diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload/Uploader.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload/Uploader.tsx
index 1f3621629..d8087eb5b 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload/Uploader.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload/Uploader.tsx
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ interface Props {
     isFirstUpload?: boolean;
     uploadTypeSelectorView: boolean;
     showSessionExpiredMessage: () => void;
-    showUploadFilesDialog: () => void;
-    showUploadDirsDialog: () => void;
-    showUploadZipFilesDialog?: () => void;
-    webFolderSelectorFiles: File[];
-    webFileSelectorFiles: File[];
-    webFileSelectorZipFiles?: File[];
     dragAndDropFiles: File[];
+    openFileSelector: () => void;
+    fileSelectorFiles: File[];
+    openFolderSelector: () => void;
+    folderSelectorFiles: File[];
+    openZipFileSelector?: () => void;
+    fileSelectorZipFiles?: File[];
     uploadCollection?: Collection;
     uploadTypeSelectorIntent: UploadTypeSelectorIntent;
     activeCollection?: Collection;
@@ -239,16 +239,16 @@ export default function Uploader(props: Props) {
             watcher.init(upload, requestSyncWithRemote);
 
             electron.pendingUploads().then((pending) => {
-                if (pending) {
-                    log.info("Resuming pending desktop upload", pending);
-                    resumeDesktopUpload(
-                        pending.type == "files"
-                            ? PICKED_UPLOAD_TYPE.FILES
-                            : PICKED_UPLOAD_TYPE.ZIPS,
-                        pending.files,
-                        pending.collectionName,
-                    );
-                }
+                if (!pending) return;
+
+                const { collectionName, filePaths, zipEntries } = pending;
+                if (filePaths.length == 0 && zipEntries.length == 0) return;
+
+                log.info("Resuming pending upload", pending);
+                isPendingDesktopUpload.current = true;
+                pendingDesktopUploadCollectionName.current = collectionName;
+                setDesktopFilePaths(filePaths);
+                setDesktopZipEntries(zipEntries);
             });
         }
     }, [
@@ -258,9 +258,8 @@ export default function Uploader(props: Props) {
         appContext.isCFProxyDisabled,
     ]);
 
-    // this handles the change of selectorFiles changes on web when user selects
-    // files for upload through the opened file/folder selector or dragAndDrop them
-    //  the webFiles state is update which triggers the upload of those files
+    // Handle selected files when user selects files for upload through the open
+    // file / open folder selection dialog, or drag-and-drops them.
     useEffect(() => {
         if (appContext.watchFolderView) {
             // if watch folder dialog is open don't catch the dropped file
@@ -463,19 +462,6 @@ export default function Uploader(props: Props) {
         }
     }, [webFiles, appContext.sharedFiles, electronFiles, desktopFilePaths]);
 
-    const resumeDesktopUpload = async (
-        type: PICKED_UPLOAD_TYPE,
-        electronFiles: ElectronFile[],
-        collectionName: string,
-    ) => {
-        if (electronFiles && electronFiles?.length > 0) {
-            isPendingDesktopUpload.current = true;
-            pendingDesktopUploadCollectionName.current = collectionName;
-            pickedUploadType.current = type;
-            setElectronFiles(electronFiles);
-        }
-    };
-
     const preCollectionCreationAction = async () => {
         props.closeCollectionSelector?.();
         props.setShouldDisableDropzone(!uploadManager.shouldAllowNewUpload());
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
index 658f62b45..70b48c3cc 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
@@ -211,26 +211,26 @@ export default function Gallery() {
         disabled: shouldDisableDropzone,
     });
     const {
-        selectedFiles: webFileSelectorFiles,
+        selectedFiles: fileSelectorFiles,
         open: openFileSelector,
         getInputProps: getFileSelectorInputProps,
     } = useFileInput({
         directory: false,
     });
     const {
-        selectedFiles: webFolderSelectorFiles,
+        selectedFiles: folderSelectorFiles,
         open: openFolderSelector,
         getInputProps: getFolderSelectorInputProps,
     } = useFileInput({
         directory: true,
     });
     const {
-        selectedFiles: webFileSelectorZipFiles,
+        selectedFiles: fileSelectorZipFiles,
         open: openZipFileSelector,
         getInputProps: getZipFileSelectorInputProps,
     } = useFileInput({
         directory: false,
-        accept: ".zip"
+        accept: ".zip",
     });
 
