diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index 932b2cb72..c34722de2 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func BuildCommandTree(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 func Handle() {
 	ctx := config.Seed(context.Background())
 	ctx = print.SetRootCmd(ctx, corsoCmd)
-	observe.SeedWriter(print.StderrWriter(ctx))
+	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, print.StderrWriter(ctx))
 
 	BuildCommandTree(corsoCmd)
 
diff --git a/src/go.mod b/src/go.mod
index 68ec4679c..7b96ba6fb 100644
--- a/src/go.mod
+++ b/src/go.mod
@@ -16,23 +16,24 @@ require (
 	github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go-core v0.28.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/rudderlabs/analytics-go v3.3.3+incompatible
-	github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.11.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.4.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.12.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0
 	github.com/tomlazar/table v0.1.2
+	github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8 v8.1.2
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.23.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12
 	gopkg.in/resty.v1 v1.12.0
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.6 // indirect
-	github.com/mitchellh/colorstring v0.0.0-20190213212951-d06e56a500db // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20220722155259-a9ba230a4035 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 )
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d // indirect
 	github.com/microsoft/kiota-serialization-text-go v0.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/src/go.sum b/src/go.sum
index 9f006cd20..e72baa54b 100644
--- a/src/go.sum
+++ b/src/go.sum
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v0.7.0 h1:VgSJlZH5u0k
 github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v0.7.0/go.mod h1:BDJ5qMFKx9DugEg3+uQSDCdbYPr5s9vBTrL9P8TpqOU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
+github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.2.0 h1:f58SaIzcDXrSy3kWaHNvuJgJ3Nmz59Zji6XoJR/q1ow=
+github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.2.0/go.mod h1:nz4BbCtbLyFDeC9SUHbtcT5644juEuWfUAUnGx7j5l4=
+github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d h1:licZJFw2RwpHMqeKTCYkitsPqHNxTmd4SNR5r94FGM8=
+github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d/go.mod h1:asat636LX7Bqt5lYEZ27JNDcqxfjdBQuJ/MM4CN/Lzo=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
@@ -205,7 +209,6 @@ github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.0.0-20190106144839-af01ea7f8024/go.mod h1
 github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.9.1/go.mod h1:Brl9GWCQeLvo8nXZwPNNblvFj/XSXhF0NWZEnDohbsk=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7VTCxuUUipMqKk8s4w=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.3.0/go.mod h1:JR6WtHb+2LUe8TCKY3cZOxFyyO8IZAc4RVcycCCAKdM=
-github.com/k0kubun/go-ansi v0.0.0-20180517002512-3bf9e2903213/go.mod h1:vNUNkEQ1e29fT/6vq2aBdFsgNPmy8qMdSay1npru+Sw=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.11 h1:Lcadnb3RKGin4FYM/orgq0qde+nc15E5Cbqg4B9Sx9c=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.11/go.mod h1:QPwzmACJjUTFsnSHH934V6woptycfrDDJnH7hvFVbGM=
@@ -239,8 +242,9 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovk
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12/go.mod h1:cbi8OIDigv2wuxKPP5vlRcQ1OAZbq2CE4Kysco4FUpU=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 h1:bq3VjFmv/sOjHtdEhmkEV4x1AJtvUvOJ2PFAZ5+peKQ=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 h1:lTGmDsbAYt5DmK6OnoV7EuIF1wEIFAcxld6ypU4OSgU=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 h1:+xnbZSEeDbOIg5/mE6JF0w6n9duR1l3/WmbinWVwUuU=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1/go.mod h1:D8He9yQNgCq6Z5Ld7szi9bcBfOoFv/3dc6xSMkL2PC0=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.2 h1:hAHbPm5IJGijwng3PWk09JkG9WeqChjprR5s9bBZ+OM=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.2/go.mod h1:BSXmuO+STAnVfrANrmjBb36TMTDstsz7MSK+HVaYKv4=
