diff --git a/lib/screens/settings.dart b/lib/screens/settings.dart
index dcce6205..c3a591ec 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:styled_widget/styled_widget.dart';
 import 'package:island/pods/config.dart';
 import 'package:island/pods/pool_provider.dart';
+import 'package:island/utils/pool_utils.dart';
 
 class SettingsScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
   const SettingsScreen({super.key});
@@ -368,8 +369,12 @@ class SettingsScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
           ),
         ),
       ),
+
       poolsAsync.when(
         data: (pools) {
+          final validPools = filterValidPools(pools);
+          final currentPoolId = resolveDefaultPoolId(ref, pools);
+
           return ListTile(
             isThreeLine: true,
             minLeadingWidth: 48,
@@ -377,29 +382,23 @@ class SettingsScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
             contentPadding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 24, right: 17),
             leading: const Icon(Symbols.cloud),
             subtitle: Text(
-              settings.defaultPoolId != null
-                  ? pools
-                          .firstWhereOrNull(
-                            (p) => p.id == settings.defaultPoolId,
-                          )
-                          ?.description ??
-                      'settingsDefaultPoolHelper'.tr()
-                  : 'settingsDefaultPoolHelper'.tr(),
+              validPools
+                      .firstWhereOrNull((p) => p.id == currentPoolId)
+                      ?.description ??
+                  'settingsDefaultPoolHelper'.tr(),
               style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodySmall,
             ),
             trailing: DropdownButtonHideUnderline(
               child: DropdownButton2<String>(
                 isExpanded: true,
                 items:
-                    pools.map((p) {
+                    validPools.map((p) {
                       return DropdownMenuItem<String>(
                         value: p.id,
                         child: Text(p.name).fontSize(14),
                       );
                     }).toList(),
-                value:
-                    settings.defaultPoolId ??
-                    (pools.isNotEmpty ? pools.first.id : null),
+                value: currentPoolId,
                 onChanged: (value) {
                   ref
                       .read(appSettingsNotifierProvider.notifier)
diff --git a/lib/utils/pool_utils.dart b/lib/utils/pool_utils.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12d34d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/pool_utils.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+import '../models/file_pool.dart';
+import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
+import '../pods/config.dart';
+
+List<FilePool> filterValidPools(List<FilePool> pools) {
+  return pools.where((p) {
+    final accept = p.policyConfig['accept_types'];
+    if (accept != null) {
+      final acceptsOnlyMedia = accept.every((t) =>
+          t.startsWith('image/') ||
+          t.startsWith('video/') ||
+          t.startsWith('audio/'));
+      if (acceptsOnlyMedia) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }).toList();
+}
+
+String resolveDefaultPoolId(WidgetRef ref, List<FilePool> pools) {
+  final settings = ref.watch(appSettingsNotifierProvider);
+  final validPools = filterValidPools(pools);
+
+  if (settings.defaultPoolId != null &&
+      validPools.any((p) => p.id == settings.defaultPoolId)) {
+    return settings.defaultPoolId!;
+  }
+
+  if (validPools.isNotEmpty) {
+    return validPools.first.id;
+  }
+  // DEFAULT: Solar Network Driver
+  return '500e5ed8-bd44-4359-bc0a-ec85e2adf447';
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/widgets/post/compose_shared.dart b/lib/widgets/post/compose_shared.dart
index c30df65a..e94f0e5d 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/post/compose_shared.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/post/compose_shared.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import 'package:island/widgets/alert.dart';
 import 'package:island/widgets/post/compose_link_attachments.dart';
 import 'package:island/widgets/post/compose_poll.dart';
 import 'package:island/widgets/post/compose_recorder.dart';
+import 'package:island/pods/pool_provider.dart';
+import 'package:island/utils/pool_utils.dart';
 import 'package:pasteboard/pasteboard.dart';
 import 'package:textfield_tags/textfield_tags.dart';
 import 'dart:async';
@@ -522,8 +524,8 @@ class ComposeLogic {
 
       SnCloudFile? cloudFile;
 
-    final settings = ref.watch(appSettingsNotifierProvider);
-    final selectedPoolId = poolId ?? settings.defaultPoolId ?? '500e5ed8-bd44-4359-bc0a-ec85e2adf447';
+    final pools = await ref.read(poolsProvider.future);
+    final selectedPoolId = resolveDefaultPoolId(ref, pools);
       if (attachment.type == UniversalFileType.file) {
         cloudFile =
             await putFileToPool(