => state.generation));
-      return selectGeneration(v2States, highestObservedGeneration);
+      return selectGeneration(generatedStates, highestObservedGeneration);
     }
     return selectLegacyState(legacyStates);
   }
@@ -398,7 +413,7 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
     const contents = JSON.stringify({
       version: 2,
       generation,
-      keys: entries.map(({ id, encryptedKey, createdAt }) => ({ id, encryptedKey, createdAt }))
+      keys: entries.map(({ id, encryptedKey, createdAt, expiresAt }) => ({ id, encryptedKey, createdAt, expiresAt: expiresAt ?? null }))
     });
     const payload = canonicalPayload(parseDocument(contents));
     const stagingPath = temporaryPath('staging');
@@ -427,22 +442,33 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
     } catch {}
   }
 
-  async function list() {
+  function isExpired(entry) {
+    return entry.expiresAt !== null && new Date(entry.expiresAt).getTime() <= Number(now());
+  }
+
+  function list() {
+    return serialize(async () => {
       const state = await readState();
-    const entries = state.entries
+      const activeEntries = state.entries.filter(entry => !isExpired(entry));
+      if (activeEntries.length !== state.entries.length && !firstBlockingIssue(state)) {
+        await writeEntries(activeEntries, nextGeneration(state.generation));
+      }
+      const entries = activeEntries
         .sort((left, right) => right.createdAt.localeCompare(left.createdAt))
-      .map(({ id, key, createdAt }) => Object.freeze({
+        .map(({ id, key, createdAt, expiresAt }) => Object.freeze({
           id,
           displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-        createdAt
+          createdAt,
+          expiresAt
         }));
       return Object.freeze({
         entries: Object.freeze(entries),
         issues: Object.freeze([...state.issues])
       });
+    });
   }
 
-  function prepare(key, createdAt) {
+  function prepare(key, createdAt, expiresAt = null) {
     let parsed;
     try {
       parsed = parseKey(key);
@@ -458,10 +484,16 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
     if (typeof encryptedKey !== 'string' || encryptedKey === key || !isEncrypted(encryptedKey)) {
       throw issueError(KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.encrypt);
     }
+    const normalizedCreatedAt = normalizeTimestamp(createdAt);
+    const normalizedExpiresAt = expiresAt === null ? null : normalizeTimestamp(expiresAt);
+    if (normalizedExpiresAt !== null && normalizedExpiresAt <= normalizedCreatedAt) {
+      throw issueError(KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.structure);
+    }
     return Object.freeze({
       id: parsed.id,
       encryptedKey,
-      createdAt: normalizeTimestamp(createdAt)
+      createdAt: normalizedCreatedAt,
+      expiresAt: normalizedExpiresAt
     });
   }
 
@@ -482,7 +514,8 @@ function createOnlineBackupKeyring({
     const state = await readState();
     if (state.duplicateIds.has(id)) throw issueError(KEYRING_ERROR_CODES.duplicate);
     const entry = state.entries.find(current => current.id === id);
-    if (entry) return entry.key;
+    if (entry && !isExpired(entry)) return entry.key;
+    if (entry) return null;
     const matchingProblem = state.problems.find(problem => problem.id === id);
     if (matchingProblem) throw issueError(matchingProblem.code);
     const blockingIssue = firstBlockingIssue(state);

lib/online-backup-manager.js

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ function sanitizeEntry(entry) {
   return {
     id: entry.id,
     displayKey: entry.displayKey,
-    createdAt: entry.createdAt
+    createdAt: entry.createdAt,
+    expiresAt: entry.expiresAt ?? null
   };
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ function sanitizeCreatedEntry(entry, key) {
   return {
     id: entry.id,
     displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-    createdAt: entry.createdAt
+    createdAt: entry.createdAt,
+    expiresAt: entry.expiresAt ?? null
   };
 }
 
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ function createOnlineBackupManager({
     };
   }
 
-  async function createTransaction() {
+  async function createTransaction(retention) {
     const createdAt = new Date().toISOString();
     const settings = await loadSettings();
-    const created = createBackup(settings, appVersion(), createdAt);
+    const created = createBackup(settings, appVersion(), createdAt, retention);
-    const prepared = keyring.prepare(created.key, createdAt);
+    const prepared = keyring.prepare(created.key, createdAt, created.expiresAt ?? null);
     await uploadBackup(created.record);
     try {
       await keyring.commit(prepared);
@@ -117,9 +119,9 @@ function createOnlineBackupManager({
     }
   }
 
-  async function createManaged() {
+  async function createManaged(retention = '7d') {
     try {
-      return await serialize(createTransaction);
+      return await serialize(() => createTransaction(retention));
     } catch (error) {
       return keyringFailure(error, ERRORS.create);
     }

lib/online-backup.js

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ const MAX_PLAINTEXT_BYTES = 512 * 1024;
 const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 12_000;
 const KEY_CONTEXT = Buffer.from('MHU2-ONLINE-KEY-V1', 'utf8');
 const AAD_CONTEXT = Buffer.from('MHU-ONLINE-BACKUP-V1', 'utf8');
+const ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION_SECONDS = Object.freeze({
+  '1d': 24 * 60 * 60,
+  '3d': 3 * 24 * 60 * 60,
+  '7d': 7 * 24 * 60 * 60,
+  '31d': 31 * 24 * 60 * 60,
+  forever: null
+});
+const DEFAULT_ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION = '7d';
 
 function checksum(idBytes, masterKey) {
   return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(KEY_CONTEXT).update(idBytes).update(masterKey).digest().subarray(0, CHECKSUM_LENGTH);
@@ -131,7 +139,27 @@ function parseOnlineBackupKey(key) {
   };
 }
 
-function createOnlineBackup(settings, appVersion, exportedAt = new Date().toISOString()) {
+function normalizeOnlineBackupRetention(value = DEFAULT_ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION) {
+  const normalized = String(value || '').trim();
+  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION_SECONDS, normalized)) {
+    throw new Error('Gültigkeitsdauer der Online-Sicherung ist ungültig');
+  }
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+function onlineBackupExpiration(exportedAt, retention) {
+  const normalized = normalizeOnlineBackupRetention(retention);
+  const seconds = ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION_SECONDS[normalized];
+  if (seconds === null) return null;
+  const created = new Date(exportedAt);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(created.getTime())) throw new Error('Erstellungszeit der Online-Sicherung ist ungültig');
+  return new Date(created.getTime() + seconds * 1000).toISOString();
+}
+
+function createOnlineBackup(settings, appVersion, exportedAt = new Date().toISOString(), retention = DEFAULT_ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION) {
+  const normalizedRetention = normalizeOnlineBackupRetention(retention);
+  const expiresInSeconds = ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION_SECONDS[normalizedRetention];
+  const expiresAt = onlineBackupExpiration(exportedAt, normalizedRetention);
   const idBytes = crypto.randomBytes(RECORD_ID_LENGTH);
   const masterKey = crypto.randomBytes(MASTER_KEY_LENGTH);
   const key = encodeKey(idBytes, masterKey);
@@ -163,8 +191,10 @@ function createOnlineBackup(settings, appVersion, exportedAt = new Date().toISOS
     record: {
       id: parsed.id,
       blob: blobBytes.toString('base64url'),
-      deleteVerifier
+      deleteVerifier,
-    }
+      expiresInSeconds
+    },
+    expiresAt
   };
 }
 
@@ -241,10 +271,14 @@ async function deleteOnlineBackup(key, baseUrl = ONLINE_BACKUP_API_URL, options)
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  DEFAULT_ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION,
   ONLINE_BACKUP_API_URL,
+  ONLINE_BACKUP_RETENTION_SECONDS,
   createOnlineBackup,
   deleteOnlineBackup,
   downloadOnlineBackup,
+  normalizeOnlineBackupRetention,
+  onlineBackupExpiration,
   parseOnlineBackupKey,
   restoreOnlineBackup,
   uploadOnlineBackup

lib/settings-backup.js

@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ function createPortableSettingsSnapshot(config) {
     history: []
   };
   snapshot.globalSettings.pendingQueue = null;
+  snapshot.globalSettings.uploadRecovery = null;
+  snapshot.globalSettings.lastBrowseDirectory = '';
+  if (snapshot.globalSettings.folderMonitor && typeof snapshot.globalSettings.folderMonitor === 'object') {
+    snapshot.globalSettings.folderMonitor.paused = false;
+    snapshot.globalSettings.folderMonitor.pausedAt = null;
+    delete snapshot.globalSettings.folderMonitor.telemetry;
+  }
   return snapshot;
 }
 
