diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts
index 911f25381a..5de410606a 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -257,23 +257,6 @@ describe('/user', () => {
       expect(body).toMatchObject({ id: admin.userId, profileImagePath: '' });
     });
 
-    it('should ignore updates to createdAt, updatedAt and deletedAt', async () => {
-      const before = await getUserById({ id: admin.userId }, { headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
-
-      const { status, body } = await request(app)
-        .put(`/user`)
-        .send({
-          id: admin.userId,
-          createdAt: '2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
-          updatedAt: '2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
-          deletedAt: '2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
-        })
-        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`);
-
-      expect(status).toBe(200);
-      expect(body).toStrictEqual(before);
-    });
-
     it('should update first and last name', async () => {
       const before = await getUserById({ id: admin.userId }, { headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
 
diff --git a/server/src/cores/user.core.ts b/server/src/cores/user.core.ts
index 4628c83834..fa6ee7cdea 100644
--- a/server/src/cores/user.core.ts
+++ b/server/src/cores/user.core.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class UserCore {
       dto.storageLabel = null;
     }
 
-    return this.userRepository.update(id, dto);
+    return this.userRepository.update(id, { ...dto, updatedAt: new Date() });
   }
 
   async createUser(dto: Partial<UserEntity> & { email: string }): Promise<UserEntity> {
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/user-profile.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/user-profile.dto.ts
index 2f3d8cf224..bc879380c4 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/user-profile.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/user-profile.dto.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { UploadFieldName } from 'src/dtos/asset.dto';
-import { UserAvatarColor, UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 
 export class CreateProfileImageDto {
   @ApiProperty({ type: 'string', format: 'binary' })
@@ -18,11 +17,3 @@ export function mapCreateProfileImageResponse(userId: string, profileImagePath:
     profileImagePath: profileImagePath,
   };
 }
-
-export const getRandomAvatarColor = (user: UserEntity): UserAvatarColor => {
-  const values = Object.values(UserAvatarColor);
-  const randomIndex = Math.floor(
-    [...user.email].map((letter) => letter.codePointAt(0) ?? 0).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) % values.length,
-  );
-  return values[randomIndex] as UserAvatarColor;
-};
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/user.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/user.dto.ts
index d0d19e2713..21cc9ae2c3 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/user.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/user.dto.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { Transform } from 'class-transformer';
 import { IsBoolean, IsEmail, IsEnum, IsNotEmpty, IsNumber, IsPositive, IsString, IsUUID } from 'class-validator';
-import { getRandomAvatarColor } from 'src/dtos/user-profile.dto';
-import { UserAvatarColor, UserEntity, UserStatus } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { UserAvatarColor } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
+import { UserEntity, UserStatus } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { getPreferences } from 'src/utils/preferences';
 import { Optional, ValidateBoolean, toEmail, toSanitized } from 'src/validation';
 
