diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/management/auth_files.go b/internal/api/handlers/management/auth_files.go
index bb5606db..dcff98d7 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/management/auth_files.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/management/auth_files.go
@@ -186,17 +186,6 @@ func startCallbackForwarder(port int, provider, targetBase string) (*callbackFor
 	return forwarder, nil
 }
 
-func stopCallbackForwarder(port int) {
-	callbackForwardersMu.Lock()
-	forwarder := callbackForwarders[port]
-	if forwarder != nil {
-		delete(callbackForwarders, port)
-	}
-	callbackForwardersMu.Unlock()
-
-	stopForwarderInstance(port, forwarder)
-}
-
 func stopCallbackForwarderInstance(port int, forwarder *callbackForwarder) {
 	if forwarder == nil {
 		return
@@ -638,28 +627,66 @@ func (h *Handler) DeleteAuthFile(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(400, gin.H{"error": "invalid name"})
 		return
 	}
-	full := filepath.Join(h.cfg.AuthDir, filepath.Base(name))
-	if !filepath.IsAbs(full) {
-		if abs, errAbs := filepath.Abs(full); errAbs == nil {
-			full = abs
+
+	targetPath := filepath.Join(h.cfg.AuthDir, filepath.Base(name))
+	targetID := ""
+	if targetAuth := h.findAuthForDelete(name); targetAuth != nil {
+		targetID = strings.TrimSpace(targetAuth.ID)
+		if path := strings.TrimSpace(authAttribute(targetAuth, "path")); path != "" {
+			targetPath = path
 		}
 	}
-	if err := os.Remove(full); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(targetPath) {
+		if abs, errAbs := filepath.Abs(targetPath); errAbs == nil {
+			targetPath = abs
+		}
+	}
+	if errRemove := os.Remove(targetPath); errRemove != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(errRemove) {
 			c.JSON(404, gin.H{"error": "file not found"})
 		} else {
-			c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("failed to remove file: %v", err)})
+			c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("failed to remove file: %v", errRemove)})
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	if err := h.deleteTokenRecord(ctx, full); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+	if errDeleteRecord := h.deleteTokenRecord(ctx, targetPath); errDeleteRecord != nil {
+		c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": errDeleteRecord.Error()})
 		return
 	}
-	h.disableAuth(ctx, full)
+	if targetID != "" {
+		h.disableAuth(ctx, targetID)
+	} else {
+		h.disableAuth(ctx, targetPath)
+	}
 	c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "ok"})
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) findAuthForDelete(name string) *coreauth.Auth {
+	if h == nil || h.authManager == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if auth, ok := h.authManager.GetByID(name); ok {
+		return auth
+	}
+	auths := h.authManager.List()
+	for _, auth := range auths {
+		if auth == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.TrimSpace(auth.FileName) == name {
+			return auth
+		}
+		if filepath.Base(strings.TrimSpace(authAttribute(auth, "path"))) == name {
+			return auth
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) authIDForPath(path string) string {
 	path = strings.TrimSpace(path)
 	if path == "" {
@@ -893,10 +920,19 @@ func (h *Handler) disableAuth(ctx context.Context, id string) {
 	if h == nil || h.authManager == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	authID := h.authIDForPath(id)
-	if authID == "" {
-		authID = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+	id = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+	if id == "" {
+		return
 	}
+	if auth, ok := h.authManager.GetByID(id); ok {
+		auth.Disabled = true
+		auth.Status = coreauth.StatusDisabled
+		auth.StatusMessage = "removed via management API"
+		auth.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
+		_, _ = h.authManager.Update(ctx, auth)
+		return
+	}
+	authID := h.authIDForPath(id)
 	if authID == "" {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/management/auth_files_delete_test.go b/internal/api/handlers/management/auth_files_delete_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b7b888c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/management/auth_files_delete_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package management
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/internal/config"
+	coreauth "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v6/sdk/cliproxy/auth"
+)
+
+func TestDeleteAuthFile_UsesAuthPathFromManager(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MANAGEMENT_PASSWORD", "")
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	authDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "auth")
+	externalDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "external")
+	if errMkdirAuth := os.MkdirAll(authDir, 0o700); errMkdirAuth != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create auth dir: %v", errMkdirAuth)
