diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 859186ad..84b1e5e0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
             --exclude=".git/***" \
             --exclude=".gitea/***" \
             --exclude=".ci_config_deploy/***" \
+            --exclude="data/***" \
             --exclude="docs/***" \
             --exclude="temp/***" \
             --exclude="CopyToKeycloak/***" \
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ jobs:
             --exclude=".git/***" \
             --exclude=".gitea/***" \
             --exclude=".ci_config_deploy/***" \
+            --exclude="data/***" \
             --exclude="docs/***" \
             --exclude="temp/***" \
             --exclude="CopyToKeycloak/***" \
diff --git a/config/base_db.php b/config/base_db.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..350cfbf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/base_db.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+return [
+    'enabled' => false,
+    'db' => [],
+];
diff --git a/config/prod/base_db.php b/config/prod/base_db.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bda9baa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/prod/base_db.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+return [
+    'enabled' => true,
+    'db' => require __DIR__ . '/db_settings_basic.php',
+];
diff --git a/config/prod/db_settings_basic.php b/config/prod/db_settings_basic.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23c2fad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/prod/db_settings_basic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+$driver = 'pgsql';
+// $driver = 'mysql';
+// $driver = 'sqlite';
+
+$pgsql = [
+    'driver' => 'pgsql',
+    'host' => 'db_nexus',
+    'port' => 5432,
+    'dbname' => 'nexus',
+    'connect_timeout' => 5,
+    'schema' => 'public',
+    'user' => 'nexusbasis',
+    'password' => 'j4v6YV6tcszzKOf3YBTV',
+    'options' => [
+        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+    ],
+];
+
+$mysql = [
+    'driver' => 'mysql',
+    'host' => 'localhost',
+    'port' => 3306,
+    'dbname' => 'd0453540',
+    'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+    'user' => 'd0453540',
+    'password' => 'P6jGRrSaX8QSiBMEJBL7',
+    'options' => [
+        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+        PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false,
+    ],
+];
+
+$sqlite = [
+    'driver' => 'sqlite',
+    'path' => __DIR__ . '/../../var/app.sqlite',
+    'options' => [
+        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+    ],
+];
+
+return match ($driver) {
+    'pgsql' => $pgsql,
+    'mysql' => $mysql,
+    'sqlite' => $sqlite,
+    default => throw new RuntimeException('Unsupported DB driver in db_settings_basic.php: ' . $driver),
+};
diff --git a/config/staging/base_db.php b/config/staging/base_db.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bda9baa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/staging/base_db.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+return [
+    'enabled' => true,
+    'db' => require __DIR__ . '/db_settings_basic.php',
+];
diff --git a/config/staging/db_settings_basic.php b/config/staging/db_settings_basic.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60ce99ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/staging/db_settings_basic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+$driver = 'pgsql';
+// $driver = 'mysql';
+// $driver = 'sqlite';
+
+$pgsql = [
+    'driver' => 'pgsql',
+    'host' => 'staging_db_nexus',
+    'port' => 5432,
+    'dbname' => 'nexus_staging',
+    'connect_timeout' => 5,
+    'schema' => 'public',
+    'user' => 'nexusbasisstg',
+    'password' => '8HHtFt9ON6RkmwIS0c7U',
+    'options' => [
+        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+    ],
+];
+
+$mysql = [
+    'driver' => 'mysql',
+    'host' => 'localhost',
+    'port' => 3306,
+    'dbname' => 'd0453540',
+    'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+    'user' => 'd0453540',
+    'password' => 'P6jGRrSaX8QSiBMEJBL7',
+    'options' => [
+        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+        PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false,
+    ],
+];
+
+$sqlite = [
+    'driver' => 'sqlite',
+    'path' => __DIR__ . '/../../var/app.sqlite',
+    'options' => [
+        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+    ],
+];
+
+return match ($driver) {
+    'pgsql' => $pgsql,
+    'mysql' => $mysql,
+    'sqlite' => $sqlite,
+    default => throw new RuntimeException('Unsupported DB driver in db_settings_basic.php: ' . $driver),
+};
diff --git a/docs/ANLEITUNG.md b/docs/ANLEITUNG.md
index 03ce8ec8..b60a9001 100644
--- a/docs/ANLEITUNG.md
+++ b/docs/ANLEITUNG.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Aktuell gelten folgende Regeln:
 - Standardfelder wie Name, E-Mail, Telefon, Titel und Ort koennen fuer LDAP vorbereitet oder synchronisiert werden.
 - `Geburtsdatum` bleibt derzeit lokal gespeichert.
 - nicht jedes Profilfeld wird automatisch in LDAP geschrieben.
+- Desktop-bezogene Nutzereinstellungen werden in einer eigenen Datenbanktabelle gespeichert.
 