 export class CreateUserDto {
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ export const mapSimpleUser = (entity: UserEntity): UserDto => {
     email: entity.email,
     name: entity.name,
     profileImagePath: entity.profileImagePath,
-    avatarColor: entity.avatarColor ?? getRandomAvatarColor(entity),
+    avatarColor: getPreferences(entity).avatar.color,
   };
 };
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ export function mapUser(entity: UserEntity): UserResponseDto {
     deletedAt: entity.deletedAt,
     updatedAt: entity.updatedAt,
     oauthId: entity.oauthId,
-    memoriesEnabled: entity.memoriesEnabled,
+    memoriesEnabled: getPreferences(entity).memories.enabled,
     quotaSizeInBytes: entity.quotaSizeInBytes,
     quotaUsageInBytes: entity.quotaUsageInBytes,
     status: entity.status,
diff --git a/server/src/entities/index.ts b/server/src/entities/index.ts
index abe67efdd5..313f2dc269 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { SmartInfoEntity } from 'src/entities/smart-info.entity';
 import { SmartSearchEntity } from 'src/entities/smart-search.entity';
 import { SystemMetadataEntity } from 'src/entities/system-metadata.entity';
 import { TagEntity } from 'src/entities/tag.entity';
+import { UserMetadataEntity } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 
 export const entities = [
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export const entities = [
   SystemMetadataEntity,
   TagEntity,
   UserEntity,
+  UserMetadataEntity,
   SessionEntity,
   LibraryEntity,
 ];
diff --git a/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26715e05e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { Column, DeepPartial, Entity, ManyToOne, PrimaryColumn } from 'typeorm';
+
+@Entity('user_metadata')
+export class UserMetadataEntity<T extends keyof UserMetadata = UserMetadataKey> {
+  @PrimaryColumn({ type: 'uuid' })
+  userId!: string;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => UserEntity, (user) => user.metadata, { onUpdate: 'CASCADE', onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  user!: UserEntity;
+
+  @PrimaryColumn({ type: 'varchar' })
+  key!: T;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'jsonb' })
+  value!: UserMetadata[T];
+}
+
+export enum UserAvatarColor {
+  PRIMARY = 'primary',
+  PINK = 'pink',
+  RED = 'red',
+  YELLOW = 'yellow',
+  BLUE = 'blue',
+  GREEN = 'green',
+  PURPLE = 'purple',
+  ORANGE = 'orange',
+  GRAY = 'gray',
+  AMBER = 'amber',
+}
+
+export interface UserPreferences {
+  memories: {
+    enabled: boolean;
+  };
+  avatar: {
+    color: UserAvatarColor;
+  };
+}
+
+export const getDefaultPreferences = (user: { email: string }): UserPreferences => {
+  const values = Object.values(UserAvatarColor);
+  const randomIndex = Math.floor(
+    [...user.email].map((letter) => letter.codePointAt(0) ?? 0).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) % values.length,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    memories: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
+    avatar: {
+      color: values[randomIndex],
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export enum UserMetadataKey {
+  PREFERENCES = 'preferences',
+}
+
+export interface UserMetadata extends Record<UserMetadataKey, Record<string, any>> {
+  [UserMetadataKey.PREFERENCES]: DeepPartial<UserPreferences>;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/entities/user.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/user.entity.ts
index 4d6361abad..6878292ab0 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/user.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/user.entity.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { AssetEntity } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
 import { TagEntity } from 'src/entities/tag.entity';
+import { UserMetadataEntity } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import {
   Column,
   CreateDateColumn,
@@ -10,19 +11,6 @@ import {
   UpdateDateColumn,
 } from 'typeorm';
 
-export enum UserAvatarColor {
-  PRIMARY = 'primary',
-  PINK = 'pink',
-  RED = 'red',
-  YELLOW = 'yellow',
-  BLUE = 'blue',
-  GREEN = 'green',
-  PURPLE = 'purple',
-  ORANGE = 'orange',
-  GRAY = 'gray',
-  AMBER = 'amber',
-}
-
 export enum UserStatus {
   ACTIVE = 'active',
   REMOVING = 'removing',
@@ -37,9 +25,6 @@ export class UserEntity {
   @Column({ default: '' })
   name!: string;
 
-  @Column({ type: 'varchar', nullable: true })
-  avatarColor!: UserAvatarColor | null;
-
   @Column({ default: false })
   isAdmin!: boolean;
 
@@ -73,9 +58,6 @@ export class UserEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
   updatedAt!: Date;
 
-  @Column({ default: true })
-  memoriesEnabled!: boolean;
-
   @OneToMany(() => TagEntity, (tag) => tag.user)
   tags!: TagEntity[];
 
