diff --git a/src/cli/backup/backup.go b/src/cli/backup/backup.go
index e6db47210..b281affc0 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/backup.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/backup.go
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ func genericCreateCommand(
 
 		if bo.Options.DryRun {
 			// Print backup stats results here
-			print.All(ctx, bo.Results.Stats)
+			Info(ctx, "Discovered data:")
+			print.Item(ctx, bo.Results.Stats)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -231,6 +232,10 @@ func genericCreateCommand(
 		}
 	}
 
+	if flags.RunModeFV == flags.RunModeDryRun {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	bups, berrs := r.Backups(ctx, bIDs)
 	if berrs.Failure() != nil {
 		return Only(ctx, clues.Wrap(berrs.Failure(), "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage"))
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/backup.go b/src/internal/m365/backup.go
index 78921106e..f5756c0e4 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/backup.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
 
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/prefixmatcher"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/diagnostics"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/kopia"
@@ -57,10 +56,10 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) ProduceBackupCollections(
 	}
 
 	var (
-		colls                []data.BackupCollection
-		ssmb                 *prefixmatcher.StringSetMatcher
-		canUsePreviousBackup bool
-		results              inject.BackupProducerResults
+		// colls                []data.BackupCollection
+		// ssmb                 *prefixmatcher.StringSetMatcher
+		// canUsePreviousBackup bool
+		results inject.BackupProducerResults
 	)
 
 	switch service {
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) ProduceBackupCollections(
 		}
 
 	case path.SharePointService:
-		colls, ssmb, canUsePreviousBackup, err = sharepoint.ProduceBackupCollections(
+		colls, ssmb, canUsePreviousBackup, err := sharepoint.ProduceBackupCollections(
 			ctx,
 			bpc,
 			ctrl.AC,
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) ProduceBackupCollections(
 		results = inject.BackupProducerResults{Collections: colls, Excludes: ssmb, CanUsePreviousBackup: canUsePreviousBackup}
 
 	case path.GroupsService:
-		colls, ssmb, err = groups.ProduceBackupCollections(
+		colls, ssmb, err := groups.ProduceBackupCollections(
 			ctx,
 			bpc,
 			ctrl.AC,
@@ -115,13 +114,12 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) ProduceBackupCollections(
 
 		// canUsePreviousBacukp can be always returned true for groups as we
 		// return a tombstone collection in case the metadata read fails
-		canUsePreviousBackup = true
-		results = inject.BackupProducerResults{Collections: colls, Excludes: ssmb, CanUsePreviousBackup: canUsePreviousBackup}
+		results = inject.BackupProducerResults{Collections: colls, Excludes: ssmb, CanUsePreviousBackup: true}
 	default:
 		return inject.BackupProducerResults{}, clues.Wrap(clues.New(service.String()), "service not supported").WithClues(ctx)
 	}
 
-	for _, c := range colls {
+	for _, c := range results.Collections {
 		// kopia doesn't stream Items() from deleted collections,
 		// and so they never end up calling the UpdateStatus closer.
 		// This is a brittle workaround, since changes in consumer
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collections.go b/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collections.go
index 7bbab4ea9..b1aad8aca 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collections.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collections.go
@@ -406,8 +406,6 @@ func (c *Collections) Get(
 	stats.Items += c.NumFiles
 
 	observe.Message(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Discovered %d items to backup", c.NumItems))
-	observe.Message(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Discovered %d stats to backup", stats.Items))
-	observe.Message(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Discovered %d folder stats to backup", stats.Folders))
 
 	collections := []data.BackupCollection{}
 
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/inject/containers.go b/src/internal/operations/inject/containers.go
index baba6616e..568aa6568 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/inject/containers.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/inject/containers.go
@@ -90,6 +90,19 @@ func (s Stats) MinimumPrintable() any {
 // for printing out to a terminal in a columnar display.
 func (s Stats) Headers() []string {
 	switch {
+	case s.Exchange != nil:
+		return []string{
+			"EmailsAdded",
+			"EmailsDeleted",
+			"EmailFolders",
+			"ContactsAdded",
+			"ContactsDeleted",
+			"ContactFolders",
+			"EventsAdded",
+			"EventsDeleted",
+			"EventFolders",
+		}
+
 	case s.OneDrive != nil:
 		return []string{
 			"Folders",
@@ -105,6 +118,19 @@ func (s Stats) Headers() []string {
 // out to a terminal in a columnar display.
 func (s Stats) Values() []string {
 	switch {
+	case s.Exchange != nil:
+		return []string{
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.EmailsAdded),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.EmailsDeleted),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.EmailFolders),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.ContactsAdded),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.ContactsDeleted),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.ContactFolders),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.EventsAdded),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.EventsDeleted),
+			strconv.Itoa(s.Exchange.EventFolders),
+		}
+
 	case s.OneDrive != nil:
 		return []string{
 			strconv.Itoa(s.OneDrive.Folders),