@@ -266,8 +270,6 @@ github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.39 h1:upnbu1jCGOqEvrGSpRauSN9ZG7RCHK7VHxXS8Vmg
 github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.39/go.mod h1:nCrRzjoSUQh8hgKKtu3Y708OLvRLtuASMg2/nvmbarw=
 github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.0 h1:v1ta+49hkWZyvaKwrQB8elexRqm6Y0aMLjCNsrYxo6g=
 github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.0/go.mod h1:OuYzVNI5vcoYIAmbIvHPl3N3jUzVedXbKy5RFepssQM=
-github.com/mitchellh/colorstring v0.0.0-20190213212951-d06e56a500db h1:62I3jR2EmQ4l5rM/4FEfDWcRD+abF5XlKShorW5LRoQ=
-github.com/mitchellh/colorstring v0.0.0-20190213212951-d06e56a500db/go.mod h1:l0dey0ia/Uv7NcFFVbCLtqEBQbrT4OCwCSKTEv6enCw=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 h1:jeMsZIYE/09sWLaz43PL7Gy6RuMjD2eJVyuac5Z2hdY=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RRV2QTWOzhPopBRo=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
@@ -330,8 +332,6 @@ github.com/rs/xid v1.4.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
 github.com/rudderlabs/analytics-go v3.3.3+incompatible h1:OG0XlKoXfr539e2t1dXtTB+Gr89uFW+OUNQBVhHIIBY=
 github.com/rudderlabs/analytics-go v3.3.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:LF8/ty9kUX4PTY3l5c97K3nZZaX5Hwsvt+NBaRL/f30=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
-github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.11.0 h1:3nIBUF1Zw/pGUaRHP7PZWmARP7ZQbWQ6vL6hwoQiIvU=
-github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.11.0/go.mod h1:R2djRgv58sn00AGysc4fN0ip4piOGd3z88K+zVBjczs=
 github.com/segmentio/backo-go v1.0.0 h1:kbOAtGJY2DqOR0jfRkYEorx/b18RgtepGtY3+Cpe6qA=
 github.com/segmentio/backo-go v1.0.0/go.mod h1:kJ9mm9YmoWSkk+oQ+5Cj8DEoRCX2JT6As4kEtIIOp1M=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 h1:RWIZEg2iJ8/g6fDDYzMpobmaoGh5OLl4AXtGUGPcqCs=
 github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ITEVvHYasfjBbM0u2Pg8T2nJnzm8xPwvNhhsoaGGjNU=
 github.com/tomlazar/table v0.1.2 h1:DP8f62FzZAZk8oavepm1v/oyf4ni3/LMHWNlOinmleg=
 github.com/tomlazar/table v0.1.2/go.mod h1:IecZnpep9f/BatHacfh+++ftE+lFONN8BVPi9nx5U1w=
+github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8 v8.1.2 h1:plrnwcqEj+dNce8q1zz0lU9x6DYnjDIdDhqbSqRU7cc=
+github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8 v8.1.2/go.mod h1:qn8FMJ7ypuwaDVkgA3rR1ooRzGsneXBjdskm6alegYo=
 github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c h1:3lbZUMbMiGUW/LMkfsEABsc5zNT9+b1CvsJx47JzJ8g=
 github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c/go.mod h1:UrdRz5enIKZ63MEE3IF9l2/ebyx59GyGgPi+tICQdmM=
 github.com/yosida95/uritemplate/v3 v3.0.2 h1:Ed3Oyj9yrmi9087+NczuL5BwkIc4wvTb5zIM+UJPGz4=
@@ -562,13 +564,10 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220704084225-05e143d24a9e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220829200755-d48e67d00261/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220928140112-f11e5e49a4ec h1:BkDtF2Ih9xZ7le9ndzTA7KJow28VbQW3odyk/8drmuI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220928140112-f11e5e49a4ec/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
-golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20220722155259-a9ba230a4035 h1:Q5284mrmYTpACcm+eAKjKJH48BBwSyfJqmmGDTtT8Vc=
-golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20220722155259-a9ba230a4035/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go
index db758c91d..dd2c974ec 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ func (oc *Collection) populateItems(ctx context.Context) {
 		byteCount += itemInfo.Size
 