 ## Desktop Type und Skins
 
diff --git a/docs/CONTENT.md b/docs/CONTENT.md
index 63377151..548be95c 100644
--- a/docs/CONTENT.md
+++ b/docs/CONTENT.md
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ Stand dieser Datei:
 - Startmenue mit `User Setting Bereich`, `Funktion-Bereich` und `Auswahlbereich`
 - rechter `Infobereich` mit benutzerbezogener Sichtbarkeit
 - `User Self Management` als Setup-App
-- lokale Benutzereinstellungen fuer Desktop-Skin, App-Auswahl, Infobereich und Profildaten
+- Benutzereinstellungen fuer Desktop-Skin, App-Auswahl, Infobereich und Profildaten in einer eigenen Datenbanktabelle mit `_user_data`-Suffix
+- vorhandene JSON-Dateien dienen nur noch als Fallback oder Uebergang fuer lokale Entwicklung und Altbestaende
 - LDAP-Synchronisierung fuer Standardfelder wie Name, E-Mail, Telefon, Titel und Ort
 - `Geburtsdatum` aktuell bewusst nur lokal gespeichert
 - Keycloak bleibt das Auth-System
diff --git a/docs/WEITERENTWICKLUNG.md b/docs/WEITERENTWICKLUNG.md
index de342082..890ee941 100644
--- a/docs/WEITERENTWICKLUNG.md
+++ b/docs/WEITERENTWICKLUNG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Verbindlich ist:
 - Apps als bereitgestellte Systemfunktionen denken, nicht nur als sichtbare Fenster
 - Unterschiede zwischen `App`, `Infobereich` und `Widget-Bereich` sauber trennen
 - lokale Persistenz und spaetere Backend-Synchronisierung getrennt vorbereiten
+- Nutzerdaten und Desktop-Preferences bevorzugt datenbankbasiert speichern, nicht dateibasiert
 - `README.md`-Dateien in Teilbereichen aktuell halten
 - zentrale Doku bei jeder relevanten Struktur- oder Begriffsanpassung mitpflegen
 
@@ -69,3 +70,4 @@ Bei jeder groesseren Aenderung ist zu pruefen:
 - die Schriftfarbe von Desktop-Icons passt sich automatisch an den Hintergrund an
 - Benutzerdaten sollen spaeter sauber in LDAP oder Keycloak geschrieben werden
 - Standard-Fensterinhalte sollen ein gemeinsames Design nutzen
+- Desktop-Nutzereinstellungen liegen in einer eigenen Tabelle mit erkennbarem `_user_data`-Suffix
diff --git a/public/assets/desktop/skins/apple/skin.css b/public/assets/desktop/skins/apple/skin.css
index b6e0dbd9..cf2e0500 100644
--- a/public/assets/desktop/skins/apple/skin.css
+++ b/public/assets/desktop/skins/apple/skin.css
@@ -192,8 +192,35 @@ body[data-skin="apple"] .tray-skin-button {
 