@@ -41,14 +48,15 @@ function prepareImportedSettings(value, options = {}) {
   const imported = createPortableSettingsSnapshot(value);
   const pathExists = options.pathExists || fs.existsSync;
   const pathDirname = options.pathDirname || path.dirname;
+  const warnings = Array.isArray(options.warnings) ? options.warnings : null;
   const globalSettings = imported.globalSettings;
   if (globalSettings.logFilePath && !pathExists(pathDirname(globalSettings.logFilePath))) {
-    globalSettings.logFilePath = '';
+    warnings?.push('Log-Dateipfad (Ordner nicht gefunden)');
   }
   if (globalSettings.folderMonitor && typeof globalSettings.folderMonitor === 'object') {
     if (globalSettings.folderMonitor.folderPath && !pathExists(globalSettings.folderMonitor.folderPath)) {
-      globalSettings.folderMonitor.folderPath = '';
       globalSettings.folderMonitor.enabled = false;
+      warnings?.push('Ordnerüberwachung (Ordner nicht gefunden und deaktiviert)');
     }
   }
   return imported;

main.js

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const { createAccountCooldownController, createAccountPicker } = require('./lib/
 const ClouddropUploader = require('./lib/clouddrop-upload');
 const { checkForUpdate, prepareUpdate, launchPreparedUpdate, abortUpdate, createUpdateAnnouncementState } = require('./lib/updater');
 const backupCrypto = require('./lib/backup-crypto');
-const { downloadOnlineBackup } = require('./lib/online-backup');
+const { downloadOnlineBackup, normalizeOnlineBackupRetention } = require('./lib/online-backup');
 const { createOnlineBackupKeyring } = require('./lib/online-backup-keyring');
 const { createOnlineBackupManager } = require('./lib/online-backup-manager');
 const { createPortableSettingsSnapshot, prepareImportedSettings } = require('./lib/settings-backup');
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ async function checkClouddropHealth(hosterConfig) {
 // requestedChecks can be:
 // - array of strings (hoster names) for legacy/all-accounts check
 // - array of { hoster, accountId } for specific account checks
-async function runHosterHealthCheck(config, requestedChecks) {
+async function runHosterHealthCheck(config, requestedChecks, onResult = null) {
   const allowed = ['doodstream.com', 'vidmoly.me', 'voe.sx', 'byse.sx', 'clouddrop.cc'];
 
   // Normalize input to [{ hoster, accountId? }]
@@ -1533,7 +1533,11 @@ async function runHosterHealthCheck(config, requestedChecks) {
   const groupResults = await Promise.all(Array.from(groups.values()).map(async (group) => {
     const out = [];
     for (const c of group) {
-      out.push(await runOne(c));
+      const result = await runOne(c);
+      out.push(result);
+      if (typeof onResult === 'function') {
+        try { onResult(result); } catch {}
+      }
     }
     return out;
   }));
@@ -1970,10 +1974,21 @@ ipcMain.handle('export-history', async (_event, format) => {
   };
 });
 
-ipcMain.handle('run-health-check', async (_event, payload) => {
+ipcMain.handle('run-health-check', async (event, payload) => {
   const config = configStore.load();
   const hosters = payload && Array.isArray(payload.hosters) ? payload.hosters : [];
-  return runHosterHealthCheck(config, hosters);
+  const requestId = typeof payload?.requestId === 'string' && /^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,80}$/u.test(payload.requestId)
+    ? payload.requestId
+    : null;
+  return runHosterHealthCheck(config, hosters, requestId ? (result) => {
+    if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) {
+      event.sender.send('health-check:result', {
+        requestId,
+        checkedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        result
+      });
+    }
+  } : null);
 });
 
 // Validate ephemeral credentials WITHOUT persisting them to config.hosters.
@@ -2974,7 +2989,8 @@ async function applyImportedSettings(imported) {
   settingsImportGate.begin();
   try {
     await waitForConfigStoreWrites();
-    const prepared = prepareImportedSettings(imported);
+    const preparationWarnings = [];
+    const prepared = prepareImportedSettings(imported, { warnings: preparationWarnings });
     const ts = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-');
     const preImportPath = configStore.filePath.replace('.json', `.pre-import-${ts}.json`);
     try { fs.copyFileSync(configStore.filePath, preImportPath); } catch {}
@@ -2985,7 +3001,7 @@ async function applyImportedSettings(imported) {
     const config = configStore.load();
     _invalidateLogSettings(config.globalSettings);
     const warnings = await syncImportedRuntime(config);
-    return { config, warnings };
+    return { config, warnings: [...new Set([...preparationWarnings, ...warnings])] };
   } finally {
     settingsImportGate.end();
   }
@@ -3079,8 +3095,14 @@ ipcMain.handle('online-backup:list-managed', (event) => (
   invokeTrustedOnlineBackupIpc(event, () => onlineBackupManager.listManaged())
 ));
 
-ipcMain.handle('online-backup:create-managed', (event) => (
+ipcMain.handle('online-backup:create-managed', (event, retention) => (
-  invokeTrustedOnlineBackupIpc(event, () => onlineBackupManager.createManaged())
+  invokeTrustedOnlineBackupIpc(event, () => {
+    try {
+      return onlineBackupManager.createManaged(normalizeOnlineBackupRetention(retention));
+    } catch (error) {
+      return { ok: false, error: error.message || String(error) };
+    }
+  })
 ));
 
 ipcMain.handle('online-backup:copy-managed', (event, id) => (

preload.js

@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('api', {
   completeUploadFinalization: (payload) => ipcRenderer.invoke('complete-upload-finalization', payload),
   finishAfterActive: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('finish-after-active'),
   runHealthCheck: (payload) => ipcRenderer.invoke('run-health-check', payload),
+  onHealthCheckResult: (callback) => {
+    const listener = (_event, payload) => callback(payload);
+    ipcRenderer.on('health-check:result', listener);
+    return () => ipcRenderer.removeListener('health-check:result', listener);
+  },
   validateCredentials: (payload) => ipcRenderer.invoke('validate-credentials', payload),
 
   // Log import
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('api', {
   exportBackup: (options) => ipcRenderer.invoke('export-backup', options),
   importBackup: (legacyPassword) => ipcRenderer.invoke('import-backup', legacyPassword),
   listManagedOnlineBackups: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('online-backup:list-managed'),
-  createManagedOnlineBackup: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('online-backup:create-managed'),
+  createManagedOnlineBackup: (retention) => ipcRenderer.invoke('online-backup:create-managed', retention),
   copyManagedOnlineBackup: (id) => ipcRenderer.invoke('online-backup:copy-managed', id),
   deleteManagedOnlineBackup: (id) => ipcRenderer.invoke('online-backup:delete-managed', id),
   restoreOnlineBackup: (key) => ipcRenderer.invoke('online-backup:restore', key),

renderer/app.js

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ let config = { hosters: {}, hosterSettings: {}, globalSettings: {} };
 let hosterSettings = {};
 let uploading = false;
 let healthCheckRunning = false;
+let healthCheckRequestSequence = 0;
 let automationRuntimeStatus = Object.freeze({});
 let automationRuntimeStatusAvailable = false;
 let automationPauseResumeBusy = false;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ let managedOnlineBackupAuthoritativeLoadGeneration = 0;
 let managedOnlineBackupActiveMutations = 0;
 let onlineBackupStatusContextGeneration = 0;
 let managedOnlineBackupRefreshIssue = null;
+let managedOnlineBackupExpiryTimer = null;
 const managedOnlineBackupOperationQueues = new Map();
 
