chore(server): sidecars in asset_files (#21199)

* fix: sidecar check job * feat: move sidecars to asset_files * feat: combine with handleSidecarCheck * fix(server): improved method signatures for stack and sidecar copying * fix(server): improved method signatures for stack and sidecar copying * chore: clean up --------- Co-authored-by: Jason Rasmussen <jason@rasm.me>
2025-12-05 20:40:29 -08:00 · 2025-12-02 19:31:43 +01:00
parent 62628dfcfa
commit 1bcf28c062
26 changed files with 425 additions and 154 deletions
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/library.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/library.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ describe('/libraries', () => {
        rmSync(`${testAssetDir}/temp/xmp`, { recursive: true, force: true });
      });

-      it('should switch from using file metadata to file.xmp metadata when asset refreshes', async () => {
+      it('should switch from using file metadata to file.ext.xmp metadata when asset refreshes', async () => {
        const library = await utils.createLibrary(admin.accessToken, {
          ownerId: admin.userId,
          importPaths: [`${testAssetDirInternal}/temp/xmp`],
--- a/server/src/cores/storage.core.ts
+++ b/server/src/cores/storage.core.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export class StorageCore {
        return this.assetRepository.update({ id, encodedVideoPath: newPath });
      }
      case AssetPathType.Sidecar: {
-        return this.assetRepository.update({ id, sidecarPath: newPath });
+        return this.assetRepository.upsertFile({ assetId: id, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar, path: newPath });
      }
      case PersonPathType.Face: {
        return this.personRepository.update({ id, thumbnailPath: newPath });
--- a/server/src/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/database.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ export type Asset = {
  originalFileName: string;
  originalPath: string;
  ownerId: string;
-  sidecarPath: string | null;
  type: AssetType;
 };

@@ -156,13 +155,6 @@ export type StorageAsset = {
  encodedVideoPath: string | null;
 };

-export type SidecarWriteAsset = {
-  id: string;
-  sidecarPath: string | null;
-  originalPath: string;
-  tags: Array<{ value: string }>;
-};
-
 export type Stack = {
  id: string;
  primaryAssetId: string;
@@ -347,7 +339,6 @@ export const columns = {
    'asset.originalFileName',
    'asset.originalPath',
    'asset.ownerId',
-    'asset.sidecarPath',
    'asset.type',
  ],
  assetFiles: ['asset_file.id', 'asset_file.path', 'asset_file.type'],
--- a/server/src/dtos/asset-response.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/asset-response.dto.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ export type MapAsset = {
  originalPath: string;
  owner?: User | null;
  ownerId: string;
-  sidecarPath: string | null;
  stack?: Stack | null;
  stackId: string | null;
  tags?: Tag[];
--- a/server/src/enum.ts
+++ b/server/src/enum.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export enum AssetFileType {
  FullSize = 'fullsize',
  Preview = 'preview',
  Thumbnail = 'thumbnail',
+  Sidecar = 'sidecar',
 }

 export enum AlbumUserRole {
--- a/server/src/queries/asset.job.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/asset.job.repository.sql
@@ -20,8 +20,23 @@ limit
 -- AssetJobRepository.getForSidecarWriteJob
 select
  "id",
-  "sidecarPath",
  "originalPath",
+  (
+    select
+      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
+    from
+      (
+        select
+          "asset_file"."id",
+          "asset_file"."path",
+          "asset_file"."type"
+        from
+          "asset_file"
+        where
+          "asset_file"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
+          and "asset_file"."type" = $1
+      ) as agg
+  ) as "files",
  (
    select
      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
@@ -39,21 +54,36 @@ select
 from
  "asset"
 where
-  "asset"."id" = $1::uuid
+  "asset"."id" = $2::uuid
 limit
-  $2
+  $3

 -- AssetJobRepository.getForSidecarCheckJob
 select
  "id",
-  "sidecarPath",
-  "originalPath"
+  "originalPath",
+  (
+    select
+      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
+    from
+      (
+        select
+          "asset_file"."id",
+          "asset_file"."path",
+          "asset_file"."type"
+        from
+          "asset_file"
+        where
+          "asset_file"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
+          and "asset_file"."type" = $1
+      ) as agg
+  ) as "files"
 from
  "asset"
 where
-  "asset"."id" = $1::uuid
+  "asset"."id" = $2::uuid
 limit
-  $2
+  $3

 -- AssetJobRepository.streamForThumbnailJob
 select
@@ -158,7 +188,6 @@ select
  "asset"."originalFileName",
  "asset"."originalPath",
  "asset"."ownerId",
-  "asset"."sidecarPath",
  "asset"."type",
  (
    select
@@ -173,11 +202,27 @@ select
          "asset_face"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
          and "asset_face"."deletedAt" is null
      ) as agg
-  ) as "faces"
+  ) as "faces",
+  (
+    select
+      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
+    from
+      (
+        select
+          "asset_file"."id",
+          "asset_file"."path",
+          "asset_file"."type"
+        from
+          "asset_file"
+        where
+          "asset_file"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
+          and "asset_file"."type" = $1
+      ) as agg
+  ) as "files"
 from
  "asset"
 where
-  "asset"."id" = $1
+  "asset"."id" = $2

 -- AssetJobRepository.getAlbumThumbnailFiles
 select
@@ -322,7 +367,6 @@ select
  "asset"."libraryId",
  "asset"."ownerId",
  "asset"."livePhotoVideoId",
-  "asset"."sidecarPath",
  "asset"."encodedVideoPath",
  "asset"."originalPath",
  to_json("asset_exif") as "exifInfo",
@@ -433,18 +477,33 @@ select
  "asset"."checksum",
  "asset"."originalPath",
  "asset"."isExternal",
-  "asset"."sidecarPath",
  "asset"."originalFileName",
  "asset"."livePhotoVideoId",
  "asset"."fileCreatedAt",
  "asset_exif"."timeZone",
-  "asset_exif"."fileSizeInByte"
+  "asset_exif"."fileSizeInByte",
+  (
+    select
+      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
+    from
+      (
+        select
+          "asset_file"."id",
+          "asset_file"."path",
+          "asset_file"."type"
+        from
+          "asset_file"
+        where
+          "asset_file"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
+          and "asset_file"."type" = $1
+      ) as agg
+  ) as "files"
 from
  "asset"
  inner join "asset_exif" on "asset"."id" = "asset_exif"."assetId"
 where
  "asset"."deletedAt" is null
-  and "asset"."id" = $1
+  and "asset"."id" = $2

