diff --git a/src/infrastructure/services/drives_consistency_service.rs b/src/infrastructure/services/drives_consistency_service.rs
index 1216a8bb..071d61b4 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/services/drives_consistency_service.rs
+++ b/src/infrastructure/services/drives_consistency_service.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ impl RecoverableJobHandler for DrivesConsistencyCheck {
             // query. LEFT JOIN via correlated subquery gets us both
             // sides in one round-trip; the storage_reconcile sweep
             // uses the same shape.
+            // Grace window: skip drives created within the last hour.
+            // A drive being created RIGHT NOW may still have its first
+            // upload's `used_bytes` counter not-yet-incremented while
+            // the `files` row is already visible — that would false-
+            // positive as `stale_used_bytes`. 1h matches the window
+            // `blobs_consistency` uses; same rationale (writes-in-flight).
             let rows: Vec<(Uuid, String, i64, i64)> = match sqlx::query_as(
                 r#"
                 SELECT
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ impl RecoverableJobHandler for DrivesConsistencyCheck {
                     ), 0) AS actual_bytes
                   FROM storage.drives d
                  WHERE ($1::uuid IS NULL OR d.id > $1)
+                   AND d.created_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour'
                  ORDER BY d.id
                  LIMIT $2
                 "#,
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/services/files_consistency_service.rs b/src/infrastructure/services/files_consistency_service.rs
index 94a9bd83..20dc866b 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/services/files_consistency_service.rs
+++ b/src/infrastructure/services/files_consistency_service.rs
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ impl RecoverableJobHandler for FilesConsistencyCheck {
                   LEFT JOIN storage.blobs            b      ON b.hash      = f.blob_hash
                   LEFT JOIN storage.chunk_manifests  m      ON m.file_hash = f.blob_hash
                  WHERE ($1::uuid IS NULL OR f.id > $1)
+                   -- Grace: skip files < 1h old. Delta-upload inserts
+                   -- chunks with ref_count=0 BEFORE the commit that
+                   -- inserts the file row + manifest, so the normal
+                   -- path is race-free — but replace/overwrite flows
+                   -- have narrow windows where a mid-transaction scan
+                   -- could see `missing_blob` or `chunk_missing`.
+                   -- Same grace shape as `blobs_consistency`.
+                   AND f.created_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour'
                  ORDER BY f.id
                  LIMIT $2
                 "#,
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/services/folders_consistency_service.rs b/src/infrastructure/services/folders_consistency_service.rs
index 7bc993b4..4a87bafe 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/services/folders_consistency_service.rs
+++ b/src/infrastructure/services/folders_consistency_service.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@ impl RecoverableJobHandler for FoldersConsistencyCheck {
                   FROM storage.folders f
                   LEFT JOIN storage.folders parent ON parent.id = f.parent_id
                  WHERE ($1::uuid IS NULL OR f.id > $1)
+                   -- Grace: skip folders < 1h old. The
+                   -- `trg_folders_cascade_path` trigger runs on the
+                   -- writer's transaction, so a folder created RIGHT
+                   -- NOW could momentarily show a `path_mismatch`
+                   -- window before the cascade lands. Same grace
+                   -- shape as `blobs_consistency`.
+                   AND f.created_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour'
                  ORDER BY f.id
                  LIMIT $2
                 "#,