diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/app.config.ts b/apps/web/src/app/app.config.ts
index 70001db7b..1fc0d8950 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/app.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/app.config.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { NgxSkeletonLoaderModule } from 'ngx-skeleton-loader';
 import {
     PORTAL_EXTERNAL_PLAYBACK,
     PORTAL_PLAYER,
-} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/tokens';
 import { STALKER_PLAYLIST_CONNECTION_EDITOR } from '@iptvnator/playlist/shared/ui/stalker-connection-editor';
 import { provideXtreamDataSource } from '@iptvnator/portal/xtream/data-access';
 import {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/services/electron.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/services/electron.service.ts
index dd5be4f0b..ec2c7e85f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/services/electron.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/services/electron.service.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {
     createLogger,
     createPortalDebugRequestContext,
     logPortalDebugEvent,
-} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 
 interface PlayerLaunchPayload {
     readonly headers?: Record<string, string>;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/services/portal-playback-positions.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/services/portal-playback-positions.service.ts
index bcc29b73b..8ffe27383 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/services/portal-playback-positions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/services/portal-playback-positions.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable, inject } from '@angular/core';
 import {
     PORTAL_PLAYBACK_POSITIONS,
     PortalPlaybackPositions,
-} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/tokens';
 import {
     PlaybackPositionRuntimeBridgeService,
     RuntimeCapabilitiesService,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts
index 497e07e65..2dc932a75 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {
     logPortalDebugEvent,
     logPortalDebugRequest,
     createLogger,
-} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+} from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import { getRuntimeBackendUrl } from './runtime-config';
 
 /**
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/services/workspace-shell-actions.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/services/workspace-shell-actions.service.ts
index a110883a6..3e7dc0921 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/services/workspace-shell-actions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/services/workspace-shell-actions.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { inject, Injectable, Provider } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { PORTAL_SHELL_ACTIONS } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { PORTAL_SHELL_ACTIONS } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/tokens';
 import {
     WORKSPACE_SHELL_ACTIONS,
     WorkspaceAccountInfoData,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.spec.ts
index a14201475..0fcce600a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
     selectIsEpgAvailable,
 } from '@iptvnator/m3u-state';
 import { XtreamStore } from '@iptvnator/portal/xtream/data-access';
-import { PlaylistBackupService } from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { PlaylistBackupService } from '@iptvnator/services/playlist-backup';
 import { provideMockStore } from '@ngrx/store/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.ts b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.ts
index bebfc6004..91ed0d714 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/settings/settings-backup.facade.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { PlaylistActions } from '@iptvnator/m3u-state';
 import { XtreamStore } from '@iptvnator/portal/xtream/data-access';
+import { RuntimeCapabilitiesService } from '@iptvnator/services';
 import {
     PlaylistBackupImportSummary,
     PlaylistBackupService,
-    RuntimeCapabilitiesService,
-} from '@iptvnator/services';
+} from '@iptvnator/services/playlist-backup';
 import { SettingsSnackbarService } from './settings-snackbar.service';
 
 @Injectable()
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/settings/test-stubs/settings-test-harness.stub.ts b/apps/web/src/app/settings/test-stubs/settings-test-harness.stub.ts
index 7c7925187..9d1af7ba8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/settings/test-stubs/settings-test-harness.stub.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/settings/test-stubs/settings-test-harness.stub.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ import {
 import {
     DatabaseService,
     DataService,
-    PlaylistBackupService,
     PlaylistsService,
 } from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { PlaylistBackupService } from '@iptvnator/services/playlist-backup';
 import {
     ELECTRON_BRIDGE_APP_UPDATE_STATUSES,
     ElectronBridgeAppUpdateStatus,
diff --git a/docs/architecture/nx-workspace-boundaries.md b/docs/architecture/nx-workspace-boundaries.md
index 05b48e61e..86daacfcb 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/nx-workspace-boundaries.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/nx-workspace-boundaries.md
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ reason: the main `workspace-shell-util` barrel is imported eagerly, and the
 settings search index must stay in the lazy settings and shell chunks.
 `@iptvnator/workspace/shell/util/settings-context` keeps
 `SettingsContextService`, which only the lazy settings page and settings
-context panel use, out of that barrel for the same reason.
+context panel use, out of that barrel for the same reason, and
+`@iptvnator/services/playlist-backup` keeps `PlaylistBackupService` (about
+22 KB, used only by the lazy settings page) out of the `@iptvnator/services`
+barrel.
 
