diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/models/FileReference.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/models/FileReference.ts
index 2792b56758..c6e68255d3 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/FileReference.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/FileReference.ts
@@ -46,42 +46,6 @@ export default class FileReference {
     return id;
   }
 
-  public static async bulkInsert(
-    context: NcContext,
-    fileRefObjs: Partial<FileReference>[],
-    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
-  ) {
-    let insertObjs = fileRefObjs.map((fileRefObj) =>
-      extractProps(fileRefObj, [
-        'storage',
-        'file_url',
-        'file_size',
-        'fk_user_id',
-        'fk_model_id',
-        'fk_column_id',
-        'deleted',
-      ]),
-    );
-
-    // insertObj.id = await ncMeta.genNanoid(MetaTable.FILE_REFERENCES);
-    // use promise.all to populate the ids
-    insertObjs = await Promise.all(
-      insertObjs.map(async (insertObj) => {
-        insertObj.id = await ncMeta.genNanoid(MetaTable.FILE_REFERENCES);
-        return insertObj;
-      }),
-    );
-
-    await ncMeta.bulkMetaInsert(
-      context.workspace_id,
-      context.base_id,
-      MetaTable.FILE_REFERENCES,
-      insertObjs,
-    );
-
-    return insertObjs;
-  }
-
   public static async update(
     context: NcContext,
     fileReferenceId: string | string[],
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_001_attachment.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_001_attachment.ts
index 8c200614d0..ee06fc6567 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_001_attachment.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/migration-jobs/nc_job_001_attachment.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { Process, Processor } from '@nestjs/bull';
 import { Job } from 'bull';
 import { UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import { forwardRef, Inject } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { Source } from '~/models';
+import { FileReference, Source } from '~/models';
 import { JOBS_QUEUE, MigrationJobTypes } from '~/interface/Jobs';
 import NcPluginMgrv2 from '~/helpers/NcPluginMgrv2';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
-import { MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import { MetaTable, RootScopes } from '~/utils/globals';
 import NcConnectionMgrv2 from '~/utils/common/NcConnectionMgrv2';
-import { FileReference, Model } from '~/models';
+import { Model } from '~/models';
 import { IJobsService } from '~/modules/jobs/jobs-service.interface';
 import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
 import mimetypes from '~/utils/mimeTypes';
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ export class AttachmentMigrationProcessor {
       // get all file references
       const storageAdapter = await NcPluginMgrv2.storageAdapter(ncMeta);
 
+      const storageAdapterType = storageAdapter.constructor.name;
+
       const fileScanStream = await storageAdapter.scanFiles('nc/uploads/**');
 
       const fileReferenceBuffer = [];
@@ -312,13 +314,17 @@ export class AttachmentMigrationProcessor {
                       if (!isReferenced) {
                         // file is from another storage adapter
                         this.log(
-                          `file not found in file references table ${attachment.path || attachment.url}`,
+                          `file not found in file references table ${
+                            attachment.path || attachment.url
+                          }`,
                         );
                         continue;
                       } else if (isReferenced.referenced === false) {
                         const fileNameWithExt = path.basename(filePath);
 
-                        const mimetype = attachment.mimetype || mimetypes[path.extname(fileNameWithExt).slice(1)];
+                        const mimetype =
+                          attachment.mimetype ||
+                          mimetypes[path.extname(fileNameWithExt).slice(1)];
 
                         await ncMeta
                           .knexConnection(temp_file_references_table)
@@ -327,6 +333,30 @@ export class AttachmentMigrationProcessor {
                             mimetype,
                             referenced: true,
                           });
+
+                        // insert file reference if not exists
+                        const fileReference = await ncMeta
+                          .knexConnection(MetaTable.FILE_REFERENCES)
+                          .where('file_url', attachment.path || attachment.url)
+                          .andWhere('storage', storageAdapterType)
+                          .first();
+
+                        if (!fileReference) {
+                          await FileReference.insert(
+                            {
+                              workspace_id: RootScopes.ROOT,
+                              base_id: RootScopes.ROOT,
+                            },
+                            {
+                              storage: storageAdapterType,
+                              file_url: attachment.path || attachment.url,
+                              file_size: attachment.size,
+                              deleted: true,
+                            },
+                          );
+
+                          updateRequired = true;
+                        }
                       }
 
                       if (!('id' in attachment)) {
@@ -335,7 +365,9 @@ export class AttachmentMigrationProcessor {
                           fk_column_id: column.id,
                           file_url: attachment.path || attachment.url,
                           file_size: attachment.size,
+                          deleted: false,
                         });
+
                         updateRequired = true;
                       }
                     }