diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/backup.css b/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/backup.css
index bcb5e05..fe042c8 100755
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/backup.css
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/css/backup.css
@@ -794,6 +794,12 @@
     transform: translateX(16px);
 }
 
+/* Enable/disable toggle in a location row header — sits between the row
+   info and the expand chevron, controlling the location without expanding it. */
+.backup-loc-enable-toggle {
+    margin-right: 6px;
+}
+
 /* Repo card extras */
 .backup-repo-stats {
     display: flex;
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js
index c4cfdb2..6a0a489 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ const BACKUP_LOC_FIELD_DEFS = {
 };
 
 const BACKUP_LOC_FIELDS_BY_TYPE = {
-    local:  ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'PATH_MODE', 'PATH', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
-    sftp:   ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'SSH_USER', 'SSH_HOST', 'SSH_PORT', 'SSH_PATH', 'SSH_AUTH', 'SSH_PASS', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
-    rest:   ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
-    s3:     ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'S3_ACCESS_KEY', 'S3_SECRET_KEY', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
-    b2:     ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'B2_ACCOUNT_ID', 'B2_ACCOUNT_KEY', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
-    gs:     ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
-    azure:  ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
-    rclone: ['NAME', 'ENABLED', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY']
+    local:  ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'PATH_MODE', 'PATH', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
+    sftp:   ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'SSH_USER', 'SSH_HOST', 'SSH_PORT', 'SSH_PATH', 'SSH_AUTH', 'SSH_PASS', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
+    rest:   ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
+    s3:     ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'S3_ACCESS_KEY', 'S3_SECRET_KEY', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
+    b2:     ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'B2_ACCOUNT_ID', 'B2_ACCOUNT_KEY', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
+    gs:     ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
+    azure:  ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY'],
+    rclone: ['NAME', 'ENGINE', 'TYPE', 'URI', 'APPEND_ONLY']
 };
 
 function backupRetentionDetectPreset(values, includeInherit = false) {
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ class BackupPage {
                 return;
             }
 
+            const locEnable = e.target.closest('[data-action="toggle-location-enabled"]');
+            if (locEnable) {
+                const cb = locEnable.querySelector('input[type="checkbox"]');
+                this.setLocationEnabled(parseInt(locEnable.dataset.loc, 10), cb ? cb.checked : true);
+                return;
+            }
+
             const locHeader = e.target.closest('[data-action="toggle-location"]');
             if (locHeader) {
                 this.toggleLocationExpand(parseInt(locHeader.dataset.loc, 10));
@@ -546,6 +553,10 @@ class BackupPage {
                         <span class="backup-location-row-sep">·</span>
                         <span class="backup-location-row-stat">${size}</span>
                     </div>
+                    <span class="backup-toggle backup-loc-enable-toggle" data-action="toggle-location-enabled" data-loc="${l.idx}" title="${l.enabled ? 'Enabled — click to disable this location' : 'Disabled — click to enable this location'}">
+                        <input type="checkbox" ${l.enabled ? 'checked' : ''} aria-label="Enable this location">
+                        <span class="backup-toggle-slider"></span>
+                    </span>
                     <svg class="backup-location-chevron" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
                         <polyline points="6 9 12 15 18 9"></polyline>
                     </svg>
@@ -585,16 +596,31 @@ class BackupPage {
 
         return `
             <div class="config-category backup-location-config" data-section="location-${idx}">
-                <h3>Connection</h3>
-                <div class="backup-location-connection-fields" id="backup-location-${idx}-connection">
-                    ${this.renderLocFields(idx, connectionFields, l)}
+                <div class="domains-wrapper">
+                    <div class="domains-header">
+                        <div>
+                            <h3>Connection</h3>
+                            <p class="category-description">How LibrePortal connects to this storage location.</p>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="domains-divider"></div>
+                    <div class="backup-location-connection-fields" id="backup-location-${idx}-connection">
+                        ${this.renderLocFields(idx, connectionFields, l)}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="config-category backup-location-config">
-                <h3>Retention</h3>
-                <p class="category-description">When to delete old backups from this location.</p>
-                <div id="backup-location-${idx}-retention">
-                    ${this.formRetention(`CFG_BACKUP_LOC_${idx}_`, retentionValues, true)}
+                <div class="domains-wrapper">
+                    <div class="domains-header">
+                        <div>
+                            <h3>Retention</h3>
+                            <p class="category-description">When to delete old backups from this location.</p>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="domains-divider"></div>
+                    <div id="backup-location-${idx}-retention">
+                        ${this.formRetention(`CFG_BACKUP_LOC_${idx}_`, retentionValues, true)}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="backup-location-actions">
@@ -964,7 +990,6 @@ class BackupPage {
        "Custom…" is selected. */
     formRetention(prefix, values, includeInherit = false) {
         const preset = backupRetentionDetectPreset(values, includeInherit);
-        const meta = BACKUP_RETENTION_PRESET_META[preset];
         const presetOptions = Object.entries(BACKUP_RETENTION_PRESET_META)
             .filter(([k]) => k !== 'inherit-global' || includeInherit)
             .map(([k, v]) => `<option value="${k}" ${k === preset ? 'selected' : ''}>${this.escape(v.label)}</option>`)
@@ -977,10 +1002,9 @@ class BackupPage {
         return `
             <div class="backup-form-grid backup-retention-block" data-retention-prefix="${this.escape(prefix)}" data-retention-allow-inherit="${includeInherit ? '1' : '0'}">
                 <label class="backup-form-row">
-                    <span class="backup-form-label">Backup style</span>
+                    <span class="backup-form-label">Backup style <span class="tooltip" title="Use whatever the Configuration tab specifies. Pick something else here only when this location needs a different policy.">ℹ️</span></span>
                     <select class="form-control" data-retention-preset>${presetOptions}</select>
                 </label>
-                <div class="backup-retention-hint backup-card-hint" data-retention-hint>${this.escape(meta?.hint || '')}</div>
                 ${customRetentionHidden}
             </div>
             <div class="backup-retention-advanced" data-retention-advanced ${preset === 'custom' ? '' : 'hidden'}>
@@ -1002,8 +1026,6 @@ class BackupPage {
         const prefix = block.dataset.retentionPrefix;
         const allowInherit = block.dataset.retentionAllowInherit === '1';
         const preset = selectEl.value;
-        const hintEl = block.querySelector('[data-retention-hint]');
-        if (hintEl) hintEl.textContent = BACKUP_RETENTION_PRESET_META[preset]?.hint || '';
 
         if (preset === 'custom') {
             if (advanced) advanced.hidden = false;
@@ -1437,6 +1459,20 @@ class BackupPage {
 
     /* ----- Generic save handler ----- */
 
+    async setLocationEnabled(idx, enabled) {
+        const encoded = `CFG_BACKUP_LOC_${idx}_ENABLED=${enabled ? 'true' : 'false'}`;
+        try {
+            if (!window.tasksManager?.router) throw new Error('Task system not available');
+            await window.tasksManager.router.routeAction('config_update', {
+                changes: `'${encoded.replace(/'/g, "'\\''")}'`
+            });
+            this.notify(`${enabled ? 'Enabling' : 'Disabling'} this location…`, 'success');
+            setTimeout(() => this.reloadAfterSave(), 2500);
+        } catch (err) {
+            this.notify(`Save failed: ${err.message || err}`, 'error');
+        }
+    }
+
     async saveSection(sectionId) {
         let scope;
         if (sectionId.startsWith('location-')) {