diff --git a/backend/src/backup/backup_bulk.rs b/backend/src/backup/backup_bulk.rs
index 92aca651e..6e4fb88dd 100644
--- a/backend/src/backup/backup_bulk.rs
+++ b/backend/src/backup/backup_bulk.rs
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ async fn perform_backup<Db: DbHandle>(
     }
     let luks_folder = Path::new("/media/embassy/config/luks");
     if tokio::fs::metadata(&luks_folder).await.is_ok() {
-        dir_copy(&luks_folder, &luks_folder_bak).await?;
+        dir_copy(&luks_folder, &luks_folder_bak, None).await?;
     }
 
     let timestamp = Some(Utc::now());
diff --git a/backend/src/backup/restore.rs b/backend/src/backup/restore.rs
index 55bca58ca..1589aabe6 100644
--- a/backend/src/backup/restore.rs
+++ b/backend/src/backup/restore.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ async fn approximate_progress(
         if tokio::fs::metadata(&dir).await.is_err() {
             *size = 0;
         } else {
-            *size = dir_size(&dir).await?;
+            *size = dir_size(&dir, None).await?;
         }
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ async fn restore_packages(
         progress_info.package_installs.insert(id.clone(), progress);
         progress_info
             .src_volume_size
-            .insert(id.clone(), dir_size(backup_dir(&id)).await?);
+            .insert(id.clone(), dir_size(backup_dir(&id), None).await?);
         progress_info.target_volume_size.insert(id.clone(), 0);
         let package_id = id.clone();
         tasks.push(
diff --git a/backend/src/setup.rs b/backend/src/setup.rs
index 0ac21cce2..afe92670f 100644
--- a/backend/src/setup.rs
+++ b/backend/src/setup.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
 use futures::StreamExt;
-use helpers::{Rsync, RsyncOptions};
 use josekit::jwk::Jwk;
 use openssl::x509::X509;
 use patch_db::DbHandle;
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sqlx::Connection;
 use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use tokio::try_join;
 use torut::onion::OnionAddressV3;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ use crate::disk::REPAIR_DISK_PATH;
 use crate::hostname::Hostname;
 use crate::init::{init, InitResult};
 use crate::middleware::encrypt::EncryptedWire;
+use crate::util::io::{dir_copy, dir_size, Counter};
 use crate::{Error, ErrorKind, ResultExt};
 
 #[command(subcommands(status, disk, attach, execute, cifs, complete, get_pubkey, exit))]
@@ -420,70 +422,70 @@ async fn migrate(
     )
     .await?;
 
-    let mut main_transfer = Rsync::new(
-        "/media/embassy/migrate/main/",
-        "/embassy-data/main/",
-        RsyncOptions {
-            delete: true,
-            force: true,
-            ignore_existing: false,
-            exclude: Vec::new(),
-            no_permissions: false,
-            no_owner: false,
-        },
-    )
-    .await?;
-    let mut package_data_transfer = Rsync::new(
+    let main_transfer_args = ("/media/embassy/migrate/main/", "/embassy-data/main/");
+    let package_data_transfer_args = (
         "/media/embassy/migrate/package-data/",
         "/embassy-data/package-data/",
-        RsyncOptions {
-            delete: true,
-            force: true,
-            ignore_existing: false,
-            exclude: vec!["tmp".to_owned()],
-            no_permissions: false,
-            no_owner: false,
-        },
-    )
-    .await?;
+    );
 
-    let mut main_prog = 0.0;
-    let mut main_complete = false;
-    let mut pkg_prog = 0.0;
-    let mut pkg_complete = false;
-    loop {
-        tokio::select! {
-            p = main_transfer.progress.next() => {
-                if let Some(p) = p {
-                    main_prog = p;
-                } else {
-                    main_prog = 1.0;
-                    main_complete = true;
-                }
-            }
-            p = package_data_transfer.progress.next() => {
-                if let Some(p) = p {
-                    pkg_prog = p;
-                } else {
-                    pkg_prog = 1.0;
-                    pkg_complete = true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if main_prog > 0.0 && pkg_prog > 0.0 {
-            *ctx.setup_status.write().await = Some(Ok(SetupStatus {
-                bytes_transferred: ((main_prog * 50.0) + (pkg_prog * 950.0)) as u64,
-                total_bytes: Some(1000),
-                complete: false,
-            }));
-        }
-        if main_complete && pkg_complete {
-            break;
-        }
+    let tmpdir = Path::new(package_data_transfer_args.0).join("tmp");
+    if tokio::fs::metadata(&tmpdir).await.is_ok() {
+        tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&tmpdir).await?;
     }
 