 -- AssetJobRepository.streamForStorageTemplateJob
 select
@@ -454,12 +513,27 @@ select
  "asset"."checksum",
  "asset"."originalPath",
  "asset"."isExternal",
-  "asset"."sidecarPath",
  "asset"."originalFileName",
  "asset"."livePhotoVideoId",
  "asset"."fileCreatedAt",
  "asset_exif"."timeZone",
-  "asset_exif"."fileSizeInByte"
+  "asset_exif"."fileSizeInByte",
+  (
+    select
+      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
+    from
+      (
+        select
+          "asset_file"."id",
+          "asset_file"."path",
+          "asset_file"."type"
+        from
+          "asset_file"
+        where
+          "asset_file"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
+          and "asset_file"."type" = $1
+      ) as agg
+  ) as "files"
 from
  "asset"
  inner join "asset_exif" on "asset"."id" = "asset_exif"."assetId"
@@ -481,11 +555,15 @@ select
 from
  "asset"
 where
-  (
-    "asset"."sidecarPath" = $1
-    or "asset"."sidecarPath" is null
+  not exists (
+    select
+      "asset_file"."id"
+    from
+      "asset_file"
+    where
+      "asset_file"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
+      and "asset_file"."type" = $1
  )
-  and "asset"."visibility" != $2

 -- AssetJobRepository.streamForDetectFacesJob
 select
--- a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
@@ -216,6 +216,34 @@ from
 limit
  3

+-- AssetRepository.getForCopy
+select
+  "id",
+  "stackId",
+  "originalPath",
+  "isFavorite",
+  (
+    select
+      coalesce(json_agg(agg), '[]')
+    from
+      (
+        select
+          "asset_file"."id",
+          "asset_file"."path",
+          "asset_file"."type"
+        from
+          "asset_file"
+        where
+          "asset_file"."assetId" = "asset"."id"
+      ) as agg
+  ) as "files"
+from
+  "asset"
+where
+  "id" = $1::uuid
+limit
+  $2
+
 -- AssetRepository.getById
 select
  "asset".*
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Asset, columns } from 'src/database';
 import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
 import { AssetFileType, AssetType, AssetVisibility } from 'src/enum';
 import { DB } from 'src/schema';
-import { StorageAsset } from 'src/types';
 import {
  anyUuid,
  asUuid,
@@ -40,7 +39,8 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
    return this.db
      .selectFrom('asset')
      .where('asset.id', '=', asUuid(id))
-      .select(['id', 'sidecarPath', 'originalPath'])
+      .select(['id', 'originalPath'])
+      .select((eb) => withFiles(eb, AssetFileType.Sidecar))
      .select((eb) =>
        jsonArrayFrom(
          eb
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
    return this.db
      .selectFrom('asset')
      .where('asset.id', '=', asUuid(id))
-      .select(['id', 'sidecarPath', 'originalPath'])
+      .select(['id', 'originalPath'])
+      .select((eb) => withFiles(eb, AssetFileType.Sidecar))
      .limit(1)
      .executeTakeFirst();
  }
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
      .selectFrom('asset')
      .select(columns.asset)
      .select(withFaces)
+      .select((eb) => withFiles(eb, AssetFileType.Sidecar))
      .where('asset.id', '=', id)
      .executeTakeFirst();
  }
@@ -228,7 +230,6 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
        'asset.libraryId',
        'asset.ownerId',
        'asset.livePhotoVideoId',
-        'asset.sidecarPath',
        'asset.encodedVideoPath',
        'asset.originalPath',
      ])
@@ -306,26 +307,24 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
        'asset.checksum',
        'asset.originalPath',
        'asset.isExternal',
-        'asset.sidecarPath',
        'asset.originalFileName',
        'asset.livePhotoVideoId',
        'asset.fileCreatedAt',
        'asset_exif.timeZone',
        'asset_exif.fileSizeInByte',
      ])
+      .select((eb) => withFiles(eb, AssetFileType.Sidecar))
      .where('asset.deletedAt', 'is', null);
  }

  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID] })
-  getForStorageTemplateJob(id: string): Promise<StorageAsset | undefined> {
-    return this.storageTemplateAssetQuery().where('asset.id', '=', id).executeTakeFirst() as Promise<
-      StorageAsset | undefined
-    >;
+  getForStorageTemplateJob(id: string) {
+    return this.storageTemplateAssetQuery().where('asset.id', '=', id).executeTakeFirst();
  }

  @GenerateSql({ params: [], stream: true })
  streamForStorageTemplateJob() {
-    return this.storageTemplateAssetQuery().stream() as AsyncIterableIterator<StorageAsset>;
+    return this.storageTemplateAssetQuery().stream();
  }

  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.DATE], stream: true })
@@ -343,9 +342,18 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
      .selectFrom('asset')
      .select(['asset.id'])
      .$if(!force, (qb) =>
-        qb.where((eb) => eb.or([eb('asset.sidecarPath', '=', ''), eb('asset.sidecarPath', 'is', null)])),
+        qb.where((eb) =>
+          eb.not(
+            eb.exists(
+              eb
+                .selectFrom('asset_file')
+                .select('asset_file.id')
+                .whereRef('asset_file.assetId', '=', 'asset.id')
+                .where('asset_file.type', '=', AssetFileType.Sidecar),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
      )
-      .where('asset.visibility', '!=', AssetVisibility.Hidden)
      .stream();
  }

--- a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
@@ -396,6 +396,17 @@ export class AssetRepository {
    return this.db.selectFrom('asset_file').select(['assetId', 'path']).limit(sql.lit(3)).execute();
  }

