Failure in "file module Update #8700" file module

Update #8700
•Failed: Drupal\Core\Field\FieldException: Field storage definition for 'type' could not be found. in Drupal\Core\Entity\Sql\SqlContentEntityStorageSchema-&gt;getEntitySchema() (line 979 of /var/www/xxxxxxx.com/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchema.php).

This message is shown after running update.php
I believe this is also related to a brand new problem we're having since the upgrade to 8.9.7 -- we can no longer add images.
Need advice for how to perform this update. At this point I just want it done, so even if I have to manually hack something I'm fine with that. I can revisit how to fix things properly once the site is working again.
This is probably connected to the module File Entity.
You find a patch in this issue:
https://www.drupal.org/project/file_entity/issues/3060204