diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index ec020dc..63fbcd8 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { extname } from 'path'
 import { electronApp, optimizer, is } from '@electron-toolkit/utils'
 import icon from '../../resources/icon.png?asset'
 import { WechatDb } from './wechat-db'
-import { bootstrapWcdbNative } from './wcdb4-client'
+import { bootstrapWcdbNative, Wcdb4Client } from './wcdb4-client'
 import { VoiceService } from './voice-service'
 import { StickerService } from './sticker-service'
 import { parseMessageContent } from './message-parser'
@@ -94,6 +94,51 @@ const keyServiceMac = new KeyServiceMac()
 const keyServiceWin = new KeyServiceWin()
 let tray: Tray | null = null
 let recallArchiveMonitor: RecallArchiveMonitor | null = null
+let recallProtectionGeneration = 0
+
+function configureRecallProtection(
+  wcdb4Client: Wcdb4Client,
+  accountRoot: string,
+  enabled: boolean
+): void {
+  recallProtectionGeneration += 1
+  const generation = recallProtectionGeneration
+  recallArchiveMonitor?.stop()
+  recallArchiveMonitor = null
+  configureRecallArchive(enabled ? accountRoot : '')
+  if (!enabled) return
+
+  const monitor = new RecallArchiveMonitor(
+    () =>
+      wcdb4Client.getSessions().map((session) => ({
+        md5: wcdb4Client.md5(session.username),
+        m_nsUsrName: session.username,
+        type: session.username.endsWith('@chatroom') ? 'group' : 'user',
+        activityKey: [
+          session.raw['last_timestamp'],
+          session.raw['sort_timestamp'],
+          session.raw['last_msg_locald_id'],
+          session.raw['last_msg_type'],
+          session.raw['summary']
+        ].join(':')
+      })),
+    (sessionMd5) =>
+      chat.listMessages(sessionMd5, Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 10 * 60, undefined, {
+        limit: 500
+      })
+  )
+  recallArchiveMonitor = monitor
+  monitor.seedAll()
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    if (generation !== recallProtectionGeneration || recallArchiveMonitor !== monitor) return
+    const result = wcdb4Client.installRecallJournal(
+      wcdb4Client.getSessions().map((session) => session.username)
+    )
+    console.log(
+      `[WCDB4] recall journal ready installed=${result.installed} failed=${result.failed}`
+    )
+  }, 0)
+}
 
 const packagedIconPath = join(process.resourcesPath, 'resources', 'icon.png')
 const appIconPath = existsSync(packagedIconPath) ? packagedIconPath : icon
@@ -316,36 +361,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
         }
         chat.setChatDb(nextWechatDb)
         const wcdb4Client = nextWechatDb.getWcdb4Client()
-        configureRecallArchive(resolvedRoot)
-        recallArchiveMonitor?.stop()
-        recallArchiveMonitor = new RecallArchiveMonitor(
-          () =>
-            wcdb4Client.getSessions().map((session) => ({
-              md5: wcdb4Client.md5(session.username),
-              m_nsUsrName: session.username,
-              type: session.username.endsWith('@chatroom') ? 'group' : 'user',
-              activityKey: [
-                session.raw['last_timestamp'],
-                session.raw['sort_timestamp'],
-                session.raw['last_msg_locald_id'],
-                session.raw['last_msg_type'],
-                session.raw['summary']
-              ].join(':')
-            })),
-          (sessionMd5) =>
-            chat.listMessages(sessionMd5, Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 10 * 60, undefined, {
-              limit: 500
-            })
-        )
-        recallArchiveMonitor.seedAll()
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          const result = wcdb4Client.installRecallJournal(
-            wcdb4Client.getSessions().map((session) => session.username)
-          )
-          console.log(
-            `[WCDB4] recall journal ready installed=${result.installed} failed=${result.failed}`
-          )
-        }, 0)
+        configureRecallProtection(wcdb4Client, resolvedRoot, settings.recallProtectionEnabled)
         voiceService = new VoiceService(wcdb4Client)
         stickerService = new StickerService(wcdb4Client)
         videoAssetService = new VideoAssetService(wcdb4Client)
@@ -796,13 +812,21 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     const xorKey = patch.imageXorKey ?? current.xorKey ?? '0x40'
     const aesKey = patch.imageAesKey ?? current.aesKey ?? ''
     const includesImageKey = 'imageXorKey' in patch || 'imageAesKey' in patch
+    const nextSettings = saveSettings({ ...before, ...patch, imageXorKey: '', imageAesKey: '' })
     if (includesImageKey) {
-      saveSettings({ ...before, ...patch, imageXorKey: '', imageAesKey: '' })
       if (aesKey) imageKeyConfigService.save({ resourceRoot, xorKey, aesKey })
