diff --git a/assets/locales/messages.pot b/assets/locales/messages.pot
index f33027f1b..db23e1355 100644
--- a/assets/locales/messages.pot
+++ b/assets/locales/messages.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-06-16 16:58+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-08-01 15:07+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -17,323 +17,331 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 
-#: messages.go:85
+#: messages.go:87
 msgid "Unexpected error, please try again"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:86
+#: messages.go:88
 msgid "Invalid request"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:87
+#: messages.go:89
 msgid "Changes could not be saved"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:88
+#: messages.go:90
 msgid "Could not be deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:89
+#: messages.go:91
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s already exists"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:90
+#: messages.go:92
 msgid "Not found"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:91
+#: messages.go:93
 msgid "File not found"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:92
-msgid "Selection not found"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: messages.go:93
-msgid "Entity not found"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: messages.go:94
-msgid "Account not found"
+msgid "Originals folder is empty"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:95
-msgid "User not found"
+msgid "Selection not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:96
-msgid "Label not found"
+msgid "Entity not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:97
-msgid "Album not found"
+msgid "Account not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:98
-msgid "Subject not found"
+msgid "User not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:99
-msgid "Person not found"
+msgid "Label not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:100
-msgid "Face not found"
+msgid "Album not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:101
-msgid "Not available in public mode"
+msgid "Subject not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:102
-msgid "not available in read-only mode"
+msgid "Person not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:103
-msgid "Please log in and try again"
+msgid "Face not found"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:104
-msgid "Upload might be offensive"
+msgid "Not available in public mode"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:105
-msgid "No items selected"
+msgid "not available in read-only mode"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:106
-msgid "Failed creating file, please check permissions"
+msgid "Please log in and try again"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:107
-msgid "Failed creating folder, please check permissions"
+msgid "Upload might be offensive"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:108
-msgid "Could not connect, please try again"
+msgid "No items selected"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:109
-msgid "Invalid password, please try again"
+msgid "Failed creating file, please check permissions"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:110
-msgid "Feature disabled"
+msgid "Failed creating folder, please check permissions"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:111
-msgid "No labels selected"
+msgid "Could not connect, please try again"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:112
-msgid "No albums selected"
+msgid "Invalid password, please try again"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:113
-msgid "No files available for download"
+msgid "Feature disabled"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:114
-msgid "Failed to create zip file"
+msgid "No labels selected"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:115
-msgid "Invalid credentials"
+msgid "No albums selected"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:116
-msgid "Invalid link"
+msgid "No files available for download"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:117
-msgid "Invalid name"
+msgid "Failed to create zip file"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:118
-msgid "Busy, please try again later"
+msgid "Invalid credentials"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:119
+msgid "Invalid link"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: messages.go:120
+msgid "Invalid name"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: messages.go:121
+msgid "Busy, please try again later"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: messages.go:122
 #, c-format
 msgid "The wakeup interval is %s, but must be 1h or less"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:122
-msgid "Changes successfully saved"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: messages.go:123
-msgid "Album created"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: messages.go:124
-msgid "Album saved"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: messages.go:125
-#, c-format
-msgid "Album %s deleted"
+msgid "Your account could not be connected"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:126
-msgid "Album contents cloned"
+msgid "Changes successfully saved"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:127
-msgid "File removed from stack"
+msgid "Album created"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:128
-msgid "File deleted"
+msgid "Album saved"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:129
 #, c-format
-msgid "Selection added to %s"
+msgid "Album %s deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:130
-#, c-format
-msgid "One entry added to %s"
+msgid "Album contents cloned"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:131
-#, c-format
-msgid "%d entries added to %s"
+msgid "File removed from stack"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:132
-#, c-format
-msgid "One entry removed from %s"
+msgid "File deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:133
 #, c-format
-msgid "%d entries removed from %s"
+msgid "Selection added to %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:134
-msgid "Account created"
+#, c-format
+msgid "One entry added to %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:135
-msgid "Account saved"
+#, c-format
+msgid "%d entries added to %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:136
-msgid "Account deleted"
+#, c-format
+msgid "One entry removed from %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:137
-msgid "Settings saved"
+#, c-format
+msgid "%d entries removed from %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:138
-msgid "Password changed"
+msgid "Account created"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:139
-#, c-format
-msgid "Import completed in %d s"
+msgid "Account saved"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:140
-msgid "Import canceled"
+msgid "Account deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:141
-#, c-format
-msgid "Indexing completed in %d s"
+msgid "Settings saved"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:142
-msgid "Indexing originals..."
+msgid "Password changed"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:143
 #, c-format
-msgid "Indexing files in %s"
+msgid "Import completed in %d s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:144
-msgid "Indexing canceled"
+msgid "Import canceled"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:145
 #, c-format
-msgid "Removed %d files and %d photos"
+msgid "Indexing completed in %d s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:146
-#, c-format
-msgid "Moving files from %s"
+msgid "Indexing originals..."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:147
 #, c-format
-msgid "Copying files from %s"
+msgid "Indexing files in %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:148
-msgid "Labels deleted"
+msgid "Indexing canceled"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:149
-msgid "Label saved"
+#, c-format
+msgid "Removed %d files and %d photos"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:150
-msgid "Subject saved"
+#, c-format
+msgid "Moving files from %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:151
-msgid "Subject deleted"
+#, c-format
+msgid "Copying files from %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:152
-msgid "Person saved"
+msgid "Labels deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:153
-msgid "Person deleted"
+msgid "Label saved"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: messages.go:154
+msgid "Subject saved"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: messages.go:155
+msgid "Subject deleted"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: messages.go:156
+msgid "Person saved"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: messages.go:157
+msgid "Person deleted"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: messages.go:158
 #, c-format
 msgid "%d files uploaded in %d s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:155
+#: messages.go:159
 msgid "Selection approved"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:156
+#: messages.go:160
 msgid "Selection archived"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:157
+#: messages.go:161
 msgid "Selection restored"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:158
+#: messages.go:162
 msgid "Selection marked as private"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:159
+#: messages.go:163
 msgid "Albums deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:160
+#: messages.go:164
 #, c-format
 msgid "Zip created in %d s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:161
+#: messages.go:165
 msgid "Permanently deleted"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: messages.go:162
+#: messages.go:166
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s has been restored"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/internal/api/import.go b/internal/api/import.go
index cb1f6c8bf..c866b4f02 100644
--- a/internal/api/import.go
+++ b/internal/api/import.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func StartImport(router *gin.RouterGroup) {
 
