diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Export.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Export.tsx
index 1fe4708d79..3864dc02e2 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Export.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Export.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ export const Export: React.FC<ExportProps> = ({
     allCollectionsNameByID,
 }) => {
     const { showMiniDialog } = useBaseContext();
-    const [exportStage, setExportStage] = useState(ExportStage.INIT);
+    const [exportStage, setExportStage] = useState<ExportStage>(
+        ExportStage.init,
+    );
     const [exportFolder, setExportFolder] = useState("");
     const [continuousExport, setContinuousExport] = useState(false);
     const [exportProgress, setExportProgress] = useState<ExportProgress>({
@@ -224,8 +226,8 @@ function ExportDirectory({ exportFolder, changeExportDirectory, exportStage }) {
             {exportFolder ? (
                 <>
                     <DirectoryPath path={exportFolder} />
-                    {exportStage === ExportStage.FINISHED ||
-                    exportStage === ExportStage.INIT ? (
+                    {exportStage === ExportStage.finished ||
+                    exportStage === ExportStage.init ? (
                         <ChangeDirectoryOption
                             onClick={changeExportDirectory}
                         />
@@ -303,15 +305,15 @@ const ExportDynamicContent = ({
     allCollectionsNameByID: Map<number, string>;
 }) => {
     switch (exportStage) {
-        case ExportStage.INIT:
+        case ExportStage.init:
             return <ExportInit startExport={startExport} />;
 
-        case ExportStage.MIGRATION:
-        case ExportStage.STARTING:
-        case ExportStage.EXPORTING_FILES:
-        case ExportStage.RENAMING_COLLECTION_FOLDERS:
-        case ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_FILES:
-        case ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_COLLECTIONS:
+        case ExportStage.migration:
+        case ExportStage.starting:
+        case ExportStage.exportingFiles:
+        case ExportStage.renamingCollectionFolders:
+        case ExportStage.trashingDeletedFiles:
+        case ExportStage.trashingDeletedCollections:
             return (
                 <ExportInProgress
                     exportStage={exportStage}
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ const ExportDynamicContent = ({
                     closeExportDialog={onHide}
                 />
             );
-        case ExportStage.FINISHED:
+        case ExportStage.finished:
             return (
                 <ExportFinished
                     onHide={onHide}
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/ExportInProgress.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/ExportInProgress.tsx
index 5ed363d883..8f1e43ed40 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/ExportInProgress.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/ExportInProgress.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ interface Props {
 export default function ExportInProgress(props: Props) {
     const showIndeterminateProgress = () => {
         return (
-            props.exportStage === ExportStage.STARTING ||
-            props.exportStage === ExportStage.MIGRATION ||
-            props.exportStage === ExportStage.RENAMING_COLLECTION_FOLDERS ||
-            props.exportStage === ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_FILES ||
-            props.exportStage === ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_COLLECTIONS
+            props.exportStage === ExportStage.starting ||
+            props.exportStage === ExportStage.migration ||
+            props.exportStage === ExportStage.renamingCollectionFolders ||
+            props.exportStage === ExportStage.trashingDeletedFiles ||
+            props.exportStage === ExportStage.trashingDeletedCollections
         );
     };
     return (
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ export default function ExportInProgress(props: Props) {
             <DialogContent>
                 <VerticallyCentered>
                     <Typography sx={{ mb: 1.5 }}>
-                        {props.exportStage === ExportStage.STARTING ? (
+                        {props.exportStage === ExportStage.starting ? (
                             t("export_starting")
-                        ) : props.exportStage === ExportStage.MIGRATION ? (
+                        ) : props.exportStage === ExportStage.migration ? (
                             t("preparing")
                         ) : props.exportStage ===
-                          ExportStage.RENAMING_COLLECTION_FOLDERS ? (
+                          ExportStage.renamingCollectionFolders ? (
                             t("renaming_album_folders")
                         ) : props.exportStage ===
-                          ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_FILES ? (
+                          ExportStage.trashingDeletedFiles ? (
                             t("trashing_deleted_files")
                         ) : props.exportStage ===
-                          ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_COLLECTIONS ? (
+                          ExportStage.trashingDeletedCollections ? (
                             t("trashing_deleted_albums")
                         ) : (
                             <Typography
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
index 771aa755ae..525cb74211 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
@@ -34,16 +34,18 @@ const exportRecordFileName = "export_status.json";
  */
 const exportDirectoryName = "Ente Photos";
 
