diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/Favorites.ts b/apps/files/src/services/Favorites.ts
index 26b827909d4..4aa89e4ea5f 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/Favorites.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/Favorites.ts
@@ -1,45 +1,49 @@
-/**
+/*!
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
+
 import type { ContentsWithRoot } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { Folder, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { getFavoriteNodes, getRemoteURL, getRootPath } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
-import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
+import logger from '../logger.ts'
 import { getContents as filesContents } from './Files.ts'
 import { client } from './WebdavClient.ts'
 
 /**
+ * Get the contents for the favorites view
  *
- * @param path
+ * @param path - The path to get the contents for
+ * @param options - Additional options
+ * @param options.signal - Optional AbortSignal to cancel the request
+ * @return A promise resolving to the contents with root folder
  */
-export function getContents(path = '/'): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
+export async function getContents(path = '/', options: { signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 	// We only filter root files for favorites, for subfolders we can simply reuse the files contents
-	if (path !== '/') {
-		return filesContents(path)
+	if (path && path !== '/') {
+		return filesContents(path, options)
 	}
 
-	return new CancelablePromise((resolve, reject, cancel) => {
-		const promise = getFavoriteNodes(client)
-			.catch(reject)
-			.then((contents) => {
-				if (!contents) {
-					reject()
-					return
-				}
-				resolve({
-					contents,
-					folder: new Folder({
-						id: 0,
-						source: `${getRemoteURL()}${getRootPath()}`,
-						root: getRootPath(),
-						owner: getCurrentUser()?.uid || null,
-						permissions: Permission.READ,
-					}),
-				})
-			})
-		cancel(() => promise.cancel())
-	})
+	try {
+		const contents = await getFavoriteNodes({ client, signal: options.signal })
+		return {
+			contents,
+			folder: new Folder({
+				id: 0,
+				source: `${getRemoteURL()}${getRootPath()}`,
+				root: getRootPath(),
+				owner: getCurrentUser()?.uid || null,
+				permissions: Permission.READ,
+			}),
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (options.signal.aborted) {
+			logger.debug('Favorite nodes request was aborted')
+			throw new DOMException('Aborted', 'AbortError')
+		}
+		logger.error('Failed to load favorite nodes via WebDAV', { error })
+		throw error
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/Files.ts b/apps/files/src/services/Files.ts
index d740661307d..0aafe9fe32f 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/Files.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/Files.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type { ContentsWithRoot, File, Folder } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { FileStat, ResponseDataDetailed } from 'webdav'
 
 import { getDefaultPropfind, getRootPath, resultToNode } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
-import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import logger from '../logger.ts'
 import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.ts'
@@ -20,66 +19,55 @@ import { searchNodes } from './WebDavSearch.ts'
  * This also allows to fetch local search results when the user is currently filtering.
  *
  * @param path - The path to query
+ * @param options - Options
+ * @param options.signal - Abort signal to cancel the request
  */
-export function getContents(path = '/'): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
-	const controller = new AbortController()
+export async function getContents(path = '/', options?: { signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 	const searchStore = useSearchStore(getPinia())
 
-	if (searchStore.query.length >= 3) {
-		return new CancelablePromise((resolve, reject, cancel) => {
-			cancel(() => controller.abort())
-			getLocalSearch(path, searchStore.query, controller.signal)
-				.then(resolve)
-				.catch(reject)
-		})
-	} else {
-		return defaultGetContents(path)
+	if (searchStore.query.length < 3) {
+		return await defaultGetContents(path, options)
 	}
+
+	return await getLocalSearch(path, searchStore.query, options?.signal)
 }
 
 /**
  * Generic `getContents` implementation for the users files.
  *
  * @param path - The path to get the contents
+ * @param options - Options
+ * @param options.signal - Abort signal to cancel the request
  */
-export function defaultGetContents(path: string): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
+export async function defaultGetContents(path: string, options?: { signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 	path = join(getRootPath(), path)
-	const controller = new AbortController()
 	const propfindPayload = getDefaultPropfind()
 
