diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx
index 1dfe086046..7f9847e52f 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { openAccountsManagePasskeysPage } from "@/accounts/services/passkey";
+import { isDesktop } from "@/base/app";
 import { EnteDrawer } from "@/base/components/EnteDrawer";
 import log from "@/base/log";
 import { savedLogs } from "@/base/log-web";
@@ -599,13 +600,10 @@ const HelpSection: React.FC = () => {
 
     const contactSupport = () => initiateEmail("support@ente.io");
 
-    function openExport() {
-        if (isElectron()) {
-            openExportModal();
-        } else {
-            setDialogMessage(getDownloadAppMessage());
-        }
-    }
+    const handleExport = () =>
+        isDesktop
+            ? openExportModal()
+            : setDialogMessage(getDownloadAppMessage());
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -626,7 +624,7 @@ const HelpSection: React.FC = () => {
                 variant="secondary"
             />
             <EnteMenuItem
-                onClick={openExport}
+                onClick={handleExport}
                 label={t("EXPORT")}
                 endIcon={
                     exportService.isExportInProgress() && (
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
index 4a10585fa6..ffe1d43d65 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/export/index.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,15 @@ class ExportService {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called when the local database of files changes.
+     */
+    onLocalFilesUpdated() {
+        if (this.continuousExportEventHandler) {
+            this.continuousExportEventHandler();
+        }
+    }
+
     getPendingExports = async (
         exportRecord: ExportRecord,
     ): Promise<EnteFile[]> => {
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts
index a42701eca8..deb9bda779 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import ComlinkCryptoWorker from "@ente/shared/crypto";
 import HTTPService from "@ente/shared/network/HTTPService";
 import { getToken } from "@ente/shared/storage/localStorage/helpers";
 import { REQUEST_BATCH_SIZE } from "constants/api";
+import exportService from "services/export";
 import { Collection } from "types/collection";
 import { SetFiles } from "types/gallery";
 import { batch } from "utils/common";
@@ -30,9 +31,11 @@ export const syncFiles = async (
 ) => {
     const localFiles = await getLocalFiles(type);
     let files = await removeDeletedCollectionFiles(collections, localFiles);
+    let didUpdateFiles = false;
     if (files.length !== localFiles.length) {
         await setLocalFiles(type, files);
         setFiles(sortFiles(mergeMetadata(files)));
+        didUpdateFiles = true;
     }
     for (const collection of collections) {
         if (!getToken()) {
@@ -46,8 +49,10 @@ export const syncFiles = async (
         const newFiles = await getFiles(collection, lastSyncTime, setFiles);
         files = getLatestVersionFiles([...files, ...newFiles]);
         await setLocalFiles(type, files);
+        didUpdateFiles = true;
         setCollectionLastSyncTime(collection, collection.updationTime);
     }
+    if (didUpdateFiles) exportService.onLocalFilesUpdated();
     return files;
 };
 
diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/files.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/files.ts
index 873dc5db59..6a0ad4faa1 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/files.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/files.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import log from "@/base/log";
-import { Events, eventBus } from "@ente/shared/events";
 import localForage from "@ente/shared/storage/localForage";
 import { type EnteFile, type Trash } from "../types/file";
 import { mergeMetadata } from "../utils/file";
@@ -25,17 +23,17 @@ export const getLocalFiles = async (type: "normal" | "hidden" = "normal") => {
     return files;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Update the files that we know about locally.
+ *
+ * Sibling of {@link getLocalFiles}.
+ */
 export const setLocalFiles = async (
     type: "normal" | "hidden",
     files: EnteFile[],
 ) => {
     const tableName = type === "normal" ? FILES_TABLE : HIDDEN_FILES_TABLE;
     await localForage.setItem(tableName, files);
-    try {
-        eventBus.emit(Events.LOCAL_FILES_UPDATED);
-    } catch (e) {
-        log.error("Failed to save files", e);
-    }
 };
 
 export const TRASH = "file-trash";