+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID] })
+  getForCopy(id: string) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('asset')
+      .select(['id', 'stackId', 'originalPath', 'isFavorite'])
+      .select(withFiles)
+      .where('id', '=', asUuid(id))
+      .limit(1)
+      .executeTakeFirst();
+  }
+
  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID] })
  getById(id: string, { exifInfo, faces, files, library, owner, smartSearch, stack, tags }: GetByIdsRelations = {}) {
    return this.db
@@ -842,6 +853,10 @@ export class AssetRepository {
      .execute();
  }

+  async deleteFile({ assetId, type }: { assetId: string; type: AssetFileType }): Promise<void> {
+    await this.db.deleteFrom('asset_file').where('assetId', '=', asUuid(assetId)).where('type', '=', type).execute();
+  }
+
  async deleteFiles(files: Pick<Selectable<AssetFileTable>, 'id'>[]): Promise<void> {
    if (files.length === 0) {
      return;
--- a/server/src/repositories/database.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/database.repository.ts
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ export class DatabaseRepository {
        .set((eb) => ({
          originalPath: eb.fn('REGEXP_REPLACE', ['originalPath', source, target]),
          encodedVideoPath: eb.fn('REGEXP_REPLACE', ['encodedVideoPath', source, target]),
-          sidecarPath: eb.fn('REGEXP_REPLACE', ['sidecarPath', source, target]),
        }))
        .execute();

--- a/server/src/schema/migrations/1764698859174-SidecarInAssetFile.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1764698859174-SidecarInAssetFile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`INSERT INTO "asset_file" ("assetId", "path", "type")
+            SELECT
+            id, "sidecarPath", 'sidecar'
+            FROM "asset"
+            WHERE "sidecarPath" IS NOT NULL AND "sidecarPath" != '';`.execute(db);
+
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "asset" DROP COLUMN "sidecarPath";`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "asset" ADD "sidecarPath" character varying;`.execute(db);
+
+  await sql`
+      UPDATE "asset"
+      SET "sidecarPath" = "asset_file"."path"
+      FROM "asset_file"
+      WHERE "asset"."id" = "asset_file"."assetId" AND "asset_file"."type" = 'sidecar';
+    `.execute(db);
+
+  await sql`DELETE FROM "asset_file" WHERE "type" = 'sidecar';`.execute(db);
+}
--- a/server/src/schema/tables/asset.table.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/tables/asset.table.ts
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ export class AssetTable {
  @Column({ index: true })
  originalFileName!: string;

-  @Column({ nullable: true })
-  sidecarPath!: string | null;
-
  @Column({ type: 'bytea', nullable: true })
  thumbhash!: Buffer | null;

--- a/server/src/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ const assetEntity = Object.freeze({
    longitude: 10.703_075,
  },
  livePhotoVideoId: null,
-  sidecarPath: null,
 } as MapAsset);

 const existingAsset = Object.freeze({
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ const existingAsset = Object.freeze({

 const sidecarAsset = Object.freeze({
  ...existingAsset,
-  sidecarPath: 'sidecar-path',
  checksum: Buffer.from('_getExistingAssetWithSideCar', 'utf8'),
 }) as MapAsset;

@@ -721,18 +719,22 @@ describe(AssetMediaService.name, () => {
      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
        expect.objectContaining({
          id: existingAsset.id,
-          sidecarPath: null,
          originalFileName: 'photo1.jpeg',
          originalPath: 'fake_path/photo1.jpeg',
        }),
      );
      expect(mocks.asset.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
        expect.objectContaining({
-          sidecarPath: null,
          originalFileName: 'existing-filename.jpeg',
          originalPath: 'fake_path/asset_1.jpeg',
        }),
      );
+      expect(mocks.asset.deleteFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: existingAsset.id,
+          type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+        }),
+      );

      expect(mocks.asset.updateAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith([copiedAsset.id], {
        deletedAt: expect.any(Date),
@@ -769,6 +771,13 @@ describe(AssetMediaService.name, () => {
        deletedAt: expect.any(Date),
        status: AssetStatus.Trashed,
      });
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: existingAsset.id,
+          path: sidecarFile.originalPath,
+          type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+        }),
+      );
      expect(mocks.user.updateUsage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.user1.user.id, updatedFile.size);
      expect(mocks.storage.utimes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
        updatedFile.originalPath,
@@ -798,6 +807,12 @@ describe(AssetMediaService.name, () => {
        deletedAt: expect.any(Date),
        status: AssetStatus.Trashed,
      });
+      expect(mocks.asset.deleteFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: existingAsset.id,
+          type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+        }),
+      );
      expect(mocks.user.updateUsage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.user1.user.id, updatedFile.size);
      expect(mocks.storage.utimes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
        updatedFile.originalPath,
@@ -827,6 +842,9 @@ describe(AssetMediaService.name, () => {

      expect(mocks.asset.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
      expect(mocks.asset.updateAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mocks.asset.deleteFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
      expect(mocks.job.queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
        name: JobName.FileDelete,
        data: { files: [updatedFile.originalPath, undefined] },
--- a/server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,16 @@ import {
  UploadFieldName,
 } from 'src/dtos/asset-media.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
-import { AssetStatus, AssetType, AssetVisibility, CacheControl, JobName, Permission, StorageFolder } from 'src/enum';
+import {
+  AssetFileType,
+  AssetStatus,
+  AssetType,
+  AssetVisibility,
+  CacheControl,
+  JobName,
+  Permission,
+  StorageFolder,
+} from 'src/enum';
 import { AuthRequest } from 'src/middleware/auth.guard';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
 import { UploadFile, UploadRequest } from 'src/types';
@@ -354,9 +363,12 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
      duration: dto.duration || null,

      livePhotoVideoId: null,
-      sidecarPath: sidecarPath || null,
    });

