diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 36138a1485..b53ce8e797 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ v27.0.00
         User Admin: added an option to disable the display of privacy options, so they can be managed internally
         User Admin: increased the field length for Departure Reason to 100 characters
         System Admin: enabled Generic OAuth to specify the scopes and username field requested
+        System Admin: added an option to Upload Photos & Files to not delete existing files
         System Admin: added an importer for Behaviour Records
 
     Bug Fixes
diff --git a/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php b/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php
index f28d6607f7..c2d7140a81 100644
--- a/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php	
+++ b/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php	
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 use Gibbon\Domain\User\PersonalDocumentTypeGateway;
 use Gibbon\Services\Format;
 
-if (isActionAccessible($guid, $connection2, '/modules/System Admin/import_manage.php') == false) {
+if (isActionAccessible($guid, $connection2, '/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php') == false) {
     // Access denied
     $page->addError(__('You do not have access to this action.'));
 } else {
diff --git a/modules/System Admin/file_uploadPreview.php b/modules/System Admin/file_uploadPreview.php
index bd3299d217..698f44186f 100644
--- a/modules/System Admin/file_uploadPreview.php	
+++ b/modules/System Admin/file_uploadPreview.php	
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 use Gibbon\Domain\User\PersonalDocumentGateway;
 use Gibbon\Domain\User\PersonalDocumentTypeGateway;
 
-if (isActionAccessible($guid, $connection2, '/modules/System Admin/import_manage.php') == false) {
+if (isActionAccessible($guid, $connection2, '/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php') == false) {
     // Access denied
     $page->addError(__('You do not have access to this action.'));
 } else {
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@
         $row = $form->addRow();
             $row->addLabel('overwrite', __('Overwrite'))->description(__('Should uploaded files overwrite any existing files?'));
             $row->addYesNo('overwrite')->selected('Y');
+
+            $row = $form->addRow();
+            $row->addLabel('deleteFiles', __('Delete'))->description(__('Should original files be deleted from the server when overwriting files?'));
+            $row->addYesNo('deleteFiles')->selected('N');
     }
 
     // DATA TABLE
diff --git a/modules/System Admin/file_uploadProcess.php b/modules/System Admin/file_uploadProcess.php
index f7bb68638a..ee66383385 100644
--- a/modules/System Admin/file_uploadProcess.php	
+++ b/modules/System Admin/file_uploadProcess.php	
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 $URL = $session->get('absoluteURL').'/index.php?q=/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php&step=3';
 
-if (isActionAccessible($guid, $connection2, '/modules/System Admin/import_manage.php') == false) {
+if (isActionAccessible($guid, $connection2, '/modules/System Admin/file_upload.php') == false) {
     $URL .= '&return=error0';
     header("Location: {$URL}");
     exit;
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     $gibbonPersonalDocumentTypeID = $_POST['gibbonPersonalDocumentTypeID'] ?? '';
     $gibbonCustomFieldID = $_POST['gibbonCustomFieldID'] ?? '';
     $overwrite = $_POST['overwrite'] ?? 'N';
+    $deleteFiles = $_POST['deleteFiles'] ?? 'N';
     $zoom = $_POST['zoom'] ?? '100';
     $focalX = $_POST['focalX'] ?? '50';
     $focalY = $_POST['focalY'] ?? '50';
@@ -116,10 +117,13 @@
             $existingFile = $userData['image_240'];
         }
 
-        // Optionally overwrite exiting files or skip them
-        if (!empty($existingFile) && $overwrite == 'Y') {
+        // Optionally overwrite and delete exiting files
+        if (!empty($existingFile) && $overwrite == 'Y' && $deleteFiles == 'Y') {
             unlink($absolutePath.'/'.$existingFile);
-        } elseif (!empty($existingFile) && is_file($absolutePath.'/'.$existingFile) && $overwrite == 'N') {
+        }
+        
+        // Skip uploading files if the file exists and overwrite is not on
+        if (!empty($existingFile) && is_file($absolutePath.'/'.$existingFile) && $overwrite == 'N') {
             unlink($file['absolutePath']);
             continue;
         }