 let _rLongTasks = 0, _rLongTaskMax = 0, _rFrameLast = 0, _rFrameWorst = 0, _rFrameCount = 0, _rFrameJank = 0, _rPerfLastLog = 0, _rPerfWindowStart = 0;
@@ -1345,6 +1347,10 @@ async function init() {
   setUiLanguage(config.globalSettings?.language);
   hosterSettings = config.hosterSettings || {};
   autoHealthCheckEnabled = loadAutoCheckPreference();
+  if (config.globalSettings?.autoHealthCheckEnabled !== autoHealthCheckEnabled) {
+    config.globalSettings = { ...(config.globalSettings || {}), autoHealthCheckEnabled };
+    saveGlobalSettingsTracked(config.globalSettings).catch(() => {});
+  }
   ensureAccountStatusEntries();
   syncSelectedUploadHosters();
   restoreQueueStateFromConfig();
@@ -3599,7 +3605,13 @@ function applyImportedConfig(importedConfig, message) {
   accountStatuses = {};
   ensureAccountStatusEntries();
   syncSelectedUploadHosters();
+  autoHealthCheckEnabled = config.globalSettings?.autoHealthCheckEnabled !== false;
+  try { localStorage.setItem(AUTO_CHECK_PREF_KEY, autoHealthCheckEnabled ? '1' : '0'); } catch {}
   alwaysOnTopState = !!(config.globalSettings && config.globalSettings.alwaysOnTop);
+  const importedLanguage = setUiLanguage(config.globalSettings?.language);
+  const importedUrl = new URL(window.location.href);
+  importedUrl.searchParams.set('language', importedLanguage);
+  window.history.replaceState(null, '', importedUrl.href);
   renderSettings();
   renderAccounts();
   renderHosterSummary();
@@ -3678,12 +3690,20 @@ function normalizeManagedOnlineBackups(entries) {
   const candidates = [];
   for (const entry of Array.isArray(entries) ? entries : []) {
     if (!entry || typeof entry !== 'object' || Array.isArray(entry)) continue;
-    if (Object.keys(entry).sort().join(',') !== 'createdAt,displayKey,id') continue;
+    const shape = Object.keys(entry).sort().join(',');
+    if (shape !== 'createdAt,displayKey,id' && shape !== 'createdAt,displayKey,expiresAt,id') continue;
     if (!isCanonicalManagedOnlineBackupId(entry.id)) continue;
     if (typeof entry.displayKey !== 'string' || !/^MHU2-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{4}…[A-Za-z0-9_-]{4}$/.test(entry.displayKey)) continue;
     const createdAt = new Date(entry.createdAt);
     if (Number.isNaN(createdAt.getTime()) || createdAt.toISOString() !== entry.createdAt) continue;
-    candidates.push({ id: entry.id, displayKey: entry.displayKey, createdAt: entry.createdAt });
+    let expiresAt = null;
+    if (shape.includes('expiresAt') && entry.expiresAt !== null) {
+      const expiration = new Date(entry.expiresAt);
+      if (typeof entry.expiresAt !== 'string' || Number.isNaN(expiration.getTime()) || expiration.toISOString() !== entry.expiresAt || entry.expiresAt <= entry.createdAt) continue;
+      expiresAt = entry.expiresAt;
+    }
+    if (expiresAt !== null && new Date(expiresAt).getTime() <= Date.now()) continue;
+    candidates.push({ id: entry.id, displayKey: entry.displayKey, createdAt: entry.createdAt, expiresAt });
   }
   const counts = new Map();
   for (const entry of candidates) counts.set(entry.id, (counts.get(entry.id) || 0) + 1);
@@ -3739,6 +3759,8 @@ function removeManagedOnlineBackup(id, focusTarget = null) {
 function renderManagedOnlineBackups(focusTarget = undefined) {
   const list = document.getElementById('managedOnlineBackupList');
   if (!list) return;
+  clearTimeout(managedOnlineBackupExpiryTimer);
+  managedOnlineBackupExpiryTimer = null;
   const target = focusTarget === undefined ? managedOnlineBackupFocusTarget() : focusTarget;
   const content = document.createDocumentFragment();
   if (!managedOnlineBackupsAuthoritative) {
@@ -3761,7 +3783,13 @@ function renderManagedOnlineBackups(focusTarget = undefined) {
       key.textContent = entry.displayKey;
       const created = document.createElement('span');
       created.className = 'online-backup-managed-created';
-      created.textContent = formatDateTime(entry.createdAt).text;
+      const createdLabel = document.createElement('span');
+      createdLabel.textContent = `${localizeUiText('Erstellt')}: ${formatDateTime(entry.createdAt).text}`;
+      const expirationLabel = document.createElement('span');
+      expirationLabel.textContent = entry.expiresAt
+        ? `${localizeUiText('Gültig bis')}: ${formatDateTime(entry.expiresAt).text}`
+        : localizeUiText('Unbegrenzt gültig');
+      created.append(createdLabel, expirationLabel);
       const actions = document.createElement('div');
       actions.className = 'online-backup-managed-actions';
       const copyButton = document.createElement('button');
@@ -3790,6 +3818,17 @@ function renderManagedOnlineBackups(focusTarget = undefined) {
   }
   list.replaceChildren(content);
   restoreManagedOnlineBackupFocus(target);
+  const nextExpiry = managedOnlineBackups
+    .map(entry => entry.expiresAt ? new Date(entry.expiresAt).getTime() : 0)
+    .filter(timestamp => timestamp > Date.now())
+    .sort((left, right) => left - right)[0];
+  if (nextExpiry) {
+    const delay = Math.min(2_147_000_000, Math.max(0, nextExpiry - Date.now() + 50));
+    managedOnlineBackupExpiryTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      managedOnlineBackupExpiryTimer = null;
+      loadManagedOnlineBackups();
+    }, delay);
+  }
 }
 
 function renderManagedOnlineBackupRefreshIssue() {
@@ -3948,10 +3987,13 @@ async function doOnlineBackupCreate() {
   }
   const authority = beginManagedOnlineBackupMutation();
   const createButton = document.getElementById('createOnlineBackupBtn');
+  const retentionSelect = document.getElementById('onlineBackupRetentionSelect');
+  const retention = retentionSelect?.value || '7d';
   if (createButton) createButton.disabled = true;
+  if (retentionSelect) retentionSelect.disabled = true;
   setOnlineBackupStatus('Verschlüssele und speichere Einstellungen…', 'busy', authority.statusContext);
   try {
-    const result = await window.api.createManagedOnlineBackup();
+    const result = await window.api.createManagedOnlineBackup(retention);
     if (!result?.ok) {
       setOnlineBackupStatus(result?.error || 'Online-Sicherung konnte nicht erstellt werden', 'error', authority.statusContext);
       return;
@@ -3964,6 +4006,7 @@ async function doOnlineBackupCreate() {
   } finally {
     endManagedOnlineBackupMutation();
     if (createButton?.isConnected) createButton.disabled = false;
+    if (retentionSelect?.isConnected) retentionSelect.disabled = false;
     doOnlineBackupCreate.busy = false;
   }
 }
@@ -6013,33 +6056,46 @@ function showAppChoice({ message, title, confirmText, alternateText, cancelText
 
 async function executeHealthCheck(hosters, _mode, generations) {
   renderHealthCheckResults([]);
-  const result = await window.api.runHealthCheck({ hosters });
+  const requestId = `hc-${Date.now()}-${++healthCheckRequestSequence}`;
-  const rows = result && Array.isArray(result.results) ? result.results : [];
+  const rowsByKey = new Map();
-  const checkedAt = result?.checkedAt || new Date().toISOString();
+  const applyResult = (row, checkedAt) => {
-  const currentRows = rows.filter((row) => {
     if (!row) return false;
     const key = row.accountId || row.hoster;
     const generation = generations?.get(key);
-    return generation === undefined || _isCurrentAccountStatusGeneration(key, generation);
+    if (!key || (generation !== undefined && !_isCurrentAccountStatusGeneration(key, generation))) return false;
-  });
+    rowsByKey.set(key, row);
-  const completedKeys = new Set();
-  currentRows.forEach((row) => {
-    const key = row.accountId || row.hoster;
-    if (key) {
-      completedKeys.add(key);
     accountStatuses[key] = {
       status: row.status || 'unchecked',
       message: row.message || '',
       checkedAt: row.checkedAt || checkedAt
     };
+    if (row.accountId) updateAccountCard(row.accountId);
+    else renderAccounts();
+    renderHosterModal();
+    renderHealthCheckResults([...rowsByKey.values()]);
+    return true;
+  };
+  const stopListening = typeof window.api.onHealthCheckResult === 'function'
+    ? window.api.onHealthCheckResult((payload) => {
+        if (payload?.requestId === requestId) applyResult(payload.result, payload.checkedAt || new Date().toISOString());
+      })
+    : null;
+  let result;
+  try {
+    result = await window.api.runHealthCheck({ hosters, requestId });
+  } finally {
+    if (typeof stopListening === 'function') stopListening();
   }
-  });
+  const rows = result && Array.isArray(result.results) ? result.results : [];
+  const checkedAt = result?.checkedAt || new Date().toISOString();
+  rows.forEach(row => applyResult(row, checkedAt));
   for (const [key, generation] of generations || []) {
-    if (completedKeys.has(key) || !_isCurrentAccountStatusGeneration(key, generation)) continue;
+    if (rowsByKey.has(key) || !_isCurrentAccountStatusGeneration(key, generation)) continue;
     accountStatuses[key] = { status: 'error', message: 'Keine Antwort vom Hoster erhalten', checkedAt };
+    updateAccountCard(key);
   }
+  const currentRows = [...rowsByKey.values()];
   renderHealthCheckResults(currentRows);
-  renderAccounts();
   renderHosterModal();
   return currentRows;
 }
@@ -6553,6 +6609,18 @@ function renderSettings() {
         </section>
         <div class="online-backup-status" id="onlineBackupStatus" role="status" aria-live="polite"></div>
         <footer class="online-backup-footer" data-settings-search-entry data-settings-search-section="Online-Backup" data-settings-search-label="Neuen Schlüssel erzeugen">
+          <div class="online-backup-retention-field">
+            <label for="onlineBackupRetentionSelect">Gültigkeitsdauer</label>
+            <span class="online-backup-retention-select">
+              <select id="onlineBackupRetentionSelect">
+                <option value="1d">24 Stunden</option>
+                <option value="3d">3 Tage</option>
+                <option value="7d" selected>7 Tage (Standard)</option>
+                <option value="31d">31 Tage</option>
+                <option value="forever">Unbegrenzt</option>
+              </select>
+            </span>
+          </div>
           <button class="btn btn-primary" id="createOnlineBackupBtn">Neuen Schlüssel erzeugen</button>
         </footer>
       </section>
@@ -9283,6 +9351,8 @@ function setupListeners() {
     autoToggle.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
       autoHealthCheckEnabled = !!e.target.checked;
       try { localStorage.setItem(AUTO_CHECK_PREF_KEY, autoHealthCheckEnabled ? '1' : '0'); } catch {}
+      config.globalSettings = { ...(config.globalSettings || {}), autoHealthCheckEnabled };
+      saveGlobalSettingsTracked(config.globalSettings).catch(() => {});
     });
   }
 