+    await (sidecarPath
+      ? this.assetRepository.upsertFile({ assetId, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar, path: sidecarPath })
+      : this.assetRepository.deleteFile({ assetId, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar }));
+
    await this.storageRepository.utimes(file.originalPath, new Date(), new Date(dto.fileModifiedAt));
    await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId, fileSizeInByte: file.size });
    await this.jobRepository.queue({
@@ -384,7 +396,6 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
      localDateTime: asset.localDateTime,
      fileModifiedAt: asset.fileModifiedAt,
      livePhotoVideoId: asset.livePhotoVideoId,
-      sidecarPath: asset.sidecarPath,
    });

    const { size } = await this.storageRepository.stat(created.originalPath);
@@ -414,7 +425,6 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
      visibility: dto.visibility ?? AssetVisibility.Timeline,
      livePhotoVideoId: dto.livePhotoVideoId,
      originalFileName: dto.filename || file.originalName,
-      sidecarPath: sidecarFile?.originalPath,
    });

    if (dto.metadata) {
@@ -422,6 +432,11 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
    }

    if (sidecarFile) {
+      await this.assetRepository.upsertFile({
+        assetId: asset.id,
+        path: sidecarFile.originalPath,
+        type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+      });
      await this.storageRepository.utimes(sidecarFile.originalPath, new Date(), new Date(dto.fileModifiedAt));
    }
    await this.storageRepository.utimes(file.originalPath, new Date(), new Date(dto.fileModifiedAt));
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
                '/uploads/user-id/webp/path.ext',
                '/uploads/user-id/thumbs/path.jpg',
                '/uploads/user-id/fullsize/path.webp',
-                assetWithFace.encodedVideoPath,
-                assetWithFace.sidecarPath,
+                assetWithFace.encodedVideoPath, // this value is null
+                undefined, // no sidecar path
                assetWithFace.originalPath,
              ],
            },
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { BadRequestException, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { DateTime, Duration } from 'luxon';
 import { JOBS_ASSET_PAGINATION_SIZE } from 'src/constants';
+import { AssetFile } from 'src/database';
 import { OnJob } from 'src/decorators';
 import { AssetResponseDto, MapAsset, SanitizedAssetResponseDto, mapAsset } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
 import {
@@ -18,7 +19,16 @@ import {
 } from 'src/dtos/asset.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import { AssetOcrResponseDto } from 'src/dtos/ocr.dto';
-import { AssetMetadataKey, AssetStatus, AssetVisibility, JobName, JobStatus, Permission, QueueName } from 'src/enum';
+import {
+  AssetFileType,
+  AssetMetadataKey,
+  AssetStatus,
+  AssetVisibility,
+  JobName,
+  JobStatus,
+  Permission,
+  QueueName,
+} from 'src/enum';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
 import { ISidecarWriteJob, JobItem, JobOf } from 'src/types';
 import { requireElevatedPermission } from 'src/utils/access';
@@ -197,8 +207,8 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
    }: AssetCopyDto,
  ) {
    await this.requireAccess({ auth, permission: Permission.AssetCopy, ids: [sourceId, targetId] });
-    const sourceAsset = await this.assetRepository.getById(sourceId);
-    const targetAsset = await this.assetRepository.getById(targetId);
+    const sourceAsset = await this.assetRepository.getForCopy(sourceId);
+    const targetAsset = await this.assetRepository.getForCopy(targetId);

    if (!sourceAsset || !targetAsset) {
      throw new BadRequestException('Both assets must exist');
@@ -252,19 +262,25 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
    sourceAsset,
    targetAsset,
  }: {
-    sourceAsset: { sidecarPath: string | null };
-    targetAsset: { id: string; sidecarPath: string | null; originalPath: string };
+    sourceAsset: { files: AssetFile[] };
+    targetAsset: { id: string; files: AssetFile[]; originalPath: string };
  }) {
-    if (!sourceAsset.sidecarPath) {
+    const { sidecarFile: sourceFile } = getAssetFiles(sourceAsset.files);
+    if (!sourceFile?.path) {
      return;
    }

-    if (targetAsset.sidecarPath) {
-      await this.storageRepository.unlink(targetAsset.sidecarPath);
+    const { sidecarFile: targetFile } = getAssetFiles(targetAsset.files ?? []);
+    if (targetFile?.path) {
+      await this.storageRepository.unlink(targetFile.path);
    }

-    await this.storageRepository.copyFile(sourceAsset.sidecarPath, `${targetAsset.originalPath}.xmp`);
-    await this.assetRepository.update({ id: targetAsset.id, sidecarPath: `${targetAsset.originalPath}.xmp` });
+    await this.storageRepository.copyFile(sourceFile.path, `${targetAsset.originalPath}.xmp`);
+    await this.assetRepository.upsertFile({
+      assetId: targetAsset.id,
+      path: `${targetAsset.originalPath}.xmp`,
+      type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+    });
    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.AssetExtractMetadata, data: { id: targetAsset.id } });
  }

@@ -344,11 +360,11 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
      }
    }

-    const { fullsizeFile, previewFile, thumbnailFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files ?? []);
+    const { fullsizeFile, previewFile, thumbnailFile, sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files ?? []);
    const files = [thumbnailFile?.path, previewFile?.path, fullsizeFile?.path, asset.encodedVideoPath];

    if (deleteOnDisk) {
-      files.push(asset.sidecarPath, asset.originalPath);
+      files.push(sidecarFile?.path, asset.originalPath);
    }

    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.FileDelete, data: { files } });
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@ import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto';
 import { Stats } from 'node:fs';
 import { defaults } from 'src/config';
 import { MapAsset } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
-import { AssetType, AssetVisibility, ExifOrientation, ImmichWorker, JobName, JobStatus, SourceType } from 'src/enum';
+import {
+  AssetFileType,
+  AssetType,
+  AssetVisibility,
+  ExifOrientation,
+  ImmichWorker,
+  JobName,
+  JobStatus,
+  SourceType,
+} from 'src/enum';
 import { ImmichTags } from 'src/repositories/metadata.repository';
 import { firstDateTime, MetadataService } from 'src/services/metadata.service';
 import { assetStub } from 'test/fixtures/asset.stub';
@@ -15,17 +24,24 @@ import { tagStub } from 'test/fixtures/tag.stub';
 import { factory } from 'test/small.factory';
 import { makeStream, newTestService, ServiceMocks } from 'test/utils';

