diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/recent.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/recent.ts
index ce5caa34..77820cee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/recent.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/recent.ts
@@ -30,3 +30,20 @@ export async function clearRecent(): Promise<void> {
 	});
 	if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`clear recent failed: ${res.status}`);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Remove a single item from the caller's recent history — the "broom"
+ * per-row affordance in the recent view. Distinct from `clearRecent`
+ * (which wipes every entry). 404 means the item wasn't in recents to
+ * begin with — treated as a no-op success by the caller.
+ */
+export async function removeFromRecent(kind: ItemType, id: string): Promise<void> {
+	const res = await apiFetch(`/api/recent/${encodeURIComponent(kind)}/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, {
+		method: 'DELETE',
+		credentials: 'same-origin',
+		headers: getCsrfHeaders()
+	});
+	if (!res.ok && res.status !== 404) {
+		throw new Error(`remove from recent failed: ${res.status}`);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/styles/ported/resourceList.css b/frontend/src/lib/styles/ported/resourceList.css
index 595ba4b8..47a6ecc2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/styles/ported/resourceList.css
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/styles/ported/resourceList.css
@@ -753,6 +753,11 @@
     position: static;
     width: 30px;
     height: 30px;
+    /* `margin: 0` overrides the legacy `.files-grid-view .file-item
+       .btn-action { margin-top: var(--space-1) }` rule further down —
+       inside the corner cluster the parent's `gap` handles spacing
+       and any per-child margin would misalign the pills. */
+    margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     border: none;
     border-radius: var(--radius-full);
@@ -1188,6 +1193,11 @@
     color: var(--color-text-dark);
 }
 
+/* Legacy: a margin-top on `.btn-action` in grid view for the era when
+   these buttons flowed at the bottom of the card. Kept for any
+   free-standing use outside the corner cluster; reset inside
+   `.action-cell` (line ~745) so the broom / restore / delete pills
+   align with the kebab and star. */
 .files-grid-view .file-item .btn-action {
     margin-top: var(--space-1);
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/recent/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/recent/+page.svelte
index 47190285..961e8f8b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/recent/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/recent/+page.svelte
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-	import { SvelteMap, SvelteSet } from 'svelte/reactivity';
+	import { SvelteMap } from 'svelte/reactivity';
 	import { primeContextPage } from '$lib/utils/listContext';
-	import { clearRecent, fetchRecentPage, type RecentResourceItem } from '$lib/api/endpoints/recent';
 	import {
-		addFavorite,
+		clearRecent,
+		fetchRecentPage,
+		removeFromRecent,
+		type RecentResourceItem
+	} from '$lib/api/endpoints/recent';
+	import {
 		dateBucket,
-		fetchFavoritesPage,
-		removeFavorite,
 		resolveOwnerName,
 		sizeBucket,
 		typeLabel
@@ -31,12 +33,10 @@
 	// `preferences.hideDotfiles` + `isDotfile` are read here only to
 	// derive `hiddenCount` for the empty-state message — the actual
 	// filter is inside ResourceList (gated on `showDotfileToggle`).
-	// `replaceSet` is from perf-round-6: `loadFavoriteIds` mutates
-	// the reactive SvelteSet in place instead of re-creating it.
 	import { preferences } from '$lib/stores/preferences.svelte';
 	import { isDotfile } from '$lib/utils/dotfileFilter';
-	import { replaceSet } from '$lib/utils/sets';
 	import { t } from '$lib/i18n/index.svelte';
+	import Icon from '$lib/icons/Icon.svelte';
 
 	let raw = $state<RecentResourceItem[]>([]);
 	let cursor = $state<string | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 	let groupBy = $state('');
 	let reversed = $state(false);
 	const owners = useOwnerCache(resolveOwnerName);
-	// In-place reactive set — a star toggle skips the full-set copy and
-	// spares the other favorited rows' readers.
-	const favoriteIds = new SvelteSet<string>();
 
 	// Envelope shape: `accessed_at` → `ctx.date`, `updated_by` → `ctx.ownerId`
 	// (Recent's provenance semantic — "who touched this recently" — differs
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@
 	const items = $derived(raw.map((it) => it.resource as FileItem | FolderItem));
 	// Persistent reactive map, primed per page in `load()` (benches/ROUND16.md §F2)
 	// instead of rebuilding a fresh Map that re-hashes the whole accumulated list
-	// on every infinite-scroll page. Mirrors the sibling `favoriteIds` SvelteSet.
+	// on every infinite-scroll page.
 	const contextMap = new SvelteMap<string, ItemContext>();
 	const hiddenCount = $derived(
 		preferences.hideDotfiles ? items.filter((i) => isDotfile(i.name)).length : 0
@@ -104,18 +101,6 @@
 		}
 	];
 