@@ -9967,8 +10037,12 @@ function formatDateTime(value) {
 }
 
 function loadAutoCheckPreference() {
-  try { const r = localStorage.getItem(AUTO_CHECK_PREF_KEY); return r === null || r === '1'; }
+  try {
-  catch { return true; }
+    const stored = localStorage.getItem(AUTO_CHECK_PREF_KEY);
+    if (stored === '0' || stored === '1') return stored === '1';
+  }
+  catch {}
+  return config.globalSettings?.autoHealthCheckEnabled !== false;
 }
 
 // --- Queue table column resizing (JDownloader-style) ---

renderer/i18n.js

@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@
     ['Verschlüsseltes Online-Backup', 'Encrypted online backup'],
     ['Die Verschlüsselung findet ausschließlich auf diesem Gerät statt. Der Server speichert nur verschlüsselte Daten.', 'Encryption takes place only on this device. The server stores encrypted data only.'],
     ['Neuen Schlüssel erzeugen', 'Generate new key'],
+    ['Gültigkeitsdauer', 'Validity period'],
+    ['24 Stunden', '24 hours'],
+    ['3 Tage', '3 days'],
+    ['7 Tage (Standard)', '7 days (default)'],
+    ['31 Tage', '31 days'],
+    ['Erstellt', 'Created'],
+    ['Gültig bis', 'Valid until'],
+    ['Unbegrenzt gültig', 'Valid indefinitely'],
     ['Auf diesem Gerät erstellt', 'Created on this device'],
     ['Noch keine Schlüssel auf diesem Gerät erstellt.', 'No keys have been created on this device yet.'],
     ['Schlüssel kopieren', 'Copy key'],
@@ -541,6 +549,8 @@
     ['Nicht alle Einstellungen konnten gespeichert werden', 'Not all settings could be saved'],
     ['Online-Schlüssel kopiert', 'Online key copied'],
     ['Online-Sicherung konnte nicht erstellt werden', 'Online backup could not be created'],
+    ['Gültigkeitsdauer der Online-Sicherung ist ungültig', 'Online backup validity period is invalid'],
+    ['Erstellungszeit der Online-Sicherung ist ungültig', 'Online backup creation time is invalid'],
     ['Online-Sicherungen konnten nicht geladen werden', 'Online backups could not be loaded'],
     ['Online-Sicherung konnte nicht kopiert werden', 'Online backup could not be copied'],
     ['Online-Sicherung konnte nicht importiert werden', 'Online backup could not be imported'],

renderer/styles.css

@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ select.hs-input { max-width: none; width: auto; min-width: 140px; }
 
 .online-backup-managed-row {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 168px 188px minmax(0, 1fr);
+  grid-template-columns: 168px 238px minmax(0, 1fr);
   gap: 10px;
   align-items: center;
   min-width: 0;
@@ -2192,6 +2192,8 @@ select.hs-input { max-width: none; width: auto; min-width: 140px; }
 }
 
 .online-backup-managed-created {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 3px;
   min-width: 0;
   color: var(--text-dim);
   font-size: 13px;
@@ -2240,10 +2242,64 @@ select.hs-input { max-width: none; width: auto; min-width: 140px; }
 
 .online-backup-footer {
   display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  gap: 12px;
   justify-content: flex-end;
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
+.online-backup-retention-field {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 6px;
+  min-width: 190px;
+}
+
+.online-backup-retention-field label {
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.online-backup-retention-select {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.online-backup-retention-select::after {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  right: 14px;
+  width: 7px;
+  height: 7px;
+  border-right: 2px solid var(--text-dim);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--text-dim);
+  content: '';
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transform: translateY(-65%) rotate(45deg);
+}
+
+.online-backup-retention-select select {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 34px;
+  padding: 7px 38px 7px 11px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  appearance: none;
+  color: var(--text);
+  background: var(--bg-card);
+  font: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.online-backup-retention-select select:focus {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  outline: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 32%, transparent);
+  outline-offset: 1px;
+}
+
+.online-backup-retention-select:has(select:disabled)::after {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
 .online-backup-status {
   min-height: 18px;
   color: var(--text-dim);
@@ -2273,6 +2329,15 @@ select.hs-input { max-width: none; width: auto; min-width: 140px; }
   .online-backup-key-row {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
+
+  .online-backup-footer {
+    align-items: stretch;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  .online-backup-retention-field {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
 }
 
 .icon-sprite {

services/backup-api/src/server.mjs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const idPattern = /^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{22}$/
 const verifierPattern = /^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{43}$/
 const blobPattern = /^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$/
 const notFoundBody = '{"error":"not_found"}'
+const allowedRetentionSeconds = new Set([86_400, 259_200, 604_800, 2_678_400])
 
 function isCanonicalBase64Url(value, byteLength, pattern) {
   if (typeof value !== 'string' || !pattern.test(value)) return false
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ function isCanonicalBase64Url(value, byteLength, pattern) {
 function isValidBackup(payload) {
   if (!payload || typeof payload !== 'object' || Array.isArray(payload)) return false
   const keys = Object.keys(payload).sort()
-  if (keys.join(',') !== 'blob,deleteVerifier,id') return false
+  const shape = keys.join(',')
+  if (shape !== 'blob,deleteVerifier,id' && shape !== 'blob,deleteVerifier,expiresInSeconds,id') return false
+  if (shape.includes('expiresInSeconds') && payload.expiresInSeconds !== null && !allowedRetentionSeconds.has(payload.expiresInSeconds)) return false
   if (!isCanonicalBase64Url(payload.id, 16, idPattern)) return false
   if (!isCanonicalBase64Url(payload.deleteVerifier, 32, verifierPattern)) return false
   if (typeof payload.blob !== 'string' || !blobPattern.test(payload.blob)) return false
@@ -164,6 +167,36 @@ async function directoryUsage(rootDir) {
   return { bytes, records }
 }
 
+function isCanonicalTimestamp(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') return false
+  const timestamp = new Date(value)
+  return Number.isFinite(timestamp.getTime()) && timestamp.toISOString() === value
+}
+
+function recordExpired(record, nowMs) {
+  return record.expiresAt !== null && new Date(record.expiresAt).getTime() <= nowMs
+}
+
+async function cleanupExpiredRecords(rootDir, nowMs) {
+  const entries = await readdir(rootDir, { withFileTypes: true })
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (!entry.isFile() || !/^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{22}\.json$/.test(entry.name)) continue
+    const id = entry.name.slice(0, -5)
+    let record
+    try {
+      record = await readRecord(rootDir, id)
+    } catch {
+      continue
+    }
+    if (!record || !recordExpired(record, nowMs)) continue
+    try {
+      await unlink(recordPath(rootDir, id))
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error.code !== 'ENOENT') throw error
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 async function syncDirectory(rootDir) {
   let handle
   try {
@@ -219,15 +252,21 @@ async function recordExists(rootDir, id) {
   }
 }
 
