diff --git a/YKanBan.Tests/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStoreTests.cs b/YKanBan.Tests/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStoreTests.cs
index 63eed90..74d832d 100644
--- a/YKanBan.Tests/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStoreTests.cs
+++ b/YKanBan.Tests/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStoreTests.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,43 @@ public class AppConfigStoreTests
         Assert.AreEqual("{ this is not valid json", File.ReadAllText(path + ".bak"));
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void LoadUnreadableFileReturnsDefaults()
+    {
+        using var directory = new TempDirectory();
+        string path = Path.Combine(directory.FullPath, "app.json");
+        File.WriteAllText(path, "{ \"language\": \"zh-Hans\" }");
+        var store = new AppConfigStore(path);
+
+        AppConfig config;
+        using (new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.None))
+        {
+            config = store.Load();
+        }
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(AppConfig.DefaultLanguage, config.Language);
+        Assert.IsFalse(File.Exists(path + ".bak"));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void LoadCorruptFileReturnsDefaultsWhenTheBackupCannotBeWritten()
+    {
+        using var directory = new TempDirectory();
+        string path = Path.Combine(directory.FullPath, "app.json");
+        File.WriteAllText(path, "{ this is not valid json");
+        File.WriteAllText(path + ".bak", "older backup");
+        var store = new AppConfigStore(path);
+
+        AppConfig config;
+        using (new FileStream(path + ".bak", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.None))
+        {
+            config = store.Load();
+        }
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(AppConfig.CurrentFormatVersion, config.Version);
+        Assert.AreEqual("older backup", File.ReadAllText(path + ".bak"));
+    }
+
     [TestMethod]
     public void LoadJsonNullReturnsDefaults()
     {
diff --git a/YKanBan/Program.cs b/YKanBan/Program.cs
index 8a1170b..56f9466 100644
--- a/YKanBan/Program.cs
+++ b/YKanBan/Program.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,16 @@ sealed class Program
     {
         BuildAvaloniaApp().StartWithClassicDesktopLifetime(args);
 
-        // The lifetime has ended: persist the configuration once, then release services.
-        App.Services?.SaveConfiguration();
-        App.Services?.Dispose();
+        // The lifetime has ended: persist the configuration once, then release
+        // services; the workspace lock and connection are released even if saving fails.
+        try
+        {
+            App.Services?.SaveConfiguration();
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            App.Services?.Dispose();
+        }
     }
 
     // Avalonia configuration, don't remove; also used by visual designer.
diff --git a/YKanBan/Services/AppServices.cs b/YKanBan/Services/AppServices.cs
index 02cac8e..be70d9c 100644
--- a/YKanBan/Services/AppServices.cs
+++ b/YKanBan/Services/AppServices.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using YKanBan.Storage.AppData;
 using YKanBan.Storage.Workspace;
 
@@ -63,9 +64,21 @@ public sealed class AppServices : IDisposable
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Persists the configuration when this session changed a setting; called once at shutdown.
+    /// Persists the configuration when this session changed a setting; called
+    /// once at shutdown. A write failure only loses this session's settings
+    /// changes, the same accepted loss as a crash, so it is logged and ignored.
     /// </summary>
-    public void SaveConfiguration() => ConfigStore.SaveIfChanged(Config);
+    public void SaveConfiguration()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            ConfigStore.SaveIfChanged(Config);
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is IOException or UnauthorizedAccessException)
+        {
+            Debug.WriteLine(exception);
+        }
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Releases the workspace session, if any.
diff --git a/YKanBan/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStore.cs b/YKanBan/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStore.cs
index d9a18c4..66b0a2f 100644
--- a/YKanBan/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStore.cs
+++ b/YKanBan/Storage/AppData/AppConfigStore.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace YKanBan.Storage.AppData;
 /// defaults; a file that is not a JSON object is backed up to app.json.bak and
 /// then defaults are used; an individual invalid field (unknown enum value or
 /// language, out-of-range width, wrong type) falls back to its own default while
-/// the other fields are kept. Saving happens only when the configuration differs
+/// the other fields are kept; a file that exists but cannot be read (I/O or
+/// permission error) also yields defaults. Saving happens only when the configuration differs
 /// from what was loaded, and writes the file directly (no atomic replace) —
 /// losing the last session's settings to a crash is an accepted trade-off.
 /// </summary>
@@ -52,11 +53,12 @@ public sealed class AppConfigStore
     /// <summary>
     /// Loads the configuration and records it as the persisted baseline for
     /// <see cref="SaveIfChanged"/>. A missing file yields defaults; a file that
-    /// is not a JSON object is backed up to app.json.bak and then defaults are
-    /// used; invalid fields fall back to their defaults individually.
+    /// is not a JSON object is backed up to app.json.bak (best effort) and then
+    /// defaults are used; invalid fields fall back to their defaults
+    /// individually; a file that cannot be read yields defaults. Never throws for
+    /// file-system reasons, because a bad app.json must not stop the app.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>The loaded configuration, or defaults when none could be read.</returns>
-    /// <exception cref="IOException">The file exists but cannot be read.</exception>
     public AppConfig Load()
     {
         AppConfig config = Read();
@@ -108,7 +110,16 @@ public sealed class AppConfigStore
             return new AppConfig();
         }
 
