diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go
index 33467411a..719764d35 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func createCollections(
 		Credentials:   creds,
 	}
 
-	foldersComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(fmt.Sprintf("∙ %s - %s:", qp.Category, user))
+	foldersComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, observe.Bulletf("%s - %s", qp.Category, user))
 	defer closer()
 	defer close(foldersComplete)
 
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go
index c98854f4a..7fc3faadd 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ func (col *Collection) streamItems(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	if len(col.added)+len(col.removed) > 0 {
 		var closer func()
-		colProgress, closer = observe.CollectionProgress(user, col.fullPath.Category().String(), col.fullPath.Folder())
+		colProgress, closer = observe.CollectionProgress(
+			ctx,
+			user,
+			col.fullPath.Category().String(),
+			col.fullPath.Folder())
 
 		go closer()
 
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ func (col *Collection) finishPopulation(ctx context.Context, success int, totalB
 		},
 		errs,
 		col.fullPath.Folder())
-	logger.Ctx(ctx).Debug(status.String())
+	logger.Ctx(ctx).Debugw("done streaming items", "status", status.String())
 	col.statusUpdater(status)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_restore.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_restore.go
index cdf4541a9..06c56ac9d 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_restore.go
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func restoreCollection(
 		user      = directory.ResourceOwner()
 	)
 
-	colProgress, closer := observe.CollectionProgress(user, category.String(), directory.Folder())
+	colProgress, closer := observe.CollectionProgress(ctx, user, category.String(), directory.Folder())
 	defer closer()
 	defer close(colProgress)
 
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go
index 22ac8d746..4ea9ea9eb 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collection.go
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ func (oc *Collection) populateItems(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	folderProgress, colCloser := observe.ProgressWithCount(
+		ctx,
 		observe.ItemQueueMsg,
 		"/"+parentPathString,
-		int64(len(oc.driveItems)),
-	)
+		int64(len(oc.driveItems)))
 	defer colCloser()
 	defer close(folderProgress)
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (oc *Collection) populateItems(ctx context.Context) {
 			}
 
 			itemReader := lazy.NewLazyReadCloser(func() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-				progReader, closer := observe.ItemProgress(itemData, observe.ItemBackupMsg, itemName, itemSize)
+				progReader, closer := observe.ItemProgress(ctx, itemData, observe.ItemBackupMsg, itemName, itemSize)
 				go closer()
 				return progReader, nil
 			})
@@ -290,6 +290,6 @@ func (oc *Collection) reportAsCompleted(ctx context.Context, itemsRead int, byte
 		errs,
 		oc.folderPath.Folder(), // Additional details
 	)
-	logger.Ctx(ctx).Debug(status.String())
+	logger.Ctx(ctx).Debugw("done streaming items", "status", status.String())
 	oc.statusUpdater(status)
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collections.go b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collections.go
index f7e3d9290..d3528cb02 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collections.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/collections.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (c *Collections) Get(ctx context.Context) ([]data.Collection, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	observe.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Discovered %d items to backup", c.NumItems))
+	observe.Message(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Discovered %d items to backup", c.NumItems))
 
 	collections := make([]data.Collection, 0, len(c.CollectionMap))
 	for _, coll := range c.CollectionMap {
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/restore.go b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/restore.go
index 75dd6fa07..31149c7aa 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/onedrive/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/onedrive/restore.go
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ func RestoreCollection(
 	restoreFolderElements = append(restoreFolderElements, drivePath.Folders...)
 
 	trace.Log(ctx, "gc:oneDrive:restoreCollection", directory.String())
-	logger.Ctx(ctx).Debugf("Restore target for %s is %v", dc.FullPath(), restoreFolderElements)
+	logger.Ctx(ctx).Infow(
+		"restoring to destination",
+		"origin", dc.FullPath().Folder(),
+		"destination", restoreFolderElements)
 
 	// Create restore folders and get the folder ID of the folder the data stream will be restored in
 	restoreFolderID, err := CreateRestoreFolders(ctx, service, drivePath.DriveID, restoreFolderElements)
@@ -195,7 +198,11 @@ func CreateRestoreFolders(ctx context.Context, service graph.Servicer, driveID s
 			)
 		}
 