 The web app's root shell (`app.component.ts`, `app.config.ts` and the services
 they construct) is on the renderer's initial path, where a barrel costs its
@@ -260,7 +263,19 @@ PIN dialog and the Stalker step of the parental-lock enforcement, which runs
 only while a Stalker route is open). A local file,
 not the library alias, is the dynamic-import target because
 `@nx/enforce-module-boundaries` forbids static imports of a library the same
-project also loads dynamically. `renderer.initialBytes` in
+project also loads dynamically.
+
+A barrel the initial path imports also costs code it never runs itself:
+code splitting places a module in the chunk shared by every entry point
+that reaches it, so a helper that only lazy routes use, but that an eager
+file can reach through a barrel's re-export, lands in an initial chunk even
+though tree shaking would drop it from a single bundle. The eager Xtream
+data layer and root shell therefore import `@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger`
+and `@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/tokens` (the portal DI tokens), not the
+`@iptvnator/portal/shared/util` barrel, whose navigation, keyboard-shortcut
+and download helpers (about 45 KB) belong to the lazy portal routes. A
+type-only import of a barrel uses `import type`, so it can never keep the
+barrel reachable. `renderer.initialBytes` in
 [performance journeys](performance-journeys.md) guards the result; to see why a
 module is eager, build with `pnpm nx build web --stats-json` and follow the
 static imports in `dist/apps/web/stats.json` from `apps/web/src/main.ts`.
diff --git a/docs/architecture/parental-lock.md b/docs/architecture/parental-lock.md
index e54d6fcad..331645296 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/parental-lock.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/parental-lock.md
@@ -419,8 +419,10 @@ opens, so a relock there runs the step synchronously; if it is not loaded
 yet (still fetching, or it cannot load — a stale PWA page after a
 deployment) the step fails closed at once by navigating to
 `/workspace/sources`: leaving the Stalker route clears its selection and
-stops its playback, and the Xtream step still runs. The feature costs about 30 KB of
-`renderer.initialBytes`.
+stops its playback, and the Xtream step still runs. The feature costs about 35 KB of
+`renderer.initialBytes`; the baseline was not raised for it, the growth was
+offset by moving lazy-only barrel re-exports (backup/restore and the portal
+helpers) off the initial path.
 
 ## Lock store lifetime
 
diff --git a/libs/portal/shared/util/src/tokens.ts b/libs/portal/shared/util/src/tokens.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3595e3a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/portal/shared/util/src/tokens.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Dependency-free entry for the DI tokens the web app's root shell and the
+// eager Xtream data layer provide or inject. The main barrel would put every
+// portal helper that lazy routes use onto the renderer's initial path.
+export * from './lib/portal-external-playback';
+export * from './lib/portal-playback-positions';
+export * from './lib/portal-player';
+export * from './lib/portal-shell-actions';
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/data-sources/pwa-xtream-data-source.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/data-sources/pwa-xtream-data-source.ts
index 252836900..1d3bf56e2 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/data-sources/pwa-xtream-data-source.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/data-sources/pwa-xtream-data-source.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
     XtreamSerieItem,
     XtreamVodStream,
 } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import {
     CategoryType,
     StreamType,
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/epg-queue.service.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/epg-queue.service.ts
index eccc81f8b..11cb26476 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/epg-queue.service.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/epg-queue.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { EpgSourceSettingsService, SettingsStore } from '@iptvnator/services';
 import { XtreamApiService, XtreamCredentials } from './xtream-api.service';
 import { XtreamXmltvFallbackService } from './xtream-xmltv-fallback.service';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 
 interface CacheEntry {
     data: EpgItem[];
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-api.service.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-api.service.ts
index 55ea8fa58..3a05889a5 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-api.service.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-api.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { DataService } from '@iptvnator/services';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import {
     EpgItem,
     XtreamCategory,
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-xmltv-fallback.service.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-xmltv-fallback.service.ts
index de0b42676..9f5d115cd 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-xmltv-fallback.service.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/services/xtream-xmltv-fallback.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
     EpgProgram,
     epgProviderClockMs,
 } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import { EpgSourceSettingsService, SettingsStore } from '@iptvnator/services';
 