@@ -87,4 +69,7 @@ export class UserEntity {
 
   @Column({ type: 'bigint', default: 0 })
   quotaUsageInBytes!: number;
+
+  @OneToMany(() => UserMetadataEntity, (metadata) => metadata.user)
+  metadata!: UserMetadataEntity[];
 }
diff --git a/server/src/interfaces/user.interface.ts b/server/src/interfaces/user.interface.ts
index ebc70688ea..87ed2ccb08 100644
--- a/server/src/interfaces/user.interface.ts
+++ b/server/src/interfaces/user.interface.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { UserMetadata } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 
 export interface UserListFilter {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export interface IUserRepository {
   getUserStats(): Promise<UserStatsQueryResponse[]>;
   create(user: Partial<UserEntity>): Promise<UserEntity>;
   update(id: string, user: Partial<UserEntity>): Promise<UserEntity>;
+  upsertMetadata<T extends keyof UserMetadata>(id: string, item: { key: T; value: UserMetadata[T] }): Promise<void>;
   delete(user: UserEntity, hard?: boolean): Promise<UserEntity>;
   updateUsage(id: string, delta: number): Promise<void>;
   syncUsage(id?: string): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/server/src/migrations/1716312279245-UserMetadata.ts b/server/src/migrations/1716312279245-UserMetadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b118a8d42a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/migrations/1716312279245-UserMetadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class UserMetadata1716312279245 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'UserMetadata1716312279245';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE TABLE "user_metadata" ("userId" uuid NOT NULL, "key" character varying NOT NULL, "value" jsonb NOT NULL, CONSTRAINT "PK_5931462150b3438cbc83277fe5a" PRIMARY KEY ("userId", "key"))`,
+    );
+    const users = await queryRunner.query('SELECT "id", "memoriesEnabled", "avatarColor" FROM "users"');
+    for (const { id, memoriesEnabled, avatarColor } of users) {
+      const preferences: any = {};
+      if (!memoriesEnabled) {
+        preferences.memories = { enabled: false };
+      }
+
+      if (avatarColor) {
+        preferences.avatar = { color: avatarColor };
+      }
+
+      if (Object.keys(preferences).length === 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      await queryRunner.query('INSERT INTO "user_metadata" ("userId", "key", "value") VALUES ($1, $2, $3)', [
+        id,
+        'preferences',
+        preferences,
+      ]);
+    }
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" DROP COLUMN "memoriesEnabled"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" DROP COLUMN "avatarColor"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "user_metadata" ADD CONSTRAINT "FK_6afb43681a21cf7815932bc38ac" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "users"("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "user_metadata" DROP CONSTRAINT "FK_6afb43681a21cf7815932bc38ac"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ADD "avatarColor" character varying`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ADD "memoriesEnabled" boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT true`);
+    const items = await queryRunner.query(
+      `SELECT "userId" as "id", "value" FROM "user_metadata" WHERE "key"='preferences'`,
+    );
+    for (const { id, value } of items) {
+      if (!value) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (value.avatar?.color) {
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE "users" SET "avatarColor" = $1 WHERE "id" = $2`, [value.avatar.color, id]);
+      }
+
+      if (value.memories?.enabled === false) {
+        await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE "users" SET "memoriesEnabled" = false WHERE "id" = $1`, [id]);
+      }
+    }
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "user_metadata"`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql
index c271e4bef2..3f3e04140c 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ SELECT
   "ActivityEntity"."isLiked" AS "ActivityEntity_isLiked",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."id" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_id",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."name" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_name",
-  "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."avatarColor" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_avatarColor",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."isAdmin" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_isAdmin",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."email" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_email",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."storageLabel" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_storageLabel",
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ SELECT
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."deletedAt" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_deletedAt",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."status" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_status",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."updatedAt" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_updatedAt",
-  "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."memoriesEnabled" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_memoriesEnabled",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "ActivityEntity__ActivityEntity_user_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
diff --git a/server/src/queries/album.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/album.repository.sql
index 2037e320a1..8ac7ed6731 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/album.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/album.repository.sql
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ FROM
       "AlbumEntity"."order" AS "AlbumEntity_order",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_id",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."name" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_name",
-      "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_avatarColor",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_isAdmin",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."email" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_email",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ FROM
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_deletedAt",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."status" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_status",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-      "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."albumsId" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_albumsId",
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ FROM
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."role" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_role",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."id" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_id",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."name" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_name",
-      "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."avatarColor" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_avatarColor",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."isAdmin" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_isAdmin",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."email" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_email",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."storageLabel" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_storageLabel",
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@ FROM
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."deletedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_deletedAt",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."status" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_status",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."updatedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_updatedAt",
-      "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."memoriesEnabled" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_memoriesEnabled",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaSizeInBytes",
       "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaUsageInBytes",
       "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks_id",
@@ -98,7 +94,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity"."order" AS "AlbumEntity_order",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_id",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."name" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_name",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."email" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_email",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -109,7 +104,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."status" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_status",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."albumsId" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_albumsId",
@@ -117,7 +111,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."role" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_role",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."id" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_id",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."name" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_name",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."avatarColor" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_avatarColor",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."isAdmin" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_isAdmin",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."email" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_email",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."storageLabel" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_storageLabel",
@@ -128,7 +121,6 @@ SELECT
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."deletedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_deletedAt",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."status" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_status",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."updatedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_updatedAt",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."memoriesEnabled" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_memoriesEnabled",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -160,7 +152,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity"."order" AS "AlbumEntity_order",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_id",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."name" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_name",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."email" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_email",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -171,7 +162,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."status" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_status",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."albumsId" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_albumsId",
@@ -179,7 +169,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."role" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_role",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."id" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_id",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."name" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_name",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."avatarColor" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_avatarColor",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."isAdmin" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_isAdmin",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."email" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_email",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."storageLabel" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_storageLabel",