-	return new CancelablePromise(async (resolve, reject, onCancel) => {
-		onCancel(() => controller.abort())
+	const contentsResponse = await client.getDirectoryContents(path, {
+		details: true,
+		data: propfindPayload,
+		includeSelf: true,
+		signal: options?.signal,
+	}) as ResponseDataDetailed<FileStat[]>
 
-		try {
-			const contentsResponse = await client.getDirectoryContents(path, {
-				details: true,
-				data: propfindPayload,
-				includeSelf: true,
-				signal: controller.signal,
-			}) as ResponseDataDetailed<FileStat[]>
+	const root = contentsResponse.data[0]!
+	const contents = contentsResponse.data.slice(1)
+	if (root?.filename !== path && `${root?.filename}/` !== path) {
+		logger.debug(`Exepected "${path}" but got filename "${root.filename}" instead.`)
+		throw new Error('Root node does not match requested path')
+	}
 
-			const root = contentsResponse.data[0]
-			const contents = contentsResponse.data.slice(1)
-			if (root?.filename !== path && `${root?.filename}/` !== path) {
-				logger.debug(`Exepected "${path}" but got filename "${root.filename}" instead.`)
-				throw new Error('Root node does not match requested path')
+	return {
+		folder: resultToNode(root) as Folder,
+		contents: contents.map((result) => {
+			try {
+				return resultToNode(result)
+			} catch (error) {
+				logger.error(`Invalid node detected '${result.basename}'`, { error })
+				return null
 			}
-
-			resolve({
-				folder: resultToNode(root) as Folder,
-				contents: contents.map((result) => {
-					try {
-						return resultToNode(result)
-					} catch (error) {
-						logger.error(`Invalid node detected '${result.basename}'`, { error })
-						return null
-					}
-				}).filter(Boolean) as File[],
-			})
-		} catch (error) {
-			reject(error)
-		}
-	})
+		}).filter(Boolean) as File[],
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -89,7 +77,7 @@ export function defaultGetContents(path: string): CancelablePromise<ContentsWith
  * @param query - The current search query
  * @param signal - The aboort signal
  */
-async function getLocalSearch(path: string, query: string, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
+async function getLocalSearch(path: string, query: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 	const filesStore = useFilesStore(getPinia())
 	let folder = filesStore.getDirectoryByPath('files', path)
 	if (!folder) {
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/FolderTree.ts b/apps/files/src/services/FolderTree.ts
index 888a4e6144e..8eff5e2ca36 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/FolderTree.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/FolderTree.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 
 import type { ContentsWithRoot } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import type { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
@@ -47,10 +46,11 @@ const collator = Intl.Collator(
 const compareNodes = (a: TreeNodeData, b: TreeNodeData) => collator.compare(a.displayName ?? a.basename, b.displayName ?? b.basename)
 
 /**
+ * Get all tree nodes recursively
  *
- * @param tree
- * @param currentPath
- * @param nodes
+ * @param tree - The tree to process
+ * @param currentPath - The current path
+ * @param nodes - The nodes collected so far
  */
 function getTreeNodes(tree: Tree, currentPath: string = '/', nodes: TreeNode[] = []): TreeNode[] {
 	const sortedTree = tree.toSorted(compareNodes)
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ function getTreeNodes(tree: Tree, currentPath: string = '/', nodes: TreeNode[] =
 }
 
 /**
+ * Get folder tree nodes
  *
- * @param path
- * @param depth
+ * @param path - The path to get the tree from
+ * @param depth - The depth to fetch
  */
 export async function getFolderTreeNodes(path: string = '/', depth: number = 1): Promise<TreeNode[]> {
 	const { data: tree } = await axios.get<Tree>(generateOcsUrl('/apps/files/api/v1/folder-tree'), {
@@ -88,11 +89,12 @@ export async function getFolderTreeNodes(path: string = '/', depth: number = 1):
 	return nodes
 }
 
-export const getContents = (path: string): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> => getFiles(path)
+export const getContents = (path: string, options: { signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> => getFiles(path, options)
 
