diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
index 5ca546848c..078a19ccd2 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	"strip-exif-data": "Strip EXIF Data",
 	"preserve-orphaned-uploads": "Keep uploaded files on disk after a post is purged",
 	"orphanExpiryDays": "Days to keep orphaned files",
+	"orphanExpiryDays-help": "After this many days, orphaned uploads will be deleted from the file system.<br />Set 0 or leave blank to disable.",
 	"private-extensions": "File extensions to make private",
 	"private-uploads-extensions-help": "Enter comma-separated list of file extensions to make private here (e.g. <code>pdf,xls,doc</code>). An empty list means all files are private.",
 	"resize-image-width-threshold": "Resize images if they are wider than specified width",
diff --git a/src/file.js b/src/file.js
index 6f1f0ebedd..ff836b05da 100644
--- a/src/file.js
+++ b/src/file.js
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ file.delete = async function (path) {
 	try {
 		await fs.promises.unlink(path);
 	} catch (err) {
+		if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+			winston.verbose(`[file] Attempted to delete non-existent file: ${path}`);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		winston.warn(err);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
index 8cb352c987..820d6943dc 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
@@ -135,9 +135,10 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="row">
-			<div class="form-group col-sm-4">
+			<div class="form-group col-sm-6">
 				<label for="orphanExpiryDays">[[admin/settings/uploads:orphanExpiryDays]]</label>
-				<input id="orphanExpiryDays" type="number" min="0" placeholder="0 to disable" class="form-control" data-field="orphanExpiryDays" />
+				<input id="orphanExpiryDays" type="number" min="0" placeholder="0" class="form-control" data-field="orphanExpiryDays" />
+				<p class="help-block">[[admin/settings/uploads:orphanExpiryDays-help]]</p>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>