@@ -190,7 +179,6 @@ SELECT
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."deletedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_deletedAt",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."status" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_status",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."updatedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_updatedAt",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."memoriesEnabled" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_memoriesEnabled",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -299,7 +287,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."role" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_role",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."id" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_id",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."name" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_name",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."avatarColor" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_avatarColor",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."isAdmin" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_isAdmin",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."email" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_email",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."storageLabel" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_storageLabel",
@@ -310,7 +297,6 @@ SELECT
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."deletedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_deletedAt",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."status" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_status",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."updatedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_updatedAt",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."memoriesEnabled" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_memoriesEnabled",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaUsageInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks_id",
@@ -327,7 +313,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks"."albumId" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks_albumId",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_id",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."name" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_name",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."email" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_email",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -338,7 +323,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."status" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_status",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -376,7 +360,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers"."role" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_albumUsers_role",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."id" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_id",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."name" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_name",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."avatarColor" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_avatarColor",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."isAdmin" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_isAdmin",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."email" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_email",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."storageLabel" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_storageLabel",
@@ -387,7 +370,6 @@ SELECT
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."deletedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_deletedAt",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."status" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_status",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."updatedAt" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_updatedAt",
-  "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."memoriesEnabled" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_memoriesEnabled",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "a641d58cf46d4a391ba060ac4dc337665c69ffea_quotaUsageInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks_id",
@@ -404,7 +386,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks"."albumId" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks_albumId",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_id",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."name" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_name",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."email" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_email",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -415,7 +396,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."status" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_status",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -504,7 +484,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks"."albumId" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_sharedLinks_albumId",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_id",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."name" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_name",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."email" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_email",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -515,7 +494,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."status" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_status",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -564,7 +542,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity"."order" AS "AlbumEntity_order",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."id" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_id",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."name" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_name",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."email" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_email",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -575,7 +552,6 @@ SELECT
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."status" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_status",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "AlbumEntity__AlbumEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
diff --git a/server/src/queries/api.key.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/api.key.repository.sql
index 22b8fd6722..fa0431fb0f 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/api.key.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/api.key.repository.sql
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ FROM
       "APIKeyEntity"."userId" AS "APIKeyEntity_userId",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."id" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_id",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."name" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_name",
-      "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."avatarColor" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_avatarColor",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."isAdmin" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_isAdmin",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."email" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_email",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."storageLabel" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_storageLabel",
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ FROM
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."deletedAt" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_deletedAt",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."status" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_status",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."updatedAt" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_updatedAt",
-      "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."memoriesEnabled" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_memoriesEnabled",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_quotaSizeInBytes",
       "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "APIKeyEntity__APIKeyEntity_user_quotaUsageInBytes"
     FROM
diff --git a/server/src/queries/library.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/library.repository.sql
index 700a71048a..7f1e0eff93 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/library.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/library.repository.sql
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ FROM
       "LibraryEntity"."refreshedAt" AS "LibraryEntity_refreshedAt",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."id" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_id",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."name" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_name",
-      "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_avatarColor",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_isAdmin",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."email" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_email",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ FROM
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_deletedAt",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."status" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_status",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-      "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
       "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
     FROM
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ SELECT
   "LibraryEntity"."refreshedAt" AS "LibraryEntity_refreshedAt",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."id" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_id",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."name" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_name",
-  "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."email" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_email",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ SELECT
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."status" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_status",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -128,7 +124,6 @@ SELECT
   "LibraryEntity"."refreshedAt" AS "LibraryEntity_refreshedAt",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."id" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_id",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."name" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_name",
-  "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."email" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_email",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -139,7 +134,6 @@ SELECT
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."status" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_status",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -166,7 +160,6 @@ SELECT
   "LibraryEntity"."refreshedAt" AS "LibraryEntity_refreshedAt",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."id" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_id",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."name" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_name",
-  "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."avatarColor" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_avatarColor",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."isAdmin" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_isAdmin",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."email" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_email",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."storageLabel" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_storageLabel",