-		logger.Ctx(ctx).Debugf("Resolved %s in %s to %s", folder, parentFolderID, *folderItem.GetId())
+		logger.Ctx(ctx).Debugw("resolved restore destination",
+			"dest_name", folder,
+			"parent", parentFolderID,
+			"dest_id", *folderItem.GetId())
+
 		parentFolderID = *folderItem.GetId()
 	}
 
@@ -236,7 +243,7 @@ func restoreItem(
 	}
 
 	iReader := itemData.ToReader()
-	progReader, closer := observe.ItemProgress(iReader, observe.ItemRestoreMsg, itemName, ss.Size())
+	progReader, closer := observe.ItemProgress(ctx, iReader, observe.ItemRestoreMsg, itemName, ss.Size())
 
 	go closer()
 
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/collection.go b/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/collection.go
index 14d0beb34..ff6af4132 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/collection.go
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ func (sc *Collection) populate(ctx context.Context) {
 	)
 
 	// TODO: Insert correct ID for CollectionProgress
-	colProgress, closer := observe.CollectionProgress("name", sc.fullPath.Category().String(), sc.fullPath.Folder())
+	colProgress, closer := observe.CollectionProgress(
+		ctx,
+		"name",
+		sc.fullPath.Category().String(),
+		sc.fullPath.Folder())
 	go closer()
 
 	defer func() {
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/data_collections.go b/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/data_collections.go
index 76b0287b7..d7c6547a0 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/data_collections.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/sharepoint/data_collections.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package sharepoint
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
@@ -43,8 +42,8 @@ func DataCollections(
 	)
 
 	for _, scope := range b.Scopes() {
-		foldersComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"∙ %s - %s:",
+		foldersComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, observe.Bulletf(
+			"%s - %s",
 			scope.Category().PathType(), site))
 		defer closer()
 		defer close(foldersComplete)
diff --git a/src/internal/kopia/upload.go b/src/internal/kopia/upload.go
index a64715fc3..6a99b9898 100644
--- a/src/internal/kopia/upload.go
+++ b/src/internal/kopia/upload.go
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ func collectionEntries(
 				continue
 			}
 
-			log.Debugw("reading item", "path", itemPath.String())
 			trace.Log(ctx, "kopia:streamEntries:item", itemPath.String())
 
 			if e.Deleted() {
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe.go b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
index 9dd9a68fa..6d648be5f 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8/decor"
+
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -127,15 +130,17 @@ func Complete() {
 }
 
 const (
-	ItemBackupMsg  = "Backing up item:"
-	ItemRestoreMsg = "Restoring item:"
-	ItemQueueMsg   = "Queuing items:"
+	ItemBackupMsg  = "Backing up item"
+	ItemRestoreMsg = "Restoring item"
+	ItemQueueMsg   = "Queuing items"
 )
 
 // Progress Updates
 
 // Message is used to display a progress message
-func Message(message string) {
+func Message(ctx context.Context, message string) {
+	logger.Ctx(ctx).Info(message)
+
 	if cfg.hidden() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -153,12 +158,15 @@ func Message(message string) {
 	// Complete the bar immediately
 	bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
 
-	waitAndCloseBar(bar)()
+	waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {})()
 }
 
 // MessageWithCompletion is used to display progress with a spinner
 // that switches to "done" when the completion channel is signalled
-func MessageWithCompletion(message string) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
+func MessageWithCompletion(ctx context.Context, message string) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
+	log := logger.Ctx(ctx)
+	log.Info(message)
+
 	completionCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 
 	if cfg.hidden() {
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ func MessageWithCompletion(message string) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
 		-1,
 		mpb.SpinnerStyle(frames...).PositionLeft(),
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(
-			decor.Name(message),
+			decor.Name(message+":"),
 			decor.Elapsed(decor.ET_STYLE_GO, decor.WC{W: 8}),
 		),
 		mpb.BarFillerOnComplete("done"),
@@ -192,7 +200,11 @@ func MessageWithCompletion(message string) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
 		}
 	}(completionCh)
 
