diff --git a/geonode/assets/management/commands/migrate_file_to_assets.py b/geonode/assets/management/commands/migrate_file_to_assets.py
index 1b3297c18f0..ab75c7ca161 100644
--- a/geonode/assets/management/commands/migrate_file_to_assets.py
+++ b/geonode/assets/management/commands/migrate_file_to_assets.py
@@ -98,9 +98,19 @@ def handle(self, **options):
 
                 logger.info("Moving file to the asset folder")
 
-                dest = shutil.move(source, handler._create_asset_dir())
-
-                logger.info("Fixing perms")
+                if len(asset.location) == 1:
+                    # In older installations, all documents are stored in a single folder.
+                    # Instead of moving the entire folder, we can simply move the individual document.
+                    # This approach prevents the risk of breaking the other documents
+                    # that are stored in the same folder
+                    # oldpath = {MEDIA_ROOT}/documents/document/file.extension
+                    dest = shutil.move(asset.location[0], handler._create_asset_dir())
+                else:
+                    dest = shutil.move(source, handler._create_asset_dir())
+
+                logger.info(f"New destination path: {dest}")
+
+                logger.info("Fixing file/folder perms if required")
                 if settings.FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS is not None:
                     os.chmod(os.path.dirname(dest), settings.FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS)
 
@@ -113,7 +123,10 @@ def handle(self, **options):
 
             logger.info("Updating location field with new folder value")
 
-            asset.location = [x.replace(source, dest) for x in asset.location]
+            if len(asset.location) == 1:
+                asset.location = dest
+            else:
+                asset.location = [x.replace(source, dest) for x in asset.location]
             asset.save()
 
             logger.info("Checking if geoserver should be updated")
diff --git a/geonode/base/migrations/0092_migrate and_remove_resourcebase_files.py b/geonode/base/migrations/0092_migrate and_remove_resourcebase_files.py
index 76b564cd918..ea89c795557 100644
--- a/geonode/base/migrations/0092_migrate and_remove_resourcebase_files.py	
+++ b/geonode/base/migrations/0092_migrate and_remove_resourcebase_files.py	
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Generated by Django 4.2.9 on 2024-03-12 11:55
+import itertools
 import logging
 import os
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 
 from geonode.base.models import Link
 from geonode.assets.models import LocalAsset
-from geonode.utils import build_absolute_uri
+from geonode.utils import build_absolute_uri, get_supported_datasets_file_types
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@ def get_ext(filename):
             logger.warning(f"Could not find extension for Resource '{res_hm.title}, file '{filename}': {e}")
             return None
 
-    ResourceBase_hm = apps.get_model('base', 'ResourceBase')
-    Dataset_hm = apps.get_model('layers', 'Dataset')
-    Document_hm = apps.get_model('documents', 'Document')
+    ResourceBase_hm = apps.get_model("base", "ResourceBase")
+    Dataset_hm = apps.get_model("layers", "Dataset")
+    Document_hm = apps.get_model("documents", "Document")
 
     if hasattr(ResourceBase_hm, "files"):
         # looping on available resources with files to generate the LocalAssets
@@ -37,12 +38,7 @@ def get_ext(filename):
 
             files = res_hm.files
             # creating the local asset object
-            asset = LocalAsset(
-                title="Files",
-                description="Original uploaded files",
-                owner=owner,
-                location=files
-            )
+            asset = LocalAsset(title="Files", description="Original uploaded files", owner=owner, location=files)
             asset.save()
 
             ### creating the association between asset and Link
@@ -60,10 +56,14 @@ def get_ext(filename):
                 ext = get_ext(files[0])
             else:
                 ext = None
+                supported_file_types = get_supported_datasets_file_types()
                 for file in files:
-                    for filetype in settings.SUPPORTED_DATASET_FILE_TYPES:
+                    for filetype in supported_file_types:
                         file_ext = get_ext(file)
-                        if file_ext in filetype["ext"]:
+                        _ext = list(
+                            itertools.chain.from_iterable(y for y in [x["required_ext"] for x in filetype["formats"]])
+                        )
+                        if file_ext in _ext:
                             ext = filetype["id"]
                             break
                     if ext:
@@ -75,14 +75,13 @@ def get_ext(filename):
                 link_type="uploaded",
                 name="Original upload",
                 extension=ext or "unknown",
-                url=url
+                url=url,
             )
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-
         ("base", "0091_create_link_asset_alter_link_type"),
     ]