 body[data-skin="apple"] .widget-card {
     border-radius: 22px;
-    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
-    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
+    color: #0f172a;
+    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74), rgba(244, 247, 252, 0.68));
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
+    box-shadow: 0 22px 48px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.16);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(34px) saturate(1.3);
+}
+
+body[data-skin="apple"] .widget-card h3,
+body[data-skin="apple"] .widget-card p {
+    color: #0f172a;
+    text-shadow: none;
+}
+
+body[data-skin="apple"] .widget-card-header p {
+    color: #475569;
+}
+
+body[data-skin="apple"] .widget-card-action {
+    background: rgba(51, 65, 85, 0.92);
+    color: #f8fafc;
+}
+
+body[data-skin="apple"] .widget-card-action:hover {
+    background: #1e293b;
+}
+
+body[data-skin="apple"] .widget-badge {
+    background: rgba(51, 65, 85, 0.72);
+    color: #f8fafc;
 }
 
 body[data-skin="apple"] .desktop-icon {
diff --git a/src/App/DesktopUserPreferenceRepository.php b/src/App/DesktopUserPreferenceRepository.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85b67fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/App/DesktopUserPreferenceRepository.php
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App;
+
+final class DesktopUserPreferenceRepository
+{
+    private const TABLE_NAME = 'desktop_preferences_user_data';
+
+    private ?\PDO $pdo = null;
+    private bool $schemaEnsured = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $config
+     */
+    public function __construct(private readonly array $config)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function available(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->pdo() instanceof \PDO;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, mixed>|null
+     */
+    public function read(string $userScope): ?array
+    {
+        $pdo = $this->pdo();
+        if (!$pdo instanceof \PDO || $userScope === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $this->ensureSchema($pdo);
+
+        $statement = $pdo->prepare(
+            'SELECT settings_json
+             FROM ' . self::TABLE_NAME . '
+             WHERE user_scope = :user_scope
+             LIMIT 1'
+        );
+        $statement->execute(['user_scope' => $userScope]);
+        $raw = $statement->fetchColumn();
+
+        if (!is_string($raw) || trim($raw) === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $decoded = json_decode($raw, true);
+
+        return is_array($decoded) ? $decoded : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $settings
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $authUser
+     */
+    public function write(string $userScope, array $settings, array $authUser): void
+    {
+        $pdo = $this->pdo();
+        if (!$pdo instanceof \PDO || $userScope === '') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->ensureSchema($pdo);
+
+        $payload = [
+            'user_scope' => $userScope,
+            'username' => $this->limit((string) ($authUser['username'] ?? ''), 191),
+            'subject_id' => $this->limit((string) ($authUser['sub'] ?? ''), 191),
+            'settings_json' => json_encode($settings, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT),
+        ];
+
+        $driver = strtolower((string) $pdo->getAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME));
+        if ($driver === 'mysql') {
+            $statement = $pdo->prepare(
+                'INSERT INTO ' . self::TABLE_NAME . ' (user_scope, username, subject_id, settings_json)
+                 VALUES (:user_scope, :username, :subject_id, :settings_json)
+                 ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+                    username = VALUES(username),
+                    subject_id = VALUES(subject_id),
+                    settings_json = VALUES(settings_json),
+                    updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'
+            );
+            $statement->execute($payload);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $updated = $pdo->prepare(
+            'UPDATE ' . self::TABLE_NAME . '
+             SET username = :username,
+                 subject_id = :subject_id,
+                 settings_json = :settings_json,
+                 updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+             WHERE user_scope = :user_scope'
+        );
+        $updated->execute($payload);
+
+        if ($updated->rowCount() > 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $insert = $pdo->prepare(
+            'INSERT INTO ' . self::TABLE_NAME . ' (user_scope, username, subject_id, settings_json, created_at, updated_at)
+             VALUES (:user_scope, :username, :subject_id, :settings_json, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)'
+        );
+        $insert->execute($payload);
+    }
+
+    private function pdo(): ?\PDO
+    {
+        if ($this->pdo instanceof \PDO) {
+            return $this->pdo;
+        }
+
+        if (empty($this->config['enabled']) || !is_array($this->config['db'] ?? null) || $this->config['db'] === []) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $this->pdo = PdoFactory::createFromArray($this->config['db']);
+        } catch (\Throwable $exception) {
+            error_log('[desktop-user-preferences] DB unavailable: ' . $exception->getMessage());
+            $this->pdo = null;
+        }
+
+        return $this->pdo;
+    }
+
+    private function ensureSchema(\PDO $pdo): void
+    {
+        if ($this->schemaEnsured) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $driver = strtolower((string) $pdo->getAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME));
+        $sql = match ($driver) {
+            'pgsql' => <<<SQL
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS desktop_preferences_user_data (
+                    id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+                    user_scope TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+                    username TEXT NULL,
