diff --git a/mobile/lib/entities/backup_album.entity.dart b/mobile/lib/entities/backup_album.entity.dart
index 4d4d7b3aa3..1e96c0452e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/entities/backup_album.entity.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/entities/backup_album.entity.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ class BackupAlbum {
   BackupAlbum(this.id, this.lastBackup, this.selection);
 
   Id get isarId => fastHash(id);
+
+  BackupAlbum copyWith({
+    String? id,
+    DateTime? lastBackup,
+    BackupSelection? selection,
+  }) {
+    return BackupAlbum(
+      id ?? this.id,
+      lastBackup ?? this.lastBackup,
+      selection ?? this.selection,
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 enum BackupSelection {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/change_experience.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/change_experience.page.dart
index 5d298edb42..a8569b25a0 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/common/change_experience.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/change_experience.page.dart
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ class _ChangeExperiencePageState extends ConsumerState<ChangeExperiencePage> {
           ref.read(isarProvider),
           ref.read(driftProvider),
         );
+        await migrateBackupAlbumsToSqlite(
+          ref.read(isarProvider),
+          ref.read(driftProvider),
+        );
       }
     } else {
       await ref.read(backgroundSyncProvider).cancel();
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/migration.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/migration.dart
index d09f2b9978..a95c376ac2 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/migration.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/migration.dart
@@ -2,19 +2,23 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
+import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:drift/drift.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/album/local_album.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/store.model.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/utils/background_sync.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/album.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/android_device_asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/asset.entity.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/backup_album.entity.dart'
+    as isar_backup_album;
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/etag.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/ios_device_asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/store.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/entities/device_asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/entities/exif.entity.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/entities/local_album.entity.drift.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/entities/local_asset.entity.drift.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/entities/store.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.dart';
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 // ignore: import_rule_photo_manager
 import 'package:photo_manager/photo_manager.dart';
 
-const int targetVersion = 14;
+const int targetVersion = 13;
 
 Future<void> migrateDatabaseIfNeeded(Isar db) async {
   final int version = Store.get(StoreKey.version, targetVersion);
@@ -56,18 +60,6 @@ Future<void> migrateDatabaseIfNeeded(Isar db) async {
     await Store.put(StoreKey.photoManagerCustomFilter, true);
   }
 
-  if (version < 14) {
-    if (!Store.isBetaTimelineEnabled) {
-      // Try again when beta timeline is enabled and the app is restarted
-      return;
-    }
-    final backgroundSync = BackgroundSyncManager();
-    await backgroundSync.syncLocal();
-    final drift = Drift();
-    await migrateDeviceAssetToSqlite(db, drift);
-    await drift.close();
-  }
-
   if (targetVersion >= 12) {
     await Store.put(StoreKey.version, targetVersion);
     return;
@@ -204,6 +196,71 @@ Future<void> migrateDeviceAssetToSqlite(Isar db, Drift drift) async {
   }
 }
 
+Future<void> migrateBackupAlbumsToSqlite(
+  Isar db,
+  Drift drift,
+) async {
+  try {
+    final isarBackupAlbums = await db.backupAlbums.where().findAll();
+    // Recents is a virtual album on Android, and we don't have it with the new sync
+    // If recents is selected previously, select all albums during migration except the excluded ones
+    if (Platform.isAndroid) {
+      final recentAlbum =
+          isarBackupAlbums.firstWhereOrNull((album) => album.id == 'isAll');
+      if (recentAlbum != null) {
+        await drift.localAlbumEntity.update().write(
+              const LocalAlbumEntityCompanion(
+                backupSelection: Value(BackupSelection.selected),
+              ),
+            );
+        final excluded = isarBackupAlbums
+            .where(
+              (album) =>
+                  album.selection == isar_backup_album.BackupSelection.exclude,
+            )
+            .map((album) => album.id)
+            .toList();
+        await drift.batch((batch) async {
+          for (final id in excluded) {
+            batch.update(
+              drift.localAlbumEntity,
+              const LocalAlbumEntityCompanion(
+                backupSelection: Value(BackupSelection.excluded),
+              ),
+              where: (t) => t.id.equals(id),
+            );
+          }
+        });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await drift.batch((batch) {
+      for (final album in isarBackupAlbums) {
+        batch.update(
+          drift.localAlbumEntity,
+          LocalAlbumEntityCompanion(
+            backupSelection: Value(
+              switch (album.selection) {
+                isar_backup_album.BackupSelection.none => BackupSelection.none,
+                isar_backup_album.BackupSelection.select =>
+                  BackupSelection.selected,
+                isar_backup_album.BackupSelection.exclude =>
+                  BackupSelection.excluded,
+              },
+            ),
+          ),
+          where: (t) => t.id.equals(album.id),
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    debugPrint(
+      "[MIGRATION] Error while migrating backup albums to SQLite: $error",
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 class _DeviceAsset {
   final String assetId;
   final List<int>? hash;