@@ -177,7 +170,6 @@ SELECT
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."deletedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_deletedAt",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."status" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_status",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."updatedAt" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_updatedAt",
-  "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."memoriesEnabled" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_memoriesEnabled",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "LibraryEntity__LibraryEntity_owner_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
diff --git a/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql
index 87c1b55c9b..b26b291e8b 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/session.repository.sql
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ FROM
       "SessionEntity"."deviceOS" AS "SessionEntity_deviceOS",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."id" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_id",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."name" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_name",
-      "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."avatarColor" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_avatarColor",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."isAdmin" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_isAdmin",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."email" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_email",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."storageLabel" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_storageLabel",
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ FROM
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."deletedAt" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_deletedAt",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."status" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_status",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."updatedAt" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_updatedAt",
-      "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."memoriesEnabled" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_memoriesEnabled",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_quotaSizeInBytes",
       "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "SessionEntity__SessionEntity_user_quotaUsageInBytes"
     FROM
diff --git a/server/src/queries/shared.link.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/shared.link.repository.sql
index 6ae80b3e6a..09f0cf7cb5 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/shared.link.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/shared.link.repository.sql
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ FROM
       "d9f2f4dd8920bad1d6907cdb1d699732daff3c2f"."fps" AS "d9f2f4dd8920bad1d6907cdb1d699732daff3c2f_fps",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."id" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_id",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."name" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_name",
-      "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."avatarColor" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_avatarColor",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."isAdmin" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_isAdmin",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."email" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_email",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."storageLabel" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_storageLabel",
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ FROM
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."deletedAt" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_deletedAt",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."status" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_status",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."updatedAt" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_updatedAt",
-      "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."memoriesEnabled" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_memoriesEnabled",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_quotaSizeInBytes",
       "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_quotaUsageInBytes"
     FROM
@@ -252,7 +250,6 @@ SELECT
   "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_album"."order" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_album_order",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."id" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_id",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."name" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_name",
-  "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."avatarColor" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_avatarColor",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."isAdmin" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_isAdmin",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."email" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_email",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."storageLabel" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_storageLabel",
@@ -263,7 +260,6 @@ SELECT
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."deletedAt" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_deletedAt",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."status" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_status",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."updatedAt" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_updatedAt",
-  "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."memoriesEnabled" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_memoriesEnabled",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "6d7fd45329a05fd86b3dbcacde87fe76e33a422d_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -306,7 +302,6 @@ FROM
       "SharedLinkEntity"."albumId" AS "SharedLinkEntity_albumId",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."id" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_id",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."name" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_name",
-      "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."avatarColor" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_avatarColor",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."isAdmin" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_isAdmin",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."email" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_email",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."storageLabel" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_storageLabel",
@@ -317,7 +312,6 @@ FROM
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."deletedAt" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_deletedAt",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."status" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_status",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."updatedAt" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_updatedAt",
-      "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."memoriesEnabled" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_memoriesEnabled",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_quotaSizeInBytes",
       "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "SharedLinkEntity__SharedLinkEntity_user_quotaUsageInBytes"
     FROM
diff --git a/server/src/queries/user.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/user.repository.sql
index d27b83fdd7..64d4e12643 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/user.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/user.repository.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 SELECT
   "UserEntity"."id" AS "UserEntity_id",
   "UserEntity"."name" AS "UserEntity_name",
-  "UserEntity"."avatarColor" AS "UserEntity_avatarColor",
   "UserEntity"."isAdmin" AS "UserEntity_isAdmin",
   "UserEntity"."email" AS "UserEntity_email",
   "UserEntity"."storageLabel" AS "UserEntity_storageLabel",
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ SELECT
   "UserEntity"."deletedAt" AS "UserEntity_deletedAt",
   "UserEntity"."status" AS "UserEntity_status",
   "UserEntity"."updatedAt" AS "UserEntity_updatedAt",
-  "UserEntity"."memoriesEnabled" AS "UserEntity_memoriesEnabled",
   "UserEntity"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "UserEntity_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "UserEntity"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "UserEntity_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ LIMIT
 SELECT
   "user"."id" AS "user_id",
   "user"."name" AS "user_name",
-  "user"."avatarColor" AS "user_avatarColor",
   "user"."isAdmin" AS "user_isAdmin",
   "user"."email" AS "user_email",
   "user"."storageLabel" AS "user_storageLabel",
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ SELECT
   "user"."deletedAt" AS "user_deletedAt",
   "user"."status" AS "user_status",
   "user"."updatedAt" AS "user_updatedAt",
-  "user"."memoriesEnabled" AS "user_memoriesEnabled",
   "user"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "user_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "user"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "user_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -75,7 +71,6 @@ WHERE
 SELECT
   "UserEntity"."id" AS "UserEntity_id",
   "UserEntity"."name" AS "UserEntity_name",
-  "UserEntity"."avatarColor" AS "UserEntity_avatarColor",
   "UserEntity"."isAdmin" AS "UserEntity_isAdmin",
   "UserEntity"."email" AS "UserEntity_email",
   "UserEntity"."storageLabel" AS "UserEntity_storageLabel",
@@ -86,7 +81,6 @@ SELECT
   "UserEntity"."deletedAt" AS "UserEntity_deletedAt",
   "UserEntity"."status" AS "UserEntity_status",
   "UserEntity"."updatedAt" AS "UserEntity_updatedAt",
-  "UserEntity"."memoriesEnabled" AS "UserEntity_memoriesEnabled",
   "UserEntity"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "UserEntity_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "UserEntity"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "UserEntity_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
@@ -101,7 +95,6 @@ LIMIT
 SELECT
   "UserEntity"."id" AS "UserEntity_id",
   "UserEntity"."name" AS "UserEntity_name",
-  "UserEntity"."avatarColor" AS "UserEntity_avatarColor",
   "UserEntity"."isAdmin" AS "UserEntity_isAdmin",
   "UserEntity"."email" AS "UserEntity_email",
   "UserEntity"."storageLabel" AS "UserEntity_storageLabel",
@@ -112,7 +105,6 @@ SELECT
   "UserEntity"."deletedAt" AS "UserEntity_deletedAt",
   "UserEntity"."status" AS "UserEntity_status",
   "UserEntity"."updatedAt" AS "UserEntity_updatedAt",
-  "UserEntity"."memoriesEnabled" AS "UserEntity_memoriesEnabled",
   "UserEntity"."quotaSizeInBytes" AS "UserEntity_quotaSizeInBytes",
   "UserEntity"."quotaUsageInBytes" AS "UserEntity_quotaUsageInBytes"
 FROM
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/user.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/user.repository.ts
index 6829bb024a..7b7861a8de 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/user.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/user.repository.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
 import { AssetEntity } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
+import { UserMetadata, UserMetadataEntity, UserMetadataKey } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 import {
   IUserRepository,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export class UserRepository implements IUserRepository {
   constructor(
     @InjectRepository(AssetEntity) private assetRepository: Repository<AssetEntity>,
     @InjectRepository(UserEntity) private userRepository: Repository<UserEntity>,
+    @InjectRepository(UserMetadataEntity) private metadataRepository: Repository<UserMetadataEntity>,
   ) {}
 