       else imageKeyConfigService.clear()
       imageDecryptService = null
-    } else {
-      saveSettings({ ...before, ...patch, imageXorKey: '', imageAesKey: '' })
+    }
+    if ('recallProtectionEnabled' in patch && chat.isReady()) {
+      const currentDb = chat.getChatDb()
+      if (currentDb) {
+        configureRecallProtection(
+          currentDb.getWcdb4Client(),
+          chat.getCurrentAccountRoot(),
+          nextSettings.recallProtectionEnabled
+        )
+      }
     }
     return {
       settings: imageKeyConfigService.getLegacySettingsView(),
diff --git a/src/main/services/settings-store.ts b/src/main/services/settings-store.ts
index fc135c5..91cab34 100644
--- a/src/main/services/settings-store.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/settings-store.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { app } from 'electron'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import path from 'path'
 import os from 'os'
-import { discoverWindowsDbRoots } from '../windows-db-root-discovery'
 
 /**
  * 把 V3 时代的 "...\\Documents\\WeChat Files" 路径重定向到
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ export interface AppSettings {
   imageXorKey: string
   imageAesKey: string
   imageKeyFallbackDisabled: boolean
+  recallProtectionEnabled: boolean
   autoLogin: boolean
   autoLoginPreferenceSet: boolean
 }
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ function getDefaultDbRootCandidates(home: string): string[] {
     path.join(os.homedir(), 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'Tencent', 'xwechat_files')
   ]
 
-  candidates.push(...discoverWindowsDbRoots())
-
   return unique(candidates)
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +104,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
   imageXorKey: '',
   imageAesKey: '',
   imageKeyFallbackDisabled: false,
+  recallProtectionEnabled: false,
   autoLogin: ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'].includes(
     String(import.meta.env.VITE_AUTO_LOGIN || '')
       .trim()
diff --git a/src/main/wcdb4-client.ts b/src/main/wcdb4-client.ts
index 0b30477..ad75e92 100644
--- a/src/main/wcdb4-client.ts
+++ b/src/main/wcdb4-client.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import path from 'path'
 import os from 'os'
-import { discoverWindowsDbRoots } from './windows-db-root-discovery'
 import crypto from 'crypto'
 import { createRequire } from 'module'
 import { createConnection, Socket } from 'net'
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ export class Wcdb4Client {
         path.join(home, 'Documents', 'xwechat_files'),
         path.join(home, 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'Tencent', 'xwechat_files')
       ]
-      candidates.push(...discoverWindowsDbRoots())
       return Array.from(new Set(candidates))
     }
     return [
diff --git a/src/preload/index.d.ts b/src/preload/index.d.ts
index ef4aa19..a3e5f1e 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.d.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ declare global {
           apiHost: string
           apiPort: number
           imageKeyRoot: string
+          recallProtectionEnabled: boolean
           autoLogin: boolean
           autoLoginPreferenceSet: boolean
           imageXorKey: string
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ declare global {
           apiHost: string
           apiPort: number
           imageKeyRoot: string
+          recallProtectionEnabled: boolean
           autoLogin: boolean
           autoLoginPreferenceSet: boolean
           imageXorKey: string
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ declare global {
           apiHost: string
           apiPort: number
           imageKeyRoot: string
+          recallProtectionEnabled: boolean
           autoLogin: boolean
           autoLoginPreferenceSet: boolean
           imageXorKey: string
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ declare global {
           apiHost: string
           apiPort: number
           imageKeyRoot: string
+          recallProtectionEnabled: boolean
           autoLogin: boolean
           autoLoginPreferenceSet: boolean
           imageXorKey: string
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
index 0540531..3046bf6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ function App(): React.ReactElement {
       usernames.length ? 55 : 90
     )
     let loadedCount = 0
-    const chunkSize = 32
+    const chunkSize = 128
     for (let index = 0; index < usernames.length; index += chunkSize) {
       if (runId !== contactAvatarHydrationRunRef.current) return
       const chunk = usernames.slice(index, index + chunkSize)
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ function App(): React.ReactElement {
