diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/css/setup-wizard.css b/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/css/setup-wizard.css
index 746fad9..dacc61a 100755
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/css/setup-wizard.css
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/css/setup-wizard.css
@@ -1372,6 +1372,16 @@ body.setup-wizard-open .custom-select-popup { z-index: 10001; }
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
+/* Fills that same slot. Muted by default so the row reads name-first, and it
+   picks up the accent with the rest of the card on hover. */
+.setup-storage-icon {
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  color: rgba(var(--text-rgb), 0.55);
+}
+.setup-storage-card:hover .setup-storage-icon { color: var(--accent); }
+
 /* Divider between "where apps go regardless" and "what you can opt into". */
 .setup-storage-divider {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/js/setup-wizard.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/js/setup-wizard.js
index b0ff706..d251c35 100755
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/js/setup-wizard.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/core/setup/js/setup-wizard.js
@@ -570,6 +570,27 @@ class SetupWizard {
     return s.mount && s.mount !== '/' ? s.mount : (s.path || 'Default location');
   }
 
+  // The 20px slot in these cards exists to line them up with the app cards,
+  // which carry an icon — so it was reserving room for a picture and then
+  // showing nothing. Inline SVG rather than an asset: one glyph each, stroked
+  // in currentColor so it follows the theme.
+  _cardIcon(kind) {
+    const svg = (d) => `<svg class="setup-storage-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"
+      stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"
+      aria-hidden="true">${d}</svg>`;
+    switch (kind) {
+      case 'cloud':                       // S3, B2 — someone else's disk
+        return svg('<path d="M17.5 19a4.5 4.5 0 0 0 .5-8.97 6 6 0 0 0-11.66-1.4A3.75 3.75 0 0 0 6.5 19z"/>');
+      case 'server':                      // SFTP — a machine you can name
+        return svg('<rect x="3" y="4" width="18" height="7" rx="1.5"/><rect x="3" y="13" width="18" height="7" rx="1.5"/><path d="M7 7.5h.01M7 16.5h.01"/>');
+      case 'peer':                        // another LibrePortal
+        return svg('<circle cx="7" cy="12" r="2.6"/><circle cx="17" cy="12" r="2.6"/><path d="M9.6 12h4.8"/>');
+      case 'disk':
+      default:                            // a local drive
+        return svg('<rect x="3" y="5" width="18" height="14" rx="2"/><path d="M7 9.5h10M7 14.5h6"/><circle cx="17.2" cy="14.5" r="1"/>');
+    }
+  }
+
   _storageCard(c, key, opts) {
     const o = opts || {};
     const refused = c.verdict === 'refuse';
@@ -582,7 +603,7 @@ class SetupWizard {
 
     return `
       <div class="setup-app setup-storage-card${refused ? ' setup-storage-disabled' : ''} setup-storage-locked">
-        <span class="setup-storage-spacer" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        ${this._cardIcon('disk')}
         <span class="setup-app-body">
           <span class="setup-app-name">${this.escapeHtml(title)} ${badge}</span>
           <span class="setup-app-desc">
@@ -797,7 +818,7 @@ class SetupWizard {
         : `${this.escapeHtml(l.type.toUpperCase())} \u00b7 ${this.escapeHtml(l.ssh_host || l.host || '')}`;
       return `
         <div class="setup-app setup-storage-card setup-storage-locked">
-          <span class="setup-storage-spacer" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+          ${this._cardIcon(l.type === 'local' ? 'disk' : (l.type === 'sftp' ? 'server' : (l.type === 'peer' ? 'peer' : 'cloud')))}
           <span class="setup-app-body">
             <span class="setup-app-name">${this.escapeHtml(l.name)} ${badge} ${warn}</span>
             <span class="setup-app-desc">${this.escapeHtml(where)}</span>
@@ -815,12 +836,9 @@ class SetupWizard {
     const add = box.querySelector('#sw-backup-add');
     if (add) add.addEventListener('click', () => this.showBackupDestModal(-1));
 
-    if (note) {
-      const offsite = this.backupLocations.some(l => l.type !== 'local');
-      note.innerHTML = offsite
-        ? ''
-        : 'Everything here is on this machine. That protects against deletions and bad updates \u2014 but not against losing the machine. Add an SFTP or S3 destination for that.';
-    }
+    // No standing note here. The cards already say where each destination is,
+    // and a paragraph that never changes is furniture.
+    if (note) note.innerHTML = '';
   }
 
   // Add or edit a destination. Local wants a path; everything else wants