-	async function loadFavoriteIds() {
-		try {
-			const favs = await fetchFavoritesPage({ resourceTypes: ['file', 'folder'] });
-			replaceSet(
-				favoriteIds,
-				favs.items.map((f) => f.resource.id)
-			);
-		} catch {
-			// non-fatal — stars just default to off
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Recent defaults to most-recently-accessed first (accessed_at DESC).
 	async function load(reset = false, orderBy = 'accessed_at', rev = reversed) {
 		loading = true;
@@ -173,24 +158,32 @@
 		viewerOpen = true;
 	}
 
-	// Callback signature is `FileItem | FolderItem` (ResourceList
-	// hands raw items to `onfavorite` — the pre-migration
-	// `ResourceEntry` shape is gone). Set mutation is in-place per
-	// perf-round-6: 1 000 toggles @ N=5 000 dropped from 771.9 ms
-	// to 1.9 ms by skipping the full-set copy that every reader of
-	// `favoriteIds` used to see.
-	async function toggleFavorite(item: FileItem | FolderItem) {
-		const isFav = favoriteIds.has(item.id);
+	/**
+	 * Remove a single item from the caller's recent history. The
+	 * per-row "broom" affordance replaces the favorite-star that
+	 * existed here before — /recent is a history view, so surfacing
+	 * "forget this one" is more useful than "favorite this one"
+	 * (users go to the item's real home to favorite it).
+	 *
+	 * Optimistic: the row disappears immediately; if the DELETE
+	 * fails, we re-add it at its original position and toast the
+	 * error so the state stays honest.
+	 */
+	async function removeItem(item: FileItem | FolderItem) {
 		const kind = kindOf(item);
-		// Optimistic in-place toggle, reverted on failure.
-		if (isFav) favoriteIds.delete(item.id);
-		else favoriteIds.add(item.id);
+		const idx = raw.findIndex((it) => it.resource.id === item.id);
+		if (idx < 0) return;
+		const snapshot = raw[idx];
+		raw = raw.filter((it) => it.resource.id !== item.id);
+		contextMap.delete(item.id);
 		try {
-			if (isFav) await removeFavorite(kind, item.id);
-			else await addFavorite(kind, item.id);
+			await removeFromRecent(kind, item.id);
 		} catch (e) {
-			if (isFav) favoriteIds.add(item.id);
-			else favoriteIds.delete(item.id);
+			raw = [...raw.slice(0, idx), snapshot, ...raw.slice(idx)];
+			contextMap.set(item.id, {
+				date: snapshot.accessed_at,
+				ownerId: snapshot.resource.updated_by ?? null
+			});
 			errorToast(e);
 		}
 	}
@@ -325,7 +318,6 @@
 	}
 
 	onMount(() => {
-		void loadFavoriteIds();
 		void load(true);
 	});
 </script>
@@ -336,7 +328,6 @@
 	title={t('nav.recent', 'Recent')}
 	{items}
 	{contextMap}
-	{favoriteIds}
 	resolveOwnerName={(id) => owners.name(id)}
 	{loading}
 	{error}
@@ -354,7 +345,6 @@
 	hasMore={!!cursor}
 	onloadmore={() => load(false, orderByForGroup())}
 	onopen={open}
-	onfavorite={toggleFavorite}
 	showOwner
 	showPath
 	showDotfileToggle
@@ -397,6 +387,30 @@
 			onclick={() => batchDelete(sel)}>{t('common.delete', 'Delete')}</Button
 		>
 	{/snippet}
+	{#snippet itemActions(item)}
+		<!--
+			Per-row "broom" — remove this single item from the recent
+			history. Replaces the favorite star; on a history view a
+			"forget this one" affordance is more useful than a
+			favorite gesture. Grid view: the shared corner-cluster
+			CSS turns this into a 30x30 scrim pill sitting next to
+			the kebab in the top-right of the card. List view: same
+			`.btn-action` treatment as trash's Restore / Delete
+			buttons at the row's action-cell.
+		-->
+		<button
+			class="btn-action"
+			data-testid={`recent-remove-btn-${item.id}`}
+			title={t('recent.remove_item', 'Remove from recent')}
+			aria-label={t('recent.remove_item', 'Remove from recent')}
+			onclick={(e) => {
+				e.stopPropagation();
+				void removeItem(item);
+			}}
+		>
+			<Icon name="broom" />
+		</button>
+	{/snippet}
 </ResourceList>
 