-    main_transfer.wait().await?;
-    package_data_transfer.wait().await?;
+    let ordering = std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed;
+
+    let main_transfer_size = Counter::new(0, ordering);
+    let package_data_transfer_size = Counter::new(0, ordering);
+
+    let size = tokio::select! {
+        res = async {
+            let (main_size, package_data_size) = try_join!(
+                dir_size(main_transfer_args.0, Some(&main_transfer_size)),
+                dir_size(package_data_transfer_args.0, Some(&package_data_transfer_size))
+            )?;
+            Ok::<_, Error>(main_size + package_data_size)
+        } => { res? },
+        res = async {
+            loop {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+                *ctx.setup_status.write().await = Some(Ok(SetupStatus {
+                    bytes_transferred: 0,
+                    total_bytes: Some(main_transfer_size.load() + package_data_transfer_size.load()),
+                    complete: false,
+                }));
+            }
+        } => res,
+    };
+
+    *ctx.setup_status.write().await = Some(Ok(SetupStatus {
+        bytes_transferred: 0,
+        total_bytes: Some(size),
+        complete: false,
+    }));
+
+    let main_transfer_progress = Counter::new(0, ordering);
+    let package_data_transfer_progress = Counter::new(0, ordering);
+
+    tokio::select! {
+        res = async {
+            try_join!(
+                dir_copy(main_transfer_args.0, main_transfer_args.1, Some(&main_transfer_progress)),
+                dir_copy(package_data_transfer_args.0, package_data_transfer_args.1, Some(&package_data_transfer_progress))
+            )?;
+            Ok::<_, Error>(())
+        } => { res? },
+        res = async {
+            loop {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+                *ctx.setup_status.write().await = Some(Ok(SetupStatus {
+                    bytes_transferred: main_transfer_progress.load() + package_data_transfer_progress.load(),
+                    total_bytes: Some(size),
+                    complete: false,
+                }));
+            }
+        } => res,
+    }
 
     let (hostname, tor_addr, root_ca) = setup_init(&ctx, Some(embassy_password)).await?;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/util/io.rs b/backend/src/util/io.rs
index f96d7731a..3727598cf 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/io.rs
+++ b/backend/src/util/io.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::future::Future;
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use std::os::unix::prelude::MetadataExt;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
 use std::task::Poll;
 
 use futures::future::{BoxFuture, Fuse};
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ pub async fn copy_and_shutdown<R: AsyncRead + Unpin, W: AsyncWrite + Unpin>(
 
