diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/types/file/index.ts b/web/apps/cast/src/types/file/index.ts
index f6b868c55..c21f04a0a 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/types/file/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/cast/src/types/file/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "@/media/types/file";
 import {
     EncryptedMagicMetadata,
     MagicMetadataCore,
     VISIBILITY_STATE,
 } from "types/magicMetadata";
-import { Metadata } from "types/upload";
 
 export interface MetadataFileAttributes {
     encryptedData: string;
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/deduplicationService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/deduplicationService.ts
index d591e89ff..dd865922a 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/deduplicationService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/deduplicationService.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import HTTPService from "@ente/shared/network/HTTPService";
 import { getEndpoint } from "@ente/shared/network/api";
 import { getToken } from "@ente/shared/storage/localStorage/helpers";
 import { EnteFile } from "types/file";
-import { Metadata } from "types/upload";
+import type { Metadata } from "@/media/types/file";
 import { hasFileHash } from "utils/upload";
 
 const ENDPOINT = getEndpoint();
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
index 3ec98a8d0..5a732658a 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file-type";
 import { decodeLivePhoto } from "@/media/live-photo";
+import type { Metadata } from "@/media/types/file";
 import { ensureElectron } from "@/next/electron";
 import log from "@/next/log";
 import { CustomError } from "@ente/shared/error";
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import {
     FileExportNames,
 } from "types/export";
 import { EnteFile } from "types/file";
-import { Metadata } from "types/upload";
 import {
     constructCollectionNameMap,
     getCollectionUserFacingName,
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
index d2f7fbe7b..fb966b005 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload/uploadService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { FILE_TYPE, type FileTypeInfo } from "@/media/file-type";
 import { encodeLivePhoto } from "@/media/live-photo";
+import type { Metadata } from "@/media/types/file";
 import { ensureElectron } from "@/next/electron";
 import { basename, getFileNameSize } from "@/next/file";
 import log from "@/next/log";
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import {
     UploadURL,
     type FileWithCollection2,
     type LivePhotoAssets2,
-    type Metadata,
     type UploadAsset2,
 } from "types/upload";
 import {
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/types/file/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/types/file/index.ts
index 2991e1f8b..c3d4cca44 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/types/file/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/types/file/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "@/media/types/file";
 import { SourceURLs } from "services/download";
 import {
     EncryptedMagicMetadata,
     MagicMetadataCore,
     VISIBILITY_STATE,
 } from "types/magicMetadata";
-import { Metadata } from "types/upload";
 
 export interface MetadataFileAttributes {
     encryptedData: string;
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/types/upload/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/types/upload/index.ts
index 9b2e37a9b..75ad97ef4 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/types/upload/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/types/upload/index.ts
@@ -13,28 +13,6 @@ import {
 } from "types/file";
 import { EncryptedMagicMetadata } from "types/magicMetadata";
 
-/** Information about the file that never changes post upload. */
-export interface Metadata {
-    /**
-     * The file name.
-     *
-     * See: [Note: File name for local EnteFile objects]
-     */
-    title: string;
-    creationTime: number;
-    modificationTime: number;
-    latitude: number;
-    longitude: number;
-    /** The "Ente" file type. */
-    fileType: FILE_TYPE;
-    hasStaticThumbnail?: boolean;
-    hash?: string;
-    imageHash?: string;
-    videoHash?: string;
-    localID?: number;
-    version?: number;
-    deviceFolder?: string;
-}
 
 export interface Location {
     latitude: number;
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/upload/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/upload/index.ts
index 091026e7b..0894f1cc1 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/upload/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/upload/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "@/media/types/file";
 import { basename, dirname } from "@/next/file";
 import { ElectronFile } from "@/next/types/file";
 import { PICKED_UPLOAD_TYPE } from "constants/upload";
 import isElectron from "is-electron";
 import { exportMetadataDirectoryName } from "services/export";
-import {
-    FileWithCollection,
-    Metadata,
-    type FileWithCollection2,
-} from "types/upload";
+import { FileWithCollection, type FileWithCollection2 } from "types/upload";
 
 const TYPE_JSON = "json";
 
diff --git a/web/apps/cast/src/types/upload.ts b/web/packages/media/types/file.ts
similarity index 58%
rename from web/apps/cast/src/types/upload.ts
rename to web/packages/media/types/file.ts
index 27a47aa3b..ed5fb9fb3 100644
--- a/web/apps/cast/src/types/upload.ts
+++ b/web/packages/media/types/file.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-import { FILE_TYPE } from "@/media/file-type";
+import type { FILE_TYPE } from "../file-type";
 
+/** Information about the file that never changes post upload. */
 export interface Metadata {
+    /**
+     * The file name.
+     *
+     * See: [Note: File name for local EnteFile objects]
+     */
     title: string;
     creationTime: number;
     modificationTime: number;
     latitude: number;
     longitude: number;
+    /** The "Ente" file type. */
     fileType: FILE_TYPE;
     hasStaticThumbnail?: boolean;
     hash?: string;