   async get(userId: string, options: UserFindOptions): Promise<UserEntity | null> {
@@ -25,6 +27,9 @@ export class UserRepository implements IUserRepository {
     return this.userRepository.findOne({
       where: { id: userId },
       withDeleted: options.withDeleted,
+      relations: {
+        metadata: true,
+      },
     });
   }
 
@@ -69,6 +74,9 @@ export class UserRepository implements IUserRepository {
       order: {
         createdAt: 'DESC',
       },
+      relations: {
+        metadata: true,
+      },
     });
   }
 
@@ -81,6 +89,13 @@ export class UserRepository implements IUserRepository {
     return this.save({ ...user, id });
   }
 
+  async upsertMetadata<T extends UserMetadataKey.PREFERENCES>(
+    id: string,
+    { key, value }: { key: T; value: UserMetadata[T] },
+  ) {
+    await this.metadataRepository.upsert({ userId: id, key, value }, { conflictPaths: { userId: true, key: true } });
+  }
+
   async delete(user: UserEntity, hard?: boolean): Promise<UserEntity> {
     return hard ? this.userRepository.remove(user) : this.userRepository.softRemove(user);
   }
@@ -142,6 +157,12 @@ export class UserRepository implements IUserRepository {
 
   private async save(user: Partial<UserEntity>) {
     const { id } = await this.userRepository.save(user);
-    return this.userRepository.findOneOrFail({ where: { id }, withDeleted: true });
+    return this.userRepository.findOneOrFail({
+      where: { id },
+      withDeleted: true,
+      relations: {
+        metadata: true,
+      },
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
index b93599b38a..34b8d9a550 100644
--- a/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Issuer, generators } from 'openid-client';
 import { Socket } from 'socket.io';
 import { AuthType } from 'src/constants';
 import { AuthDto, SignUpDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
+import { UserMetadataEntity } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 import { IKeyRepository } from 'src/interfaces/api-key.interface';
 import { ICryptoRepository } from 'src/interfaces/crypto.interface';
@@ -248,8 +249,13 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
 