+const removeNonSidecarFiles = (asset: any) => {
+  return {
+    ...asset,
+    files: asset.files.filter((file: any) => file.type === AssetFileType.Sidecar),
+  };
+};
+
 const forSidecarJob = (
  asset: {
    id?: string;
    originalPath?: string;
-    sidecarPath?: string | null;
+    files?: { id: string; type: AssetFileType; path: string }[];
  } = {},
 ) => {
  return {
    id: factory.uuid(),
    originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg',
-    sidecarPath: null,
+    files: [],
    ...asset,
  };
 };
@@ -166,7 +182,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    it('should handle a date in a sidecar file', async () => {
      const originalDate = new Date('2023-11-21T16:13:17.517Z');
      const sidecarDate = new Date('2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.sidecar);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.sidecar));
      mockReadTags({ CreationDate: originalDate.toISOString() }, { CreationDate: sidecarDate.toISOString() });

      await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
@@ -185,7 +201,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    it('should take the file modification date when missing exif and earlier than creation date', async () => {
      const fileCreatedAt = new Date('2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
      const fileModifiedAt = new Date('2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mocks.storage.stat.mockResolvedValue({
        size: 123_456,
        mtime: fileModifiedAt,
@@ -211,7 +227,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    it('should take the file creation date when missing exif and earlier than modification date', async () => {
      const fileCreatedAt = new Date('2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
      const fileModifiedAt = new Date('2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mocks.storage.stat.mockResolvedValue({
        size: 123_456,
        mtime: fileModifiedAt,
@@ -234,7 +250,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {

    it('should determine dateTimeOriginal regardless of the server time zone', async () => {
      process.env.TZ = 'America/Los_Angeles';
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.sidecar);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.sidecar));
      mockReadTags({ DateTimeOriginal: '2022:01:01 00:00:00' });

      await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
@@ -252,7 +268,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should handle lists of numbers', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mocks.storage.stat.mockResolvedValue({
        size: 123_456,
        mtime: assetStub.image.fileModifiedAt,
@@ -305,7 +321,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should apply reverse geocoding', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.withLocation);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.withLocation));
      mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue({ reverseGeocoding: { enabled: true } });
      mocks.map.reverseGeocode.mockResolvedValue({ city: 'City', state: 'State', country: 'Country' });
      mocks.storage.stat.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -334,7 +350,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should discard latitude and longitude on null island', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.withLocation);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.withLocation));
      mockReadTags({
        GPSLatitude: 0,
        GPSLongitude: 0,
@@ -346,7 +362,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract tags from TagsList', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ TagsList: ['Parent'] });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValue(tagStub.parentUpsert);

@@ -356,7 +372,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract hierarchy from TagsList', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ TagsList: ['Parent/Child'] });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValueOnce(tagStub.parentUpsert);
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValueOnce(tagStub.childUpsert);
@@ -376,7 +392,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract tags from Keywords as a string', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ Keywords: 'Parent' });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValue(tagStub.parentUpsert);

@@ -386,7 +402,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract tags from Keywords as a list', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ Keywords: ['Parent'] });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValue(tagStub.parentUpsert);

@@ -396,7 +412,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract tags from Keywords as a list with a number', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ Keywords: ['Parent', 2024] });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValue(tagStub.parentUpsert);

@@ -407,7 +423,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract hierarchal tags from Keywords', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ Keywords: 'Parent/Child' });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValue(tagStub.parentUpsert);

@@ -426,7 +442,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should ignore Keywords when TagsList is present', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ Keywords: 'Child', TagsList: ['Parent/Child'] });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValue(tagStub.parentUpsert);

@@ -445,7 +461,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract hierarchy from HierarchicalSubject', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ HierarchicalSubject: ['Parent|Child', 'TagA'] });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValueOnce(tagStub.parentUpsert);
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValueOnce(tagStub.childUpsert);
@@ -466,7 +482,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should extract tags from HierarchicalSubject as a list with a number', async () => {
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.image);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue(removeNonSidecarFiles(assetStub.image));
      mockReadTags({ HierarchicalSubject: ['Parent', 2024] });
      mocks.tag.upsertValue.mockResolvedValue(tagStub.parentUpsert);

@@ -1030,8 +1046,15 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    it('should prefer Duration from exif over sidecar', async () => {
      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue({
        ...assetStub.image,
-        sidecarPath: '/path/to/something',
+        files: [
+          {
+            id: 'some-id',
+            type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+            path: '/path/to/something',
+          },
+        ],
      });
+
      mockReadTags({ Duration: 123 }, { Duration: 456 });

      await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
@@ -1536,18 +1559,25 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
    });

    it('should detect a new sidecar at .jpg.xmp', async () => {
-      const asset = forSidecarJob({ originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg' });
+      const asset = forSidecarJob({ originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg', files: [] });

      mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarCheckJob.mockResolvedValue(asset);
      mocks.storage.checkFileExists.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);

      await expect(sut.handleSidecarCheck({ id: asset.id })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Success);

-      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: asset.id, sidecarPath: `/path/to/IMG_123.jpg.xmp` });
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        assetId: asset.id,
+        type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+        path: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg.xmp',
+      });
    });

    it('should detect a new sidecar at .xmp', async () => {
-      const asset = forSidecarJob({ originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg' });
+      const asset = forSidecarJob({
+        originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg',
+        files: [],
+      });

      mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarCheckJob.mockResolvedValue(asset);
      mocks.storage.checkFileExists.mockResolvedValueOnce(false);
@@ -1555,33 +1585,44 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {

      await expect(sut.handleSidecarCheck({ id: asset.id })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Success);

-      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: asset.id, sidecarPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.xmp' });
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        assetId: asset.id,
+        type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+        path: '/path/to/IMG_123.xmp',
+      });
    });

