diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/index.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/index.js
index af103ce..7bbd544 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/index.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/index.js
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ LP.features.register({
     // Drop OverviewPage's task-refresh registration so a finished verify/update
     // task doesn't repaint a torn-down board.
     try { ctx.services.tasks.refresh && ctx.services.tasks.refresh.unregister('overview-page'); } catch (_) {}
+    // Each sub-page binds a document-level click listener; nulling the global
+    // alone leaks it (the backup-stacking bug class), so abort each first.
+    try { window.overviewPage && window.overviewPage.dispose && window.overviewPage.dispose(); } catch (_) {}
+    try { window.systemPage && window.systemPage.dispose && window.systemPage.dispose(); } catch (_) {}
+    try { window.sshPage && window.sshPage.dispose && window.sshPage.dispose(); } catch (_) {}
+    try { window.peersPage && window.peersPage.dispose && window.peersPage.dispose(); } catch (_) {}
     window.overviewPage = null;
     window.systemPage = null;
     window.sshPage = null;
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/overview/js/overview-page.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/overview/js/overview-page.js
index ada47ee..d5f28a4 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/overview/js/overview-page.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/overview/js/overview-page.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class OverviewPage {
         this.rootId = rootId;
         this.taskManager = (typeof TaskManager !== 'undefined') ? new TaskManager() : null;
         this._bound = false;
+        this._ac = new AbortController();
     }
 
     root() { return document.getElementById(this.rootId); }
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ class OverviewPage {
             if (go) { this.go(go.dataset.adminGo); return; }
             if (e.target.closest('[data-admin-update]')) { this.runUpdate(); return; }
             if (e.target.closest('[data-admin-verify]')) { this.runVerify(); return; }
-        });
+        }, { signal: this._ac.signal });
         // When a verify or update task finishes, re-read the integrity status
         // and re-render so the badge reflects reality without a manual reload.
         // Registered with the task-refresh coordinator (single source of truth).
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ class OverviewPage {
         });
     }
 
+    dispose() { try { this._ac && this._ac.abort(); } catch (_) {} }
+
     go(where) {
         if (where === 'backup') {
             window.spaClean?.navigate('/backup', true);
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/peers/js/peers-page.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/peers/js/peers-page.js
index a2f5351..6e96106 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/peers/js/peers-page.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/peers/js/peers-page.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class PeersPage {
         this.backupLocations = [];        // populated for the loc_idx dropdown
         this.taskManager = (typeof TaskManager !== 'undefined') ? new TaskManager() : null;
         this.eventBound = false;
+        this._ac = new AbortController();
     }
 
     async init() {
@@ -71,9 +72,11 @@ class PeersPage {
                 this.closeAllModals();
                 return;
             }
-        });
+        }, { signal: this._ac.signal });
     }
 
+    dispose() { try { this._ac && this._ac.abort(); } catch (_) {} }
+
     render() {
         const list  = document.getElementById('peers-list');
         const empty = document.getElementById('peers-empty');
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/ssh/js/ssh-page.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/ssh/js/ssh-page.js
index 19047db..9a97aa6 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/ssh/js/ssh-page.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/ssh/js/ssh-page.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class SshPage {
         this.taskManager = (typeof TaskManager !== 'undefined') ? new TaskManager() : null;
         this.data = null;
         this._bound = false;
+        this._ac = new AbortController();
     }
 
     root() { return document.getElementById(this.rootId); }
@@ -51,9 +52,11 @@ class SshPage {
             if (rm) { this.removeKey(rm.dataset.fp); return; }
             const tog = e.target.closest('[data-action="ssh-toggle-password"]');
             if (tog) { this.togglePassword(tog.dataset.next); return; }
-        });
+        }, { signal: this._ac.signal });
     }
 
+    dispose() { try { this._ac && this._ac.abort(); } catch (_) {} }
+
     render() {
         const root = this.root();
         if (!root) return;
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/system/js/system-page.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/system/js/system-page.js
index c17d200..dcef39e 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/system/js/system-page.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/admin/system/js/system-page.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class SystemPage {
         this.d = {};
         // Active sub-view renderer. Disposed on each init().
         this._subview = null;
+        this._ac = new AbortController();
     }
 
     root() { return document.getElementById(this.rootId); }
@@ -157,9 +158,11 @@ class SystemPage {
                 if (window.navigateToRoute) window.navigateToRoute('/admin/system/storage');
                 return;
             }
-        });
+        }, { signal: this._ac.signal });
     }
 