     it('should sign up the admin', async () => {
       userMock.getAdmin.mockResolvedValue(null);
-      userMock.create.mockResolvedValue({ ...dto, id: 'admin', createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01') } as UserEntity);
-      await expect(sut.adminSignUp(dto)).resolves.toEqual({
+      userMock.create.mockResolvedValue({
+        ...dto,
+        id: 'admin',
+        createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+        metadata: [] as UserMetadataEntity[],
+      } as UserEntity);
+      await expect(sut.adminSignUp(dto)).resolves.toMatchObject({
         avatarColor: expect.any(String),
         id: 'admin',
         createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
diff --git a/server/src/services/partner.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/partner.service.spec.ts
index 70c73b0d94..8fe93e7961 100644
--- a/server/src/services/partner.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/partner.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { BadRequestException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PartnerResponseDto } from 'src/dtos/partner.dto';
-import { UserAvatarColor } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { UserAvatarColor } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { IAccessRepository } from 'src/interfaces/access.interface';
 import { IPartnerRepository, PartnerDirection } from 'src/interfaces/partner.interface';
 import { PartnerService } from 'src/services/partner.service';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const responseDto = {
     deletedAt: null,
     updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     memoriesEnabled: true,
-    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY,
+    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.GRAY,
     quotaSizeInBytes: null,
     inTimeline: true,
     quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
diff --git a/server/src/services/user.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/user.service.spec.ts
index da9c375131..e96cb0e663 100644
--- a/server/src/services/user.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/user.service.spec.ts
@@ -138,13 +138,17 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
       expect(userMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(userStub.user1.id, {
         id: userStub.user1.id,
         storageLabel: null,
+        updatedAt: expect.any(Date),
       });
     });
 
     it('should omit a storage label set by non-admin users', async () => {
       userMock.update.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
       await sut.update({ user: userStub.user1 }, { id: userStub.user1.id, storageLabel: 'admin' });
-      expect(userMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(userStub.user1.id, { id: userStub.user1.id });
+      expect(userMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(userStub.user1.id, {
+        id: userStub.user1.id,
+        updatedAt: expect.any(Date),
+      });
     });
 
     it('user can only update its information', async () => {
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
       expect(userMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(userStub.user1.id, {
         id: 'user-id',
         email: 'updated@test.com',
+        updatedAt: expect.any(Date),
       });
     });
 
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
       expect(userMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(userStub.user1.id, {
         id: 'user-id',
         shouldChangePassword: true,
+        updatedAt: expect.any(Date),
       });
     });
 
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.update(authStub.admin, dto);
 
-      expect(userMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(userStub.admin.id, dto);
+      expect(userMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(userStub.admin.id, { ...dto, updatedAt: expect.any(Date) });
     });
 
     it('should not let the another user become an admin', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/user.service.ts b/server/src/services/user.service.ts
index 0df2ecae94..d546705d3c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/user.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/user.service.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { UserCore } from 'src/cores/user.core';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import { CreateProfileImageResponseDto, mapCreateProfileImageResponse } from 'src/dtos/user-profile.dto';
 import { CreateUserDto, DeleteUserDto, UpdateUserDto, UserResponseDto, mapUser } from 'src/dtos/user.dto';
+import { UserMetadataKey } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { UserEntity, UserStatus } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 import { IAlbumRepository } from 'src/interfaces/album.interface';
 import { ICryptoRepository } from 'src/interfaces/crypto.interface';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { IStorageRepository } from 'src/interfaces/storage.interface';
 import { ISystemMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/system-metadata.interface';
 import { IUserRepository, UserFindOptions } from 'src/interfaces/user.interface';
 import { CacheControl, ImmichFileResponse } from 'src/utils/file';
+import { getPreferences, getPreferencesPartial } from 'src/utils/preferences';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class UserService {
@@ -61,9 +63,21 @@ export class UserService {
   }
 
   async create(dto: CreateUserDto): Promise<UserResponseDto> {
-    const user = await this.userCore.createUser(dto);
-    const tempPassword = user.shouldChangePassword ? dto.password : undefined;
-    if (dto.notify) {
+    const { memoriesEnabled, notify, ...rest } = dto;
+    let user = await this.userCore.createUser(rest);
+
+    // TODO remove and replace with entire dto.preferences config
+    if (memoriesEnabled === false) {
+      await this.userRepository.upsertMetadata(user.id, {
+        key: UserMetadataKey.PREFERENCES,
+        value: { memories: { enabled: false } },
+      });
+
+      user = await this.findOrFail(user.id, {});
+    }
+
+    const tempPassword = user.shouldChangePassword ? rest.password : undefined;
+    if (notify) {
       await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.NOTIFY_SIGNUP, data: { id: user.id, tempPassword } });
     }
     return mapUser(user);
@@ -76,7 +90,28 @@ export class UserService {
       await this.userRepository.syncUsage(dto.id);
     }
 