 pub fn dir_size<'a, P: AsRef<Path> + 'a + Send + Sync>(
     path: P,
+    ctr: Option<&'a Counter>,
 ) -> BoxFuture<'a, Result<u64, std::io::Error>> {
     async move {
         tokio_stream::wrappers::ReadDirStream::new(tokio::fs::read_dir(path.as_ref()).await?)
@@ -231,9 +233,12 @@ pub fn dir_size<'a, P: AsRef<Path> + 'a + Send + Sync>(
                 let m = e.metadata().await?;
                 Ok(acc
                     + if m.is_file() {
+                        if let Some(ctr) = ctr {
+                            ctr.add(m.len());
+                        }
                         m.len()
                     } else if m.is_dir() {
-                        dir_size(e.path()).await?
+                        dir_size(e.path(), ctr).await?
                     } else {
                         0
                     })
@@ -419,9 +424,60 @@ impl<T: AsyncWrite> AsyncWrite for BackTrackingReader<T> {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct Counter {
+    atomic: AtomicU64,
+    ordering: std::sync::atomic::Ordering,
+}
+impl Counter {
+    pub fn new(init: u64, ordering: std::sync::atomic::Ordering) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            atomic: AtomicU64::new(init),
+            ordering,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn load(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.atomic.load(self.ordering)
+    }
+    pub fn add(&self, value: u64) {
+        self.atomic.fetch_add(value, self.ordering);
+    }
+}
+
+#[pin_project::pin_project]
+pub struct CountingReader<'a, R> {
+    ctr: &'a Counter,
+    #[pin]
+    rdr: R,
+}
+impl<'a, R> CountingReader<'a, R> {
+    pub fn new(rdr: R, ctr: &'a Counter) -> Self {
+        Self { ctr, rdr }
+    }
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> R {
+        self.rdr
+    }
+}
+impl<'a, R: AsyncRead> AsyncRead for CountingReader<'a, R> {
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+        let this = self.project();
+        let start = buf.filled().len();
+        let res = this.rdr.poll_read(cx, buf);
+        let len = buf.filled().len() - start;
+        if len > 0 {
+            this.ctr.add(len as u64);
+        }
+        res
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn dir_copy<'a, P0: AsRef<Path> + 'a + Send + Sync, P1: AsRef<Path> + 'a + Send + Sync>(
     src: P0,
     dst: P1,
+    ctr: Option<&'a Counter>,
 ) -> BoxFuture<'a, Result<(), crate::Error>> {
     async move {
         let m = tokio::fs::metadata(&src).await?;
@@ -471,16 +527,17 @@ pub fn dir_copy<'a, P0: AsRef<Path> + 'a + Send + Sync, P1: AsRef<Path> + 'a + S
                                 format!("create {}", dst_path.display()),
                             )
                         })?;
-                    tokio::io::copy(
-                        &mut tokio::fs::File::open(&src_path).await.with_ctx(|_| {
-                            (
-                                crate::ErrorKind::Filesystem,
-                                format!("open {}", src_path.display()),
-                            )
-                        })?,
-                        &mut dst_file,
-                    )
-                    .await
+                    let mut rdr = tokio::fs::File::open(&src_path).await.with_ctx(|_| {
+                        (
+                            crate::ErrorKind::Filesystem,
+                            format!("open {}", src_path.display()),
+                        )
+                    })?;
+                    if let Some(ctr) = ctr {
+                        tokio::io::copy(&mut CountingReader::new(rdr, ctr), &mut dst_file).await
+                    } else {
+                        tokio::io::copy(&mut rdr, &mut dst_file).await
+                    }
                     .with_ctx(|_| {
                         (
                             crate::ErrorKind::Filesystem,
@@ -508,7 +565,7 @@ pub fn dir_copy<'a, P0: AsRef<Path> + 'a + Send + Sync, P1: AsRef<Path> + 'a + S
                         )
                     })?;
                 } else if m.is_dir() {
-                    dir_copy(src_path, dst_path).await?;
+                    dir_copy(src_path, dst_path, ctr).await?;
                 } else if m.file_type().is_symlink() {
                     tokio::fs::symlink(
                         tokio::fs::read_link(&src_path).await.with_ctx(|_| {
diff --git a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.html b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.html
index 36a039300..fd7fcc24c 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.html
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
   <ion-grid>
     <ion-row class="ion-align-items-center">
       <ion-col class="ion-text-center">
-        <ion-card
-          *ngIf="{ decimal: progress$ | async } as progress"
-          color="dark"
-        >
+        <ion-card *ngIf="progress$ | async as progress" color="dark">
           <ion-card-header>
             <ion-card-title>Initializing StartOS</ion-card-title>
             <div class="center-wrapper">
-              <ion-card-subtitle *ngIf="progress.decimal as decimal">
-                Progress: {{ (decimal * 100).toFixed(0)}}%
+              <ion-card-subtitle>
+                {{ progress.transferred | toMessage }}
               </ion-card-subtitle>
             </div>
           </ion-card-header>
@@ -18,16 +15,22 @@
           <ion-card-content class="ion-margin">
             <ion-progress-bar
               color="tertiary"
-              style="
-                max-width: 700px;
-                margin: auto;
-                padding-bottom: 20px;
-                margin-bottom: 40px;
-              "
-              [type]="progress.decimal && progress.decimal < 1 ? 'determinate' : 'indeterminate'"
-              [value]="progress.decimal || 0"
+              style="max-width: 700px; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 36px"
+              [type]="progress.transferred && progress.transferred < 1 ? 'determinate' : 'indeterminate'"
+              [value]="progress.transferred || 0"
             ></ion-progress-bar>
-            <p>{{ progress.decimal | toMessage }}</p>
+            <p>
+              <ng-container *ngIf="progress.totalBytes as total">
+                <ng-container
+                  *ngIf="progress.transferred as transferred; else calculating"
+                >
+                  Progress: {{ (transferred * 100).toFixed() }}%
+                </ng-container>
+                <ng-template #calculating>
+                  {{ (progress.totalBytes / 1073741824).toFixed(2) }} GB
+                </ng-template>
+              </ng-container>
+            </p>
           </ion-card-content>
         </ion-card>
       </ion-col>
diff --git a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.ts b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.ts
index fd09c84d1..10ec47d31 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/pages/loading/loading.page.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core'
 import { NavController } from '@ionic/angular'
 import { StateService } from 'src/app/services/state.service'
 import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core'
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs'
+import { ApiService } from 'src/app/services/api/api.service'
+import { ErrorToastService, pauseFor } from '@start9labs/shared'
+
+type Progress = {
+  totalBytes: number | null
+  transferred: number
+}
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-loading',
@@ -9,23 +17,49 @@ import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core'
   styleUrls: ['loading.page.scss'],
 })
 export class LoadingPage {
-  readonly progress$ = this.stateService.dataProgress$
+  readonly progress$ = new BehaviorSubject<Progress>({
+    totalBytes: null,
+    transferred: 0,
+  })
 
