diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue
index 0900b40ae1..c0c61a6cbc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/DataTransferDialog.vue
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ const confirmationSummary = computed(() => {
   if (!request) return "";
   const source = `${getConnectionName(request.sourceConnectionId)}.${request.sourceDatabase}.${request.sourceSchema}`;
   const target = `${getConnectionName(request.targetConnectionId)}.${request.targetDatabase}.${request.targetSchema}`;
-  const count = request.objects.reduce((total, selection) => total + selection.names.length, 0);
+  const count = request.tables.length + request.objects.reduce((total, selection) => total + selection.names.length, 0);
   return t("transfer.startConfirmMessage", { source, target, count });
 });
 
@@ -1056,7 +1056,8 @@ const confirmationStrategy = computed(() => (confirmationRequest.value ? transfe
 const rebuildConfirmationDetails = computed(() => {
   const rebuild = confirmationPreview.value?.rebuild;
   if (!rebuild) return "";
-  return [confirmationSummary.value, t("transfer.rebuildSummary", { count: rebuild.tables.length }), ...rebuild.warnings].filter(Boolean).join("\n");
+  const missingTargets = rebuild.tables.some((table) => !table.backupTable);
+  return [confirmationSummary.value, t("transfer.rebuildSummary", { count: rebuild.tables.length }), missingTargets ? t("transfer.rebuildMissingTargets") : ""].filter(Boolean).join("\n");
 });
 
