diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
index 5fd466cda..0ae5e35aa 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ import { useMediaAssetFiltering } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useMediaAs
 import { getOutputAssetMetadata } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetMetadataSchema'
 import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 import type { MediaKind } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/mediaAssetSchema'
+import { resolveOutputAssetItems } from '@/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil'
 import { isCloud } from '@/platform/distribution/types'
 import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
-import { getJobDetail } from '@/services/jobOutputCache'
 import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import { useDialogStore } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 import { useExecutionStore } from '@/stores/executionStore'
@@ -238,12 +238,6 @@ import { ResultItemImpl, useQueueStore } from '@/stores/queueStore'
 import { formatDuration, getMediaTypeFromFilename } from '@/utils/formatUtil'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
-interface JobOutputItem {
-  filename: string
-  subfolder: string
-  type: string
-}
-
 const { t, n } = useI18n()
 const commandStore = useCommandStore()
 const queueStore = useQueueStore()
@@ -550,7 +544,7 @@ const enterFolderView = async (asset: AssetItem) => {
     return
   }
 
-  const { promptId, allOutputs, executionTimeInSeconds, outputCount } = metadata
+  const { promptId, executionTimeInSeconds } = metadata
 
   if (!promptId) {
     console.warn('Missing required folder view data')
@@ -560,62 +554,16 @@ const enterFolderView = async (asset: AssetItem) => {
   folderPromptId.value = promptId
   folderExecutionTime.value = executionTimeInSeconds
 
-  // Determine which outputs to display
-  let outputsToDisplay = allOutputs ?? []
+  const folderItems = await resolveOutputAssetItems(metadata, {
+    createdAt: asset.created_at
+  })
 
-  // If outputCount indicates more outputs than we have, fetch full outputs
-  const needsFullOutputs =
-    typeof outputCount === 'number' &&
-    outputCount > 1 &&
-    outputsToDisplay.length < outputCount
-
-  if (needsFullOutputs) {
-    try {
-      const jobDetail = await getJobDetail(promptId)
-      if (jobDetail?.outputs) {
-        // Convert job outputs to ResultItemImpl array
-        outputsToDisplay = Object.entries(jobDetail.outputs).flatMap(
-          ([nodeId, nodeOutputs]) =>
-            Object.entries(nodeOutputs).flatMap(([mediaType, items]) =>
-              (items as JobOutputItem[])
-                .map(
-                  (item) =>
-                    new ResultItemImpl({
-                      ...item,
-                      nodeId,
-                      mediaType
-                    })
-                )
-                .filter((r) => r.supportsPreview)
-            )
-        )
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to fetch job detail for folder view:', error)
-      outputsToDisplay = []
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (outputsToDisplay.length === 0) {
+  if (folderItems.length === 0) {
     console.warn('No outputs available for folder view')
     return
   }
 
-  folderAssets.value = outputsToDisplay.map((output) => ({
-    id: `${output.nodeId}-${output.filename}`,
-    name: output.filename,
-    size: 0,
-    created_at: asset.created_at,
-    tags: ['output'],
-    preview_url: output.url,
-    user_metadata: {
-      promptId,
-      nodeId: output.nodeId,
-      subfolder: output.subfolder,
-      executionTimeInSeconds,
-      workflow: metadata.workflow
-    }
-  }))
+  folderAssets.value = folderItems
 }
 