 type ElectronEpgBridge = {
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-content.feature.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-content.feature.ts
index 9ed5a7bb0..0b8c0874a 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-content.feature.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-content.feature.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
     measureRendererPerformancePhase,
     RENDERER_PERFORMANCE_PHASE,
 } from '@iptvnator/shared/logging';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import {
     DataService,
     DatabaseService,
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-epg.feature.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-epg.feature.ts
index 024f7b32e..da0dc7f3c 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-epg.feature.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-epg.feature.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
     XtreamCredentials,
 } from '../../services/xtream-api.service';
 import { XtreamXmltvFallbackService } from '../../services/xtream-xmltv-fallback.service';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 
 /**
  * EPG state for managing Electronic Program Guide data
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-player.feature.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-player.feature.ts
index dd12bdebc..2b85a6807 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-player.feature.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-player.feature.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
     withMethods,
     withState,
 } from '@ngrx/signals';
-import { PORTAL_PLAYER } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { PORTAL_PLAYER } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/tokens';
 import {
     XtreamSerieEpisode,
     XtreamVodDetails,
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts
index 3f2737c79..69532df62 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-portal.feature.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
     XtreamCredentials,
 } from '../../services/xtream-api.service';
 import { PortalStatusType } from '../../xtream-state';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import {
     resolveXtreamPortalStatus,
     resolveXtreamServerTimezone,
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-search.feature.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-search.feature.ts
index ed1a038b9..c2ebcebbc 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-search.feature.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/features/with-search.feature.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
     XTREAM_DATA_SOURCE,
     XtreamContentItem,
 } from '../../data-sources/xtream-data-source.interface';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import { XtreamSearchResultItem } from '../../xtream-state';
 
 /**
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/xtream.store.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/xtream.store.ts
index fe8ca8df9..1c21edae4 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/xtream.store.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/stores/xtream.store.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { XTREAM_DATA_SOURCE } from '../data-sources/xtream-data-source.interface
 import { XtreamApiService } from '../services/xtream-api.service';
 
 import { TmdbEnrichmentService } from '@iptvnator/services';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import {
     withContent,
     withEpg,
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-favorites.feature.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-favorites.feature.ts
index 49c3168f9..4bcadd4fe 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-favorites.feature.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-favorites.feature.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
     withMethods,
     withState,
 } from '@ngrx/signals';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import { XTREAM_DATA_SOURCE } from './data-sources/xtream-data-source.interface';
 
 export const withFavorites = function () {
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-recent-items.ts b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-recent-items.ts
index c420bdce1..7bfa11129 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-recent-items.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/data-access/src/lib/with-recent-items.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
     Playlist,
     PortalRecentItem,
 } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
-import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import { createLogger } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger';
 import { XTREAM_DATA_SOURCE } from './data-sources/xtream-data-source.interface';
 
 export interface RecentlyViewedItem extends PortalRecentItem {
diff --git a/libs/services/src/index.ts b/libs/services/src/index.ts
index 1e3e0d47a..7eaa9165c 100644
--- a/libs/services/src/index.ts
+++ b/libs/services/src/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export * from './lib/playback-position.service';
 export * from './lib/playlist-delete-cleanup.token';
 export * from './lib/playlist-delete-action.service';
 export * from './lib/parental-lock';
-export * from './lib/playlist-backup.service';
 export * from './lib/playlist-cross-context-lock';
 export * from './lib/playlist-refresh.service';
 export * from './lib/playlists.service';
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/util/src/lib/navigation/workspace-shell-route.utils.ts b/libs/workspace/shell/util/src/lib/navigation/workspace-shell-route.utils.ts
index 3515d722d..d3e923c23 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/util/src/lib/navigation/workspace-shell-route.utils.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/util/src/lib/navigation/workspace-shell-route.utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {
+import type {
     PortalProvider,
     PortalRailSection,
 } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index c0213ec59..7bcd05ff4 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
             "@iptvnator/portal/shared/util": [
                 "libs/portal/shared/util/src/index.ts"
             ],
+            "@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/logger": [
+                "libs/portal/shared/util/src/lib/logger.ts"
+            ],
+            "@iptvnator/portal/shared/util/tokens": [
+                "libs/portal/shared/util/src/tokens.ts"
+            ],
             "@iptvnator/epg/data-access": ["libs/epg/data-access/src/index.ts"],
             "@iptvnator/playback/util": ["libs/playback/util/src/index.ts"],
             "@iptvnator/playlist/shared/ui": [
@@ -112,6 +118,9 @@
                 "libs/shared/host-health/src/index.ts"
             ],
             "@iptvnator/services": ["libs/services/src/index.ts"],
+            "@iptvnator/services/playlist-backup": [
+                "libs/services/src/lib/playlist-backup.service.ts"
+            ],
             "@iptvnator/shared/interfaces": [
                 "libs/shared/interfaces/src/index.ts"
             ],