+    dispose() { try { this._ac && this._ac.abort(); } catch (_) {} }
+
     /* ---- formatting helpers (used by sub-pages via window.SystemFmt) ---- */
     escape(s) { return String(s ?? '').replace(/[&<>"']/g, c => ({ '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;', '"': '&quot;', "'": '&#39;' }[c])); }
     bytes(n) {
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/app-tabbed-manager.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/app-tabbed-manager.js
index b61029f..6297ff6 100755
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/app-tabbed-manager.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/app-tabbed-manager.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class AppTabbedManager {
     this.tasksManager = new TasksManager();
     this.appsManager = new AppsManager();
     this.initialized = false;
+    this._ac = new AbortController();   // backs teardown of the watchdog + popstate listeners (dispose())
     
     // Button state management
     this.disabledButtons = new Set();
@@ -614,11 +615,11 @@ class AppTabbedManager {
         this._reconcileTimer = setTimeout(tick, next);
       };
       this._reconcileTimer = setTimeout(tick, 1500);
-      window.addEventListener('taskBusReady', reconcile);
-      window.addEventListener('focus', reconcile);
+      window.addEventListener('taskBusReady', reconcile, { signal: this._ac.signal });
+      window.addEventListener('focus', reconcile, { signal: this._ac.signal });
       document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
         if (document.visibilityState === 'visible') reconcile();
-      });
+      }, { signal: this._ac.signal });
     }
 
     // Set current app from URL BEFORE setting up URL monitoring
@@ -687,7 +688,20 @@ class AppTabbedManager {
       if (this.currentApp && newAppName !== this.currentApp) {
         this.updateApp(newAppName);
       }
-    });
+    }, { signal: this._ac.signal });
+  }
+
+  // Release everything bound for this mount so navigating away doesn't leave the
+  // reconcile loop + window/document listeners firing on the stale singleton (the
+  // backup-stacking bug class). Re-armed on the next initialize().
+  dispose() {
+    try { this._ac && this._ac.abort(); } catch (_) {}
+    this._ac = new AbortController();
+    if (this._reconcileTimer) { clearTimeout(this._reconcileTimer); this._reconcileTimer = null; }
+    this._watchdogStarted = false;
+    this._listenersWired = false;
+    try { window.servicesManager && window.servicesManager.unload && window.servicesManager.unload(); } catch (_) {}
+    try { window.toolsManager && window.toolsManager.unload && window.toolsManager.unload(); } catch (_) {}
   }
 
   // Watch for new tasks and switch to logs tab
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/index.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/index.js
index 9c276a8..fc7a3ac 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/index.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/index.js
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ LP.features.register({
   },
 
   async unmount() {
-    // No-op: appsManager / appTabbedManager are shared system-loader singletons.
-    // The dirty-config nav guard fires in navigate() before unmount.
+    // appsManager / appTabbedManager are shared singletons (never null them), but
+    // the detail view's per-mount resources DO need releasing: the reconcile loop,
+    // the watchdog window/document listeners, and the active tab's Services
+    // intervals + log SSE. dispose() handles all of it (re-armed on next mount).
+    // The dirty-config nav guard still fires in navigate() before unmount.
+    try { window.appTabbedManager && window.appTabbedManager.dispose && window.appTabbedManager.dispose(); } catch (_) {}
   },
 });
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/dashboard/index.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/dashboard/index.js
index d133e19..b26672d 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/dashboard/index.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/dashboard/index.js
@@ -27,16 +27,18 @@ LP.features.register({
       if (typeof loadDashboardData === 'function') loadDashboardData();
     }, 100);
     ctx.sub(() => clearTimeout(reloadTimer));
+
+    // Stop the 1 Hz update-countdown interval + drop this view's LiveSystem
+    // subscription on navigation away — both are module-private in data-loader.js
+    // and otherwise outlive the page (the leak class). ctx.teardown runs these.
+    ctx.sub(() => { if (typeof stopUpdateCountdown === 'function') stopUpdateCountdown(); });
+    ctx.sub(() => { if (typeof detachDashboardLive === 'function') detachDashboardLive(); });
   },
 
   async unmount() {
-    // Nothing this view owns is destroyable from here: the dashboard has no
-    // handler-newed controller and no system-loader singleton to tear down.
-    // The pending reload timer is cancelled via the ctx.sub() above (ctx.teardown).
-    // The 1 Hz LiveSystem SSE sub (attachDashboardLive) self-releases on its
-    // next sample once the dashboard DOM is gone, and the 1 s update countdown
-    // is a module-private interval with no exported stopper (pre-existing; it
-    // self-clears on the next dashboard mount). Both are noted for the Phase 5
-    // dashboard cleanup; neither is reachable here.
+    // This view's teardown is all registered via ctx.sub() in mount() and runs
+    // in ctx.teardown(): the pending reload timer, the 1 Hz update-countdown
+    // interval (stopUpdateCountdown), and this view's LiveSystem subscription
+    // (detachDashboardLive). No handler-newed controller or singleton to tear down.
   },
 });
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/index.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/index.js
index b412c66..a4cd25c 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/index.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ LP.features.register({
 
