diff --git a/persistence/folder_repository.go b/persistence/folder_repository.go
index a586746a0..f80cbde65 100644
--- a/persistence/folder_repository.go
+++ b/persistence/folder_repository.go
@@ -95,45 +95,82 @@ func (r folderRepository) CountAll(opt ...model.QueryOptions) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 func (r folderRepository) GetFolderUpdateInfo(lib model.Library, targetPaths ...string) (map[string]model.FolderUpdateInfo, error) {
+	// If no specific paths, return all folders in the library
+	if len(targetPaths) == 0 {
+		return r.getFolderUpdateInfoAll(lib)
+	}
+
+	// Check if any path is root (return all folders)
+	for _, targetPath := range targetPaths {
+		if targetPath == "" || targetPath == "." {
+			return r.getFolderUpdateInfoAll(lib)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Process paths in batches to avoid SQLite's expression tree depth limit (max 1000).
+	// Each path generates ~3 conditions, so batch size of 100 keeps us well under the limit.
+	const batchSize = 100
+	result := make(map[string]model.FolderUpdateInfo)
+
+	for batch := range slices.Chunk(targetPaths, batchSize) {
+		batchResult, err := r.getFolderUpdateInfoBatch(lib, batch)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for id, info := range batchResult {
+			result[id] = info
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// getFolderUpdateInfoAll returns update info for all non-missing folders in the library
+func (r folderRepository) getFolderUpdateInfoAll(lib model.Library) (map[string]model.FolderUpdateInfo, error) {
+	where := And{
+		Eq{"library_id": lib.ID},
+		Eq{"missing": false},
+	}
+	return r.queryFolderUpdateInfo(where)
+}
+
+// getFolderUpdateInfoBatch returns update info for a batch of target paths and their descendants
+func (r folderRepository) getFolderUpdateInfoBatch(lib model.Library, targetPaths []string) (map[string]model.FolderUpdateInfo, error) {
 	where := And{
 		Eq{"library_id": lib.ID},
 		Eq{"missing": false},
 	}
 
-	// If specific paths are requested, include those folders and all their descendants
-	if len(targetPaths) > 0 {
-		// Collect folder IDs for exact target folders and path conditions for descendants
-		folderIDs := make([]string, 0, len(targetPaths))
-		pathConditions := make(Or, 0, len(targetPaths)*2)
+	// Collect folder IDs for exact target folders and path conditions for descendants
+	folderIDs := make([]string, 0, len(targetPaths))
+	pathConditions := make(Or, 0, len(targetPaths)*2)
 
-		for _, targetPath := range targetPaths {
-			if targetPath == "" || targetPath == "." {
-				// Root path - include everything in this library
-				pathConditions = Or{}
-				folderIDs = nil
-				break
-			}
-			// Clean the path to normalize it. Paths stored in the folder table do not have leading/trailing slashes.
-			cleanPath := strings.TrimPrefix(targetPath, string(os.PathSeparator))
-			cleanPath = filepath.Clean(cleanPath)
+	for _, targetPath := range targetPaths {
+		// Clean the path to normalize it. Paths stored in the folder table do not have leading/trailing slashes.
+		cleanPath := strings.TrimPrefix(targetPath, string(os.PathSeparator))
+		cleanPath = filepath.Clean(cleanPath)
 
-			// Include the target folder itself by ID
-			folderIDs = append(folderIDs, model.FolderID(lib, cleanPath))
+		// Include the target folder itself by ID
+		folderIDs = append(folderIDs, model.FolderID(lib, cleanPath))
 
-			// Include all descendants: folders whose path field equals or starts with the target path
-			// Note: Folder.Path is the directory path, so children have path = targetPath
-			pathConditions = append(pathConditions, Eq{"path": cleanPath})
-			pathConditions = append(pathConditions, Like{"path": cleanPath + "/%"})
-		}
-
-		// Combine conditions: exact folder IDs OR descendant path patterns
-		if len(folderIDs) > 0 {
-			where = append(where, Or{Eq{"id": folderIDs}, pathConditions})
-		} else if len(pathConditions) > 0 {
-			where = append(where, pathConditions)
-		}
+		// Include all descendants: folders whose path field equals or starts with the target path
+		// Note: Folder.Path is the directory path, so children have path = targetPath
+		pathConditions = append(pathConditions, Eq{"path": cleanPath})
+		pathConditions = append(pathConditions, Like{"path": cleanPath + "/%"})
 	}
 
+	// Combine conditions: exact folder IDs OR descendant path patterns
+	if len(folderIDs) > 0 {
+		where = append(where, Or{Eq{"id": folderIDs}, pathConditions})
+	} else if len(pathConditions) > 0 {
+		where = append(where, pathConditions)
+	}
+
+	return r.queryFolderUpdateInfo(where)
+}
+
+// queryFolderUpdateInfo executes the query and returns the result map
+func (r folderRepository) queryFolderUpdateInfo(where And) (map[string]model.FolderUpdateInfo, error) {
 	sq := r.newSelect().Columns("id", "updated_at", "hash").Where(where)
 	var res []struct {
 		ID        string