From 4866bec0f238198a721c952fe18dd04ba643be33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timothy Jaeryang Baek <tim@openwebui.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:55:11 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] refac

---
 backend/open_webui/routers/files.py     | 15 ++++++++-------
 backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py |  2 +-
 backend/open_webui/utils/files.py       |  5 +++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
index 055e09c6b..7ca1c2e73 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ async def process_uploaded_file(
                 stt_supported_content_types = getattr(request.app.state.config, 'STT_SUPPORTED_CONTENT_TYPES', [])
 
                 if strict_match_mime_type(stt_supported_content_types, content_type):
-                    file_path_processed = Storage.get_file(file_path)
+                    file_path_processed = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file_path)
                     result = transcribe(request, file_path_processed, file_metadata, user)
 
                     await process_file(
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ async def upload_file_handler(
         id = str(uuid.uuid4())
         name = filename
         filename = f'{id}_{filename}'
-        contents, file_path = Storage.upload_file(
+        contents, file_path = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            Storage.upload_file,
             file.file,
             filename,
             {
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ async def delete_all_files(user=Depends(get_admin_user), db: AsyncSession = Depe
     result = await Files.delete_all_files(db=db)
     if result:
         try:
-            Storage.delete_all_files()
+            await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.delete_all_files)
             await ASYNC_VECTOR_DB_CLIENT.reset()
         except Exception as e:
             log.exception(e)
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ async def get_file_content_by_id(
 
     if file.user_id == user.id or user.role == 'admin' or await has_access_to_file(id, 'read', user, db=db):
         try:
-            file_path = Storage.get_file(file.path)
+            file_path = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file.path)
             file_path = Path(file_path)
 
             # Check if the file already exists in the cache
@@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ async def get_html_file_content_by_id(
 
     if file.user_id == user.id or user.role == 'admin' or await has_access_to_file(id, 'read', user, db=db):
         try:
-            file_path = Storage.get_file(file.path)
+            file_path = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file.path)
             file_path = Path(file_path)
 
             # Check if the file already exists in the cache
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ async def get_file_content_by_id(
         headers = {'Content-Disposition': f"attachment; filename*=UTF-8''{encoded_filename}"}
 
         if file_path:
-            file_path = Storage.get_file(file_path)
+            file_path = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file_path)
             file_path = Path(file_path)
 
             # Check if the file already exists in the cache
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ async def delete_file_by_id(id: str, user=Depends(get_verified_user), db: AsyncS
         result = await Files.delete_file_by_id(id, db=db)
         if result:
             try:
-                Storage.delete_file(file.path)
+                await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.delete_file, file.path)
                 await ASYNC_VECTOR_DB_CLIENT.delete(collection_name=f'file-{id}')
             except Exception as e:
                 log.exception(e)
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
index d58ace149..c0295ff31 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ async def process_file(
                 # Usage: /files/
                 file_path = file.path
                 if file_path:
-                    file_path = Storage.get_file(file_path)
+                    file_path = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file_path)
                     loader = Loader(
                         engine=request.app.state.config.CONTENT_EXTRACTION_ENGINE,
                         user=user,
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py
index 9eec22a5c..eea3a8b48 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from open_webui.models.files import Files
 from open_webui.routers.files import upload_file_handler
 from open_webui.retrieval.web.utils import validate_url
 
+import asyncio
 import mimetypes
 import base64
 import io
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ async def get_image_base64_from_url(url: str) -> Optional[str]:
             if not file:
                 return None
 
-            file_path = Storage.get_file(file.path)
+            file_path = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file.path)
             file_path = Path(file_path)
 
             if file_path.is_file():
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ async def get_image_base64_from_file_id(id: str) -> Optional[str]:
         return None
 
     try:
-        file_path = Storage.get_file(file.path)
+        file_path = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file.path)
         file_path = Path(file_path)
 
         # Check if the file already exists in the cache