diff --git a/src/lib/app_components/e_app_help_tech.svelte b/src/lib/app_components/e_app_help_tech.svelte
index 24d89a6a..bc6128a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/app_components/e_app_help_tech.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/app_components/e_app_help_tech.svelte
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ import {
     ChevronRight,
     LifeBuoy,
     RefreshCw,
-    SquareX
+    SquareX,
+    Trash2
 } from '@lucide/svelte';
 // *** Import Aether specific variables and functions
 import {
@@ -454,67 +455,30 @@ class:to-90%={$ae_sess.show_help_tech} -->
                     ">
                 <button
                     type="button"
-                    onclick={() => {
-                        if ($ae_loc.edit_mode) {
-                            // Confirm before clearing
-                            if (
-                                !confirm(
-                                    'Are you sure you want to clear IndexedDB databases, localStorage, and sessionStorage? This will also reload the page.'
-                                )
-                            ) {
-                                return;
-                            }
+                    onclick={async () => {
+                        const edit_mode = $ae_loc.edit_mode;
+                        const confirm_msg = edit_mode
+                            ? 'Clear all IDB caches, localStorage, and sessionStorage? Your sign-in will be preserved. This will reload the page.'
+                            : 'Clear all IDB caches? This will reload the page.';
 
-                            console.log(
-                                'Clearing IndexedDB, localStorage, sessionStorage, and reloading the page...'
-                            );
+                        if (!confirm(confirm_msg)) return;
 
-                            // Clear Indexed DB
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_archives_db'); // Archives module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_core_db');
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_events_db'); // Events module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_journals_db'); // Journals module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_posts_db'); // Posts module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_sponsorships_db'); // Sponsorships module
-
-                            // Clear localStorage and sessionStorage
-                            // Clearing the localStorage will force it to be re-created.
-                            localStorage.clear();
-                            sessionStorage.clear();
-
-                            // Reload the current iframe URL so Novi/query params stay intact.
-                            window.location.reload();
-                        } else {
-                            // Confirm before clearing
-                            if (
-                                !confirm(
-                                    'Are you sure you want to clear IndexedDB databases and some caches? This will also reload the page.'
-                                )
-                            ) {
-                                return;
-                            }
-
-                            console.log(
-                                'Clearing IndexedDB, localStorage, sessionStorage, and reloading the page...'
-                            );
-
-                            // Clear Indexed DB
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_archives_db'); // Archives module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_core_db');
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_events_db'); // Events module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_journals_db'); // Journals module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_posts_db'); // Posts module
-                            indexedDB.deleteDatabase('ae_sponsorships_db'); // Sponsorships module
-
-                            window.location.reload();
+                        // Enumerate and delete every IDB database on this origin.
+                        const db_list = await indexedDB.databases();
+                        console.log('[clear_reload] IDB databases found:', db_list.map((d) => d.name));
+                        for (const db of db_list) {
+                            if (db.name) indexedDB.deleteDatabase(db.name);
                         }
 
-                        // This does not seem to work fast enough or something?
-                        // goto('/', {invalidateAll: true});
+                        if (edit_mode) {
+                            // Preserve ae_loc (sign-in credentials + permissions) across the wipe.
+                            const ae_loc_saved = localStorage.getItem('ae_loc');
+                            localStorage.clear();
+                            sessionStorage.clear();
+                            if (ae_loc_saved) localStorage.setItem('ae_loc', ae_loc_saved);
+                        }
 
-                        // The page does usually seem to reload correctly?
-                        // window.location.reload(true); // true only works with Firefox
-                        // alert('Local and Session Storage cleared and Indexed DBs deleted. You will probably want to refresh the page.');
+                        window.location.reload();
                     }}
                     class="
                         btn btn-sm
@@ -524,13 +488,49 @@ class:to-90%={$ae_sess.show_help_tech} -->
                         transition-all
                         {btn_class}
                         "
-                    title="Clear App Data & Settings: Clear IndexedDB and reload. If in edit mode localStorage and sessionStorage will also be cleared.">
-                    <!-- <span class="fas fa-eraser mx-1"></span> -->
-                    <!-- <span class="fas fa-sync mx-1"></span> -->
+                    title="Clear & Reload: Delete all IDB caches and reload. In edit mode also clears localStorage/sessionStorage, preserving your sign-in.">
                     <RefreshCw size="1em" class="inline-block" />
                     <span class="md:inline">Clear & Reload</span>
                 </button>
 
+                <!-- Nuclear clear: enumerates all IDB databases dynamically + always clears localStorage/sessionStorage.
+                     Useful when the hardcoded list above is stale or when diagnosing quota/storage bugs. -->
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onclick={async () => {
+                        if (
+                            !confirm(
+                                'FULL RESET: Delete ALL IndexedDB databases, clear localStorage and sessionStorage, then reload? This cannot be undone.'
+                            )
+                        ) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        // Enumerate every IDB database on this origin and delete them all.
+                        const db_list = await indexedDB.databases();
+                        console.log('[clear_all] IDB databases found:', db_list.map((d) => d.name));
+                        for (const db of db_list) {
+                            if (db.name) indexedDB.deleteDatabase(db.name);
+                        }
+
+                        localStorage.clear();
+                        sessionStorage.clear();
+
+                        window.location.reload();
+                    }}
+                    class="
+                        btn btn-sm
+                        preset-tonal-surface
+                        preset-outlined-error-100-900
+                        hover:preset-filled-error-200-800
+                        transition-all
+                        {btn_class}
+                        "
+                    title="Full Reset: Enumerate and delete ALL IndexedDB databases for this origin, clear localStorage and sessionStorage, then reload.">
+                    <Trash2 size="1em" class="inline-block" />
+                    <span class="md:inline">Full Reset</span>
+                </button>
+
                 <!-- Cancel button -->
                 <button
                     type="button"