-async function createRecord(rootDir, payload, maxStorageBytes, maxRecords) {
+async function createRecord(rootDir, payload, maxStorageBytes, maxRecords, nowMs) {
   await mkdir(rootDir, { recursive: true })
   await cleanupTemporaryFiles(rootDir)
+  await cleanupExpiredRecords(rootDir, nowMs)
   if (await recordExists(rootDir, payload.id)) return 'duplicate'
+  const expiresInSeconds = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(payload, 'expiresInSeconds')
+    ? payload.expiresInSeconds
+    : null
+  const expiresAt = expiresInSeconds === null ? null : new Date(nowMs + expiresInSeconds * 1000).toISOString()
   const contents = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({
-    version: 1,
+    version: 2,
     blob: payload.blob,
     deleteVerifier: payload.deleteVerifier,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString()
+    createdAt: new Date(nowMs).toISOString(),
+    expiresAt
   }), 'utf8')
   const usage = await directoryUsage(rootDir)
   if (usage.bytes + contents.length > maxStorageBytes || usage.records >= maxRecords) return 'full'
@@ -282,10 +321,26 @@ async function readRecord(rootDir, id) {
   try {
     const raw = await readFile(recordPath(rootDir, id), 'utf8')
     const record = JSON.parse(raw)
-    if (record?.version !== 1 || typeof record.blob !== 'string' || !isCanonicalBase64Url(record.deleteVerifier, 32, verifierPattern)) {
+    const keys = record && typeof record === 'object' && !Array.isArray(record) ? Object.keys(record).sort().join(',') : ''
+    const validBlob = typeof record?.blob === 'string'
+      && blobPattern.test(record.blob)
+      && Buffer.from(record.blob, 'base64url').length <= maxBlobBytes
+      && Buffer.from(record.blob, 'base64url').toString('base64url') === record.blob
+    const legacy = keys === 'blob,createdAt,deleteVerifier,version'
+      && record.version === 1
+      && validBlob
+      && isCanonicalBase64Url(record.deleteVerifier, 32, verifierPattern)
+      && isCanonicalTimestamp(record.createdAt)
+    const expiring = keys === 'blob,createdAt,deleteVerifier,expiresAt,version'
+      && record.version === 2
+      && validBlob
+      && isCanonicalBase64Url(record.deleteVerifier, 32, verifierPattern)
+      && isCanonicalTimestamp(record.createdAt)
+      && (record.expiresAt === null || (isCanonicalTimestamp(record.expiresAt) && record.expiresAt > record.createdAt))
+    if (!legacy && !expiring) {
       throw new Error('Invalid stored record')
     }
-    return record
+    return legacy ? { ...record, expiresAt: null } : record
   } catch (error) {
     if (error.code === 'ENOENT') return null
     throw error
@@ -383,6 +438,7 @@ export function createBackupServer(options) {
   const maxConcurrentPerClient = options.maxConcurrentPerClient ?? 8
   const maxConcurrentTotal = options.maxConcurrentTotal ?? 64
   const trustedProxyAddresses = new Set(options.trustedProxyAddresses ?? [])
+  const now = options.now ?? (() => Date.now())
   if (!Number.isSafeInteger(rateLimit.max) || rateLimit.max < 1 || !Number.isSafeInteger(rateLimit.windowMs) || rateLimit.windowMs < 1) {
     throw new Error('Invalid rate limit')
   }
@@ -398,6 +454,7 @@ export function createBackupServer(options) {
   if (!Number.isSafeInteger(healthCacheMs) || healthCacheMs < 1) throw new Error('Invalid health cache')
   if (!Number.isSafeInteger(maxConcurrentPerClient) || maxConcurrentPerClient < 1) throw new Error('Invalid per-client concurrency')
   if (!Number.isSafeInteger(maxConcurrentTotal) || maxConcurrentTotal < maxConcurrentPerClient) throw new Error('Invalid total concurrency')
+  if (typeof now !== 'function' || !Number.isFinite(Number(now()))) throw new Error('Invalid clock')
   const consumeRateLimit = createRateLimiter(rateLimit)
   const consumeUploadRateLimit = createRateLimiter(uploadRateLimit)
   const consumeRequestRateLimit = createRateLimiter(requestRateLimit)
@@ -471,7 +528,18 @@ export function createBackupServer(options) {
               return
             }
             const record = await readRecord(options.rootDir, parsed.value.id)
-            if (!record) {
+            if (!record || recordExpired(record, Number(now()))) {
+              if (record) {
+                await runStorageMutation(() => withStorageLock(options.rootDir, async () => {
+                  const current = await readRecord(options.rootDir, parsed.value.id)
+                  if (!current || !recordExpired(current, Number(now()))) return
+                  try {
+                    await unlink(recordPath(options.rootDir, parsed.value.id))
+                  } catch (error) {
+                    if (error.code !== 'ENOENT') throw error
+                  }
+                }))
+              }
               sendNotFound(response)
               return
             }
@@ -522,7 +590,7 @@ export function createBackupServer(options) {
           }
           const result = await runStorageMutation(() => withStorageLock(
             options.rootDir,
-            () => createRecord(options.rootDir, parsed.value, maxStorageBytes, maxRecords)
+            () => createRecord(options.rootDir, parsed.value, maxStorageBytes, maxRecords, Number(now()))
           ))
           if (result === 'duplicate') {
             sendJson(response, 409, { error: 'already_exists' })

services/backup-api/test/server.test.mjs

@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ test('validates payload shape, content type and decoded blob size', async (t) =>
     { ...valid.payload, blob: 'not+base64url' },
     { ...valid.payload, deleteVerifier: 'short' },
     { id: valid.payload.id, blob: valid.payload.blob },
-    { ...valid.payload, extra: true }
+    { ...valid.payload, extra: true },
+    { ...valid.payload, expiresInSeconds: 0 },
+    { ...valid.payload, expiresInSeconds: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 },
+    { ...valid.payload, expiresInSeconds: '604800' }
   ]
 
   for (const body of invalid) {
@@ -139,6 +142,82 @@ test('validates payload shape, content type and decoded blob size', async (t) =>
   assert.equal(tooLarge.status, 413)
 })
 
+test('expires finite backups at the exact deadline and removes their ciphertext', async (t) => {
+  let nowMs = Date.parse('2026-09-01T10:00:00.000Z')
+  const api = await startApi({ now: () => nowMs })
+  t.after(() => api.close())
+  const backup = fixture()
+  backup.payload.expiresInSeconds = 86_400
+
+  const created = await request(api, '/v1/backups', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify(backup.payload)
+  })
+  assert.equal(created.status, 201)
+  const storedPath = join(api.rootDir, `${backup.payload.id}.json`)
+  const stored = JSON.parse(await readFile(storedPath, 'utf8'))
+  assert.equal(stored.version, 2)
+  assert.equal(stored.expiresAt, '2026-09-02T10:00:00.000Z')
+
+  const beforeDeadline = await request(api, '/v1/backups/restore', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ id: backup.payload.id })
+  })
+  assert.equal(beforeDeadline.status, 200)
+
+  nowMs += 86_400_000
+  const expired = await request(api, '/v1/backups/restore', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ id: backup.payload.id })
+  })
+  assert.equal(expired.status, 404)
+  await assert.rejects(stat(storedPath), error => error.code === 'ENOENT')
+})
+
+test('keeps legacy records unlimited and reclaims expired records on the next upload', async (t) => {
+  let nowMs = Date.parse('2026-09-01T10:00:00.000Z')
+  const api = await startApi({ now: () => nowMs })
+  t.after(() => api.close())
+  const legacy = fixture()
+  await writeFile(join(api.rootDir, `${legacy.payload.id}.json`), JSON.stringify({
+    version: 1,
+    blob: legacy.payload.blob,
+    deleteVerifier: legacy.payload.deleteVerifier,
+    createdAt: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
+  }))
+  const finite = fixture()
+  finite.payload.expiresInSeconds = 86_400
+  await request(api, '/v1/backups', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify(finite.payload)
+  })
+
+  nowMs += 2 * 86_400_000
+  const replacement = fixture()
+  replacement.payload.expiresInSeconds = null
+  assert.equal((await request(api, '/v1/backups', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify(replacement.payload)
+  })).status, 201)
+
+  await assert.rejects(stat(join(api.rootDir, `${finite.payload.id}.json`)), error => error.code === 'ENOENT')
+  assert.equal((await request(api, '/v1/backups/restore', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ id: legacy.payload.id })
+  })).status, 200)
+  assert.equal((await request(api, '/v1/backups/restore', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ id: replacement.payload.id })
+  })).status, 200)
+})
+
 test('deletes only with the matching client secret and returns constant not-found responses', async (t) => {
   const api = await startApi()
   t.after(() => api.close())

tests/online-backup-keyring.test.js

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ function fixture(options = {}) {
       encryptField: options.encryptField || encrypt,
       decryptField: options.decryptField || decrypt,
       isEncrypted: options.isEncrypted || isCanonicalEnvelope,
-      fsImpl: options.fsImpl
+      fsImpl: options.fsImpl,
+      now: options.now
     })
   };
 }
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ describe('encrypted online backup keyring', () => {
     assert.equal(document.version, 2);
     assert.equal(document.generation, 1);
     assert.equal(document.keys.length, 1);
+    assert.equal(document.keys[0].expiresAt, null);
     assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8').includes(key), false);
     assert.deepEqual(snapshot.issues, []);
     assert.deepEqual(snapshot.entries, [{
       id: parseOnlineBackupKey(key).id,
       displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-      createdAt: timestamp
+      createdAt: timestamp,
+      expiresAt: null
     }]);
     assert.equal(Object.isFrozen(snapshot), true);
     assert.equal(Object.isFrozen(snapshot.entries), true);
@@ -95,6 +98,25 @@ describe('encrypted online backup keyring', () => {
     assert.equal(await keyring.getKey(prepared.id), key);
   });
 
