diff --git a/src/cli/backup/backup.go b/src/cli/backup/backup.go
index 801d0b97d..65e8a69a9 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/backup.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/backup.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package backup
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
-
+	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/config"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/options"
 	. "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/print"
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/model"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/account"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/repository"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/selectors"
@@ -202,48 +203,53 @@ func runBackups(
 	selectorSet []selectors.Selector,
 ) error {
 	var (
-		merrs *multierror.Error
-		bIDs  []model.StableID
+		bIDs []model.StableID
+		errs = []error{}
 	)
 
 	for _, discSel := range selectorSet {
-		bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, discSel)
+		var (
+			owner = discSel.DiscreteOwner
+			bctx  = clues.Add(ctx, "resource_owner", owner)
+		)
+
+		bo, err := r.NewBackup(bctx, discSel)
 		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to initialize %s backup for %s %s",
-				serviceName,
-				resourceOwnerType,
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner))
+			errs = append(errs, clues.Wrap(err, owner).WithClues(bctx))
+			Errf(bctx, "%v\n", err)
 
 			continue
 		}
 
-		err = bo.Run(ctx)
+		err = bo.Run(bctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to run %s backup for %s %s",
-				serviceName,
-				resourceOwnerType,
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner))
+			errs = append(errs, clues.Wrap(err, owner).WithClues(bctx))
+			Errf(bctx, "%v\n", err)
 
 			continue
 		}
 
 		bIDs = append(bIDs, bo.Results.BackupID)
+		Infof(ctx, "Done - ID: %v\n", bo.Results.BackupID)
 	}
 
-	bups, ferrs := r.Backups(ctx, bIDs)
-	// TODO: print/log recoverable errors
-	if ferrs.Failure() != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(ferrs.Failure(), "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage"))
+	bups, berrs := r.Backups(ctx, bIDs)
+	if berrs.Failure() != nil {
+		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(berrs.Failure(), "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage"))
 	}
 
+	Info(ctx, "Completed Backups:")
 	backup.PrintAll(ctx, bups)
 
-	if e := merrs.ErrorOrNil(); e != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, e)
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		sb := fmt.Sprintf("%d of %d backups failed:\n", len(errs), len(selectorSet))
+
+		for i, e := range errs {
+			logger.CtxErr(ctx, e).Errorf("Backup %d of %d failed", i+1, len(selectorSet))
+			sb += "∙ " + e.Error() + "\n"
+		}
+
+		return Only(ctx, clues.New(sb))
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/src/cli/print/print.go b/src/cli/print/print.go
index f8d95c570..98c774015 100644
--- a/src/cli/print/print.go
+++ b/src/cli/print/print.go
@@ -76,17 +76,14 @@ func Only(ctx context.Context, e error) error {
 // if s is nil, prints nothing.
 // Prepends the message with "Error: "
 func Err(ctx context.Context, s ...any) {
-	err(getRootCmd(ctx).ErrOrStderr(), s...)
+	out(getRootCmd(ctx).ErrOrStderr())
 }
 
-// err is the testable core of Err()
-func err(w io.Writer, s ...any) {
-	if len(s) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	msg := append([]any{"Error: "}, s...)
-	fmt.Fprint(w, msg...)
+// Errf prints the params to cobra's error writer (stdErr by default)
+// if s is nil, prints nothing.
+// Prepends the message with "Error: "
+func Errf(ctx context.Context, tmpl string, s ...any) {
+	outf(getRootCmd(ctx).ErrOrStderr(), "Error: "+tmpl, s...)
 }
 
 // Out prints the params to cobra's output writer (stdOut by default)
@@ -95,7 +92,25 @@ func Out(ctx context.Context, s ...any) {
 	out(getRootCmd(ctx).OutOrStdout(), s...)
 }
 