+                    subject_id TEXT NULL,
+                    settings_json TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+                    created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+                    updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+                )
+                SQL,
+            'sqlite' => <<<SQL
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS desktop_preferences_user_data (
+                    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                    user_scope TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+                    username TEXT NULL,
+                    subject_id TEXT NULL,
+                    settings_json TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+                    created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                    updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+                )
+                SQL,
+            default => <<<SQL
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS desktop_preferences_user_data (
+                    id BIGINT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+                    user_scope VARCHAR(191) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+                    username VARCHAR(191) NULL,
+                    subject_id VARCHAR(191) NULL,
+                    settings_json LONGTEXT NOT NULL,
+                    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+                ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
+                SQL,
+        };
+
+        $pdo->exec($sql);
+        $this->schemaEnsured = true;
+    }
+
+    private function limit(string $value, int $maxLength): string
+    {
+        $trimmed = trim($value);
+
+        if (function_exists('mb_substr')) {
+            return mb_substr($trimmed, 0, $maxLength);
+        }
+
+        return substr($trimmed, 0, $maxLength);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/App/PdoFactory.php b/src/App/PdoFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..100dd102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/App/PdoFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App;
+
+final class PdoFactory
+{
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $db
+     */
+    public static function createFromArray(array $db): \PDO
+    {
+        $driver = (string) ($db['driver'] ?? '');
+        if ($driver === '') {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('DB config missing "driver".');
+        }
+
+        $dsn = match ($driver) {
+            'mysql' => self::buildMysqlDsn($db),
+            'pgsql' => self::buildPgsqlDsn($db),
+            'sqlite' => self::buildSqliteDsn($db),
+            default => throw new \RuntimeException('Unsupported PDO driver: ' . $driver),
+        };
+
+        $pdo = new \PDO(
+            $dsn,
+            (string) ($db['user'] ?? ''),
+            (string) ($db['password'] ?? ''),
+            (array) ($db['options'] ?? [])
+        );
+
+        if ($driver === 'pgsql' && !empty($db['schema'])) {
+            $schema = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/', '', (string) $db['schema']);
+            if ($schema !== null && $schema !== '') {
+                $pdo->exec('SET search_path TO ' . $schema);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $pdo;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $db
+     */
+    private static function buildMysqlDsn(array $db): string
+    {
+        if (empty($db['dbname'])) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('MySQL config missing "dbname".');
+        }
+
+        $charset = (string) ($db['charset'] ?? 'utf8mb4');
+
+        if (!empty($db['unix_socket'])) {
+            return sprintf(
+                'mysql:unix_socket=%s;dbname=%s;charset=%s',
+                (string) $db['unix_socket'],
+                (string) $db['dbname'],
+                $charset
+            );
+        }
+
+        return sprintf(
+            'mysql:host=%s;port=%d;dbname=%s;charset=%s',
+            (string) ($db['host'] ?? 'localhost'),
+            (int) ($db['port'] ?? 3306),
+            (string) $db['dbname'],
+            $charset
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $db
+     */
+    private static function buildPgsqlDsn(array $db): string
+    {
+        if (empty($db['dbname'])) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('PostgreSQL config missing "dbname".');
+        }
+
+        $dsn = sprintf(
+            'pgsql:host=%s;port=%d;dbname=%s',
+            (string) ($db['host'] ?? 'localhost'),
+            (int) ($db['port'] ?? 5432),
+            (string) $db['dbname']
+        );
+
+        if (isset($db['connect_timeout'])) {
+            $dsn .= ';connect_timeout=' . max(1, (int) $db['connect_timeout']);
+        }
+
+        return $dsn;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $db
+     */
+    private static function buildSqliteDsn(array $db): string
+    {
+        $path = (string) ($db['path'] ?? '');
+        if ($path === '') {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('SQLite config missing "path".');
+        }
+
+        return 'sqlite:' . $path;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/App/UserSelfManagementService.php b/src/App/UserSelfManagementService.php
index dba210a8..329338b9 100644
--- a/src/App/UserSelfManagementService.php
+++ b/src/App/UserSelfManagementService.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ final class UserSelfManagementService
     public function load(array $authUser, array $visibleApps, array $widgets, array $availableSkins): array
     {
         return $this->normalizeSettings(
-            $this->store($this->storageScope($authUser))->read(),
+            $this->readRawSettings($authUser),
             $authUser,
             $visibleApps,
             $widgets,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ final class UserSelfManagementService
         $normalized = $this->normalizeSettings($merged, $authUser, $visibleApps, $widgets, $availableSkins);
         $normalized['updated_at'] = gmdate(DATE_ATOM);
 
