diff --git a/src/components/Photo.vue b/src/components/Photo.vue
index f04ef429..15153273 100644
--- a/src/components/Photo.vue
+++ b/src/components/Photo.vue
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export default class Photo extends Mixins(GlobalMixin) {
     &.exit-left {
         transition: all 0.2s ease-in;
         transform: translateX(-20%);
-        opacity: 0.4;
+        opacity: 0.8;
     }
     &.enter-right {
         animation: enter-right 0.2s ease-out forwards;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export default class Photo extends Mixins(GlobalMixin) {
 }
 
 @keyframes enter-right {
-    from { transform: translateX(20%); opacity: 0.4; }
+    from { transform: translateX(20%); opacity: 0.8; }
     to { transform: translateX(0); opacity: 1; }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index 95c9982a..35c254c5 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -870,14 +870,13 @@ export default class Timeline extends Mixins(GlobalMixin) {
     }
 
     /** Clear all selected photos */
-    clearSelection() {
+    clearSelection(only?: Set<IPhoto>) {
         const heads = new Set<IHeadRow>();
-        for (const photo of this.selection) {
+        new Set(only || this.selection).forEach((photo: IPhoto) => {
             photo.flag &= ~this.c.FLAG_SELECTED;
             heads.add(this.heads[photo.d.dayid]);
-        }
-
-        this.selection.clear();
+            this.selection.delete(photo);
+        });
         heads.forEach(this.updateHeadSelected);
         this.$forceUpdate();
     }
@@ -935,11 +934,12 @@ export default class Timeline extends Mixins(GlobalMixin) {
 
         this.loading = true;
         const list = [...this.selection];
-        const delIds = await dav.deleteFilesByIds(list.map(p => p.fileid));
+        for await (const delIds of dav.deleteFilesByIds(list.map(p => p.fileid))) {
+            const delIdsSet = new Set(delIds.filter(i => i));
+            const updatedDays = new Set(list.filter(f => delIdsSet.has(f.fileid)).map(f => f.d));
+            await this.deleteFromViewWithAnimation(delIdsSet, updatedDays);
+        }
         this.loading = false;
-
-        const updatedDays = new Set(list.filter(f => delIds.has(f.fileid)).map(f => f.d));
-        await this.deleteFromViewWithAnimation(delIds, updatedDays);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -959,12 +959,16 @@ export default class Timeline extends Mixins(GlobalMixin) {
             return;
         }
 
+        // Set of photos that are being deleted
+        const delPhotos = new Set<IPhoto>();
+
         // Animate the deletion
         for (const day of updatedDays) {
             for (const row of day.rows) {
                 for (const photo of row.photos) {
                     if (delIds.has(photo.fileid)) {
                         photo.flag |= this.c.FLAG_LEAVING;
+                        delPhotos.add(photo);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -973,8 +977,11 @@ export default class Timeline extends Mixins(GlobalMixin) {
         // wait for 200ms
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
 
+        // clear selection at this point
+        this.clearSelection(delPhotos);
+
         // Speculate day reflow for animation
-        const exitedLeft = new Set();
+        const exitedLeft = new Set<IPhoto>();
         for (const day of updatedDays) {
             let nextExit = false;
             for (const row of day.rows) {
@@ -1005,9 +1012,6 @@ export default class Timeline extends Mixins(GlobalMixin) {
             photo.flag |= this.c.FLAG_ENTER_RIGHT;
         });
 
-        // clear selection at this point
-        this.clearSelection();
-
         // wait for 200ms
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
 
diff --git a/src/services/DavRequests.ts b/src/services/DavRequests.ts
index 7cb60520..3c82311b 100644
--- a/src/services/DavRequests.ts
+++ b/src/services/DavRequests.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,20 @@ export async function getFolderPreviewFileIds(folderPath: string, limit: number)
         }));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Run promises in parallel, but only n at a time
+ * @param promises Array of promise generator funnction (async functions)
+ * @param n Number of promises to run in parallel
+ */
+export async function* runInParallel<T>(promises: (() => Promise<T>)[], n: number) {
+    while (promises.length > 0) {
+        const promisesToRun = promises.splice(0, n);
+        const resultsForThisBatch = await Promise.all(promisesToRun.map(p => p()));
+        yield resultsForThisBatch;
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 /**
  * Delete a single file
  *
@@ -166,12 +180,11 @@ export async function deleteFile(path: string) {
  * @param fileIds list of file ids
  * @returns list of file ids that were deleted
  */
-export async function deleteFilesByIds(fileIds: number[]) {
-    const delIds = new Set<number>();
+export async function* deleteFilesByIds(fileIds: number[]) {
     const fileIdsSet = new Set(fileIds);
 
     if (fileIds.length === 0) {
-        return delIds;
+        return;
     }
 
     // Get files data
@@ -180,31 +193,22 @@ export async function deleteFilesByIds(fileIds: number[]) {
         fileInfos = await getFiles(fileIds.filter(f => f));
     } catch (e) {
         console.error('Failed to get file info for files to delete', fileIds, e);
-        return delIds;
+        return;
     }
 
-    // Run all promises together
-    const promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
-
     // Delete each file
-    for (const fileInfo of fileInfos) {
-        if (!fileIdsSet.has(fileInfo.fileid)) {
-            continue
+    fileInfos = fileInfos.filter((f) => fileIdsSet.has(f.fileid));
+    const calls = fileInfos.map((fileInfo) => async () => {
+        try {
+            await deleteFile(fileInfo.filename);
+            return fileInfo.fileid as number;
+        } catch {
+            console.error('Failed to delete', fileInfo.filename)
+            return 0;
         }
+    });
 
-        promises.push((async () => {
-            try {
-                await deleteFile(fileInfo.filename);
-                delIds.add(fileInfo.fileid);
-            } catch {
-                console.error('Failed to delete', fileInfo.filename)
-            }
-        })());
-    }
-
-    await Promise.allSettled(promises);
-
-    return delIds;
+    yield* runInParallel(calls, 10);
 }