diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx
index 35bcce0..07b5f4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
     setFloat(rebuild('float'))
 
     if (data.card_machines.length) {
-      setMachines(machineNamesRef.current.map(name => {
+      const settingsNames = machineNamesRef.current
+      // Any DB machine whose name is no longer in settings — keep it visible and in
+      // the save payload so its data isn't silently deleted when the record is re-saved.
+      const orphanedNames = data.card_machines
+        .map(m => m.machine_name)
+        .filter(n => !settingsNames.includes(n))
+      const allNames = [...settingsNames, ...orphanedNames]
+      setMachines(allNames.map(name => {
         const m = data.card_machines.find(c => c.machine_name === name)
         if (!m) return { machine_name: name, total_amount: 0, amex_amount: 0, visa_mc_amount: 0 }
         return {
@@ -398,21 +405,33 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
           <span style={{ fontWeight: 700, fontSize: '1.1rem' }}>Total: {fmtGBP(totalPdq)}</span>
         </div>
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '1rem' }}>
-          {machines.map((m, i) => (
+          {machines.map((m, i) => {
+            const isOrphaned = !machineNamesRef.current.includes(m.machine_name)
+            const inputDisabled = isFinal || isOrphaned
+            return (
             <div key={m.machine_name} style={{
               display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr', gap: '1rem',
-              border: '1px solid var(--card-border)', borderRadius: '8px', padding: '1rem',
+              border: `1px solid ${isOrphaned ? '#fca5a5' : 'var(--card-border)'}`,
+              borderRadius: '8px', padding: '1rem',
+              background: isOrphaned ? '#fff8f8' : undefined,
             }}>
               {/* Left: amount inputs */}
               <div>
-                <h3 style={{ fontSize: '0.875rem', fontWeight: 600, marginBottom: '0.75rem', color: 'var(--text-mid)' }}>
-                  {m.machine_name}
-                </h3>
+                <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>
+                  <h3 style={{ fontSize: '0.875rem', fontWeight: 600, color: 'var(--text-mid)' }}>
+                    {m.machine_name}
+                  </h3>
+                  {isOrphaned && (
+                    <span style={{ fontSize: '0.65rem', fontWeight: 700, color: '#b91c1c', background: '#fee2e2', padding: '0.1rem 0.4rem', borderRadius: '3px', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                      Removed from settings
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
                 <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '0.5rem' }}>
                   <MoneyInput label="Total" value={m.total_amount}
-                    onChange={v => updateMachine(i, 'total_amount', v)} disabled={isFinal} />
+                    onChange={v => updateMachine(i, 'total_amount', v)} disabled={inputDisabled} />
                   <MoneyInput label="Amex" value={m.amex_amount}
-                    onChange={v => updateMachine(i, 'amex_amount', v)} disabled={isFinal} />
+                    onChange={v => updateMachine(i, 'amex_amount', v)} disabled={inputDisabled} />
                   <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', fontSize: '0.875rem', paddingTop: '0.25rem' }}>
                     <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-mid)' }}>Visa / MC</span>
                     <span style={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>{fmtGBP(m.visa_mc_amount)}</span>
@@ -441,7 +460,8 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
                 )}
               </div>
             </div>
-          ))}
+            )
+          })}
         </div>
       </Card>