-    it('should unset sidecar path if file does not exist anymore', async () => {
-      const asset = forSidecarJob({ originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg', sidecarPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg.xmp' });
+    it('should unset sidecar path if file no longer exist', async () => {
+      const asset = forSidecarJob({
+        originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg',
+        files: [{ id: 'sidecar', path: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg.xmp', type: AssetFileType.Sidecar }],
+      });
      mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarCheckJob.mockResolvedValue(asset);
      mocks.storage.checkFileExists.mockResolvedValue(false);

      await expect(sut.handleSidecarCheck({ id: asset.id })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Success);

-      expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: asset.id, sidecarPath: null });
+      expect(mocks.asset.deleteFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar });
    });

    it('should do nothing if the sidecar file still exists', async () => {
-      const asset = forSidecarJob({ originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg', sidecarPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg' });
+      const asset = forSidecarJob({
+        originalPath: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg',
+        files: [{ id: 'sidecar', path: '/path/to/IMG_123.jpg.xmp', type: AssetFileType.Sidecar }],
+      });

      mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarCheckJob.mockResolvedValue(asset);
      mocks.storage.checkFileExists.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);

      await expect(sut.handleSidecarCheck({ id: asset.id })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Skipped);

-      expect(mocks.asset.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mocks.asset.deleteFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
    });
  });

  describe('handleSidecarWrite', () => {
-    it('should skip assets that do not exist anymore', async () => {
+    it('should skip assets that no longer exist', async () => {
      mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarWriteJob.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
      await expect(sut.handleSidecarWrite({ id: 'asset-123' })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Failed);
      expect(mocks.metadata.writeTags).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -1610,7 +1651,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
          dateTimeOriginal: date,
        }),
      ).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Success);
-      expect(mocks.metadata.writeTags).toHaveBeenCalledWith(asset.sidecarPath, {
+      expect(mocks.metadata.writeTags).toHaveBeenCalledWith(asset.files[0].path, {
        Description: description,
        ImageDescription: description,
        DateTimeOriginal: date,
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import { constants } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { join, parse } from 'node:path';
 import { JOBS_ASSET_PAGINATION_SIZE } from 'src/constants';
 import { StorageCore } from 'src/cores/storage.core';
-import { Asset, AssetFace } from 'src/database';
+import { Asset, AssetFace, AssetFile } from 'src/database';
 import { OnEvent, OnJob } from 'src/decorators';
 import {
+  AssetFileType,
  AssetType,
  AssetVisibility,
  DatabaseLock,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import { AssetFaceTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-face.table';
 import { PersonTable } from 'src/schema/tables/person.table';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
 import { JobItem, JobOf } from 'src/types';
+import { getAssetFiles } from 'src/utils/asset.util';
 import { isAssetChecksumConstraint } from 'src/utils/database';
 import { isFaceImportEnabled } from 'src/utils/misc';
 import { upsertTags } from 'src/utils/tag';
@@ -359,17 +361,21 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {
      break;
    }

-    const isChanged = sidecarPath !== asset.sidecarPath;
+    const { sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files);
+
+    const isChanged = sidecarPath !== sidecarFile?.path;

    this.logger.debug(
-      `Sidecar check found old=${asset.sidecarPath}, new=${sidecarPath} will ${isChanged ? 'update' : 'do nothing for'}  asset ${asset.id}: ${asset.originalPath}`,
+      `Sidecar check found old=${sidecarFile?.path}, new=${sidecarPath} will ${isChanged ? 'update' : 'do nothing for'}  asset ${asset.id}: ${asset.originalPath}`,
    );

    if (!isChanged) {
      return JobStatus.Skipped;
    }

-    await this.assetRepository.update({ id: asset.id, sidecarPath });
+    await (sidecarPath === null
+      ? this.assetRepository.deleteFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar })
+      : this.assetRepository.upsertFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar, path: sidecarPath }));

    return JobStatus.Success;
  }
@@ -394,7 +400,9 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {

    const tagsList = (asset.tags || []).map((tag) => tag.value);

-    const sidecarPath = asset.sidecarPath || `${asset.originalPath}.xmp`;
+    const { sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files);
+    const sidecarPath = sidecarFile?.path || `${asset.originalPath}.xmp`;
+
    const exif = _.omitBy(
      <Tags>{
        Description: description,
@@ -414,18 +422,19 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {

    await this.metadataRepository.writeTags(sidecarPath, exif);

-    if (!asset.sidecarPath) {
-      await this.assetRepository.update({ id, sidecarPath });
+    if (asset.files.length === 0) {
+      await this.assetRepository.upsertFile({ assetId: id, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar, path: sidecarPath });
    }

    return JobStatus.Success;
  }

-  private getSidecarCandidates({ sidecarPath, originalPath }: { sidecarPath: string | null; originalPath: string }) {
+  private getSidecarCandidates({ files, originalPath }: { files: AssetFile[]; originalPath: string }) {
    const candidates: string[] = [];

-    if (sidecarPath) {
-      candidates.push(sidecarPath);
+    const { sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(files);
+    if (sidecarFile?.path) {
+      candidates.push(sidecarFile.path);
    }

    const assetPath = parse(originalPath);
@@ -456,14 +465,12 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {
    return { width, height };
  }

-  private async getExifTags(asset: {
-    originalPath: string;
-    sidecarPath: string | null;
-    type: AssetType;
-  }): Promise<ImmichTags> {
+  private async getExifTags(asset: { originalPath: string; files: AssetFile[]; type: AssetType }): Promise<ImmichTags> {
+    const { sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files);
+
    const [mediaTags, sidecarTags, videoTags] = await Promise.all([
      this.metadataRepository.readTags(asset.originalPath),
-      asset.sidecarPath ? this.metadataRepository.readTags(asset.sidecarPath) : null,
+      sidecarFile ? this.metadataRepository.readTags(sidecarFile.path) : null,
      asset.type === AssetType.Video ? this.getVideoTags(asset.originalPath) : null,
    ]);