-// out is the testable core of Out()
+// Out prints the formatted strings to cobra's output writer (stdOut by default)
+// if t is empty, prints nothing.
+func Outf(ctx context.Context, t string, s ...any) {
+	outf(getRootCmd(ctx).OutOrStdout(), t, s...)
+}
+
+// Info prints the params to cobra's error writer (stdErr by default)
+// if s is nil, prints nothing.
+func Info(ctx context.Context, s ...any) {
+	out(getRootCmd(ctx).ErrOrStderr(), s...)
+}
+
+// Info prints the formatted strings to cobra's error writer (stdErr by default)
+// if t is empty, prints nothing.
+func Infof(ctx context.Context, t string, s ...any) {
+	outf(getRootCmd(ctx).ErrOrStderr(), t, s...)
+}
+
+// out is the testable core of exported print funcs
 func out(w io.Writer, s ...any) {
 	if len(s) == 0 {
 		return
@@ -105,13 +120,7 @@ func out(w io.Writer, s ...any) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n")
 }
 
-// Out prints the formatted strings to cobra's output writer (stdOut by default)
-// if t is empty, prints nothing.
-func Outf(ctx context.Context, t string, s ...any) {
-	outf(getRootCmd(ctx).OutOrStdout(), t, s...)
-}
-
-// outf is the testable core of Outf()
+// outf is the testable core of exported print funcs
 func outf(w io.Writer, t string, s ...any) {
 	if len(t) == 0 {
 		return
@@ -121,38 +130,6 @@ func outf(w io.Writer, t string, s ...any) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n")
 }
 
-// Info prints the params to cobra's error writer (stdErr by default)
-// if s is nil, prints nothing.
-func Info(ctx context.Context, s ...any) {
-	info(getRootCmd(ctx).ErrOrStderr(), s...)
-}
-
-// info is the testable core of Info()
-func info(w io.Writer, s ...any) {
-	if len(s) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	fmt.Fprint(w, s...)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n")
-}
-
-// Info prints the formatted strings to cobra's error writer (stdErr by default)
-// if t is empty, prints nothing.
-func Infof(ctx context.Context, t string, s ...any) {
-	infof(getRootCmd(ctx).ErrOrStderr(), t, s...)
-}
-
-// infof is the testable core of Infof()
-func infof(w io.Writer, t string, s ...any) {
-	if len(t) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, t, s...)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n")
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Output control for backup list/details
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/cli/print/print_test.go b/src/cli/print/print_test.go
index aa41394bd..c495c933b 100644
--- a/src/cli/print/print_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/print/print_test.go
@@ -33,32 +33,22 @@ func (suite *PrintUnitSuite) TestOnly() {
 	assert.True(t, c.SilenceUsage)
 }
 
-func (suite *PrintUnitSuite) TestErr() {
+func (suite *PrintUnitSuite) TestOut() {
 	t := suite.T()
 	b := bytes.Buffer{}
 	msg := "I have seen the fnords!"
 
-	err(&b, msg)
-	assert.Contains(t, b.String(), "Error: ")
+	out(&b, msg)
 	assert.Contains(t, b.String(), msg)
 }
 
-func (suite *PrintUnitSuite) TestInfo() {
-	t := suite.T()
-	b := bytes.Buffer{}
-	msg := "I have seen the fnords!"
-
-	info(&b, msg)
-	assert.Contains(t, b.String(), msg)
-}
-
-func (suite *PrintUnitSuite) TestInfof() {
+func (suite *PrintUnitSuite) TestOutf() {
 	t := suite.T()
 	b := bytes.Buffer{}
 	msg := "I have seen the fnords!"
 	msg2 := "smarf"
 
-	infof(&b, msg, msg2)
+	outf(&b, msg, msg2)
 	bs := b.String()
 	assert.Contains(t, bs, msg)
 	assert.Contains(t, bs, msg2)
diff --git a/src/cmd/purge/purge.go b/src/cmd/purge/purge.go
index 74be0e805..3f5747cf6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/purge/purge.go
+++ b/src/cmd/purge/purge.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -134,32 +133,22 @@ func runPurgeForEachUser(
 	boundary time.Time,
 	ps ...purger,
 ) error {
-	var (
-		errs  error
-		ferrs = fault.New(false)
-	)
-
-	users, err := m365.Users(ctx, acct, ferrs)
+	users, err := m365.Users(ctx, acct, fault.New(true))
 	if err != nil {
 		return clues.Wrap(err, "getting users")
 	}
 