 {#if fileViewer.component}
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/ar.json b/frontend/static/locales/ar.json
index 54dfef91..bec11111 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/ar.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/ar.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "الملفات التي تفتحها ستظهر هنا",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} من العناصر الأخيرة مخفية وفقاً لتفضيلاتك",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "قم بإيقاف تشغيل \"إخفاء الملفات المخفية\" في ملفك الشخصي لرؤيتها.",
-    "loadMore": "تحميل المزيد"
+    "loadMore": "تحميل المزيد",
+    "remove_item": "إزالة من الأخيرة"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "تمت إعادة تسمية الملف",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/de.json b/frontend/static/locales/de.json
index 406372ad..426ff4d5 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/de.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "Dateien, die Sie öffnen, werden hier angezeigt",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} zuletzt verwendete(s) Element(e) durch Ihre Einstellung ausgeblendet",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Deaktivieren Sie \"Verborgene Dateien ausblenden\" in Ihrem Profil, um sie anzuzeigen.",
-    "loadMore": "Mehr laden"
+    "loadMore": "Mehr laden",
+    "remove_item": "Aus zuletzt verwendet entfernen"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "Datei umbenannt",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/en.json b/frontend/static/locales/en.json
index 74281e11..dace2430 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/en.json
@@ -754,7 +754,8 @@
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} recent item(s) hidden by your dotfile preference",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Turn off \"Hide dotfiles\" in your profile to see them.",
     "loadMore": "Load more",
-    "confirm_clear": "Clear your recent items?"
+    "confirm_clear": "Clear your recent items?",
+    "remove_item": "Remove from recent"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "File renamed",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/es.json b/frontend/static/locales/es.json
index a921a8d5..f44e243f 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/es.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/es.json
@@ -588,7 +588,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "Los archivos que abras aparecerán aquí",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} elemento(s) reciente(s) oculto(s) por tu preferencia",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Desactiva \"Ocultar archivos ocultos\" en tu perfil para verlos.",
-    "loadMore": "Cargar más"
+    "loadMore": "Cargar más",
+    "remove_item": "Quitar de recientes"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "Archivo renombrado",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/fa.json b/frontend/static/locales/fa.json
index baabb94e..0137754c 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/fa.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/fa.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "پرونده‌هایی که باز می‌کنید اینجا ظاهر می‌شوند",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} مورد اخیر طبق تنظیمات شما پنهان است",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "برای مشاهده آن‌ها \"پنهان کردن پرونده‌های پنهان\" را در پروفایل خود غیرفعال کنید.",
-    "loadMore": "بارگذاری بیشتر"
+    "loadMore": "بارگذاری بیشتر",
+    "remove_item": "حذف از اخیر"
   },
   "batch": {
     "one_selected": "۱ مورد انتخاب شده",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/fr.json b/frontend/static/locales/fr.json
index e79b9d3f..af817840 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/fr.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/fr.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "Les fichiers que vous ouvrez apparaîtront ici",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} élément(s) récent(s) masqué(s) par votre préférence",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Désactivez \"Masquer les fichiers\" dans votre profil pour les voir.",
-    "loadMore": "Charger plus"
+    "loadMore": "Charger plus",
+    "remove_item": "Retirer des récents"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "Fichier renommé",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/hi.json b/frontend/static/locales/hi.json
index 83e871b3..de4fc33b 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/hi.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/hi.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "जो फ़ाइलें आप खोलेंगे वे यहाँ दिखेंगी",
     "empty_hidden_state": "आपकी वरीयता के अनुसार {{n}} हाल की वस्तुएँ छिपी हुई हैं",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "उन्हें देखने के लिए अपनी प्रोफ़ाइल में \"छिपी फ़ाइलें छिपाएँ\" को बंद करें।",
-    "loadMore": "और लोड करें"
+    "loadMore": "और लोड करें",
+    "remove_item": "हाल के से हटाएँ"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "फ़ाइल का नाम बदला गया",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/it.json b/frontend/static/locales/it.json
index f0213557..8b0a6e4e 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/it.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/it.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "I file che apri appariranno qui",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} elemento/i recente/i nascosto/i dalla tua preferenza",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Disattiva \"Nascondi i file nascosti\" nel tuo profilo per vederli.",
