diff --git a/src/services/common/httpStatusCodes.ts b/src/services/common/httpStatusCodes.ts
index e3b239441..633eaae55 100644
--- a/src/services/common/httpStatusCodes.ts
+++ b/src/services/common/httpStatusCodes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export const HTTP_BAD_REQUEST = 400;
 export const HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED = 401;
 export const HTTP_NOT_FOUND = 404;
 export const HTTP_CONFLICT = 409;
diff --git a/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.spec.ts b/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.spec.ts
index 2a1217540..b33d41ff0 100644
--- a/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.spec.ts
+++ b/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import * as RNFS from '@dr.pogodin/react-native-fs';
 import { EncryptionVersion } from '@internxt/sdk/dist/drive/storage/types';
+import AppError from '@internxt/sdk/dist/shared/types/errors';
 import * as MediaLibrary from 'expo-media-library';
 import { uploadFile } from 'src/network/upload';
 import asyncStorageService from 'src/services/AsyncStorageService';
 import { isThumbnailSupported } from 'src/services/common/media/thumbnail.constants';
 import { generateThumbnail } from 'src/services/common/media/thumbnail.generation';
 import { uploadService } from 'src/services/common/network/upload/upload.service';
-import { PhotoUploadService } from './PhotoUploadService';
 import { photoBackupFolders } from './PhotoBackupFolders';
+import { PhotoUploadService } from './PhotoUploadService';
 
 jest.mock('expo-media-library', () => ({
   getAssetInfoAsync: jest.fn(),
@@ -187,7 +188,10 @@ describe('PhotoUploadService.upload', () => {
   });
 
   test('when the thumbnail bucket upload throws, then the main upload still returns the drive file uuid', async () => {
-    mockUploadFile.mockReset().mockResolvedValueOnce('bucket-file-id').mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('network error'));
+    mockUploadFile
+      .mockReset()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce('bucket-file-id')
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('network error'));
 
     const result = await PhotoUploadService.upload(makeAsset(), DEVICE_ID);
 
@@ -196,7 +200,10 @@ describe('PhotoUploadService.upload', () => {
   });
 
   test('when the thumbnail bucket upload throws, then the thumbnail temp file is still cleaned up', async () => {
-    mockUploadFile.mockReset().mockResolvedValueOnce('bucket-file-id').mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('network error'));
+    mockUploadFile
+      .mockReset()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce('bucket-file-id')
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('network error'));
 
     await PhotoUploadService.upload(makeAsset(), DEVICE_ID);
 
@@ -211,9 +218,7 @@ describe('PhotoUploadService.replace', () => {
     await PhotoUploadService.replace(asset, 'existing-remote-id', DEVICE_ID);
 
     expect(mockGenerateThumbnail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(LOCAL_PATH, 'jpg');
-    expect(mockCreateThumbnailEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({ fileUuid: 'existing-remote-id' }),
-    );
+    expect(mockCreateThumbnailEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ fileUuid: 'existing-remote-id' }));
   });
 
   test('when replacing an asset, then the existing remote file id is returned', async () => {
@@ -229,4 +234,30 @@ describe('PhotoUploadService.replace', () => {
 