+  it('removes expired local keys from the managed list and encrypted keyring', async () => {
+    let currentTime = new Date(timestamp).getTime();
+    const { filePath, keyring } = fixture({ now: () => currentTime });
+    const finite = validKey();
+    const unlimited = validKey();
+    const expiresAt = '2026-08-23T10:00:00.000Z';
+    await keyring.commit(keyring.prepare(finite, timestamp, expiresAt));
+    await keyring.commit(keyring.prepare(unlimited, timestamp, null));
+
+    assert.deepEqual((await keyring.list()).entries.map(entry => entry.expiresAt), [expiresAt, null]);
+    currentTime = new Date(expiresAt).getTime();
+    const snapshot = await keyring.list();
+
+    assert.deepEqual(snapshot.entries.map(entry => entry.id), [parseOnlineBackupKey(unlimited).id]);
+    assert.equal(await keyring.getKey(parseOnlineBackupKey(finite).id), null);
+    const document = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8'));
+    assert.equal(document.keys.some(entry => entry.id === parseOnlineBackupKey(finite).id), false);
+  });
+
   it('keeps a valid v1 primary authoritative over an older v1 backup and migrates to v2', async () => {
     const { filePath, backupPath, keyring } = fixture();
     const backupKey = validKey();
@@ -342,7 +364,8 @@ describe('encrypted online backup keyring', () => {
     assert.deepEqual((await keyring.list()).entries, [{
       id: parseOnlineBackupKey(key).id,
       displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-      createdAt: timestamp
+      createdAt: timestamp,
+      expiresAt: null
     }]);
   });
 

tests/online-backup-manager.test.js

@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ function createFixture(overrides = {}) {
     entries.set(id, {
       id,
       displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-      createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z'
+      createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z',
+      expiresAt: null
     });
   }
   let createdAt;
+  let expiresAt;
   let createArguments;
   const removalPlans = new WeakMap();
   const keyring = {
@@ -43,11 +45,12 @@ function createFixture(overrides = {}) {
         issues: overrides.listIssues || []
       };
     },
-    prepare: (value, timestamp) => {
+    prepare: (value, timestamp, expiration) => {
       events.push('prepare');
       if (overrides.prepareError) throw overrides.prepareError;
       createdAt = timestamp;
-      return { id, encryptedKey: 'encrypted-key', createdAt: timestamp };
+      expiresAt = expiration ?? null;
+      return { id, encryptedKey: 'encrypted-key', createdAt: timestamp, expiresAt };
     },
     commit: async (entry) => {
       events.push('commit');
@@ -56,7 +59,8 @@ function createFixture(overrides = {}) {
       entries.set(entry.id, {
         id: entry.id,
         displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-        createdAt: entry.createdAt
+        createdAt: entry.createdAt,
+        expiresAt: entry.expiresAt ?? null
       });
     },
     getKey: async (entryId) => {
@@ -90,7 +94,8 @@ function createFixture(overrides = {}) {
     appVersion: () => '2.1.31',
     createBackup: (...args) => {
       createArguments = args;
-      return { key, record };
+      const expiration = args[3] === 'forever' ? null : new Date(new Date(args[2]).getTime() + 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+      return { key, record, expiresAt: expiration };
     },
     uploadBackup: async (uploadedRecord) => {
       events.push('upload');
@@ -112,6 +117,9 @@ function createFixture(overrides = {}) {
     get createdAt() {
       return createdAt;
     },
+    get expiresAt() {
+      return expiresAt;
+    },
     get createArguments() {
       return createArguments;
     }
@@ -174,14 +182,15 @@ describe('transactional online backup manager', () => {
     const result = await fixture.manager.createManaged();
 
     assert.deepEqual(fixture.events, ['prepare', 'upload', 'commit']);
-    assert.deepEqual(fixture.createArguments, [settings, '2.1.31', fixture.createdAt]);
+    assert.deepEqual(fixture.createArguments, [settings, '2.1.31', fixture.createdAt, '7d']);
     assert.match(fixture.createdAt, /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3}Z$/);
     assert.deepEqual(result, {
       ok: true,
       entry: {
         id,
         displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-        createdAt: fixture.createdAt
+        createdAt: fixture.createdAt,
+        expiresAt: fixture.expiresAt
       }
     });
     assert.equal(JSON.stringify(result).includes(key), false);
@@ -202,7 +211,8 @@ describe('transactional online backup manager', () => {
       entry: {
         id,
         displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-        createdAt: fixture.createdAt
+        createdAt: fixture.createdAt,
+        expiresAt: fixture.expiresAt
       }
     });
   });
@@ -445,7 +455,8 @@ describe('transactional online backup manager', () => {
       entries: [{
         id,
         displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-        createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z'
+        createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z',
+        expiresAt: null
       }]
     });
     fixture.keyring.list = async () => {
@@ -464,7 +475,8 @@ describe('transactional online backup manager', () => {
       entries: [{
         id,
         displayKey: `${key.slice(0, 9)}…${key.slice(-4)}`,
-        createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z'
+        createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z',
+        expiresAt: null
       }],
       warningCode: 'KEYRING_DECRYPT_FAILED',
       warning: 'Gespeicherter Online-Sicherungsschlüssel konnte nicht entschlüsselt werden'

tests/online-backup.test.js

@@ -49,7 +49,28 @@ describe('online backup key', () => {
     assert.equal(serialized.includes('secret-api-key'), false);
     assert.equal(serialized.includes('private-webhook'), false);
     assert.equal(serialized.includes(parsed.masterKey.toString('base64url')), false);
-    assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(created.record).sort(), ['blob', 'deleteVerifier', 'id']);
+    assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(created.record).sort(), ['blob', 'deleteVerifier', 'expiresInSeconds', 'id']);
+    assert.equal(created.record.expiresInSeconds, 604_800);
+  });
+
+  it('supports the allowed validity periods with seven days as the default', () => {
+    const { createOnlineBackup, normalizeOnlineBackupRetention } = require('../lib/online-backup');
+    const createdAt = '2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z';
+    const expected = new Map([
+      ['1d', [86_400, '2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z']],
+      ['3d', [259_200, '2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z']],
+      ['7d', [604_800, '2026-08-16T00:00:00.000Z']],
+      ['31d', [2_678_400, '2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z']],
+      ['forever', [null, null]]
+    ]);
+
+    assert.equal(createOnlineBackup(settings(), '2.1.41', createdAt).record.expiresInSeconds, 604_800);
+    for (const [retention, [seconds, expiresAt]] of expected) {
+      const created = createOnlineBackup(settings(), '2.1.41', createdAt, retention);
+      assert.equal(created.record.expiresInSeconds, seconds);
+      assert.equal(created.expiresAt, expiresAt);
+    }
+    assert.throws(() => normalizeOnlineBackupRetention('30d'), /Gültigkeitsdauer/i);
   });
 
   it('rejects corrupted keys, ciphertext and oversized settings', () => {

tests/package-build-files.test.js

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ test('exposes managed online backup operations through narrow IPC boundaries', (
   const mainSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'main.js'), 'utf8');
 
   assert.match(preloadSource, /listManagedOnlineBackups:\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('online-backup:list-managed'\)/u);
-  assert.match(preloadSource, /createManagedOnlineBackup:\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('online-backup:create-managed'\)/u);
+  assert.match(preloadSource, /createManagedOnlineBackup:\s*\(retention\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('online-backup:create-managed',\s*retention\)/u);
   assert.match(preloadSource, /copyManagedOnlineBackup:\s*\(id\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('online-backup:copy-managed',\s*id\)/u);
   assert.match(preloadSource, /deleteManagedOnlineBackup:\s*\(id\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('online-backup:delete-managed',\s*id\)/u);
   assert.match(preloadSource, /restoreOnlineBackup:\s*\(key\)\s*=>\s*ipcRenderer\.invoke\('online-backup:restore',\s*key\)/u);
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ test('exposes managed online backup operations through narrow IPC boundaries', (
   assert.match(mainSource, /decoded\.toString\('base64url'\)\s*!==\s*id/u);
   assert.doesNotMatch(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('online-backup:create'/u);
   assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('online-backup:list-managed',[\s\S]*?onlineBackupManager\.listManaged\(\)/u);
-  assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('online-backup:create-managed',[\s\S]*?onlineBackupManager\.createManaged\(\)/u);
+  assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('online-backup:create-managed',[\s\S]*?onlineBackupManager\.createManaged\(normalizeOnlineBackupRetention\(retention\)\)/u);
   assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('online-backup:copy-managed',[\s\S]*?onlineBackupManager\.copyManaged\(/u);
   assert.match(mainSource, /ipcMain\.handle\('online-backup:delete-managed',[\s\S]*?onlineBackupManager\.deleteManaged\(/u);
 });
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ test('managed online backup handlers reject every sender outside the local main
     ipcMain: { handle: (channel, handler) => handlers.set(channel, handler) },
     mainWindow,
     onlineBackupManager,
+    normalizeOnlineBackupRetention: value => value || '7d',
     path,
     pathToFileURL
   };

tests/settings-backup.test.js

@@ -7,7 +7,22 @@ describe('settings backup snapshot', () => {
     const input = {
       hosters: { 'voe.sx': [{ id: 'v1', username: 'user', password: 'secret', enabled: true }] },
       hosterSettings: { 'voe.sx': { retries: 7 } },
-      globalSettings: { alwaysOnTop: true, pendingQueue: [{ file: 'private.mkv' }] },
+      globalSettings: {
+        language: 'de',
+        autoHealthCheckEnabled: false,
+        alwaysOnTop: true,
+        pendingQueue: [{ file: 'private.mkv' }],
+        uploadRecovery: { jobs: ['private.mkv'] },
+        lastBrowseDirectory: 'Z:\\private',
+        folderMonitor: {
+          enabled: true,
+          folderPath: 'D:\\watch',
+          recursive: true,
+          paused: true,
+          pausedAt: 123,
+          telemetry: { detected: 8 }
+        }
+      },
       history: [{ file: 'done.mkv' }],
       rotationCursors: { 'voe.sx': 4 }
     };
@@ -17,13 +32,27 @@ describe('settings backup snapshot', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(snapshot, {
       hosters: input.hosters,
       hosterSettings: input.hosterSettings,
-      globalSettings: { alwaysOnTop: true, pendingQueue: null },
+      globalSettings: {
+        language: 'de',
+        autoHealthCheckEnabled: false,
+        alwaysOnTop: true,
+        pendingQueue: null,
+        uploadRecovery: null,
+        lastBrowseDirectory: '',
+        folderMonitor: {
+          enabled: true,
+          folderPath: 'D:\\watch',
+          recursive: true,
+          paused: false,
+          pausedAt: null
+        }
+      },
       history: []
     });
     assert.notEqual(snapshot.hosters, input.hosters);
   });
 