-	return completionCh, waitAndCloseBar(bar)
+	wacb := waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {
+		log.Info("done - " + message)
+	})
+
+	return completionCh, wacb
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -202,7 +214,15 @@ func MessageWithCompletion(message string) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
 // ItemProgress tracks the display of an item in a folder by counting the bytes
 // read through the provided readcloser, up until the byte count matches
 // the totalBytes.
-func ItemProgress(rc io.ReadCloser, header, iname string, totalBytes int64) (io.ReadCloser, func()) {
+func ItemProgress(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	rc io.ReadCloser,
+	header, iname string,
+	totalBytes int64,
+) (io.ReadCloser, func()) {
+	log := logger.Ctx(ctx).With("item", iname, "size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(totalBytes)))
+	log.Debug(header)
+
 	if cfg.hidden() || rc == nil || totalBytes == 0 {
 		return rc, func() {}
 	}
@@ -224,14 +244,23 @@ func ItemProgress(rc io.ReadCloser, header, iname string, totalBytes int64) (io.
 
 	bar := progress.New(totalBytes, mpb.NopStyle(), barOpts...)
 
-	return bar.ProxyReader(rc), waitAndCloseBar(bar)
+	wacb := waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {
+		// might be overly chatty, we can remove if needed.
+		log.Debug("done - " + header)
+	})
+
+	return bar.ProxyReader(rc), wacb
 }
 
 // ProgressWithCount tracks the display of a bar that tracks the completion
 // of the specified count.
 // Each write to the provided channel counts as a single increment.
 // The caller is expected to close the channel.
-func ProgressWithCount(header, message string, count int64) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
+func ProgressWithCount(ctx context.Context, header, message string, count int64) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
+	log := logger.Ctx(ctx)
+	lmsg := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s - %d", header, message, count)
+	log.Info(lmsg)
+
 	progressCh := make(chan struct{})
 
 	if cfg.hidden() {
@@ -282,7 +311,11 @@ func ProgressWithCount(header, message string, count int64) (chan<- struct{}, fu
 		}
 	}(ch)
 
-	return ch, waitAndCloseBar(bar)
+	wacb := waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {
+		log.Info("done - " + lmsg)
+	})
+
+	return ch, wacb
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -320,7 +353,14 @@ func makeSpinFrames(barWidth int) {
 // CollectionProgress tracks the display a spinner that idles while the collection
 // incrementing the count of items handled.  Each write to the provided channel
 // counts as a single increment.  The caller is expected to close the channel.
-func CollectionProgress(user, category, dirName string) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
+func CollectionProgress(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	user, category, dirName string,
+) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
+	log := logger.Ctx(ctx).With("user", user, "category", category, "dir", dirName)
+	message := "Collecting " + dirName
+	log.Info(message)
+
 	if cfg.hidden() || len(user) == 0 || len(dirName) == 0 {
 		ch := make(chan struct{})
 
@@ -357,6 +397,8 @@ func CollectionProgress(user, category, dirName string) (chan<- struct{}, func()
 		barOpts...,
 	)
 
+	var counted int
+
 	ch := make(chan struct{})
 	go func(ci <-chan struct{}) {
 		for {
@@ -371,17 +413,34 @@ func CollectionProgress(user, category, dirName string) (chan<- struct{}, func()
 					return
 				}
 
+				counted++
+
 				bar.Increment()
 			}
 		}
 	}(ch)
 
-	return ch, waitAndCloseBar(bar)
+	wacb := waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {
+		log.Infow("done - "+message, "count", counted)
+	})
+
+	return ch, wacb
 }
 
