diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/constants/file.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/constants/file.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9be574638..000000000
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/constants/file.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-export enum FILE_TYPE {
-    IMAGE,
-    VIDEO,
-    LIVE_PHOTO,
-    OTHERS,
-}
-
-export const RAW_FORMATS = [
-    "heic",
-    "rw2",
-    "tiff",
-    "arw",
-    "cr3",
-    "cr2",
-    "raf",
-    "nef",
-    "psd",
-    "dng",
-    "tif",
-];
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/constants/upload.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/constants/upload.ts
index 63d044fb4..801d8a6ab 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/constants/upload.ts
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/constants/upload.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
-import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
+import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file";
 import { FileTypeInfo } from "types/upload";
 
+export const RAW_FORMATS = [
+    "heic",
+    "rw2",
+    "tiff",
+    "arw",
+    "cr3",
+    "cr2",
+    "raf",
+    "nef",
+    "psd",
+    "dng",
+    "tif",
+];
+
 // list of format that were missed by type-detection for some files.
 export const WHITELISTED_FILE_FORMATS: FileTypeInfo[] = [
     { fileType: FILE_TYPE.IMAGE, exactType: "jpeg", mimeType: "image/jpeg" },
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx b/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx
index 774bbd4da..000d18380 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/pages/slideshow.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import log from "@/next/log";
 import PairedSuccessfullyOverlay from "components/PairedSuccessfullyOverlay";
 import { PhotoAuditorium } from "components/PhotoAuditorium";
-import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
+import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/services/castDownloadManager.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/services/castDownloadManager.ts
index 76b37c082..1b890fbbc 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/services/castDownloadManager.ts
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/services/castDownloadManager.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import ComlinkCryptoWorker from "@ente/shared/crypto";
 import { CustomError } from "@ente/shared/error";
 import HTTPService from "@ente/shared/network/HTTPService";
 import { getCastFileURL } from "@ente/shared/network/api";
-import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
+import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file";
 import { EnteFile } from "types/file";
 import { generateStreamFromArrayBuffer } from "utils/file";
 
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/services/readerService.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/services/readerService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 19f9bb931..000000000
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/services/readerService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { convertBytesToHumanReadable } from "@/next/file";
-import log from "@/next/log";
-
-export async function getUint8ArrayView(file: Blob): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-    try {
-        return new Uint8Array(await file.arrayBuffer());
-    } catch (e) {
-        log.error(
-            `Failed to read file blob of size ${convertBytesToHumanReadable(file.size)}`,
-            e,
-        );
-        throw e;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts
index 5acd3844d..883d96b0e 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-import { nameAndExtension } from "@/next/file";
+import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file";
+import { convertBytesToHumanReadable, nameAndExtension } from "@/next/file";
 import log from "@/next/log";
 import { CustomError } from "@ente/shared/error";
-import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
 import {
     KNOWN_NON_MEDIA_FORMATS,
     WHITELISTED_FILE_FORMATS,
 } from "constants/upload";
 import FileType from "file-type";
 import { FileTypeInfo } from "types/upload";
-import { getUint8ArrayView } from "./readerService";
 
 const TYPE_VIDEO = "video";
 const TYPE_IMAGE = "image";
@@ -66,6 +65,18 @@ async function extractFileType(file: File) {
     return getFileTypeFromBuffer(fileDataChunk);
 }
 
+export async function getUint8ArrayView(file: Blob): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+    try {
+        return new Uint8Array(await file.arrayBuffer());
+    } catch (e) {
+        log.error(
+            `Failed to read file blob of size ${convertBytesToHumanReadable(file.size)}`,
+            e,
+        );
+        throw e;
+    }
+}
+
 async function getFileTypeFromBuffer(buffer: Uint8Array) {
     const result = await FileType.fromBuffer(buffer);
     if (!result?.mime) {
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/types/upload.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/types/upload.ts
index 6dc881820..91b5c3385 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/types/upload.ts
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/types/upload.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
+import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file";
 
 export interface Metadata {
     title: string;
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/utils/file/index.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/utils/file.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from web/apps/cast/src/utils/file/index.ts
rename to web/apps/cast/src/utils/file.ts
index 60ec0e56e..1f04a916d 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/utils/file/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/utils/file.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file";
 import { decodeLivePhoto } from "@/media/live-photo";
 import log from "@/next/log";
 import ComlinkCryptoWorker from "@ente/shared/crypto";
-import { FILE_TYPE, RAW_FORMATS } from "constants/file";
+import { RAW_FORMATS } from "constants/upload";
 import CastDownloadManager from "services/castDownloadManager";
 import { getFileType } from "services/typeDetectionService";
 import {
@@ -103,18 +104,6 @@ export function isRawFileFromFileName(fileName: string) {
     return false;
 }
 
-/**
- * [Note: File name for local EnteFile objects]
- *
- * The title property in a file's metadata is the original file's name. The
- * metadata of a file cannot be edited. So if later on the file's name is
- * changed, then the edit is stored in the `editedName` property of the public
- * metadata of the file.
- *
- * This function merges these edits onto the file object that we use locally.
- * Effectively, post this step, the file's metadata.title can be used in lieu of
- * its filename.
- */
 export function mergeMetadata(files: EnteFile[]): EnteFile[] {
     return files.map((file) => {
         if (file.pubMagicMetadata?.data.editedTime) {
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/metadata.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/metadata.ts
index 4cda767a0..dcd83c3e3 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/metadata.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/metadata.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
     tryToParseDateTime,
     validateAndGetCreationUnixTimeInMicroSeconds,
 } from "@ente/shared/time";
+import type { DataStream } from "@ente/shared/utils/data-stream";
 import { Remote } from "comlink";
 import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
 import { FILE_READER_CHUNK_SIZE, NULL_LOCATION } from "constants/upload";
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ import {
     type ParsedMetadataJSON,
 } from "./takeout";
 import { getFileName } from "./uploadService";
-import type { DataStream } from "@ente/shared/utils/data-stream";
 
 const EXIF_TAGS_NEEDED = [
     "DateTimeOriginal",
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
index b27843186..9584b30dd 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { CustomErrorMessage } from "@/next/types/ipc";
 import { DedicatedCryptoWorker } from "@ente/shared/crypto/internal/crypto.worker";
 import { EncryptionResult } from "@ente/shared/crypto/types";
 import { CustomError, handleUploadError } from "@ente/shared/error";
+import { isDataStream, type DataStream } from "@ente/shared/utils/data-stream";
 import { Remote } from "comlink";
 import { FILE_TYPE } from "constants/file";
 import {
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ import {
 } from "./thumbnail";
 import uploadCancelService from "./uploadCancelService";
 import UploadHttpClient from "./uploadHttpClient";
-import { isDataStream, type DataStream } from "@ente/shared/utils/data-stream";
 
 /** Upload files to cloud storage */
 class UploadService {
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts
index 03ef36982..29502213e 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts
@@ -441,6 +441,18 @@ export function isSharedFile(user: User, file: EnteFile) {
     return file.ownerID !== user.id;
 }
 
+/**
+ * [Note: File name for local EnteFile objects]
+ *
+ * The title property in a file's metadata is the original file's name. The
+ * metadata of a file cannot be edited. So if later on the file's name is
+ * changed, then the edit is stored in the `editedName` property of the public
+ * metadata of the file.
+ *
+ * This function merges these edits onto the file object that we use locally.
+ * Effectively, post this step, the file's metadata.title can be used in lieu of
+ * its filename.
+ */
 export function mergeMetadata(files: EnteFile[]): EnteFile[] {
     return files.map((file) => {
         if (file.pubMagicMetadata?.data.editedTime) {