+	}
+	if errMkdirExternal := os.MkdirAll(externalDir, 0o700); errMkdirExternal != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create external dir: %v", errMkdirExternal)
+	}
+
+	fileName := "codex-user@example.com-plus.json"
+	shadowPath := filepath.Join(authDir, fileName)
+	realPath := filepath.Join(externalDir, fileName)
+	if errWriteShadow := os.WriteFile(shadowPath, []byte(`{"type":"codex","email":"shadow@example.com"}`), 0o600); errWriteShadow != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write shadow file: %v", errWriteShadow)
+	}
+	if errWriteReal := os.WriteFile(realPath, []byte(`{"type":"codex","email":"real@example.com"}`), 0o600); errWriteReal != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write real file: %v", errWriteReal)
+	}
+
+	manager := coreauth.NewManager(nil, nil, nil)
+	record := &coreauth.Auth{
+		ID:          "legacy/" + fileName,
+		FileName:    fileName,
+		Provider:    "codex",
+		Status:      coreauth.StatusError,
+		Unavailable: true,
+		Attributes: map[string]string{
+			"path": realPath,
+		},
+		Metadata: map[string]any{
+			"type":  "codex",
+			"email": "real@example.com",
+		},
+	}
+	if _, errRegister := manager.Register(context.Background(), record); errRegister != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to register auth record: %v", errRegister)
+	}
+
+	h := NewHandlerWithoutConfigFilePath(&config.Config{AuthDir: authDir}, manager)
+	h.tokenStore = &memoryAuthStore{}
+
+	deleteRec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	deleteCtx, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(deleteRec)
+	deleteReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/v0/management/auth-files?name="+url.QueryEscape(fileName), nil)
+	deleteCtx.Request = deleteReq
+	h.DeleteAuthFile(deleteCtx)
+
+	if deleteRec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected delete status %d, got %d with body %s", http.StatusOK, deleteRec.Code, deleteRec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if _, errStatReal := os.Stat(realPath); !os.IsNotExist(errStatReal) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected managed auth file to be removed, stat err: %v", errStatReal)
+	}
+	if _, errStatShadow := os.Stat(shadowPath); errStatShadow != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected shadow auth file to remain, stat err: %v", errStatShadow)
+	}
+
+	listRec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	listCtx, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(listRec)
+	listReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v0/management/auth-files", nil)
+	listCtx.Request = listReq
+	h.ListAuthFiles(listCtx)
+
+	if listRec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected list status %d, got %d with body %s", http.StatusOK, listRec.Code, listRec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var listPayload map[string]any
+	if errUnmarshal := json.Unmarshal(listRec.Body.Bytes(), &listPayload); errUnmarshal != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to decode list payload: %v", errUnmarshal)
+	}
+	filesRaw, ok := listPayload["files"].([]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected files array, payload: %#v", listPayload)
+	}
+	if len(filesRaw) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected removed auth to be hidden from list, got %d entries", len(filesRaw))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteAuthFile_FallbackToAuthDirPath(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MANAGEMENT_PASSWORD", "")
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	authDir := t.TempDir()
+	fileName := "fallback-user.json"
+	filePath := filepath.Join(authDir, fileName)
+	if errWrite := os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte(`{"type":"codex"}`), 0o600); errWrite != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write auth file: %v", errWrite)
+	}
+
+	manager := coreauth.NewManager(nil, nil, nil)
+	h := NewHandlerWithoutConfigFilePath(&config.Config{AuthDir: authDir}, manager)
+	h.tokenStore = &memoryAuthStore{}
+
+	deleteRec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	deleteCtx, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(deleteRec)
+	deleteReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/v0/management/auth-files?name="+url.QueryEscape(fileName), nil)
+	deleteCtx.Request = deleteReq
+	h.DeleteAuthFile(deleteCtx)
+
+	if deleteRec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected delete status %d, got %d with body %s", http.StatusOK, deleteRec.Code, deleteRec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if _, errStat := os.Stat(filePath); !os.IsNotExist(errStat) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected auth file to be removed from auth dir, stat err: %v", errStat)
+	}
+}