--- a/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,20 @@ import sanitize from 'sanitize-filename';
 import { StorageCore } from 'src/cores/storage.core';
 import { OnEvent, OnJob } from 'src/decorators';
 import { SystemConfigTemplateStorageOptionDto } from 'src/dtos/system-config.dto';
-import { AssetPathType, AssetType, DatabaseLock, JobName, JobStatus, QueueName, StorageFolder } from 'src/enum';
+import {
+  AssetFileType,
+  AssetPathType,
+  AssetType,
+  DatabaseLock,
+  JobName,
+  JobStatus,
+  QueueName,
+  StorageFolder,
+} from 'src/enum';
 import { ArgOf } from 'src/repositories/event.repository';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
 import { JobOf, StorageAsset } from 'src/types';
+import { getAssetFile } from 'src/utils/asset.util';
 import { getLivePhotoMotionFilename } from 'src/utils/file';

 const storageTokens = {
@@ -196,7 +206,7 @@ export class StorageTemplateService extends BaseService {
    }

    return this.databaseRepository.withLock(DatabaseLock.StorageTemplateMigration, async () => {
-      const { id, sidecarPath, originalPath, checksum, fileSizeInByte } = asset;
+      const { id, originalPath, checksum, fileSizeInByte } = asset;
      const oldPath = originalPath;
      const newPath = await this.getTemplatePath(asset, metadata);

@@ -213,6 +223,8 @@ export class StorageTemplateService extends BaseService {
          newPath,
          assetInfo: { sizeInBytes: fileSizeInByte, checksum },
        });
+
+        const sidecarPath = getAssetFile(asset.files, AssetFileType.Sidecar)?.path;
        if (sidecarPath) {
          await this.storageCore.moveFile({
            entityId: id,
--- a/server/src/types.ts
+++ b/server/src/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { SystemConfig } from 'src/config';
 import { VECTOR_EXTENSIONS } from 'src/constants';
-import { Asset } from 'src/database';
+import { Asset, AssetFile } from 'src/database';
 import { UploadFieldName } from 'src/dtos/asset-media.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import {
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ export type StorageAsset = {
  fileCreatedAt: Date;
  originalPath: string;
  originalFileName: string;
-  sidecarPath: string | null;
  fileSizeInByte: number | null;
+  files: AssetFile[];
 };

 export type OnThisDayData = { year: number };
--- a/server/src/utils/asset.util.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/asset.util.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const getAssetFiles = (files: AssetFile[]) => ({
  fullsizeFile: getAssetFile(files, AssetFileType.FullSize),
  previewFile: getAssetFile(files, AssetFileType.Preview),
  thumbnailFile: getAssetFile(files, AssetFileType.Thumbnail),
+  sidecarFile: getAssetFile(files, AssetFileType.Sidecar),
 });

 export const addAssets = async (
--- a/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
+++ b/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ const fullsizeFile: AssetFile = {
  path: '/uploads/user-id/fullsize/path.webp',
 };

+const sidecarFileWithExt: AssetFile = {
+  id: 'sidecar-with-ext',
+  type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+  path: '/original/path.ext.xmp',
+};
+
+const sidecarFileWithoutExt: AssetFile = {
+  id: 'sidecar-without-ext',
+  type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+  path: '/original/path.xmp',
+};
+
 const files: AssetFile[] = [fullsizeFile, previewFile, thumbnailFile];

 export const stackStub = (stackId: string, assets: (MapAsset & { exifInfo: Exif })[]) => {
@@ -51,8 +63,8 @@ export const assetStub = {
    fileCreatedAt: new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z'),
    originalPath: '/original/path.jpg',
    originalFileName: 'IMG_123.jpg',
-    sidecarPath: null,
    fileSizeInByte: 12_345,
+    files: [],
    ...asset,
  }),
  noResizePath: Object.freeze({
@@ -81,7 +93,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    faces: [],
    exifInfo: {} as Exif,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    deletedAt: null,
    isExternal: false,
    duplicateId: null,
@@ -117,7 +128,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'IMG_456.jpg',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    isExternal: false,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 123_000,
@@ -157,7 +167,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.ext',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    deletedAt: null,
    duplicateId: null,
    isOffline: false,
@@ -194,7 +203,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.jpg',
    faces: [],
    deletedAt: null,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
      exifImageHeight: 1000,
@@ -243,7 +251,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.jpg',
    faces: [],
    deletedAt: null,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
      exifImageHeight: 3840,
@@ -285,7 +292,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.jpg',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
      exifImageHeight: 3840,
@@ -328,7 +334,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.jpg',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
      exifImageHeight: 3840,
@@ -367,7 +372,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.jpg',
    faces: [],
    deletedAt: null,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
      exifImageHeight: 3840,
@@ -409,7 +413,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.jpg',
    faces: [],
    deletedAt: null,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
    } as Exif,
@@ -448,7 +451,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.ext',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
    } as Exif,
@@ -490,7 +492,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.ext',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
    } as Exif,
@@ -526,7 +527,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    livePhotoVideoId: null,
    sharedLinks: [],
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 100_000,
      exifImageHeight: 2160,
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ export const assetStub = {
      fileSizeInByte: 100_000,
      timeZone: `America/New_York`,
    },
+    files: [] as AssetFile[],
    libraryId: null,
    visibility: AssetVisibility.Hidden,
  } as MapAsset & { faces: AssetFace[]; files: AssetFile[]; exifInfo: Exif }),
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@ export const assetStub = {
    files,
    faces: [] as AssetFace[],
    visibility: AssetVisibility.Timeline,
-  } as MapAsset & { faces: AssetFace[] }),
+  } as MapAsset & { faces: AssetFace[]; files: AssetFile[] }),

  livePhotoWithOriginalFileName: Object.freeze({
    id: 'live-photo-still-asset',
@@ -589,10 +590,11 @@ export const assetStub = {
      fileSizeInByte: 25_000,
      timeZone: `America/New_York`,
    },
+    files: [] as AssetFile[],
    libraryId: null,
    faces: [] as AssetFace[],
    visibility: AssetVisibility.Timeline,
-  } as MapAsset & { faces: AssetFace[] }),
+  } as MapAsset & { faces: AssetFace[]; files: AssetFile[] }),

