diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts b/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts
index 1013baeda6c..90ef4dcc656 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts
@@ -89,15 +89,24 @@ export const dataTransferToFileTree = async (items: DataTransferItem[]): Promise
 	return fileTree
 }
 
-export const onDropExternalFiles = async (root: RootDirectory, destination: Folder, contents: Node[]): Promise<Upload[]> => {
+/**
+ * Handle dropping external files
+ *
+ * @param root - The root directory which should be uploaded
+ * @param destination - The destination folder
+ * @param contents - The contents of the destination folder
+ */
+export async function onDropExternalFiles(root: RootDirectory, destination: Folder, contents: Node[]): Promise<Upload[]> {
 	const uploader = getUploader()
 
 	// Check for conflicts on root elements
 	if (await hasConflict(root.contents, contents)) {
 		root.contents = await resolveConflict(root.contents, destination, contents)
-	}
-
-	if (root.contents.length === 0) {
+		if (root.contents.length === 0) {
+			// user cancelled the upload
+			return []
+		}
+	} else if (root.contents.length === 0) {
 		logger.info('No files to upload', { root })
 		showInfo(t('files', 'No files to upload'))
 		return []
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts b/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts
index bf6d93dae06..4eab3af9a1d 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
  */
 import type { FileStat, ResponseDataDetailed } from 'webdav'
 
+import { showWarning, showInfo } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import { Folder, Node, davGetClient, davGetDefaultPropfind, davResultToNode } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { openConflictPicker } from '@nextcloud/upload'
-import { showError, showInfo } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 
 import logger from '../logger.ts'
@@ -168,10 +168,9 @@ export const resolveConflict = async <T extends ((Directory|File)|Node)>(files:
 		// Update the list of files to upload
 		return [...uploads, ...selected, ...renamed] as (typeof files)
 	} catch (error) {
-		console.error(error)
 		// User cancelled
-		showError(t('files', 'Upload cancelled'))
-		logger.error('User cancelled the upload')
+		logger.warn('User cancelled the upload', { error })
+		showWarning(t('files', 'Upload cancelled'))
 	}
 
 	return []