-func waitAndCloseBar(bar *mpb.Bar) func() {
+func waitAndCloseBar(bar *mpb.Bar, log func()) func() {
 	return func() {
 		bar.Wait()
 		wg.Done()
+		log()
 	}
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// other funcs
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Bulletf prepends the message with "∙ ", and formats it.
+// Ex: Bulletf("%s", "foo") => "∙ foo"
+func Bulletf(template string, vs ...any) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("∙ "+template, vs...)
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go b/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
index 96809a235..681cbeaf5 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestItemProgress() {
 
 	from := make([]byte, 100)
 	prog, closer := observe.ItemProgress(
+		ctx,
 		io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(from)),
 		"folder",
 		"test",
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestCollectionProgress_unblockOnCtxCancel
 		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
-	progCh, closer := observe.CollectionProgress("test", "testcat", "testertons")
+	progCh, closer := observe.CollectionProgress(ctx, "test", "testcat", "testertons")
 	require.NotNil(t, progCh)
 	require.NotNil(t, closer)
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestCollectionProgress_unblockOnChannelCl
 		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
-	progCh, closer := observe.CollectionProgress("test", "testcat", "testertons")
+	progCh, closer := observe.CollectionProgress(ctx, "test", "testcat", "testertons")
 	require.NotNil(t, progCh)
 	require.NotNil(t, closer)
 
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgress() {
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	observe.Message(message)
+	observe.Message(ctx, message)
 	observe.Complete()
 	require.NotEmpty(suite.T(), recorder.String())
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), message)
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCompletion() {
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	ch, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(message)
+	ch, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, message)
 
 	// Trigger completion
 	ch <- struct{}{}
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithChannelClosed() {
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	ch, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(message)
+	ch, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, message)
 
 	// Close channel without completing
 	close(ch)
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithContextCancelled()
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	_, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(message)
+	_, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, message)
 
 	// cancel context
 	cancel()
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCount() {
 	message := "Test Message"
 	count := 3
 
-	ch, closer := observe.ProgressWithCount(header, message, int64(count))
+	ch, closer := observe.ProgressWithCount(ctx, header, message, int64(count))
 
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		ch <- struct{}{}
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCountChannelClosed
 	message := "Test Message"
 	count := 3
 
-	ch, closer := observe.ProgressWithCount(header, message, int64(count))
+	ch, closer := observe.ProgressWithCount(ctx, header, message, int64(count))
 
 	close(ch)
 
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index f2e68aec5..3a35eb349 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func produceBackupDataCollections(
 	metadata []data.Collection,
 	ctrlOpts control.Options,
 ) ([]data.Collection, error) {
-	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion("Discovering items to backup:")
+	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, "Discovering items to backup")
 	defer func() {
 		complete <- struct{}{}
 		close(complete)
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func consumeBackupDataCollections(
 	backupID model.StableID,
 	isIncremental bool,
 ) (*kopia.BackupStats, *details.Builder, map[string]path.Path, error) {
-	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion("Backing up data:")
+	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, "Backing up data")
 	defer func() {
 		complete <- struct{}{}
 		close(complete)
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/operation.go b/src/internal/operations/operation.go
index c068d888e..30770bdf5 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/operation.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/operation.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func connectToM365(
 	sel selectors.Selector,
 	acct account.Account,
 ) (*connector.GraphConnector, error) {
-	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion("Connecting to M365:")
+	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, "Connecting to M365")
 	defer func() {
 		complete <- struct{}{}
 		close(complete)
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/restore.go b/src/internal/operations/restore.go
index b4713f57c..f7505fa7d 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/restore.go
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ func (op *RestoreOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (restoreDetails *details.De
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	observe.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Discovered %d items in backup %s to restore", len(paths), op.BackupID))
+	observe.Message(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Discovered %d items in backup %s to restore", len(paths), op.BackupID))
 
-	kopiaComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion("Enumerating items in repository:")
+	kopiaComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, "Enumerating items in repository")
 	defer closer()
 	defer close(kopiaComplete)
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (op *RestoreOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (restoreDetails *details.De
 		return nil, opStats.readErr
 	}
 
-	restoreComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion("Restoring data:")
+	restoreComplete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, "Restoring data")
 	defer closer()
 	defer close(restoreComplete)
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
index e7d2a3c56..f8559759f 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func Connect(
 	// their output getting clobbered (#1720)
 	defer observe.Complete()
 
-	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion("Connecting to repository:")
+	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, "Connecting to repository")
 	defer closer()
 	defer close(complete)