diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
index 38d07c94d80..c7684d5c205 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	justify-content: center;
 	width: 100%;
 	// Breadcrumbs height + row thead height
-	min-height: calc(58px + 55px);
+	min-height: calc(58px + 44px);
 	margin: 0;
 	user-select: none;
 	color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropPreview.vue b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropPreview.vue
index 7c9c6f4f1a7..efd281020ab 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropPreview.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropPreview.vue
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
-$size: 32px;
+$size: 24px;
 $stack-shift: 6px;
 
 .files-list-drag-image {
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ $stack-shift: 6px;
 		overflow: hidden;
 		align-items: center;
 		justify-content: center;
-		width: 32px;
-		height: 32px;
+		width: $size;
+		height: $size;
 		border-radius: var(--border-radius);
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FavoriteIcon.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FavoriteIcon.vue
index 87684758b43..c66cb8fbd7f 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FavoriteIcon.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FavoriteIcon.vue
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	:deep() {
 		svg {
 			// We added a stroke for a11y so we must increase the size to include the stroke
-			width: 26px !important;
-			height: 26px !important;
+			width: 20px !important;
+			height: 20px !important;
 
 			// Override NcIconSvgWrapper defaults of 20px
 			max-width: unset !important;
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue
index 04acbd302f5..ee3445d732b 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
 <style scoped lang="scss">
 .files-list {
-	--row-height: 55px;
+	--row-height: 44px;
 	--cell-margin: 14px;
 
 	--checkbox-padding: calc((var(--row-height) - var(--checkbox-size)) / 2);
 	--checkbox-size: 24px;
 	--clickable-area: var(--default-clickable-area);
-	--icon-preview-size: 32px;
+	--icon-preview-size: 24px;
 
 	--fixed-block-start-position: var(--default-clickable-area);
 	display: flex;
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			// File and folder overlay
 			&-overlay {
 				position: absolute;
-				max-height: calc(var(--icon-preview-size) * 0.5);
-				max-width: calc(var(--icon-preview-size) * 0.5);
+				max-height: calc(var(--icon-preview-size) * 0.6);
+				max-width: calc(var(--icon-preview-size) * 0.6);
 				color: var(--color-primary-element-text);
 				// better alignment with the folder icon
 				margin-block-start: 2px;
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue b/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue
index 4f9d8096580..4746fedf863 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		itemHeight() {
 			// Align with css in FilesListVirtual
 			// 166px + 32px (name) + 16px (mtime) + 16px (padding top and bottom)
-			return this.gridMode ? (166 + 32 + 16 + 16 + 16) : 55
+			return this.gridMode ? (166 + 32 + 16 + 16 + 16) : 44
 		},
 
 		// Grid mode only