 		imp.Start(opt)
 
-		if subPath != "" && path != conf.ImportPath() && fs.IsEmpty(path) {
+		if subPath != "" && path != conf.ImportPath() && fs.DirIsEmpty(path) {
 			if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("import: failed deleting empty folder %s: %s", clean.Log(path), err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/internal/i18n/messages.go b/internal/i18n/messages.go
index 125db0bba..d167b6300 100644
--- a/internal/i18n/messages.go
+++ b/internal/i18n/messages.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const (
 	ErrAlreadyExists
 	ErrNotFound
 	ErrFileNotFound
+	ErrOriginalsEmpty
 	ErrSelectionNotFound
 	ErrEntityNotFound
 	ErrAccountNotFound
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ var Messages = MessageMap{
 	ErrAlreadyExists:      gettext("%s already exists"),
 	ErrNotFound:           gettext("Not found"),
 	ErrFileNotFound:       gettext("File not found"),
+	ErrOriginalsEmpty:     gettext("Originals folder is empty"),
 	ErrSelectionNotFound:  gettext("Selection not found"),
 	ErrEntityNotFound:     gettext("Entity not found"),
 	ErrAccountNotFound:    gettext("Account not found"),
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/cleanup.go b/internal/photoprism/cleanup.go
index b81bbac6d..e70bdcc05 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/cleanup.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/cleanup.go
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ func (w *CleanUp) Start(opt CleanUpOptions) (thumbs int, orphans int, sidecars i
 		}
 	}()
 