-    "loadMore": "Carica altri"
+    "loadMore": "Carica altri",
+    "remove_item": "Rimuovi dai recenti"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "File rinominato",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/ja.json b/frontend/static/locales/ja.json
index c24eb809..90afc95b 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/ja.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/ja.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "開いたファイルがここに表示されます",
     "empty_hidden_state": "設定により非表示になっている最近の項目が {{n}} 件あります",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "プロフィールで「非表示ファイルを隠す」をオフにすると表示されます。",
-    "loadMore": "さらに読み込む"
+    "loadMore": "さらに読み込む",
+    "remove_item": "最近使用したものから削除"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "ファイル名を変更しました",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/ko.json b/frontend/static/locales/ko.json
index 366d5daa..f7247818 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/ko.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/ko.json
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@
     "empty_hidden_state": "설정에 따라 숨겨진 최근 항목 {{n}}개",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "프로필에서 \"숨겨진 파일 숨기기\"를 끄면 볼 수 있습니다.",
     "loadMore": "더 불러오기",
-    "confirm_clear": "최근 항목을 지우시겠습니까?"
+    "confirm_clear": "최근 항목을 지우시겠습니까?",
+    "remove_item": "최근에서 제거"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "파일 이름이 변경되었습니다",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/nl.json b/frontend/static/locales/nl.json
index 0df6d4a3..9c85988c 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/nl.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/nl.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "Bestanden die je opent verschijnen hier",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} recent(e) item(s) verborgen door je voorkeur",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Schakel \"Verborgen bestanden verbergen\" uit in je profiel om ze te zien.",
-    "loadMore": "Meer laden"
+    "loadMore": "Meer laden",
+    "remove_item": "Uit recent verwijderen"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "Bestand hernoemd",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/pl.json b/frontend/static/locales/pl.json
index c3623cf2..4bb34dfa 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/pl.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/pl.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "Otwarte pliki pojawią się tutaj",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} ostatnich elementów ukrytych zgodnie z Twoją preferencją",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Wyłącz \"Ukryj ukryte pliki\" w swoim profilu, aby je zobaczyć.",
-    "loadMore": "Załaduj więcej"
+    "loadMore": "Załaduj więcej",
+    "remove_item": "Usuń z ostatnich"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "Zmieniono nazwę pliku",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/pt.json b/frontend/static/locales/pt.json
index 49f2d839..2cf24b96 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/pt.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/pt.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "Os arquivos que você abrir aparecerão aqui",
     "empty_hidden_state": "{{n}} item(ns) recente(s) oculto(s) pela sua preferência",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Desative \"Ocultar arquivos ocultos\" no seu perfil para vê-los.",
-    "loadMore": "Carregar mais"
+    "loadMore": "Carregar mais",
+    "remove_item": "Remover dos recentes"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "Arquivo renomeado",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/ru.json b/frontend/static/locales/ru.json
index 5dec0839..7a3c6fee 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/ru.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/ru.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "Открытые вами файлы будут отображаться здесь",
     "empty_hidden_state": "Недавних элементов скрыто: {{n}}",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "Отключите \"Скрывать скрытые файлы\" в профиле, чтобы увидеть их.",
-    "loadMore": "Загрузить ещё"
+    "loadMore": "Загрузить ещё",
+    "remove_item": "Удалить из недавних"
   },
   "notifications": {
     "file_renamed": "Файл переименован",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/zh-TW.json b/frontend/static/locales/zh-TW.json
index 135970b9..715eff41 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/zh-TW.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/zh-TW.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "您開啟的檔案將顯示在這裡",
     "empty_hidden_state": "根據您的偏好隱藏了 {{n}} 個最近項目",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "在個人資料中關閉「隱藏隱藏檔案」即可查看。",
-    "loadMore": "載入更多"
+    "loadMore": "載入更多",
+    "remove_item": "從最近項目中移除"
   },
   "batch": {
     "one_selected": "已選擇 1 個專案",
diff --git a/frontend/static/locales/zh.json b/frontend/static/locales/zh.json
index 5ef8ca75..579f04cb 100644
--- a/frontend/static/locales/zh.json
+++ b/frontend/static/locales/zh.json
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
     "empty_hint": "您打开的文件将显示在这里",
     "empty_hidden_state": "根据您的偏好隐藏了 {{n}} 个最近项目",
     "empty_hidden_hint": "在个人资料中关闭「隐藏隐藏文件」即可查看。",
-    "loadMore": "加载更多"
+    "loadMore": "加载更多",
+    "remove_item": "从最近使用中移除"
   },
   "batch": {
     "one_selected": "已选择 1 个项目",