diff --git a/lib/jmap/client.ts b/lib/jmap/client.ts
index 8b00f3f4..dc88b49f 100644
--- a/lib/jmap/client.ts
+++ b/lib/jmap/client.ts
@@ -4153,6 +4153,7 @@ export class JMAPClient implements IJMAPClient {
       [["FileNode/set", {
         accountId,
         destroy: ids,
+        onDestroyRemoveChildren: true,
       }, "fns0"]],
       this.fileUsing(),
     );
@@ -4161,9 +4162,18 @@ export class JMAPClient implements IJMAPClient {
     if (!result || result[0] === "error") {
       throw new Error(result?.[1]?.description || "FileNode/set destroy failed");
     }
+
+    const notDestroyedMap: Record<string, { type?: string; description?: string }> = result[1].notDestroyed || {};
+    const notDestroyedIds = Object.keys(notDestroyedMap);
+
+    if (notDestroyedIds.length > 0) {
+      const firstError = notDestroyedMap[notDestroyedIds[0]];
+      throw new Error(firstError?.description || `Failed to delete ${notDestroyedIds.length} file(s)`);
+    }
+
     return {
       destroyed: result[1].destroyed || [],
-      notDestroyed: result[1].notDestroyed ? Object.keys(result[1].notDestroyed) : [],
+      notDestroyed: [],
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/stores/file-store.ts b/stores/file-store.ts
index f053b350..5b78e175 100644
--- a/stores/file-store.ts
+++ b/stores/file-store.ts
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ export const useFileStore = create<FileState>((set, get) => ({
   },
 
   deleteResource: async (name: string) => {
-    const { client, resources, refresh } = get();
+    const { client, resources, recentFiles, refresh } = get();
     if (!client) return;
 
     const resource = resources.find(r => r.name === name);
@@ -428,11 +428,15 @@ export const useFileStore = create<FileState>((set, get) => ({
     }
 
     await client.destroyFileNodes(idsToDelete);
+    const deletedIdSet = new Set(idsToDelete);
+    const nextRecentFiles = recentFiles.filter(r => !deletedIdSet.has(r.id));
+    set({ recentFiles: nextRecentFiles });
+    try { localStorage.setItem('files-recent-files', JSON.stringify(nextRecentFiles)); } catch { /* ignore */ }
     await refresh();
   },
 
   deleteResources: async (names: string[]) => {
-    const { client, resources, refresh } = get();
+    const { client, resources, recentFiles, refresh } = get();
     if (!client) return;
 
     const idsToDelete: string[] = [];
@@ -457,7 +461,11 @@ export const useFileStore = create<FileState>((set, get) => ({
     if (idsToDelete.length === 0) return;
 
     await client.destroyFileNodes(idsToDelete);
+    const deletedIdSet = new Set(idsToDelete);
+    const nextRecentFiles = recentFiles.filter(r => !deletedIdSet.has(r.id));
     set({ selectedResources: new Set() });
+    set({ recentFiles: nextRecentFiles });
+    try { localStorage.setItem('files-recent-files', JSON.stringify(nextRecentFiles)); } catch { /* ignore */ }
     await refresh();
   },