+	originalsPath := w.conf.OriginalsPath()
+
+	// Check if originals folder is empty.
+	if fs.DirIsEmpty(originalsPath) {
+		return thumbs, orphans, sidecars, err
+	}
+
 	if err = mutex.MainWorker.Start(); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("cleanup: %s (start)", err)
 		return thumbs, orphans, sidecars, err
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/import.go b/internal/photoprism/import.go
index d841926d5..69c0894c9 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/import.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/import.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/media"
-
 	"github.com/karrick/godirwalk"
 
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/config"
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/mutex"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/clean"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/fs"
+	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/media"
 )
 
 // Import represents an importer that can copy/move MediaFiles to the originals directory.
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ func (imp *Import) Start(opt ImportOptions) fs.Done {
 	ind := imp.index
 	importPath := opt.Path
 
+	// Check if the import folder exists.
 	if !fs.PathExists(importPath) {
 		event.Error(fmt.Sprintf("import: %s does not exist", importPath))
 		return done
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (imp *Import) Start(opt ImportOptions) fs.Done {
 	if opt.RemoveEmptyDirectories {
 		// Remove empty directories from import path.
 		for _, directory := range directories {
-			if fs.IsEmpty(directory) {
+			if fs.DirIsEmpty(directory) {
 				if err := os.Remove(directory); err != nil {
 					log.Errorf("import: failed deleting empty folder %s (%s)", clean.Log(fs.RelName(directory, importPath)), err)
 				} else {
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/index.go b/internal/photoprism/index.go
index 9e1b7fe4e..deb441cf9 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/index.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/index.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/entity"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/event"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/face"
+	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/i18n"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/mutex"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/nsfw"
 	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pkg/clean"
@@ -89,7 +90,10 @@ func (ind *Index) Start(o IndexOptions) fs.Done {
 	optionsPath := filepath.Join(originalsPath, o.Path)
 
 	if !fs.PathExists(optionsPath) {
-		event.Error(fmt.Sprintf("index: %s does not exist", clean.Log(optionsPath)))
+		event.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s does not exist", clean.Log(optionsPath)))
+		return done
+	} else if fs.DirIsEmpty(originalsPath) {
+		event.InfoMsg(i18n.ErrOriginalsEmpty)
 		return done
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/purge.go b/internal/photoprism/purge.go
index 4d4224cb8..fc592cc82 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/purge.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/purge.go
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ func (w *Purge) Start(opt PurgeOptions) (purgedFiles map[string]bool, purgedPhot
 		}
 	}()
 
+	originalsPath := w.conf.OriginalsPath()
+
+	// Check if originals folder is empty.
+	if fs.DirIsEmpty(originalsPath) {
+		return purgedFiles, purgedPhotos, err
+	}
+
 	var ignore fs.Done
 
 	if opt.Ignore != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/fs/fs.go b/pkg/fs/fs.go
index 7a9ba014f..c27691632 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/fs.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/fs.go
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ func Download(filepath string, url string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// IsEmpty returns true if a directory is empty.
-func IsEmpty(path string) bool {
+// DirIsEmpty returns true if a directory is empty.
+func DirIsEmpty(path string) bool {
 	f, err := os.Open(path)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/fs/fs_test.go b/pkg/fs/fs_test.go
index cdb28609a..5238f5e40 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/fs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/fs_test.go
@@ -82,16 +82,21 @@ func TestExpandedFilename(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestDirectoryIsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("not empty path", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.Equal(t, false, IsEmpty("./testdata"))
+func TestDirIsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("CurrentDir", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, false, DirIsEmpty("."))
 	})
-	t.Run("not existing path", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.Equal(t, false, IsEmpty("./xxx"))
+	t.Run("Testdata", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, false, DirIsEmpty("./testdata"))
 	})
-	t.Run("empty path", func(t *testing.T) {
-		os.Mkdir("./testdata/emptyDir", 0777)
+	t.Run("XXX", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, false, DirIsEmpty("./xxx"))
+	})
+	t.Run("EmptyDir", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if err := os.Mkdir("./testdata/emptyDir", 0777); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 		defer os.RemoveAll("./testdata/emptyDir")
-		assert.Equal(t, true, IsEmpty("./testdata/emptyDir"))
+		assert.Equal(t, true, DirIsEmpty("./testdata/emptyDir"))
 	})
 }