 /**
+ * Encode source URL
  *
- * @param source
+ * @param source - The source URL
  */
 export function encodeSource(source: string): string {
 	const { origin } = new URL(source)
@@ -100,8 +102,9 @@ export function encodeSource(source: string): string {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Get parent source URL
  *
- * @param source
+ * @param source - The source URL
  */
 export function getSourceParent(source: string): string {
 	const parent = dirname(source)
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/PersonalFiles.ts b/apps/files/src/services/PersonalFiles.ts
index 8246bf5ac17..730e275fdaf 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/PersonalFiles.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/PersonalFiles.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 
 import type { ContentsWithRoot, Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import type { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { getContents as getFiles } from './Files.ts'
@@ -31,13 +30,17 @@ export function isPersonalFile(node: Node): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Get personal files from a given path
  *
- * @param path
+ * @param path - The path to get the personal files from
+ * @param options - Options
+ * @param options.signal - Abort signal to cancel the request
+ * @return A promise that resolves to the personal files
  */
-export function getContents(path: string = '/'): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
+export function getContents(path: string = '/', options: { signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 	// get all the files from the current path as a cancellable promise
 	// then filter the files that the user does not own, or has shared / is a group folder
-	return getFiles(path)
+	return getFiles(path, options)
 		.then((content) => {
 			content.contents = content.contents.filter(isPersonalFile)
 			return content
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts b/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts
index a643653bffa..314426101b6 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { ResponseDataDetailed, SearchResult } from 'webdav'
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { Folder, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { getRecentSearch, getRemoteURL, getRootPath, resultToNode } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
-import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
+import logger from '../logger.ts'
 import { getPinia } from '../store/index.ts'
 import { useUserConfigStore } from '../store/userconfig.ts'
 import { client } from './WebdavClient.ts'
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ const lastTwoWeeksTimestamp = Math.round((Date.now() / 1000) - (60 * 60 * 24 * 1
  * If hidden files are not shown, then also recently changed files *in* hidden directories are filtered.
  *
  * @param path Path to search for recent changes
+ * @param options Options including abort signal
+ * @param options.signal Abort signal to cancel the request
  */
-export function getContents(path = '/'): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
+export async function getContents(path = '/', options: { signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 	const store = useUserConfigStore(getPinia())
 
 	/**
@@ -35,10 +37,9 @@ export function getContents(path = '/'): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 		|| store.userConfig.show_hidden // If configured to show hidden files we can early return
 		|| !node.dirname.split('/').some((dir) => dir.startsWith('.')) // otherwise only include the file if non of the parent directories is hidden
 
-	const controller = new AbortController()
-	const handler = async () => {
+	try {
 		const contentsResponse = await client.search('/', {
-			signal: controller.signal,
+			signal: options.signal,
 			details: true,
 			data: getRecentSearch(lastTwoWeeksTimestamp),
 		}) as ResponseDataDetailed<SearchResult>
@@ -61,10 +62,12 @@ export function getContents(path = '/'): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 			}),
 			contents,
 		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (options.signal.aborted) {
+			logger.info('Fetching recent files aborted')
+			throw new DOMException('Aborted', 'AbortError')
+		}
+		logger.error('Failed to fetch recent files', { error })
+		throw error
 	}
-
-	return new CancelablePromise(async (resolve, reject, cancel) => {
-		cancel(() => controller.abort())
-		resolve(handler())
-	})
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/Search.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/services/Search.spec.ts
index 1d98ae9f08f..2f8b23751ba 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/Search.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/Search.spec.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ describe('Search service', () => {
 		searchNodes.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
 			throw new Error('expected error')
 		})
-		expect(getContents).rejects.toThrow('expected error')
+		expect(() => getContents('', { signal: new AbortController().signal })).rejects.toThrow('expected error')
 	})
 
 	it('returns the search results and a fake root', async () => {
 		searchNodes.mockImplementationOnce(() => [fakeFolder])
-		const { contents, folder } = await getContents()
+		const { contents, folder } = await getContents('', { signal: new AbortController().signal })
 
 		expect(searchNodes).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
 		expect(contents).toHaveLength(1)
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ describe('Search service', () => {
 			return []
 		})
 