 		itemInfo.ParentPath = parentPathString
-		progReader := observe.ItemProgress(itemData, itemInfo.ItemName, itemInfo.Size)
+		progReader, closer := observe.ItemProgress(itemData, itemInfo.ItemName, itemInfo.Size)
+
+		go closer()
 
 		oc.data <- &Item{
 			id:   itemInfo.ItemName,
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe.go b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
index 5d93fe774..55c504b10 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
@@ -1,49 +1,78 @@
 package observe
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
+	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
+	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8"
+	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8/decor"
 )
 
-var writer io.Writer
+var (
+	wg       sync.WaitGroup
+	con      context.Context
+	writer   io.Writer
+	progress *mpb.Progress
+)
 
 // SeedWriter adds default writer to the observe package.
 // Uses a noop writer until seeded.
-func SeedWriter(w io.Writer) {
+func SeedWriter(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer) {
 	writer = w
+	con = ctx
+
+	if con == nil {
+		con = context.Background()
+	}
+
+	progress = mpb.NewWithContext(
+		con,
+		mpb.WithWidth(32),
+		mpb.WithWaitGroup(&wg),
+		mpb.WithOutput(writer),
+	)
+}
+
+// Complete blocks until the progress finishes writing out all data.
+// Afterwards, the progress instance is reset.
+func Complete() {
+	if progress != nil {
+		progress.Wait()
+	}
+
+	SeedWriter(con, writer)
 }
 
 // ItemProgress tracks the display of an item by counting the bytes
 // read through the provided readcloser, up until the byte count matches
 // the totalBytes.
-func ItemProgress(rc io.ReadCloser, iname string, totalBytes int64) io.ReadCloser {
-	if writer == nil {
-		return rc
+func ItemProgress(rc io.ReadCloser, iname string, totalBytes int64) (io.ReadCloser, func()) {
+	if writer == nil || rc == nil || totalBytes == 0 {
+		return rc, func() {}
 	}
 
-	opts := progressbar.NewOptions(
-		int(totalBytes),
-		progressbar.OptionSetWriter(writer),
-		progressbar.OptionClearOnFinish(),
-		progressbar.OptionSetDescription(" |  "+iname),
-		progressbar.OptionShowDescriptionAtLineEnd(),
-		progressbar.OptionSetRenderBlankState(true),
-		progressbar.OptionShowCount(),
-		progressbar.OptionSetPredictTime(false),
-		progressbar.OptionEnableColorCodes(true),
-		progressbar.OptionShowBytes(true),
-		progressbar.OptionSetWidth(20),
-		progressbar.OptionSetTheme(progressbar.Theme{
-			Saucer:        "[green]=[reset]",
-			SaucerHead:    "[green]>[reset]",
-			SaucerPadding: " ",
-			BarStart:      "[",
-			BarEnd:        "]",
-		}),
+	wg.Add(1)
+
+	bar := progress.AddBar(
+		totalBytes,
+		mpb.BarFillerOnComplete(""),
+		mpb.BarRemoveOnComplete(),
+		mpb.PrependDecorators(
+			decor.OnComplete(decor.NewPercentage("%d", decor.WC{W: 4}), ""),
+			decor.OnComplete(decor.TotalKiloByte("%.1f", decor.WCSyncSpace), ""),
+		),
+		mpb.AppendDecorators(
+			decor.OnComplete(decor.Name(iname), ""),
+		),
 	)
 
-	pbr := progressbar.NewReader(rc, opts)
-
-	return &pbr
+	return bar.ProxyReader(rc), waitAndCloseBar(iname, bar)
+}
+
+func waitAndCloseBar(n string, bar *mpb.Bar) func() {
+	return func() {
+		bar.Wait()
+		wg.Done()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go b/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
index c7b7c7960..1d9881fa7 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package observe_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/observe"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester"
 )
 
 type ObserveProgressUnitSuite struct {
@@ -23,17 +25,31 @@ func TestObserveProgressUnitSuite(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestDoesThings() {
+	ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
+	defer flush()
+
 	t := suite.T()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(&recorder)
+	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder)
+
+	defer func() {
+		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
+		observe.Complete()
+		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil)
+	}()
 
 	from := make([]byte, 100)
-	prog := observe.ItemProgress(
+	prog, closer := observe.ItemProgress(
 		io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(from)),
 		"test",
 		100)
 	require.NotNil(t, prog)
+	require.NotNil(t, closer)
+
+	defer closer()
+
+	var i int
 
 	for {
 		to := make([]byte, 25)
@@ -44,11 +60,16 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestDoesThings() {
 		}
 
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Less(t, 0, n)
+		assert.Equal(t, 25, n)
+		i++
 	}
 
-	recorded := recorder.String()
-	assert.Contains(t, recorded, "25%")
-	assert.Contains(t, recorded, "50%")
-	assert.Contains(t, recorded, "75%")
+	// mpb doesn't transmit any written values to the output writer until
+	// bar completion.  Since we clean up after the bars, the recorder
+	// traces nothing.
+	// recorded := recorder.String()
+	// assert.Contains(t, recorded, "25%")
+	// assert.Contains(t, recorded, "50%")
+	// assert.Contains(t, recorded, "75%")
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, i)
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index 118a609a3..0b647e547 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/events"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/kopia"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/model"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/observe"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/stats"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/account"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup"
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 
 	// persist operation results to the model store on exit
 	defer func() {
+		// wait for the progress display to clean up
+		observe.Complete()
+
 		err = op.persistResults(startTime, &opStats)
 		if err != nil {
 			return