-        $this->store($this->storageScope($authUser))->write($normalized);
+        $this->writeRawSettings($normalized, $authUser);
 
         return $normalized;
     }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ final class UserSelfManagementService
             'meta' => [
                 'storage_scope' => $this->storageScope($authUser),
                 'authenticated' => ($authUser['sub'] ?? '') !== '' || ($authUser['username'] ?? '') !== '',
-                'sync_mode' => 'local-profile',
+                'sync_mode' => $this->repository()->available() ? 'base-db-user-data' : 'local-fallback',
                 'sync_targets' => [
                     'ldap' => 'planned',
                     'keycloak' => 'planned',
@@ -162,11 +162,26 @@ final class UserSelfManagementService
         return $sanitized !== null && $sanitized !== '' ? $sanitized : 'guest';
     }
 
-    private function store(string $scope): JsonStore
+    private function fileStore(string $scope): JsonStore
     {
         return new JsonStore($this->projectRoot . '/data/user-self-management/users/' . $scope . '.json');
     }
 
+    private function repository(): DesktopUserPreferenceRepository
+    {
+        static $repository = null;
+
+        if ($repository instanceof DesktopUserPreferenceRepository) {
+            return $repository;
+        }
+
+        $repository = new DesktopUserPreferenceRepository(
+            ConfigLoader::load($this->projectRoot, 'base_db')
+        );
+
+        return $repository;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $settings
      * @param array<string, mixed> $authUser
@@ -236,6 +251,49 @@ final class UserSelfManagementService
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $authUser
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    private function readRawSettings(array $authUser): array
+    {
+        $scope = $this->storageScope($authUser);
+        $repository = $this->repository();
+
+        if ($repository->available()) {
+            $stored = $repository->read($scope);
+            if (is_array($stored)) {
+                return $stored;
+            }
+
+            $legacy = $this->fileStore($scope)->read();
+            if ($legacy !== []) {
+                $repository->write($scope, $legacy, $authUser);
+            }
+
+            return $legacy;
+        }
+
+        return $this->fileStore($scope)->read();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $settings
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $authUser
+     */
+    private function writeRawSettings(array $settings, array $authUser): void
+    {
+        $scope = $this->storageScope($authUser);
+        $repository = $this->repository();
+
+        if ($repository->available()) {
+            $repository->write($scope, $settings, $authUser);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->fileStore($scope)->write($settings);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param mixed $selected
      * @param array<int, string> $allowedIds