-		const content = getContents()
-		content.cancel()
+		const controller = new AbortController()
+		getContents('', { signal: controller.signal })
+		controller.abort()
 
 		// its cancelled thus the promise returns the event
 		const event = await promise
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/Search.ts b/apps/files/src/services/Search.ts
index 8949f02be6f..d210654aa71 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/Search.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/Search.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type { ContentsWithRoot } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { Folder, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { defaultRemoteURL, getRootPath } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
-import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 import logger from '../logger.ts'
 import { getPinia } from '../store/index.ts'
 import { useSearchStore } from '../store/search.ts'
@@ -16,29 +15,32 @@ import { searchNodes } from './WebDavSearch.ts'
 
 /**
  * Get the contents for a search view
+ *
+ * @param path - (not used)
+ * @param options - Options including abort signal
+ * @param options.signal - Abort signal to cancel the request
  */
-export function getContents(): CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> {
-	const controller = new AbortController()
-
+export async function getContents(path, options: { signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<ContentsWithRoot> {
 	const searchStore = useSearchStore(getPinia())
 
-	return new CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot>(async (resolve, reject, cancel) => {
-		cancel(() => controller.abort())
-		try {
-			const contents = await searchNodes(searchStore.query, { signal: controller.signal })
-			resolve({
-				contents,
-				folder: new Folder({
-					id: 0,
-					source: `${defaultRemoteURL}${getRootPath()}}#search`,
-					owner: getCurrentUser()!.uid,
-					permissions: Permission.READ,
-					root: getRootPath(),
-				}),
-			})
-		} catch (error) {
-			logger.error('Failed to fetch search results', { error })
-			reject(error)
+	try {
+		const contents = await searchNodes(searchStore.query, { signal: options.signal })
+		return {
+			contents,
+			folder: new Folder({
+				id: 0,
+				source: `${defaultRemoteURL}${getRootPath()}}#search`,
+				owner: getCurrentUser()!.uid,
+				permissions: Permission.READ,
+				root: getRootPath(),
+			}),
 		}
-	})
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (options.signal.aborted) {
+			logger.info('Fetching search results aborted')
+			throw new DOMException('Aborted', 'AbortError')
+		}
+		logger.error('Failed to fetch search results', { error })
+		throw error
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index eff1f533f2c..bba3d95cdea 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import type { ContentsWithRoot, FileListAction, INode, Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { Upload } from '@nextcloud/upload'
-import type { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
 import type { Route } from 'vue-router'
 import type { UserConfig } from '../types.ts'
@@ -295,7 +294,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			loading: true,
 			loadingAction: null as string | null,
 			error: null as string | null,
-			promise: null as CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> | Promise<ContentsWithRoot> | null,
+			controller: new AbortController(),
+			promise: null as Promise<ContentsWithRoot> | null,
 
 			dirContentsFiltered: [] as INode[],
 		}
@@ -640,13 +640,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			logger.debug('Fetching contents for directory', { dir, currentView })
 
 			// If we have a cancellable promise ongoing, cancel it
-			if (this.promise && 'cancel' in this.promise) {
-				this.promise.cancel()
+			if (this.promise) {
+				this.controller.abort()
 				logger.debug('Cancelled previous ongoing fetch')
 			}
 
 			// Fetch the current dir contents
-			this.promise = currentView.getContents(dir) as Promise<ContentsWithRoot>
+			this.controller = new AbortController()
+			this.promise = currentView.getContents(dir, { signal: this.controller.signal })
 			try {
 				const { folder, contents } = await this.promise
 				logger.debug('Fetched contents', { dir, folder, contents })
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
index c3943c06a25..39a25b4977c 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 
-import type { Folder as CFolder, Navigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { Navigation, Folder as NcFolder } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 import * as eventBus from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import * as filesUtils from '@nextcloud/files'
 import * as filesDavUtils from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
-import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 import { basename } from 'path'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { action } from '../actions/favoriteAction.ts'
@@ -42,8 +41,8 @@ describe('Favorites view definition', () => {
 