-    return this.userCore.updateUser(auth.user, dto.id, dto).then(mapUser);
+    // TODO replace with entire preferences object
+    if (dto.memoriesEnabled !== undefined || dto.avatarColor) {
+      const newPreferences = getPreferences(user);
+      if (dto.memoriesEnabled !== undefined) {
+        newPreferences.memories.enabled = dto.memoriesEnabled;
+        delete dto.memoriesEnabled;
+      }
+
+      if (dto.avatarColor) {
+        newPreferences.avatar.color = dto.avatarColor;
+        delete dto.avatarColor;
+      }
+
+      await this.userRepository.upsertMetadata(dto.id, {
+        key: UserMetadataKey.PREFERENCES,
+        value: getPreferencesPartial(user, newPreferences),
+      });
+    }
+
+    const updatedUser = await this.userCore.updateUser(auth.user, dto.id, dto);
+
+    return mapUser(updatedUser);
   }
 
   async delete(auth: AuthDto, id: string, dto: DeleteUserDto): Promise<UserResponseDto> {
diff --git a/server/src/utils/preferences.ts b/server/src/utils/preferences.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae10c24fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/utils/preferences.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import { UserMetadataKey, UserPreferences, getDefaultPreferences } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
+import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { getKeysDeep } from 'src/utils/misc';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'typeorm';
+
+export const getPreferences = (user: UserEntity) => {
+  const preferences = getDefaultPreferences(user);
+  if (!user.metadata) {
+    return preferences;
+  }
+
+  const item = user.metadata.find(({ key }) => key === UserMetadataKey.PREFERENCES);
+  const partial = item?.value || {};
+  for (const property of getKeysDeep(partial)) {
+    _.set(preferences, property, _.get(partial, property));
+  }
+
+  return preferences;
+};
+
+export const getPreferencesPartial = (user: { email: string }, newPreferences: UserPreferences) => {
+  const defaultPreferences = getDefaultPreferences(user);
+  const partial: DeepPartial<UserPreferences> = {};
+  for (const property of getKeysDeep(defaultPreferences)) {
+    const newValue = _.get(newPreferences, property);
+    const isEmpty = newValue === undefined || newValue === null || newValue === '';
+    const defaultValue = _.get(defaultPreferences, property);
+    const isEqual = newValue === defaultValue || _.isEqual(newValue, defaultValue);
+
+    if (isEmpty || isEqual) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    _.set(partial, property, newValue);
+  }
+
+  return partial;
+};
diff --git a/server/test/fixtures/user.stub.ts b/server/test/fixtures/user.stub.ts
index 5cf5acfc3b..cb82dfe26c 100644
--- a/server/test/fixtures/user.stub.ts
+++ b/server/test/fixtures/user.stub.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { UserAvatarColor, UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { UserAvatarColor, UserMetadataKey } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
+import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
 import { authStub } from 'test/fixtures/auth.stub';
 
 export const userDto = {
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ export const userStub = {
     updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
-    memoriesEnabled: true,
-    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY,
+    metadata: [],
     quotaSizeInBytes: null,
     quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
   }),
@@ -57,8 +57,14 @@ export const userStub = {
     updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
-    memoriesEnabled: true,
-    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY,
+    metadata: [
+      {
+        user: authStub.user1.user,
+        userId: authStub.user1.user.id,
+        key: UserMetadataKey.PREFERENCES,
+        value: { avatar: { color: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY } },
+      },
+    ],
     quotaSizeInBytes: null,
     quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
   }),
@@ -75,8 +81,6 @@ export const userStub = {
     updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
-    memoriesEnabled: true,
-    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY,
     quotaSizeInBytes: null,
     quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
   }),
@@ -93,8 +97,6 @@ export const userStub = {
     updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
-    memoriesEnabled: true,
-    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY,
     quotaSizeInBytes: null,
     quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
   }),
@@ -111,8 +113,6 @@ export const userStub = {
     updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
-    memoriesEnabled: true,
-    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY,
     quotaSizeInBytes: null,
     quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
   }),
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ export const userStub = {
     updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
-    memoriesEnabled: true,
-    avatarColor: UserAvatarColor.PRIMARY,
     quotaSizeInBytes: null,
     quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
   }),
diff --git a/server/test/repositories/user.repository.mock.ts b/server/test/repositories/user.repository.mock.ts
index 5f2e2f083e..c3b9dc0f3d 100644
--- a/server/test/repositories/user.repository.mock.ts
+++ b/server/test/repositories/user.repository.mock.ts
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ export const newUserRepositoryMock = (reset = true): Mocked<IUserRepository> =>
     hasAdmin: vitest.fn(),
     updateUsage: vitest.fn(),
     syncUsage: vitest.fn(),
+    upsertMetadata: vitest.fn(),
   };
 };