 const exitFolderView = () => {
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41779958b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import type { OutputAssetMetadata } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetMetadataSchema'
+import type { ResultItemImpl } from '@/stores/queueStore'
+
+import { resolveOutputAssetItems } from './outputAssetUtil'
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getJobDetail: vi.fn(),
+  getPreviewableOutputsFromJobDetail: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/services/jobOutputCache', () => ({
+  getJobDetail: mocks.getJobDetail,
+  getPreviewableOutputsFromJobDetail: mocks.getPreviewableOutputsFromJobDetail
+}))
+
+type OutputOverrides = Partial<{
+  filename: string
+  subfolder: string
+  nodeId: string
+  url: string
+}>
+
+function createOutput(overrides: OutputOverrides = {}): ResultItemImpl {
+  return {
+    filename: 'file.png',
+    subfolder: 'sub',
+    nodeId: '1',
+    url: 'https://example.com/file.png',
+    ...overrides
+  } as ResultItemImpl
+}
+
+describe('resolveOutputAssetItems', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('maps outputs and excludes a filename', async () => {
+    const outputA = createOutput({
+      filename: 'a.png',
+      nodeId: '1',
+      url: 'https://example.com/a.png'
+    })
+    const outputB = createOutput({
+      filename: 'b.png',
+      nodeId: '2',
+      url: 'https://example.com/b.png'
+    })
+    const metadata: OutputAssetMetadata = {
+      promptId: 'prompt-1',
+      nodeId: '1',
+      subfolder: 'sub',
+      executionTimeInSeconds: 12.5,
+      outputCount: 2,
+      allOutputs: [outputA, outputB]
+    }
+
+    const results = await resolveOutputAssetItems(metadata, {
+      createdAt: '2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      excludeOutputKey: 'b.png'
+    })
+
+    expect(mocks.getJobDetail).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(results).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(results[0]).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'prompt-1-1-a.png',
+        name: 'a.png',
+        created_at: '2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        tags: ['output'],
+        preview_url: 'https://example.com/a.png'
+      })
+    )
+    expect(results[0].user_metadata).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        promptId: 'prompt-1',
+        nodeId: '1',
+        subfolder: 'sub',
+        executionTimeInSeconds: 12.5
+      })
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('loads full outputs when metadata indicates more outputs', async () => {
+    const previewOutput = createOutput({
+      filename: 'preview.png',
+      nodeId: '1',
+      url: 'https://example.com/preview.png'
+    })
+    const fullOutput = createOutput({
+      filename: 'full.png',
+      nodeId: '2',
+      url: 'https://example.com/full.png'
+    })
+    const metadata: OutputAssetMetadata = {
+      promptId: 'prompt-2',
+      nodeId: '1',
+      subfolder: 'sub',
+      outputCount: 3,
+      allOutputs: [previewOutput]
+    }
+    const jobDetail = { id: 'job-1' }
+
+    mocks.getJobDetail.mockResolvedValue(jobDetail)
+    mocks.getPreviewableOutputsFromJobDetail.mockReturnValue([
+      fullOutput,
+      previewOutput
+    ])
+
+    const results = await resolveOutputAssetItems(metadata)
+
+    expect(mocks.getJobDetail).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prompt-2')
+    expect(mocks.getPreviewableOutputsFromJobDetail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      jobDetail
+    )
+    expect(results.map((asset) => asset.name)).toEqual([
+      'full.png',
+      'preview.png'
+    ])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0fbc1bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import type { OutputAssetMetadata } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetMetadataSchema'
+import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
+import {
+  getJobDetail,
+  getPreviewableOutputsFromJobDetail
+} from '@/services/jobOutputCache'
+import type { ResultItemImpl } from '@/stores/queueStore'
+
+type OutputAssetMapOptions = {
+  promptId: string
+  outputs: readonly ResultItemImpl[]
+  createdAt?: string
+  executionTimeInSeconds?: number
+  workflow?: OutputAssetMetadata['workflow']
+  excludeFilename?: string
+}
+
+type ResolveOutputAssetItemsOptions = {
+  createdAt?: string
+  excludeOutputKey?: string
+}
+
+function shouldLoadFullOutputs(
+  outputCount: OutputAssetMetadata['outputCount'],
+  outputsLength: number
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    typeof outputCount === 'number' &&
+    outputCount > 1 &&
+    outputsLength < outputCount
+  )
+}
+
+function mapOutputsToAssetItems({
+  promptId,
+  outputs,
+  createdAt,
+  executionTimeInSeconds,
+  workflow,
+  excludeFilename
+}: OutputAssetMapOptions): AssetItem[] {
+  const createdAtValue = createdAt ?? new Date().toISOString()
+
+  return outputs
+    .filter((output) => output.filename && output.filename !== excludeFilename)
+    .map((output) => ({
+      id: `${promptId}-${output.nodeId}-${output.filename}`,
+      name: output.filename,
+      size: 0,
+      created_at: createdAtValue,
+      tags: ['output'],
+      preview_url: output.url,
+      user_metadata: {
+        promptId,
+        nodeId: output.nodeId,
+        subfolder: output.subfolder,
+        executionTimeInSeconds,
+        workflow
+      }
+    }))
+}
+
+export async function resolveOutputAssetItems(
+  metadata: OutputAssetMetadata,
+  { createdAt, excludeOutputKey }: ResolveOutputAssetItemsOptions = {}
+): Promise<AssetItem[]> {
+  let outputsToDisplay = metadata.allOutputs ?? []
+  if (shouldLoadFullOutputs(metadata.outputCount, outputsToDisplay.length)) {
+    const jobDetail = await getJobDetail(metadata.promptId)
+    const previewableOutputs = getPreviewableOutputsFromJobDetail(jobDetail)
+    if (previewableOutputs.length) {
+      outputsToDisplay = previewableOutputs
+    }
+  }
+
+  return mapOutputsToAssetItems({
+    promptId: metadata.promptId,
+    outputs: outputsToDisplay,
+    createdAt,
+    executionTimeInSeconds: metadata.executionTimeInSeconds,
+    workflow: metadata.workflow,
+    excludeFilename: excludeOutputKey
+  })
+}