diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef17a3c..3496b6c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ downloads
 .scriptCreds
 node-v24.14.0-x64.msi
 postgresql-17.9-2-windows-x64.exe
-VSCodeUserSetup-x64-1.112.0.exe
+VSCodeSetup-x64-1.120.0.exe
 nssm.exe
 frontend/.tanstack
 
diff --git a/backend/notification/notification.SqlJobCleanUp.ts b/backend/notification/notification.SqlJobCleanUp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ca82a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/notification/notification.SqlJobCleanUp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { prodQuery } from "../prodSql/prodSqlQuery.controller.js";
+import {
+	type SqlQuery,
+	sqlQuerySelector,
+} from "../prodSql/prodSqlQuerySelector.utils.js";
+import { tryCatch } from "../utils/trycatch.utils.js";
+
+// disable the jobs
+const jobNames: string[] = [
+	"monitor_$_lots",
+	"monitor_$_lots_2",
+	"monitor$lots",
+	"Monitor_APO", //listen for people to cry this is no longer a thing
+	"Monitor_APO2",
+	"Monitor_AutoConsumeMaterials", // TODO: migrate to lst
+	"Monitor_AutoConsumeMaterials_iow1",
+	"Monitor_AutoConsumeMaterials_iow2",
+	"Monitor_BlockedINV_Loc",
+	"monitor_inv_cycle",
+	"monitor_inv_cycle_1",
+	"monitor_inv_cycle_2",
+	"monitor_edi_import", // TODO: migrate to lst -- for the query select count(*) from AlplaPROD_test3.dbo.T_EDIDokumente (nolock) where /* IdLieferant > 1  and */ add_date > DATEADD(MINUTE, -30, getdate())
+	"Monitor_Lot_Progression",
+	"Monitor_Lots", // TODO: migrate to lst -- this should be the one where we monitor the when a lot is assigned if its missing some data.
+	"Monitor_MinMax", // TODO:Migrate to lst
+	"Monitor_MinMax_iow2",
+	"Monitor_PM",
+	"Monitor_Purity",
+	"monitor_wastebookings", // TODO: Migrate
+	"LastPriceUpdate", // not even sure what this is
+	"GETLabelsCount", // seems like an old jc job
+	"jobforpuritycount", // was not even working correctly
+	"Monitor_EmptyAutoConsumLocations", // not sure who uses this one
+	"monitor_labelreprint", // Migrated but need to find out who really wants this
+	"test", // not even sure why this is active
+	"UpdateLastMoldUsed", // old jc inserts data into a table but not sure what its used for not linked to any other alert
+	"UpdateWhsePositions3", // old jc inserts data into a table but not sure what its used for not linked to any other alert
+	"UpdateWhsePositions4",
+	"delete_print", // i think this was in here for when we was having lag prints in iowa1
+	"INV_WHSE_1", // something random i wrote long time ago looks like an inv thing to see aged stuff
+	"INV_WHSE_2",
+	"laneAgeCheck", // another strange one thats been since moved to lst
+	"monitor_blocking_2",
+	"monitor_blocking", // already in lst
+	"monitor_min_inv", // do we still want this one? it has a description of: this checks m-f the min inventory of materials based on the min level set in stock
+	"Monitor_MixedLocations",
+	"Monitor_PM",
+	"Monitor_PM2",
+	"wrong_lots_1",
+	"wrong_lots_2",
+	"invenotry check", // spelling error one of my stupids
+	"monitor_hold_monitor",
+	"Monitor_Silo_adjustments",
+	"monitor_qualityLocMonitor", // validating with lima this is still needed
+	"Monitor_Stock_Change",
+];
+
+export const sqlJobCleanUp = async () => {
+	// running a query to disable jobs that are moved to lst to be better maintained
+	const sqlQuery = sqlQuerySelector("disableJob") as SqlQuery;
+
+	if (!sqlQuery.success) {
+		console.error("Failed to load the query: ", sqlQuery.message);
+		return;
+	}
+	for (const job of jobNames) {
+		const { error } = await tryCatch(
+			prodQuery(
+				sqlQuery.query.replace("[jobName]", `${job}`),
+				`Disabling job: ${job}`,
+			),
+		);
+
+		if (error) {
+			console.error(error);
+		}
+
+		//console.log(data);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/backend/prodSql/queries/disableJob.sql b/backend/prodSql/queries/disableJob.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17d412e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/prodSql/queries/disableJob.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+disables sql jobs.
+*/
+EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_name = N'[jobName]', @enabled = 0;
+-- DECLARE @JobName varchar(max) = '[jobName]'
+-- UPDATE msdb.dbo.sysjobs
+-- SET enabled = 0
+-- WHERE name = @JobName;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/server.ts b/backend/server.ts
index e5d9b0d..9afab50 100644
--- a/backend/server.ts
+++ b/backend/server.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { connectGPSql } from "./gpSql/gpSqlConnection.controller.js";
 import { createLogger } from "./logger/logger.controller.js";
 import { historicalSchedule } from "./logistics/logistics.historicalInv.js";
 import { startNotifications } from "./notification/notification.controller.js";
+import { sqlJobCleanUp } from "./notification/notification.SqlJobCleanUp.js";
 import { createNotifications } from "./notification/notifications.master.js";
 import { printerSync } from "./ocp/ocp.printer.manage.js";
 import { monitorReleaseChanges } from "./opendock/openDockRreleaseMonitor.utils.js";
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ const start = async () => {
 		startNotifications();
 		serversChecks();
 		aggregateRouteHitsForBusinessDay();
+
+		// can be removed at a later date
+		sqlJobCleanUp();
 	}, 5 * 1000);
 
 	process.on("uncaughtException", async (err) => {