diff --git a/Features/Backup/BackupView.swift b/Features/Backup/BackupView.swift
index 74461e4..8cde1e6 100644
--- a/Features/Backup/BackupView.swift
+++ b/Features/Backup/BackupView.swift
@@ -346,28 +346,29 @@ struct BackupView: View {
         return base
     }
 
-    private var alreadySafeDisplayCount: Int {
-        let total = statusService.snapshot.phoneTotal
-        guard total > 0 else { return 0 }
-        let base = statusService.snapshot.alreadySafe
-        if engine.job.status.isActive {
-            // Uploaded = newly confirmed on NAS this session.
-            // Skipped = fileExists returned true — already on NAS but wasn't in manifest.
-            // Both are now confirmed safe; count them both optimistically.
-            return min(base + engine.job.uploadedFiles + engine.job.skippedFiles, total)
-        }
-        return min(base, total)
-    }
-
     private var notBackedUpDisplayCount: Int {
         let total = statusService.snapshot.phoneTotal
         guard total > 0 else { return 0 }
-        if engine.job.status.isActive {
-            return max(0, total - alreadySafeDisplayCount)
+        // During an active session derive from the job so the counter
+        // counts down even when the snapshot was already "all safe"
+        // (e.g. re-uploading files deleted from NAS after last reconcile).
+        if engine.job.status.isActive, engine.job.totalFiles > 0 {
+            let done = engine.job.uploadedFiles + engine.job.skippedFiles + engine.job.failedFiles
+            return max(0, engine.job.totalFiles - done)
         }
         return statusService.snapshot.needBackup
     }
 
+    private var alreadySafeDisplayCount: Int {
+        let total = statusService.snapshot.phoneTotal
+        guard total > 0 else { return 0 }
+        // Mirror of notBackedUpDisplayCount so Safe + Pending == phoneTotal always.
+        if engine.job.status.isActive, engine.job.totalFiles > 0 {
+            return max(0, total - notBackedUpDisplayCount)
+        }
+        return min(statusService.snapshot.alreadySafe, total)
+    }
+
     private var statsStrip: some View {
         HStack(spacing: 0) {
             compactStat(