diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/db/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/db/index.ts
index ff66bbd..39e4a45 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/db/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const db = drizzle(`file:${dbPath}`, {
 
 // Initialize database with migrations
 let isInitialized = false;
+let dbConnection: null | typeof db = null;
 
 import { logger } from "../main/logger";
 
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ export async function initializeDatabase() {
   }
 
   try {
+    // Store the connection for later cleanup
+    dbConnection = db;
+
     // Determine the correct migrations folder path
     const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" || !app.isPackaged;
     let migrationsPath: string;
@@ -73,3 +77,14 @@ export async function initializeDatabase() {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 }
+
+export async function closeDatabase() {
+  if (dbConnection) {
+    db.$client.close();
+    dbConnection = null;
+    isInitialized = false;
+    dbConnection = null;
+    isInitialized = false;
+    logger.db.info("Database connection closed successfully");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/trpc/routers/settings.ts b/apps/desktop/src/trpc/routers/settings.ts
index b45d732..8aaf500 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/trpc/routers/settings.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/trpc/routers/settings.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { observable } from "@trpc/server/observable";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { app } from "electron";
 import { createRouter, procedure } from "../trpc";
-import { dbPath } from "../../db";
+import { dbPath, closeDatabase } from "../../db";
 import * as fs from "fs/promises";
 
 // FormatterConfig schema
@@ -557,6 +557,15 @@ export const settingsRouter = createRouter({
         logger.main.info("Resetting app - deleting all data");
       }
 
+      // Close database connection before deleting the file
+      if (logger) {
+        logger.main.info("Closing database connection before reset");
+      }
+      await closeDatabase();
+
+      // Add a small delay to ensure the connection is fully closed on Windows
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+
       // Delete the database file
       await fs.unlink(dbPath);