     const [isInSearchMode, setIsInSearchMode] = useState(false);
@@ -1121,7 +1121,6 @@ export default function Gallery() {
                         null,
                         false,
                     )}
-                    uploadTypeSelectorIntent={uploadTypeSelectorIntent}
                     setLoading={setBlockingLoad}
                     setCollectionNamerAttributes={setCollectionNamerAttributes}
                     setShouldDisableDropzone={setShouldDisableDropzone}
@@ -1130,15 +1129,18 @@ export default function Gallery() {
                     isFirstUpload={
                         !hasNonSystemCollections(collectionSummaries)
                     }
-                    webFileSelectorFiles={webFileSelectorFiles}
-                    webFolderSelectorFiles={webFolderSelectorFiles}
-                    webFileSelectorZipFiles={webFileSelectorZipFiles}
-                    dragAndDropFiles={dragAndDropFiles}
-                    uploadTypeSelectorView={uploadTypeSelectorView}
-                    showUploadFilesDialog={openFileSelector}
-                    showUploadDirsDialog={openFolderSelector}
-                    showUploadZipFilesDialog={openZipFileSelector}
-                    showSessionExpiredMessage={showSessionExpiredMessage}
+                    {...{
+                        dragAndDropFiles,
+                        openFileSelector,
+                        fileSelectorFiles,
+                        openFolderSelector,
+                        folderSelectorFiles,
+                        openZipFileSelector,
+                        fileSelectorZipFiles,
+                        uploadTypeSelectorIntent,
+                        uploadTypeSelectorView,
+                        showSessionExpiredMessage,
+                    }}
                 />
                 <Sidebar
                     collectionSummaries={collectionSummaries}
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx
index c24429616..ee6284d4a 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ export default function PublicCollectionGallery() {
         disabled: shouldDisableDropzone,
     });
     const {
-        selectedFiles: webFileSelectorFiles,
+        selectedFiles: fileSelectorFiles,
         open: openFileSelector,
         getInputProps: getFileSelectorInputProps,
     } = useFileInput({
         directory: false,
     });
     const {
-        selectedFiles: webFolderSelectorFiles,
+        selectedFiles: folderSelectorFiles,
         open: openFolderSelector,
         getInputProps: getFolderSelectorInputProps,
     } = useFileInput({
@@ -583,17 +583,19 @@ export default function PublicCollectionGallery() {
                     setLoading={setBlockingLoad}
                     setShouldDisableDropzone={setShouldDisableDropzone}
                     setFiles={setPublicFiles}
-                    webFileSelectorFiles={webFileSelectorFiles}
-                    webFolderSelectorFiles={webFolderSelectorFiles}
-                    dragAndDropFiles={dragAndDropFiles}
                     uploadTypeSelectorView={uploadTypeSelectorView}
                     closeUploadTypeSelector={closeUploadTypeSelectorView}
-                    showUploadFilesDialog={openFileSelector}
-                    showUploadDirsDialog={openFolderSelector}
                     showSessionExpiredMessage={showPublicLinkExpiredMessage}
                     uploadTypeSelectorIntent={
                         UploadTypeSelectorIntent.collectPhotos
                     }
+                    {...{
+                        dragAndDropFiles,
+                        openFileSelector,
+                        fileSelectorFiles,
+                        openFolderSelector,
+                        folderSelectorFiles,
+                    }}
                 />
                 <FilesDownloadProgress
                     attributesList={filesDownloadProgressAttributesList}