 	test('Default empty favorite view', async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'subscribe')
-		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
-		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve([]))
+		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve({ folder: {} as NcFolder, contents: [] }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
 		const favoritesView = Navigation.views.find((view) => view.id === 'favorites')
@@ -95,8 +94,8 @@ describe('Favorites view definition', () => {
 				owner: 'admin',
 			}),
 		]
-		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve(favoriteFolders))
-		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(favoriteFolders))
+		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve({ folder: {} as NcFolder, contents: favoriteFolders }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
 		const favoritesView = Navigation.views.find((view) => view.id === 'favorites')
@@ -140,8 +139,8 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 
 	test('Add a favorite folder creates a new entry in the navigation', async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'emit')
-		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
-		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve([]))
+		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve({ folder: {} as NcFolder, contents: [] }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
 		const favoritesView = Navigation.views.find((view) => view.id === 'favorites')
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 		await action.exec({
 			nodes: [folder],
 			view: favoritesView,
-			folder: {} as CFolder,
+			folder: {} as NcFolder,
 			contents: [],
 		})
 
@@ -173,16 +172,15 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 	})
 
 	test('Remove a favorite folder remove the entry from the navigation column', async () => {
+		const favoriteFolders = [new Folder({
+			id: 42,
+			root: '/files/admin',
+			source: 'http://nextcloud.local/remote.php/dav/files/admin/Foo/Bar',
+			owner: 'admin',
+		})]
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'emit')
-		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([
-			new Folder({
-				id: 42,
-				root: '/files/admin',
-				source: 'http://nextcloud.local/remote.php/dav/files/admin/Foo/Bar',
-				owner: 'admin',
-			}),
-		]))
-		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(favoriteFolders))
+		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve({ folder: {} as NcFolder, contents: favoriteFolders }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
 		let favoritesView = Navigation.views.find((view) => view.id === 'favorites')
@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 		await action.exec({
 			nodes: [folder],
 			view: favoritesView,
-			folder: {} as CFolder,
+			folder: {} as NcFolder,
 			contents: [],
 		})
 
@@ -230,8 +228,8 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 
 	test('Renaming a favorite folder updates the navigation', async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'emit')
-		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
-		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve([]))
+		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve({ folder: {} as NcFolder, contents: [] }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
 		const favoritesView = Navigation.views.find((view) => view.id === 'favorites')
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 		await action.exec({
 			nodes: [folder],
 			view: favoritesView,
-			folder: {} as CFolder,
+			folder: {} as NcFolder,
 			contents: [],
 		})
 		expect(eventBus.emit).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'files:favorites:added', folder)
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
index 74f896b6225..ebd44680e0a 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/**
+/*!
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ import FolderSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/folder-outline.svg?raw'
 import StarSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/star-outline.svg?raw'
 import { subscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import { FileType, getNavigation, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import { getFavoriteNodes } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
 import { getCanonicalLocale, getLanguage, t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import logger from '../logger.ts'
 import { getContents } from '../services/Favorites.ts'
-import { client } from '../services/WebdavClient.ts'
 import { hashCode } from '../utils/hashUtils.ts'
 
 /**
+ * Generate a favorite folder view
  *
- * @param folder
- * @param index
+ * @param folder - The folder to generate the view for
+ * @param index - The order index
  */
 function generateFavoriteFolderView(folder: Folder, index = 0): View {
 	return new View({
@@ -44,15 +43,16 @@ function generateFavoriteFolderView(folder: Folder, index = 0): View {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Generate a unique id from the folder path
  *
- * @param path
+ * @param path - The folder path
  */
 function generateIdFromPath(path: string): string {
 	return `favorite-${hashCode(path)}`
 }
 
 /**
- *
+ * Register the favorites view and setup event listeners to update it
  */
 export async function registerFavoritesView() {
 	const Navigation = getNavigation()
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ export async function registerFavoritesView() {
 		getContents,
 	}))
 