-  it('validates imports and clears only source-machine paths that do not exist locally', () => {
+  it('preserves configured paths, disables a missing monitored folder and reports both missing paths', () => {
     const { prepareImportedSettings } = require('../lib/settings-backup');
     const snapshot = {
       hosters: { 'byse.sx': [{ id: 'b1', apiKey: 'secret', enabled: true }] },
@@ -36,12 +65,19 @@ describe('settings backup snapshot', () => {
       }
     };
 
-    const imported = prepareImportedSettings(snapshot, { pathExists: () => false, pathDirname: (value) => value });
+    const warnings = [];
+    const imported = prepareImportedSettings(snapshot, { pathExists: () => false, pathDirname: (value) => value, warnings });
 
-    assert.equal(imported.globalSettings.logFilePath, '');
+    assert.equal(imported.globalSettings.logFilePath, 'Z:\\missing\\upload.log');
-    assert.deepEqual(imported.globalSettings.folderMonitor, { enabled: false, folderPath: '' });
+    assert.deepEqual(imported.globalSettings.folderMonitor, { enabled: false, folderPath: 'Z:\\missing\\watch', paused: false, pausedAt: null });
     assert.equal(imported.globalSettings.pendingQueue, null);
+    assert.equal(imported.globalSettings.uploadRecovery, null);
+    assert.equal(imported.globalSettings.lastBrowseDirectory, '');
     assert.deepEqual(imported.history, []);
+    assert.deepEqual(warnings, [
+      'Log-Dateipfad (Ordner nicht gefunden)',
+      'Ordnerüberwachung (Ordner nicht gefunden und deaktiviert)'
+    ]);
     assert.throws(() => prepareImportedSettings({ hosters: {} }), /ungültige Struktur/i);
   });
 });

tests/ui-smoke.js

@@ -63,18 +63,21 @@ let initialConfigReadDelayed = false;
 let startupLanguagePendingSnapshot = null;
 let managedOnlineBackupEntries = [
   { id: 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA', displayKey: 'MHU2-ABCD…1234', createdAt: '2026-08-20T08:00:00.000Z' },
-  { id: 'AQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQ', displayKey: 'MHU2-ZYXW…9876', createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z' }
+  { id: 'AQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQ', displayKey: 'MHU2-ZYXW…9876', createdAt: '2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z', expiresAt: '2026-09-22T10:00:00.000Z' },
+  { id: 'AwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAw', displayKey: 'MHU2-OLDK…0000', createdAt: '2026-08-01T10:00:00.000Z', expiresAt: '2026-08-02T10:00:00.000Z' }
 ];
 const managedOnlineBackupCopyIds = [];
 const managedOnlineBackupDeleteIds = [];
 let managedOnlineBackupCreateCalls = 0;
+const managedOnlineBackupCreateRetentions = [];
 let managedOnlineBackupDeleteMode = 'failure';
 let releaseManagedOnlineBackupDelete = null;
 const managedOnlineBackupHandlers = {
   'online-backup:list-managed': async () => ({ ok: true, entries: managedOnlineBackupEntries.map(entry => ({ ...entry })) }),
-  'online-backup:create-managed': async () => {
+  'online-backup:create-managed': async (_event, retention) => {
     managedOnlineBackupCreateCalls++;
-    const entry = { id: 'AgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg', displayKey: 'MHU2-QWER…4321', createdAt: '2026-08-23T12:00:00.000Z' };
+    managedOnlineBackupCreateRetentions.push(retention);
+    const entry = { id: 'AgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg', displayKey: 'MHU2-QWER…4321', createdAt: '2026-08-23T12:00:00.000Z', expiresAt: '2026-09-23T12:00:00.000Z' };
     managedOnlineBackupEntries = [...managedOnlineBackupEntries, entry];
     return { ok: true, entry: { ...entry } };
   },
@@ -1191,6 +1194,48 @@ setTimeout(async () => {
     check('Completed account checks expose their timestamp and release generation tokens', completedAccountCheckState.status === 'ok' && completedAccountCheckState.checkedAt === '2026-08-20T12:34:00.000Z' && completedAccountCheckState.subtitle.includes('geprüft') && completedAccountCheckState.generations === 0);
     restoreInitialIpcHandler('run-health-check');
 
+    ipcMain.removeHandler('run-health-check');
+    ipcMain.handle('run-health-check', (event, payload) => new Promise(resolve => {
+      const [first, second] = payload.hosters;
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        event.sender.send('health-check:result', {
+          requestId: payload.requestId,
+          checkedAt: '2026-08-20T12:35:00.000Z',
+          result: { accountId: first.accountId, hoster: first.hoster, status: 'ok', message: 'First ready' }
+        });
+      }, 20);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        const secondResult = { accountId: second.accountId, hoster: second.hoster, status: 'error', message: 'Second failed' };
+        event.sender.send('health-check:result', {
+          requestId: payload.requestId,
+          checkedAt: '2026-08-20T12:35:01.000Z',
+          result: secondResult
+        });
+        resolve({
+          checkedAt: '2026-08-20T12:35:01.000Z',
+          results: [
+            { accountId: first.accountId, hoster: first.hoster, status: 'ok', message: 'First ready' },
+            secondResult
+          ]
+        });
+      }, 180);
+    }));
+    const progressiveCheck = wc.executeJavaScript(\`(() => {
+      HOSTERS.forEach(name => { config.hosters[name] = []; });
+      config.hosters['byse.sx'] = [
+        { id: 'ui-progress-first', enabled: true, authType: 'api', apiKey: 'first-key' },
+        { id: 'ui-progress-second', enabled: true, authType: 'api', apiKey: 'second-key' }
+      ];
+      accountStatuses = {};
+      healthCheckRunning = false;
+      renderAccounts();
+      return runHealthCheck('manual');
+    })()\`);
+    const progressiveIntermediate = await waitUntil(() => wc.executeJavaScript(\`accountStatuses['ui-progress-first']?.status === 'ok' && accountStatuses['ui-progress-second']?.status === 'checking'\`));
+    const progressiveFinal = await progressiveCheck.then(() => wc.executeJavaScript(\`({ first: accountStatuses['ui-progress-first']?.status, second: accountStatuses['ui-progress-second']?.status, running: healthCheckRunning, generations: accountStatusGenerations.size })\`));
+    check('Batch account checks update each card as soon as that account finishes', progressiveIntermediate === true && progressiveFinal.first === 'ok' && progressiveFinal.second === 'error' && progressiveFinal.running === false && progressiveFinal.generations === 0);
+    restoreInitialIpcHandler('run-health-check');
+
     let resolveStaleAccountCheck = null;
     ipcMain.removeHandler('run-health-check');
     ipcMain.handle('run-health-check', () => new Promise(resolve => { resolveStaleAccountCheck = resolve; }));
@@ -1251,6 +1296,27 @@ setTimeout(async () => {
     const settingsActive = await wc.executeJavaScript('document.getElementById("settings-view")?.classList.contains("active")');
     check('Settings tab active', settingsActive);
 