-	if len(ferrs.Errors().Recovered) > 0 {
-		// TODO(keepers): remove multierr
-		errs = multierror.Append(errs, ferrs.Recovered()...)
-	}
-
 	for _, u := range userOrUsers(user, users) {
 		Infof(ctx, "\nUser: %s - %s", u.PrincipalName, u.ID)
 
 		for _, p := range ps {
 			if err := p(ctx, gc, boundary, u.PrincipalName); err != nil {
-				errs = multierror.Append(errs, err)
+				return err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return errs
+	return nil
 }
 
 // ----- OneDrive
@@ -240,10 +229,9 @@ func purgeFolders(
 		dnTime, err := common.ExtractTime(displayName)
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, common.ErrNoTimeString) {
 			err = errors.Wrapf(err, "!! Error: parsing container named [%s]", displayName)
-			errs = multierror.Append(errs, err)
 			Info(ctx, err)
 
-			continue
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if !dnTime.Before(boundary) || dnTime == (time.Time{}) {
@@ -255,7 +243,6 @@ func purgeFolders(
 		err = deleter(gc.Service, uid, fld)
 		if err != nil {
 			err = errors.Wrapf(err, "!! Error")
-			errs = multierror.Append(errs, err)
 			Info(ctx, err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/go.mod b/src/go.mod
index 2bf902150..a2fd5fa96 100644
--- a/src/go.mod
+++ b/src/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-xray-sdk-go v1.8.1
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
 	github.com/kopia/kopia v0.12.2-0.20230123092305-e5387cec0acb
 	github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-go v0.18.0
 	github.com/microsoft/kiota-authentication-azure-go v0.6.0
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/src/go.sum b/src/go.sum
index fe4f8e5f8..ee1467596 100644
--- a/src/go.sum
+++ b/src/go.sum
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go-testing v0.0.0-20200911160855-bcd43fbb19e8
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 h1:i40aqfkR1h2SlN9hojwV5ZA91wcXFOvkdNIeFDP5koI=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0 h1:+9834+KizmvFV7pXQGSXQTsaWhq2GjuNUt0aUU0YBYw=
 github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.1.1-0.20220112183258-f57e95bda82d h1:ibbzF2InxMOS+lLCphY9PHNKPURDUBNKaG6ErSq8gJQ=
-github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0 h1:hLrqtEDnRye3+sgx6z4qVLNuviH3MR5aQ0ykNJa/UYA=
-github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 h1:H5DkEtf6CXdFp0N0Em5UCwQpXMWke8IA0+lD48awMYo=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1/go.mod h1:iw975J/qwKPdAO1clOe2L8331t/9/fmwbPZ6JB6eMoM=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4 h1:YDjusn29QI/Das2iO9M0BHnIbxPeyuCHsjMW+lJfyTc=
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/contact_folder_cache.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/contact_folder_cache.go
index 624503563..615afec15 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/contact_folder_cache.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/contact_folder_cache.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (cfc *contactFolderCache) Populate(
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "enumerating containers")
 	}
 
-	if err := cfc.populatePaths(ctx, false); err != nil {
+	if err := cfc.populatePaths(ctx, false, errs); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "populating paths")
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver.go
index 7adf84a4a..150318c56 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/ptr"
@@ -193,16 +192,29 @@ func (cr *containerResolver) DestinationNameToID(dest string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (cr *containerResolver) populatePaths(ctx context.Context, useIDInPath bool) error {
-	var errs *multierror.Error
+func (cr *containerResolver) populatePaths(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	useIDInPath bool,
+	errs *fault.Bus,
+) error {
+	var (
+		el      = errs.Local()
+		lastErr error
+	)
 