 function requestTransferConfirmation(request: api.TransferRequest, preview: api.TransferOwnershipPreview): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStrategy.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStrategy.spec.ts
index cc627fb934..742d3c5183 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStrategy.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/transfer/__tests__/transferStrategy.spec.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ function preview(overrides: Partial<TransferOwnershipPreview> = {}): TransferOwn
     rebuild: {
       sql: 'ALTER TABLE "reporting"."orders" RENAME TO "orders__dbx_bak_123";\nCREATE TABLE "reporting"."orders" ("id" INTEGER);',
       tables: [{ sourceTable: "Orders", targetTable: '"reporting"."orders"', backupTable: '"reporting"."orders__dbx_bak_123"' }],
-      warnings: ["Target-only metadata will be replaced"],
     },
     ...overrides,
   };
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index fcb3c2b4dc..a3933ab4dc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -5615,6 +5615,7 @@ export default {
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "Rebuild is unavailable for data-only transfers. Select structure and data or structure only.",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "The selected target engine does not support rebuilding target tables.",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "The backend did not provide a rebuild plan. The transfer has not started; refresh the preview with a backend that supports rebuild.",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "Some target tables do not exist yet and will be created without a backup.",
     previewFailed: "Could not prepare the transfer: {message}",
     start: "Start Transfer",
     startConfirmTitle: "Confirm transfer",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 5f3b7aa99d..7ac50a3ebe 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -5252,6 +5252,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "La reconstrucción no está disponible para transferencias de solo datos. Seleccione estructura y datos o solo estructura.",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "El motor de destino seleccionado no permite reconstruir las tablas de destino.",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "El backend no devolvió un plan de reconstrucción. La transferencia no se ha iniciado; vuelva a obtener la vista previa con un backend compatible.",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "Algunas tablas de destino aún no existen y se crearán sin copia de seguridad.",
     previewFailed: "No se pudo preparar la transferencia: {message}",
     start: "Iniciar transferencia",
     startConfirmTitle: "Confirmar transferencia",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index d142ecc886..7a465c54ee 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -5253,6 +5253,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "La ricostruzione non è disponibile per i trasferimenti di soli dati. Selezionare struttura e dati oppure solo struttura.",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "Il motore di destinazione selezionato non supporta la ricostruzione delle tabelle di destinazione.",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "Il backend non ha restituito un piano di ricostruzione. Il trasferimento non è iniziato; aggiornare l’anteprima con un backend compatibile.",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "Alcune tabelle di destinazione non esistono ancora e verranno create senza backup.",
     previewFailed: "Impossibile preparare il trasferimento: {message}",
     start: "Avvia Trasferimento",
     startConfirmTitle: "Conferma trasferimento",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index d79789754b..04ae0feaeb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -5282,6 +5282,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "データのみの転送では再構築できません。「構造とデータ」または「構造のみ」を選択してください。",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "選択したターゲットエンジンはテーブルの再構築をサポートしていません。",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "バックエンドから再構築計画が返されなかったため、転送は開始されていません。再構築プレビューに対応したバックエンドで再試行してください。",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "存在しないターゲットテーブルがあります。バックアップなしで直接作成されます。",
     previewFailed: "転送を準備できませんでした：{message}",
     start: "転送開始",
     startConfirmTitle: "転送の開始確認",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 7940bc5cfc..b156978122 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -4947,6 +4947,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "데이터만 전송할 때는 재구축할 수 없습니다. 구조 및 데이터 또는 구조만을 선택하세요.",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "선택한 대상 엔진은 대상 테이블 재구축을 지원하지 않습니다.",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "백엔드가 재구축 계획을 반환하지 않아 전송을 시작하지 않았습니다. 재구축 미리 보기를 지원하는 백엔드에서 다시 시도하세요.",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "존재하지 않는 대상 테이블이 있습니다. 백업 없이 바로 생성됩니다.",
     previewFailed: "전송을 준비할 수 없습니다: {message}",
     start: "이전 시작",
     startConfirmTitle: "전송 시작 확인",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index c916c40140..21a8de1123 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -5255,6 +5255,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "A reconstrução não está disponível para transferências apenas de dados. Selecione estrutura e dados ou apenas estrutura.",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "O mecanismo de destino selecionado não oferece suporte à reconstrução das tabelas de destino.",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "O backend não retornou um plano de reconstrução. A transferência não foi iniciada; atualize a prévia com um backend compatível.",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "Algumas tabelas de destino ainda não existem e serão criadas sem backup.",
     previewFailed: "Não foi possível preparar a transferência: {message}",
     start: "Iniciar transferência",
     startConfirmTitle: "Confirmar transferência",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index ed43acde78..6c7dc7149b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -5599,6 +5599,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "仅数据模式不支持重建，请选择“结构和数据”或“仅结构”。",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "当前目标引擎不支持重建目标表。",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "后端未返回重建计划，传输尚未开始。请使用支持重建预览的后端后重新预览。",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "部分目标表尚不存在，将直接创建（无备份）。",
     previewFailed: "无法准备传输：{message}",
     start: "开始传输",
     startConfirmTitle: "确认开始传输",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index b9aefeeb13..a7cc691720 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -4570,6 +4570,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     rebuildDataOnlyDisabled: "僅資料模式不支援重建，請選擇「結構和資料」或「僅結構」。",
     rebuildUnsupportedDisabled: "目前目標引擎不支援重建目標表。",
     rebuildPreviewUnavailable: "後端未傳回重建計畫，傳輸尚未開始。請使用支援重建預覽的後端後重新預覽。",
+    rebuildMissingTargets: "部分目標資料表尚不存在，將直接建立（無備份）。",
     previewFailed: "無法準備傳輸：{message}",
     start: "開始傳輸",
     startConfirmTitle: "確認開始傳輸",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
index 6befc06267..d207697b24 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/backend/tauri.ts
@@ -4644,7 +4644,6 @@ export interface TransferOwnershipPreview {
   rebuild?: {
     sql: string;
     tables: Array<{ sourceTable: string; targetTable: string; backupTable?: string }>;
-    warnings: string[];
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs
index 1ecb07ec6a..302813c89c 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ pub struct TransferOwnershipPreview {
 pub struct TransferRebuildPreview {
     pub sql: String,
     pub tables: Vec<TransferRebuildPreviewTable>,
-    pub warnings: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
@@ -6931,13 +6930,7 @@ async fn build_rebuild_preview(
         phases.push(format!("-- 3. Drop backups after success\n{}", drop_statements.join(";\n")));
     }
 
-    let warnings = if resolved.iter().any(|(_, _, preexisting)| !preexisting) {
-        vec!["Some target tables do not exist yet and will be created without a backup.".to_string()]
-    } else {
-        Vec::new()
-    };
-
-    Ok(TransferRebuildPreview { sql: phases.join("\n\n"), tables, warnings })
+    Ok(TransferRebuildPreview { sql: phases.join("\n\n"), tables })
 }
 
 pub async fn preview_transfer_ownership(