-        string json = File.ReadAllText(FilePath);
+        string json;
+        try
+        {
+            json = File.ReadAllText(FilePath);
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is IOException or UnauthorizedAccessException)
+        {
+            return new AppConfig();
+        }
+
         JToken root;
         try
         {
@@ -137,12 +148,20 @@ public sealed class AppConfigStore
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Keeps a copy of an unusable file for inspection, then continues with defaults.
+    /// Keeps a copy of an unusable file for inspection, then continues with
+    /// defaults; a backup that cannot be written is skipped.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>The default configuration.</returns>
     private AppConfig BackUpAndUseDefaults()
     {
-        File.Copy(FilePath, FilePath + ".bak", overwrite: true);
+        try
+        {
+            File.Copy(FilePath, FilePath + ".bak", overwrite: true);
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is IOException or UnauthorizedAccessException)
+        {
+            // The backup is only a diagnostic aid; starting with defaults matters more.
+        }
         return new AppConfig();
     }
 
diff --git a/docs/PLAN.md b/docs/PLAN.md
index 7a273d5..c373feb 100644
--- a/docs/PLAN.md
+++ b/docs/PLAN.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 - 网络共享明确不支持；命令行参数边界；macOS 无参启动行为写入文档（§2.3、§4.1、附录）
 - 补充：导出转义规则、卡片列表虚拟化、模态窗口 FlowDirection、`Resources` 类名使用规则、CI osx-x64 运行器（§5、§7、§8）
 - 依赖：Avalonia 11.3.6 → 11.3.22，Semi.Avalonia 11.2.1.10 → 11.3.22（§7）
-- 实现回补：搜索括号嵌套上限 64 层、单个表达式至多 256 个原子，空短语、短语紧贴文本、`key:` 后空白均为非法（§6.1、§6.2）；导出表格单元格转义 `\`（§5.8）；初始化中途锁冲突进锁冲突页、数据库文件缺失不静默新建（§4.4）
+- 实现回补：搜索括号嵌套上限 64 层、单个表达式至多 256 个原子，空短语、短语紧贴文本、`key:` 后空白均为非法（§6.1、§6.2）；导出表格单元格转义 `\`（§5.8）；初始化中途锁冲突进锁冲突页、数据库文件缺失不静默新建（§4.4）；app.json 读不出 / 备份写不出 / 退出写盘失败均不阻断启动与退出（§4.3）
 - 里程碑：标注 M0–M4 已完成，新增 **M4R（v1.9 回补）**（§9）
 
 ## 1. 项目概述
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ card_tags: (card_id, tag_id) 复合主键，双向 ON DELETE CASCADE
   - 文件缺失 → 默认值启动照常运行（下次脏退出时自然创建）
   - JSON 本身无法解析 → 备份为 `app.json.bak`（覆盖旧备份）→ 以默认值启动
   - JSON 完好但个别字段非法（未知枚举值、未知语言、列宽越界 160–720、类型不符等）→ **仅该字段回退默认值**，其余字段保留，不生成备份
+  - 文件存在但无法读取（IO / 权限错误）→ 以默认值启动；`.bak` 备份写不出时跳过备份，照常以默认值启动
+- 退出写盘失败（IO / 权限错误）→ 忽略，等同丢失当次会话的设置变更；无论写盘成败都释放工作区锁与连接
 
 ### 4.4 全窗口错误页体系