 	// Populate all folder paths.
 	for _, f := range cr.Items() {
+		if el.Failure() != nil {
+			return el.Failure()
+		}
+
 		_, _, err := cr.IDToPath(ctx, ptr.Val(f.GetId()), useIDInPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			errs = multierror.Append(errs, errors.Wrap(err, "populating path"))
+			err = clues.Wrap(err, "populating path")
+			el.AddRecoverable(err)
+			lastErr = err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return errs.ErrorOrNil()
+	return lastErr
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver_test.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver_test.go
index deff809d0..3679be029 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/container_resolver_test.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (suite *ConfiguredFolderCacheUnitSuite) TestPopulatePaths() {
 
 	t := suite.T()
 
-	err := suite.fc.populatePaths(ctx, false)
+	err := suite.fc.populatePaths(ctx, false, fault.New(true))
 	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
 
 	items := suite.fc.Items()
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/event_calendar_cache.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/event_calendar_cache.go
index 72d9a93f9..5e57140bd 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/event_calendar_cache.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/event_calendar_cache.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (ecc *eventCalendarCache) Populate(
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "enumerating containers")
 	}
 
-	if err := ecc.populatePaths(ctx, true); err != nil {
+	if err := ecc.populatePaths(ctx, true, errs); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "establishing calendar paths")
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/mail_folder_cache.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/mail_folder_cache.go
index 91ca208ce..520a2611a 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/mail_folder_cache.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/mail_folder_cache.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (mc *mailFolderCache) Populate(
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "enumerating containers")
 	}
 
-	if err := mc.populatePaths(ctx, false); err != nil {
+	if err := mc.populatePaths(ctx, false, errs); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "populating paths")
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe.go b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
index 3476fa94c..50e7411b1 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ func SeedWriter(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, c *config) {
 		contxt,
 		mpb.WithWidth(progressBarWidth),
 		mpb.WithWaitGroup(&wg),
-		mpb.WithOutput(writer),
-	)
+		mpb.WithOutput(writer))
 }
 
 // Complete blocks until the progress finishes writing out all data.
@@ -172,8 +171,7 @@ func Message(ctx context.Context, msgs ...cleanable) {
 			decor.WC{
 				W: len(message) + 1,
 				C: decor.DidentRight,
-			})),
-	)
+			})))
 
 	// Complete the bar immediately
 	bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
@@ -210,8 +208,7 @@ func MessageWithCompletion(
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(
 			decor.Name(message+":"),
 			decor.Elapsed(decor.ET_STYLE_GO, decor.WC{W: 8})),
-		mpb.BarFillerOnComplete("done"),
-	)
+		mpb.BarFillerOnComplete("done"))
 
 	go listen(
 		ctx,
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index 675631b6f..f60641484 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		// No return here!  We continue down to persistResults, even in case of failure.
 		logger.Ctx(ctx).
 			With("err", err).
-			Errorw("doing backup", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
-		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "doing backup"))
+			Errorw("running backup", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
+		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "running backup"))
 	}
 
-	LogFaultErrors(ctx, op.Errors.Errors(), "doing backup")
+	LogFaultErrors(ctx, op.Errors.Errors(), "running backup")
 
 	// -----
 	// Persistence
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/restore.go b/src/internal/operations/restore.go
index 3593176a7..d76396a74 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/restore.go
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ func (op *RestoreOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (restoreDetails *details.De
 		// No return here!  We continue down to persistResults, even in case of failure.
 		logger.Ctx(ctx).
 			With("err", err).
-			Errorw("doing restore", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
-		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "doing restore"))
+			Errorw("running restore", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
+		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "running restore"))
 	}
 
-	LogFaultErrors(ctx, op.Errors.Errors(), "doing restore")
+	LogFaultErrors(ctx, op.Errors.Errors(), "running restore")
 
 	// -----
 	// Persistence