+    const importedLanguageState = await wc.executeJavaScript(\`(() => {
+      const original = structuredClone(config);
+      const target = document.documentElement.lang === 'de' ? 'en' : 'de';
+      const targetAutoCheck = config.globalSettings.autoHealthCheckEnabled === false;
+      const imported = structuredClone(config);
+      imported.globalSettings.language = target;
+      imported.globalSettings.autoHealthCheckEnabled = targetAutoCheck;
+      applyImportedConfig(imported, 'Importiert');
+      const state = {
+        target,
+        documentLanguage: document.documentElement.lang,
+        urlLanguage: new URL(window.location.href).searchParams.get('language'),
+        inputLanguage: document.getElementById('languageInput')?.value,
+        targetAutoCheck,
+        importedAutoCheck: autoHealthCheckEnabled
+      };
+      applyImportedConfig(original, 'Zurückgesetzt');
+      return state;
+    })()\`);
+    check('Imported backup language and automatic account check apply immediately', importedLanguageState.documentLanguage === importedLanguageState.target && importedLanguageState.urlLanguage === importedLanguageState.target && importedLanguageState.inputLanguage === importedLanguageState.target && importedLanguageState.importedAutoCheck === importedLanguageState.targetAutoCheck);
+
     let updateCheckCallCount = 0;
     const updateCheckResolvers = [];
     ipcMain.removeHandler('app:check-updates');
@@ -1405,9 +1471,12 @@ setTimeout(async () => {
     check('Global parallel uploads default 0', parallel === '0');
 
     await wc.executeJavaScript('document.querySelector("[data-settings-page=\\'backup\\']")?.click()');
-    const onlineBackupControls = await wc.executeJavaScript('["createOnlineBackupBtn", "managedOnlineBackupHeading", "managedOnlineBackupList", "managedOnlineBackupRefreshStatus", "reloadManagedOnlineBackupsBtn", "onlineBackupKeyInput", "restoreOnlineBackupBtn", "onlineBackupStatus"].every(id => Boolean(document.getElementById(id))) && !document.getElementById("onlineBackupKeyOutput") && !document.getElementById("copyOnlineBackupKeyBtn")');
+    const onlineBackupControls = await wc.executeJavaScript('["createOnlineBackupBtn", "onlineBackupRetentionSelect", "managedOnlineBackupHeading", "managedOnlineBackupList", "managedOnlineBackupRefreshStatus", "reloadManagedOnlineBackupsBtn", "onlineBackupKeyInput", "restoreOnlineBackupBtn", "onlineBackupStatus"].every(id => Boolean(document.getElementById(id))) && !document.getElementById("onlineBackupKeyOutput") && !document.getElementById("copyOnlineBackupKeyBtn")');
     check('Online backup controls exist', onlineBackupControls);
 
+    const onlineBackupRetentionState = await wc.executeJavaScript('(() => { const select = document.getElementById("onlineBackupRetentionSelect"); const wrapper = select.closest(".online-backup-retention-select"); return { value: select.value, options: [...select.options].map(option => option.value + ":" + option.textContent), arrowRight: getComputedStyle(wrapper, "::after").right, fontSize: getComputedStyle(select).fontSize }; })()');
+    check('Online backup validity defaults to seven days and offers every requested duration', onlineBackupRetentionState.value === '7d' && onlineBackupRetentionState.options.join('|') === '1d:24 Stunden|3d:3 Tage|7d:7 Tage (Standard)|31d:31 Tage|forever:Unbegrenzt' && onlineBackupRetentionState.arrowRight === '14px' && parseFloat(onlineBackupRetentionState.fontSize) >= 10);
+
     const onlineBackupKeyContract = await wc.executeJavaScript('document.getElementById("onlineBackupKeyInput")?.maxLength + "|" + document.getElementById("onlineBackupKeyInput")?.getAttribute("pattern")');
     check('Online backup input enforces the 75-character MHU key format', onlineBackupKeyContract === '75|MHU2-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{70}');
 
@@ -1415,8 +1484,21 @@ setTimeout(async () => {
     check('Online backup uses a narrow managed preload bridge', onlineBackupBridge === 'function|function|function|function|function|undefined');
 
     const managedOnlineBackupLoaded = await waitUntil(() => wc.executeJavaScript('document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-row").length === 2'));
-    const managedOnlineBackupInitialState = await wc.executeJavaScript('(() => ({ keys: [...document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-key")].map(element => element.textContent), described: [...document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-row")].every(row => [...row.querySelectorAll("button")].every(button => button.getAttribute("aria-describedby") === row.querySelector(".online-backup-managed-key").id)), secretInBody: /MHU2-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{70}/.test(document.body.textContent) }))()');
+    const managedOnlineBackupInitialState = await wc.executeJavaScript('(() => ({ keys: [...document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-key")].map(element => element.textContent), metadata: [...document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-created")].map(element => element.textContent), described: [...document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-row")].every(row => [...row.querySelectorAll("button")].every(button => button.getAttribute("aria-describedby") === row.querySelector(".online-backup-managed-key").id)), secretInBody: /MHU2-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{70}/.test(document.body.textContent) }))()');
-    check('Managed online backups render canonical masked IDs with accessible actions', managedOnlineBackupLoaded === true && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.keys.join('|') === 'MHU2-ZYXW…9876|MHU2-ABCD…1234' && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.described === true && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.secretInBody === false);
+    check('Managed online backups render validity, hide expired entries and keep accessible actions', managedOnlineBackupLoaded === true && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.keys.join('|') === 'MHU2-ZYXW…9876|MHU2-ABCD…1234' && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.metadata[0].includes('Gültig bis') && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.metadata[1].includes('Unbegrenzt gültig') && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.described === true && managedOnlineBackupInitialState.secretInBody === false);
+
+    const expiringUiEntry = {
+      id: 'BAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBA',
+      displayKey: 'MHU2-TEMP…5555',
+      createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 1_000).toISOString(),
+      expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + 400).toISOString()
+    };
+    managedOnlineBackupEntries = [...managedOnlineBackupEntries, expiringUiEntry];
+    await wc.executeJavaScript('loadManagedOnlineBackups()');
+    const expiringUiEntryAppeared = await waitUntil(() => wc.executeJavaScript('[...document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-row")].some(element => element.dataset.managedOnlineBackupId === "BAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBA")'));
+    const expiringUiEntryDisappeared = await waitUntil(() => wc.executeJavaScript('![...document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-row")].some(element => element.dataset.managedOnlineBackupId === "BAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBA")'), 2000);
+    managedOnlineBackupEntries = managedOnlineBackupEntries.filter(entry => entry.id !== expiringUiEntry.id);
+    check('A managed online key disappears automatically when its validity expires', expiringUiEntryAppeared === true && expiringUiEntryDisappeared === true);
 
     await wc.executeJavaScript('document.querySelector(".online-backup-managed-row .online-backup-copy-btn").click()');
     await waitUntil(() => managedOnlineBackupCopyIds.length === 1);
@@ -1443,10 +1525,10 @@ setTimeout(async () => {
     const managedDeleteSuccessState = await wc.executeJavaScript('(() => ({ key: document.querySelector(".online-backup-managed-key")?.textContent, status: document.getElementById("onlineBackupStatus")?.textContent, focusAction: document.activeElement?.dataset.managedOnlineBackupAction, focusId: document.activeElement?.dataset.managedOnlineBackupId, secretInBody: /MHU2-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{70}/.test(document.body.textContent) }))()');
     check('Managed online backup row disappears only after successful deletion and focuses the neighboring action', managedDeletePendingState.count === 2 && managedDeletePendingState.controlsDisabled === true && managedDeleteSucceeded === true && managedDeleteSuccessState.key === 'MHU2-ABCD…1234' && managedDeleteSuccessState.status === 'Schlüssel gelöscht' && managedDeleteSuccessState.focusAction === 'delete' && managedDeleteSuccessState.focusId === 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' && managedDeleteSuccessState.secretInBody === false);
 
-    await wc.executeJavaScript('document.getElementById("createOnlineBackupBtn").click()');
+    await wc.executeJavaScript('document.getElementById("onlineBackupRetentionSelect").value = "31d"; document.getElementById("createOnlineBackupBtn").click()');
     const managedCreateSucceeded = await waitUntil(() => wc.executeJavaScript('document.querySelectorAll(".online-backup-managed-row").length === 2'));
     const managedCreateState = await wc.executeJavaScript('(() => ({ first: document.querySelector(".online-backup-managed-key")?.textContent, status: document.getElementById("onlineBackupStatus")?.textContent, secretInBody: /MHU2-[A-Za-z0-9_-]{70}/.test(document.body.textContent) }))()');
-    check('Creating a managed online backup inserts the returned entry with the exact success text', managedOnlineBackupCreateCalls === 1 && managedCreateSucceeded === true && managedCreateState.first === 'MHU2-QWER…4321' && managedCreateState.status === 'Neuer Schlüssel erstellt.' && managedCreateState.secretInBody === false);
+    check('Creating a managed online backup passes the chosen validity and inserts the returned entry', managedOnlineBackupCreateCalls === 1 && managedOnlineBackupCreateRetentions.join('|') === '31d' && managedCreateSucceeded === true && managedCreateState.first === 'MHU2-QWER…4321' && managedCreateState.status === 'Neuer Schlüssel erstellt.' && managedCreateState.secretInBody === false);
 
     const invalidOnlineBackup = await wc.executeJavaScript('document.getElementById("onlineBackupKeyInput").value = "MHU2-short"; document.getElementById("onlineBackupKeyInput").dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true })); document.getElementById("restoreOnlineBackupBtn").disabled + "|" + document.getElementById("onlineBackupStatus").textContent');
     check('Invalid online backup keys stay blocked with visible guidance', invalidOnlineBackup === 'true|Der Schlüssel muss exakt 75 Zeichen lang sein.');