diff --git a/src/pkg/backup/details/details_benchmark_test.go b/src/pkg/backup/details/details_benchmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..573fdea2e
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+++ b/src/pkg/backup/details/details_benchmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+package details
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+var (
+	details512k = detailsBuilder(512000)
+	details256k = detailsBuilder(256000)
+	details102k = detailsBuilder(102000)
+)
+
+func detailsBuilder(fileCount int) *Details {
+	alpha := make([]string, 26)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 26; i++ {
+		alpha[i] = string(rune(97 + i))
+	}
+
+	alphaPath := basePath.Append(alpha...)
+	fes := FolderEntriesForPath(alphaPath, alphaPath)
+
+	// populate items
+	for i := 0; i < fileCount; i++ {
+		var (
+			ri       = rand.Int31n(26)
+			itemName = "item_" + uuid.NewString()
+			itemP    = basePath.Append(alpha[:ri]...).Append(itemName)
+		)
+
+		info := ItemInfo{
+			OneDrive: &OneDriveInfo{
+				ItemName: itemName,
+			},
+		}
+
+		ent := folderEntry{
+			RepoRef:   itemP.String(),
+			ShortRef:  itemP.ShortRef(),
+			ParentRef: itemP.Dir().String(),
+			Info:      info,
+		}
+
+		fes = append(fes, ent)
+	}
+
+	// populate 13 empty folders with dirmeta items
+	for i := 0; i < 13; i++ {
+		var (
+			ri       = rand.Int31n(26)
+			fldName  = "empty_" + uuid.NewString()
+			fldP     = basePath.Append(alpha[:ri]...).Append(fldName)
+			itemName = fldName + ".dirmeta"
+			itemP    = fldP.Append(itemName)
+		)
+
+		// folder
+		info := ItemInfo{
+			Folder: &FolderInfo{
+				DisplayName: fldName,
+			},
+		}
+
+		ent := folderEntry{
+			RepoRef:   fldP.String(),
+			ShortRef:  fldP.ShortRef(),
+			ParentRef: fldP.Dir().String(),
+			Info:      info,
+		}
+
+		fes = append(fes, ent)
+
+		// dirmeta
+		info = ItemInfo{
+			OneDrive: &OneDriveInfo{
+				ItemName: itemName,
+			},
+		}
+
+		ent = folderEntry{
+			RepoRef:   itemP.String(),
+			ShortRef:  itemP.ShortRef(),
+			ParentRef: itemP.Dir().String(),
+			Info:      info,
+		}
+
+		fes = append(fes, ent)
+	}
+
+	// shuffle the array, to avoid miscalculations due to ordering
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	rand.Shuffle(len(fes), func(i, j int) {
+		fes[i], fes[j] = fes[j], fes[i]
+	})
+
+	// return it as a details struct
+	return toDetails(fes)
+}
+
+var result *Details
+
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_512_both(b *testing.B)      { benchmarkBoth(details512k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_256_both(b *testing.B)      { benchmarkBoth(details256k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_102_both(b *testing.B)      { benchmarkBoth(details102k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_512_meta(b *testing.B)      { benchmarkMeta(details512k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_256_meta(b *testing.B)      { benchmarkMeta(details256k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_102_meta(b *testing.B)      { benchmarkMeta(details102k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_512_container(b *testing.B) { benchmarkContainer(details512k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_256_container(b *testing.B) { benchmarkContainer(details256k, b) }
+func BenchmarkDetailsFiltering_102_container(b *testing.B) { benchmarkContainer(details102k, b) }
+
+func benchmarkBoth(d *Details, b *testing.B) {
+	var d2 *Details
+
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		d2 = d.FilterMetaFiles().FilterEmptyContainers()
+	}
+
+	result = d2
+}
+
+func benchmarkMeta(d *Details, b *testing.B) {
+	var d2 *Details
+
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		d2 = d.FilterMetaFiles()
+	}
+
+	result = d2
+}
+
+func benchmarkContainer(d *Details, b *testing.B) {
+	var d2 *Details
+
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		d2 = d.FilterEmptyContainers()
+	}
+
+	result = d2
+}