-	const favoriteFolders = (await getFavoriteNodes(client)).filter((node) => node.type === FileType.Folder) as Folder[]
-	const favoriteFoldersViews = favoriteFolders.map((folder, index) => generateFavoriteFolderView(folder, index)) as View[]
+	const controller = new AbortController()
+	const favoriteFolders = (await getContents('', { signal: controller.signal })).contents
+		.filter((node) => node.type === FileType.Folder) as Folder[]
+	const favoriteFoldersViews = favoriteFolders
+		.map((folder, index) => generateFavoriteFolderView(folder, index)) as View[]
 	logger.debug('Generating favorites view', { favoriteFolders })
 	favoriteFoldersViews.forEach((view) => Navigation.register(view))
 
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ export async function registerFavoritesView() {
 	/**
 	 * Add a folder to the favorites paths array and update the views
 	 *
-	 * @param node
+	 * @param node - The folder node
 	 */
 	function addToFavorites(node: Folder) {
 		const view = generateFavoriteFolderView(node)
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ export async function registerFavoritesView() {
 	/**
 	 * Remove a folder from the favorites paths array and update the views
 	 *
-	 * @param path
+	 * @param path - The folder path
 	 */
 	function removePathFromFavorites(path: string) {
 		const id = generateIdFromPath(path)
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ export async function registerFavoritesView() {
 	/**
 	 * Update a folder from the favorites paths array and update the views
 	 *
-	 * @param node
+	 * @param node - The updated folder node
 	 */
 	function updateNodeFromFavorites(node: Folder) {
 		const favoriteFolder = favoriteFolders.find((folder) => folder.fileid === node.fileid)
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/files_views/publicFileShare.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_views/publicFileShare.ts
index a03fa5c65ed..bf4fd0df573 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/files_views/publicFileShare.ts
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_views/publicFileShare.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import LinkSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/link.svg?raw'
 import { Folder, getNavigation, Permission, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { getDefaultPropfind, getRemoteURL, getRootPath, resultToNode } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 import { client } from '../../../files/src/services/WebdavClient.ts'
 import logger from '../services/logger.ts'
 
@@ -25,41 +24,41 @@ export default () => {
 		icon: LinkSvg,
 		order: 1,
 
-		getContents: () => {
-			return new CancelablePromise(async (resolve, reject, onCancel) => {
-				const abort = new AbortController()
-				onCancel(() => abort.abort())
-				try {
-					const node = await client.stat(
-						getRootPath(),
-						{
-							data: getDefaultPropfind(),
-							details: true,
-							signal: abort.signal,
-						},
-					) as ResponseDataDetailed<FileStat>
+		getContents: async (path, { signal }) => {
+			try {
+				const node = await client.stat(
+					getRootPath(),
+					{
+						data: getDefaultPropfind(),
+						details: true,
+						signal,
+					},
+				) as ResponseDataDetailed<FileStat>
 
-					resolve({
-						// We only have one file as the content
-						contents: [resultToNode(node.data)],
-						// Fake a readonly folder as root
-						folder: new Folder({
-							id: 0,
-							source: `${getRemoteURL()}${getRootPath()}`,
-							root: getRootPath(),
-							owner: null,
-							permissions: Permission.READ,
-							attributes: {
-								// Ensure the share note is set on the root
-								note: node.data.props?.note,
-							},
-						}),
-					})
-				} catch (e) {
-					logger.error(e as Error)
-					reject(e as Error)
+				return {
+					// We only have one file as the content
+					contents: [resultToNode(node.data)],
+					// Fake a readonly folder as root
+					folder: new Folder({
+						id: 0,
+						source: `${getRemoteURL()}${getRootPath()}`,
+						root: getRootPath(),
+						owner: null,
+						permissions: Permission.READ,
+						attributes: {
+							// Ensure the share note is set on the root
+							note: node.data.props?.note,
+						},
+					}),
 				}
-			})
+			} catch (error) {
+				if (signal.aborted) {
+					logger.info('Fetching contents for public file share was aborted', { error })
+					throw new DOMException('Aborted', 'AbortError')
+				}
+				logger.error('Failed to get contents for public file share', { error })
+				throw error
+			}
 		},
 	})