       } catch (error) {
         console.warn('[Contacts] avatar hydrate failed:', error)
       }
-      await new Promise((resolve) => window.setTimeout(resolve, 50))
+      await new Promise((resolve) => window.setTimeout(resolve, 20))
     }
     if (usernames.length) onProgress?.('头像加载完成', 90)
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/assets/main.css b/src/renderer/src/assets/main.css
index 93196ba..bfde128 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/assets/main.css
+++ b/src/renderer/src/assets/main.css
@@ -6239,6 +6239,15 @@ body {
   .settings-page-header {
     padding: 20px 24px;
   }
+  .settings-recall-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+  .settings-recall-notice {
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    border-top: 2px solid #e5b45f;
+    border-left: 0;
+  }
   .settings-account-overview {
     grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
     gap: 18px;
@@ -7788,6 +7797,55 @@ body {
   height: 18px;
   accent-color: var(--wxex-brand);
 }
+.settings-recall-card {
+  padding: 18px 20px;
+}
+.settings-recall-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(220px, 0.8fr);
+  gap: 18px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+.settings-recall-option {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 20px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.settings-recall-option span {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+.settings-recall-option b {
+  color: var(--wxex-text-primary);
+  font: 700 13px/19px var(--wxex-font);
+}
+.settings-recall-option small {
+  color: var(--wxex-text-secondary);
+  font: 12px/18px var(--wxex-font);
+}
+.settings-recall-option input {
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  accent-color: var(--wxex-brand);
+}
+.settings-recall-notice {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 3px;
+  padding-left: 14px;
+  border-left: 2px solid #e5b45f;
+  color: #765326;
+  font: 12px/18px var(--wxex-font);
+}
+.settings-recall-notice strong {
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+.settings-recall-notice span {
+  color: #8a6a3e;
+}
 .api-upload-test-row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/settings/pages/AccountDatabasePage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/settings/pages/AccountDatabasePage.tsx
index a2a6b39..bc9db08 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/settings/pages/AccountDatabasePage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/settings/pages/AccountDatabasePage.tsx
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ export function AccountDatabasePage({
 }): React.ReactElement {
   const controller = useAccountDatabaseController({ dbKey, dbReady, selfInfo, onNotice })
   const [autoLogin, setAutoLogin] = useState(false)
+  const [recallProtectionEnabled, setRecallProtectionEnabled] = useState(false)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let active = true
     void window.api.getSettings().then((result) => {
-      if (active) setAutoLogin(result.settings.autoLogin)
+      if (!active) return
+      setAutoLogin(result.settings.autoLogin)
+      setRecallProtectionEnabled(result.settings.recallProtectionEnabled)
     })
     return () => {
       active = false
@@ -46,6 +49,12 @@ export function AccountDatabasePage({
     setAutoLogin(result.settings.autoLogin)
     onNotice(checked ? '已开启启动时自动连接' : '已关闭启动时自动连接')
   }
+
+  const changeRecallProtection = async (checked: boolean): Promise<void> => {
+    const result = await window.api.setSettings({ recallProtectionEnabled: checked })
+    setRecallProtectionEnabled(result.settings.recallProtectionEnabled)
+    onNotice(checked ? '已开启防撤回' : '已关闭防撤回')
+  }
   return (
     <div className="settings-page">
       <header className="settings-page-header">
@@ -93,6 +102,26 @@ export function AccountDatabasePage({
               />
             </label>
           </section>
+          <h2 className="settings-section-heading">数据读取</h2>
+          <section className="settings-card settings-recall-card">
+            <div className="settings-recall-grid">
+              <label className="settings-recall-option">
+                <span>
+                  <b>开启防撤回</b>
+                  <small>尽量保留已撤回的聊天内容，方便后续查看。</small>
+                </span>
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={recallProtectionEnabled}
+                  onChange={(event) => void changeRecallProtection(event.target.checked)}
+                />
+              </label>
+              <aside className="settings-recall-notice">
+                <strong>性能提示</strong>
+                <span>开启后会为消息表增加监听，数据库较大或磁盘较慢时可能让加载变慢。</span>
+              </aside>
+            </div>
+          </section>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>