     expect(result).toBe('existing-remote-id');
   });
+
+  test('when the server rejects the replace with a 400, then a new drive entry is created and its uuid is returned', async () => {
+    mockReplaceFileEntry.mockRejectedValue(new AppError('file can not be replaced', 400));
+    mockCreateFileEntry.mockResolvedValue({ uuid: 'new-drive-uuid' });
+
+    const result = await PhotoUploadService.replace(makeAsset(), 'deleted-remote-id', DEVICE_ID);
+
+    expect(mockCreateFileEntry).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(result).toBe('new-drive-uuid');
+  });
+
+  test('when the server rejects the replace with a 400 and a new entry is created, then the thumbnail is registered against the new file uuid', async () => {
+    mockReplaceFileEntry.mockRejectedValue(new AppError('file can not be replaced', 400));
+    mockCreateFileEntry.mockResolvedValue({ uuid: 'new-drive-uuid' });
+
+    await PhotoUploadService.replace(makeAsset(), 'deleted-remote-id', DEVICE_ID);
+
+    expect(mockCreateThumbnailEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ fileUuid: 'new-drive-uuid' }));
+  });
+
+  test('when the server rejects the replace with a non-400 error, then the error is propagated without creating a new entry', async () => {
+    mockReplaceFileEntry.mockRejectedValue(new AppError('internal server error', 500));
+
+    await expect(PhotoUploadService.replace(makeAsset(), 'remote-id', DEVICE_ID)).rejects.toThrow();
+    expect(mockCreateFileEntry).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.ts b/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.ts
index 741a3acb0..8708f1e55 100644
--- a/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.ts
+++ b/src/services/photos/PhotoUploadService.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import { getEnvironmentConfigFromUser } from 'src/lib/network';
 import { uploadFile } from 'src/network/upload';
 import { constants } from 'src/services/AppService';
 import asyncStorageService from 'src/services/AsyncStorageService';
+import { HTTP_BAD_REQUEST } from 'src/services/common/httpStatusCodes';
 import { isThumbnailSupported } from 'src/services/common/media/thumbnail.constants';
 import { generateThumbnail } from 'src/services/common/media/thumbnail.generation';
 import { uploadService } from 'src/services/common/network/upload/upload.service';
+import { logger } from '../common';
 import { FileAlreadyExistsError } from './errors';
 import { photoBackupFolders } from './PhotoBackupFolders';
 import {
@@ -121,6 +123,11 @@ const uploadAssetToBucket = async (
   };
 };
 
+const isDeletedOrTrashedError = (error: unknown): boolean => {
+  const status = (error as { status?: unknown })?.status;
+  return status === HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
+};
+
 const cleanupTempFile = async (tempPath?: string): Promise<void> => {
   if (!tempPath) return;
   await RNFS.unlink(tempPath).catch(() => null);
@@ -218,18 +225,44 @@ export const PhotoUploadService = {
     deviceId: string,
     onProgress?: (ratio: number) => void,
   ): Promise<string> {
-    const { fileId, fileSize, localFilePath, fileExtension, tempPath, credentials } = await uploadAssetToBucket(
-      asset,
-      deviceId,
-      onProgress,
-    );
+    const {
+      fileId,
+      fileSize,
+      localFilePath,
+      fileExtension,
+      tempPath,
+      credentials,
+      plainName,
+      bucketId,
+      folderUuid,
+      modificationIso,
+      creationIso,
+    } = await uploadAssetToBucket(asset, deviceId, onProgress);
 
     try {
-      await uploadService.replaceFileEntry(existingRemoteFileId, { fileId, size: fileSize });
-
-      await uploadThumbnailForAsset(localFilePath, fileExtension, existingRemoteFileId, credentials);
-
-      return existingRemoteFileId;
+      try {
+        await uploadService.replaceFileEntry(existingRemoteFileId, { fileId, size: fileSize });
+        await uploadThumbnailForAsset(localFilePath, fileExtension, existingRemoteFileId, credentials);
+        return existingRemoteFileId;
+      } catch (replaceError) {
+        if (!isDeletedOrTrashedError(replaceError)) {
+          logger.error(`Failed to replace file entry for ${existingRemoteFileId}:`, replaceError);
+          throw replaceError;
+        }
+        const driveFile = await uploadService.createFileEntry({
+          fileId,
+          type: fileExtension,
+          size: fileSize,
+          plainName,
+          bucket: bucketId,
+          folderUuid,
+          encryptVersion: EncryptionVersion.Aes03,
+          modificationTime: modificationIso,
+          creationTime: creationIso,
+        });
+        await uploadThumbnailForAsset(localFilePath, fileExtension, driveFile.uuid, credentials);
+        return driveFile.uuid;
+      }
     } finally {
       await cleanupTempFile(tempPath);
     }