-export enum ExportStage {
-    INIT = 0,
-    MIGRATION = 1,
-    STARTING = 2,
-    EXPORTING_FILES = 3,
-    TRASHING_DELETED_FILES = 4,
-    RENAMING_COLLECTION_FOLDERS = 5,
-    TRASHING_DELETED_COLLECTIONS = 6,
-    FINISHED = 7,
-}
+export const ExportStage = {
+    init: 0,
+    migration: 1,
+    starting: 2,
+    exportingFiles: 3,
+    trashingDeletedFiles: 4,
+    renamingCollectionFolders: 5,
+    trashingDeletedCollections: 6,
+    finished: 7,
+} as const;
+
+export type ExportStage = (typeof ExportStage)[keyof typeof ExportStage];
 
 export interface ExportProgress {
     success: number;
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export type FileExportNames = Record<string, string>;
 export const NULL_EXPORT_RECORD: ExportRecord = {
     version: 3,
     lastAttemptTimestamp: null,
-    stage: ExportStage.INIT,
+    stage: ExportStage.init,
     fileExportNames: {},
     collectionExportNames: {},
 };
@@ -239,23 +241,23 @@ class ExportService {
     async preExport(exportFolder: string) {
         await this.verifyExportFolderExists(exportFolder);
         const exportRecord = await this.getExportRecord(exportFolder);
-        await this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.MIGRATION);
+        await this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.migration);
         await this.runMigration(
             exportFolder,
             exportRecord,
             this.updateExportProgress.bind(this),
         );
-        await this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.STARTING);
+        await this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.starting);
     }
 
     async postExport() {
         try {
             const exportFolder = this.getExportSettings()?.folder;
             if (!(await this.exportFolderExists(exportFolder))) {
-                this.uiUpdater.setExportStage(ExportStage.INIT);
+                this.uiUpdater.setExportStage(ExportStage.init);
                 return;
             }
-            await this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.FINISHED);
+            await this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.finished);
             await this.updateLastExportTime(Date.now());
 
             const exportRecord = await this.getExportRecord(exportFolder);
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ class ExportService {
                 });
             };
             if (renamedCollections?.length > 0) {
-                this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.RENAMING_COLLECTION_FOLDERS);
+                this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.renamingCollectionFolders);
                 log.info(`renaming ${renamedCollections.length} collections`);
                 await this.collectionRenamer(
                     exportFolder,
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ class ExportService {
             }
 
             if (removedFileUIDs?.length > 0) {
-                this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_FILES);
+                this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.trashingDeletedFiles);
                 log.info(`trashing ${removedFileUIDs.length} files`);
                 await this.fileTrasher(
                     exportFolder,
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ class ExportService {
                 );
             }
             if (filesToExport?.length > 0) {
-                this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.EXPORTING_FILES);
+                this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.exportingFiles);
                 log.info(`exporting ${filesToExport.length} files`);
                 await this.fileExporter(
                     filesToExport,
@@ -435,9 +437,7 @@ class ExportService {
                 );
             }
             if (deletedExportedCollections?.length > 0) {
-                this.updateExportStage(
-                    ExportStage.TRASHING_DELETED_COLLECTIONS,
-                );
+                this.updateExportStage(ExportStage.trashingDeletedCollections);
                 log.info(
                     `removing ${deletedExportedCollections.length} collections`,
                 );
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ const parseLivePhotoExportName = (
 };
 
 const isExportInProgress = (exportStage: ExportStage) =>
-    exportStage > ExportStage.INIT && exportStage < ExportStage.FINISHED;
+    exportStage > ExportStage.init && exportStage < ExportStage.finished;
 
 /**
  * Move {@link fileName} in {@link collectionName} to the special per-collection