diff --git a/src/renderer/book/settings.ts b/src/renderer/book/settings.ts
index 0344849..c9adad1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/book/settings.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/book/settings.ts
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ export function createSettingsFeature(ctx: BookCtx): SettingsFeature {
     if (e.key === "Escape" && !modal.classList.contains("hidden")) closeSettings();
   });
 
-  // Sidebar + File-menu entry points.
-  $("settingsBtn")?.addEventListener("click", openSettings);
+  // File-menu entry point (the redundant sidebar button was removed Sep 22).
+  $("settingCheckUpdate")?.addEventListener("click", () => hooks.checkForUpdates());
   api.onSettingsRequested(() => openSettings());
 
   // Refresh the resolved-path line whenever a book opens (the default root
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.html b/src/renderer/index.html
index f935365..952824a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.html
+++ b/src/renderer/index.html
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
         </div>
         <div class="sidebar-footer">
           <button class="button button-ghost" id="searchBtn" title="Search all chapters (Ctrl+F)">Search</button>
-          <button class="button button-ghost" id="settingsBtn" title="Settings (autosave, backups)">Settings</button>
           <div class="theme-control">
             <label class="theme-label" for="themeSelect">Theme</label>
             <select id="themeSelect" class="theme-select" title="Interface theme">
@@ -57,8 +56,6 @@
           <div class="welcome-actions">
             <button class="button" id="welcomeNewBook">New</button>
             <button class="button button-ghost" id="welcomeOpenBook">Open</button>
-            <button class="button button-ghost" id="welcomeOpenMd" title="Open a Markdown or text file as a new book">Open file</button>
-            <button class="button button-ghost" id="welcomeUpdate" title="Check for a new version of Folio">Update</button>
           </div>
           <div class="recents-block">
             <div class="recents-title">Recent</div>
@@ -351,6 +348,10 @@
         </div>
         <p class="setting-meta" id="settingResolved"></p>
         <p class="setting-meta" id="settingLastSnap"></p>
+        <div class="update-control">
+          <span class="backup-label">Updates</span>
+          <button type="button" class="button button-ghost" id="settingCheckUpdate" title="Check for a new version of Folio">Check now</button>
+        </div>
         <div class="modal-actions">
           <button class="button button-ghost" id="settingSnapNow" title="Take a snapshot right now">Snapshot now</button>
           <button class="button" id="settingsClose">Close</button>