  withLocation: Object.freeze({
    id: 'asset-with-favorite-id',
@@ -605,7 +607,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    deviceId: 'device-id',
    checksum: Buffer.from('file hash', 'utf8'),
    originalPath: '/original/path.ext',
-    sidecarPath: null,
    type: AssetType.Image,
    files: [previewFile],
    thumbhash: null,
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@ export const assetStub = {
    thumbhash: null,
    checksum: Buffer.from('file hash', 'utf8'),
    type: AssetType.Image,
-    files: [previewFile],
+    files: [previewFile, sidecarFileWithExt],
    encodedVideoPath: null,
    createdAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
    updatedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
@@ -665,7 +666,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.ext',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: '/original/path.ext.xmp',
    deletedAt: null,
    duplicateId: null,
    isOffline: false,
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ export const assetStub = {
    thumbhash: null,
    checksum: Buffer.from('file hash', 'utf8'),
    type: AssetType.Image,
-    files: [previewFile],
+    files: [previewFile, sidecarFileWithoutExt],
    encodedVideoPath: null,
    createdAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
    updatedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
@@ -701,7 +701,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    sharedLinks: [],
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.ext',
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: '/original/path.xmp',
    deletedAt: null,
    duplicateId: null,
    isOffline: false,
@@ -734,7 +733,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    livePhotoVideoId: null,
    sharedLinks: [],
    faces: [],
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 100_000,
    } as Exif,
@@ -776,7 +774,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    originalFileName: 'photo.jpg',
    faces: [],
    deletedAt: null,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
    } as Exif,
@@ -812,7 +809,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.dng',
    faces: [],
    deletedAt: null,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
      profileDescription: 'Adobe RGB',
@@ -853,7 +849,6 @@ export const assetStub = {
    originalFileName: 'asset-id.hif',
    faces: [],
    deletedAt: null,
-    sidecarPath: null,
    exifInfo: {
      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
      profileDescription: 'Adobe RGB',
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
-import { JobName, SharedLinkType } from 'src/enum';
+import { AssetFileType, JobName, SharedLinkType } from 'src/enum';
 import { AccessRepository } from 'src/repositories/access.repository';
 import { AlbumRepository } from 'src/repositories/album.repository';
 import { AssetRepository } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository';
@@ -184,7 +184,15 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
      jobRepo.queue.mockResolvedValue();

      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
-      const { asset: oldAsset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, sidecarPath: '/path/to/my/sidecar.xmp' });
+
+      const { asset: oldAsset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });
+
+      await ctx.newAssetFile({
+        assetId: oldAsset.id,
+        path: '/path/to/my/sidecar.xmp',
+        type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+      });
+
      const { asset: newAsset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });

      await ctx.newExif({ assetId: oldAsset.id, description: 'foo' });
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
      process.env.TZ = serverTimeZone ?? undefined;

      const { filePath } = await createTestFile(exifData);
-      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue({ id: 'asset-1', originalPath: filePath } as any);
+      mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue({
+        id: 'asset-1',
+        originalPath: filePath,
+        files: [],
+      } as any);

      await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: 'asset-1' });

--- a/server/test/repositories/asset.repository.mock.ts
+++ b/server/test/repositories/asset.repository.mock.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const newAssetRepositoryMock = (): Mocked<RepositoryInterface<AssetReposi
    updateAllExif: vitest.fn(),
    updateDateTimeOriginal: vitest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
    upsertJobStatus: vitest.fn(),
+    getForCopy: vitest.fn(),
    getByDayOfYear: vitest.fn(),
    getByIds: vitest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
    getByIdsWithAllRelationsButStacks: vitest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export const newAssetRepositoryMock = (): Mocked<RepositoryInterface<AssetReposi
    getChangedDeltaSync: vitest.fn(),
    upsertFile: vitest.fn(),
    upsertFiles: vitest.fn(),
+    deleteFile: vitest.fn(),
    deleteFiles: vitest.fn(),
    detectOfflineExternalAssets: vitest.fn(),
    filterNewExternalAssetPaths: vitest.fn(),
--- a/server/test/small.factory.ts
+++ b/server/test/small.factory.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,22 @@ import {
  Memory,
  Partner,
  Session,
-  SidecarWriteAsset,
  User,
  UserAdmin,
 } from 'src/database';
 import { MapAsset } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import { QueueStatisticsDto } from 'src/dtos/queue.dto';
-import { AssetStatus, AssetType, AssetVisibility, MemoryType, Permission, UserMetadataKey, UserStatus } from 'src/enum';
+import {
+  AssetFileType,
+  AssetStatus,
+  AssetType,
+  AssetVisibility,
+  MemoryType,
+  Permission,
+  UserMetadataKey,
+  UserStatus,
+} from 'src/enum';
 import { OnThisDayData, UserMetadataItem } from 'src/types';
 import { v4, v7 } from 'uuid';

@@ -237,7 +245,6 @@ const assetFactory = (asset: Partial<MapAsset> = {}) => ({
  originalFileName: 'IMG_123.jpg',
  originalPath: `/data/12/34/IMG_123.jpg`,
  ownerId: newUuid(),
-  sidecarPath: null,
  stackId: null,
  thumbhash: null,
  type: AssetType.Image,
@@ -312,12 +319,17 @@ const versionHistoryFactory = () => ({
  version: '1.123.45',
 });

-const assetSidecarWriteFactory = (asset: Partial<SidecarWriteAsset> = {}) => ({
+const assetSidecarWriteFactory = () => ({
  id: newUuid(),
-  sidecarPath: '/path/to/original-path.jpg.xmp',
  originalPath: '/path/to/original-path.jpg.xmp',
  tags: [],
-  ...asset,
+  files: [
+    {
+      id: newUuid(),
+      path: '/path/to/original-path.jpg.xmp',
+      type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+    },
+  ],
 });

 const assetOcrFactory = (