     if (window.tasksManager) {
       await window.tasksManager.init();
+      // Re-arm the global live-log poller (idempotent) — it's first started in
+      // the constructor, which doesn't re-run, so a revisit after unmount cleared
+      // it would otherwise have no poller. unmount() clears it again.
+      if (typeof window.tasksManager.startGlobalLiveLogUpdater === 'function') window.tasksManager.startGlobalLiveLogUpdater();
     } else {
       // Don't throw — matches handleTasks: the page still renders, task
       // functionality is just limited until the task-system component is ready.
@@ -31,6 +35,17 @@ LP.features.register({
       clearInterval(tm.refreshInterval);
       tm.refreshInterval = null;
     }
+    // The global live-log poller (constructor-started, handle was discarded) and
+    // any still-running per-task monitors — release them so they don't keep
+    // firing on a torn-down page.
+    if (tm && tm.globalLiveLogInterval) {
+      clearInterval(tm.globalLiveLogInterval);
+      tm.globalLiveLogInterval = null;
+    }
+    if (tm && tm.taskMonitors) {
+      for (const stop of Array.from(tm.taskMonitors.values())) { try { stop(); } catch (_) {} }
+      tm.taskMonitors.clear();
+    }
     // Stop any open per-task log streams this view started (each removes its own
     // SSE listeners + map entry). Snapshot keys first — stopLogStreaming mutates
     // the map. Does NOT touch the shared bus.
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-log-stream.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-log-stream.js
index d906b95..b5064e9 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-log-stream.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-log-stream.js
@@ -200,9 +200,11 @@ Object.assign(TasksManager.prototype, {
   },
   // Start global live log updater - simple 2-second updates for all running tasks
   startGlobalLiveLogUpdater() {
-    
+    // Idempotent + keep the handle so unmount can clear it (it was discarded
+    // before — a permanent 2 s poll that outlived the page).
+    if (this.globalLiveLogInterval) return;
     // Update every 2 seconds
-    setInterval(async () => {
+    this.globalLiveLogInterval = setInterval(async () => {
       
       // Find all running tasks
       const runningTasks = this.tasks.filter(task => task.status === 'running');
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-row-expand.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-row-expand.js
index b02aadc..48e0bf2 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-row-expand.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/tasks/js/tasks-row-expand.js
@@ -92,10 +92,19 @@ Object.assign(TasksManager.prototype, {
       this.stopLogStreaming(taskId);
       window.removeEventListener('taskUpdated', onUpdate);
       window.removeEventListener('taskCompleted', onComplete);
+      if (this.taskMonitors) this.taskMonitors.delete(taskId);
     };
 
     window.addEventListener('taskUpdated', onUpdate);
     window.addEventListener('taskCompleted', onComplete);
+    // Track this monitor so the tasks module's unmount() can release it if the
+    // user navigates away while the task is still running (these window
+    // listeners + interval otherwise outlive the page until the task completes).
+    (this.taskMonitors = this.taskMonitors || new Map()).set(taskId, () => {
+      if (statusUpdateInterval) { clearInterval(statusUpdateInterval); statusUpdateInterval = null; }
+      window.removeEventListener('taskUpdated', onUpdate);
+      window.removeEventListener('taskCompleted', onComplete);
+    });
   },
   // Auto-expand a task when it's created
   async autoExpandTask(taskId) {
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/data-loader/js/data-loader.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/data-loader/js/data-loader.js
index 544d09b..026e958 100755
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/data-loader/js/data-loader.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/data-loader/js/data-loader.js
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ async function loadDashboardData() {
 // Countdown timer for next automatic update
 let updateCountdownInterval = null;
 
+function stopUpdateCountdown() {
+  if (updateCountdownInterval) { clearInterval(updateCountdownInterval); updateCountdownInterval = null; }
+}
+
 function startUpdateCountdown() {
   // Clear any existing countdown
   if (updateCountdownInterval) {
@@ -467,6 +471,9 @@ async function loadSystemInfo() {
 // ticker feeds both. Cleanup hangs off a route-change check: if the dashboard
 // DOM goes away we drop the sub on the next sample.
 let _dashboardLiveUnsub = null;
+function detachDashboardLive() {
+  if (typeof _dashboardLiveUnsub === 'function') { try { _dashboardLiveUnsub(); } catch (_) {} _dashboardLiveUnsub = null; }
+}
 function attachDashboardLive() {
   if (!window.LiveSystem) return;
   if (_dashboardLiveUnsub) { try { _dashboardLiveUnsub(); } catch (_) {} _dashboardLiveUnsub = null; }