   constructor(
-    private readonly stateService: StateService,
     private readonly navCtrl: NavController,
+    private readonly api: ApiService,
+    private readonly errorToastService: ErrorToastService,
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.stateService.pollDataTransferProgress()
-    const progSub = this.stateService.dataCompletionSubject$.subscribe(
-      async complete => {
-        if (complete) {
-          progSub.unsubscribe()
-          await this.navCtrl.navigateForward(`/success`)
-        }
-      },
-    )
+    this.poll()
+  }
+
+  async poll() {
+    try {
+      const progress = await this.api.getStatus()
+
+      if (!progress) return
+
+      const {
+        'total-bytes': totalBytes,
+        'bytes-transferred': bytesTransferred,
+      } = progress
+
+      this.progress$.next({
+        totalBytes,
+        transferred: totalBytes ? bytesTransferred / totalBytes : 0,
+      })
+
+      if (progress.complete) {
+        this.navCtrl.navigateForward(`/success`)
+        this.progress$.complete()
+        return
+      }
+
+      await pauseFor(250)
+
+      setTimeout(() => this.poll(), 0) // prevent call stack from growing
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      this.errorToastService.present(e)
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +75,7 @@ export class ToMessagePipe implements PipeTransform {
     }
 
     if (!progress) {
-      return 'Preparing data. This can take a while'
+      return 'Calculating size'
     } else if (progress < 1) {
       return 'Copying data'
     } else {
diff --git a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts
index d7ab07bd6..e576e9e1d 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/api/mock-api.service.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ let tries: number
 export class MockApiService extends ApiService {
   async getStatus() {
     const restoreOrMigrate = true
-    const total = 4
-
     await pauseFor(1000)
 
     if (tries === undefined) {
@@ -27,7 +25,9 @@ export class MockApiService extends ApiService {
     }
 
     tries++
-    const progress = tries - 1
+
+    const total = tries <= 4 ? tries * 268435456 : 1073741824
+    const progress = tries > 4 ? (tries - 4) * 268435456 : 0
 
     return {
       'bytes-transferred': restoreOrMigrate ? progress : 0,
diff --git a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/state.service.ts b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/state.service.ts
index 4379ee13d..e70478559 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/setup-wizard/src/app/services/state.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
-import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs'
 import { ApiService, RecoverySource } from './api/api.service'
-import { pauseFor, ErrorToastService } from '@start9labs/shared'
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root',
@@ -12,47 +10,7 @@ export class StateService {
   recoverySource?: RecoverySource
   recoveryPassword?: string
 
-  dataTransferProgress?: {
-    bytesTransferred: number
-    totalBytes: number | null
-    complete: boolean
-  }
-  dataProgress$ = new BehaviorSubject<number>(0)
-  dataCompletionSubject$ = new BehaviorSubject(false)
-
-  constructor(
-    private readonly api: ApiService,
-    private readonly errorToastService: ErrorToastService,
-  ) {}
-
-  async pollDataTransferProgress() {
-    await pauseFor(500)
-
-    if (this.dataTransferProgress?.complete) {
-      this.dataCompletionSubject$.next(true)
-      return
-    }
-
-    try {
-      const progress = await this.api.getStatus()
-      if (!progress) return
-
-      this.dataTransferProgress = {
-        bytesTransferred: progress['bytes-transferred'],
-        totalBytes: progress['total-bytes'],
-        complete: progress.complete,
-      }
-      if (this.dataTransferProgress.totalBytes) {
-        this.dataProgress$.next(
-          this.dataTransferProgress.bytesTransferred /
-            this.dataTransferProgress.totalBytes,
-        )
-      }
-    } catch (e: any) {
-      this.errorToastService.present(e)
-    }
-    setTimeout(() => this.pollDataTransferProgress(), 0) // prevent call stack from growing
-  }
+  constructor(private readonly api: ApiService) {}
 
   async importDrive(guid: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
     await this.api.attach({