diff --git a/src/appstate.rs b/src/appstate.rs
index 19eb63e..078d04f 100644
--- a/src/appstate.rs
+++ b/src/appstate.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use std::{fmt, io, time::Duration};
 
-use console::style;
-use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget, ProgressStyle};
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget};
 use log::{debug, warn};
 
 use crate::{
     cachefile::CacheFile,
     cli::Cli,
     file::{Chunk, FileTrait},
+    output::new_progressbar,
     sharry::{self, Client},
 };
 
@@ -32,20 +32,6 @@ fn new_http(timeout: Option<Duration>) -> ureq::Agent {
         .into()
 }
 
-fn new_progressbar() -> ProgressBar {
-    ProgressBar::hidden().with_style(
-        ProgressStyle::with_template(&format!(
-            concat!(
-                "{{bar:50.cyan/blue}} {{msg:.magenta}}: ",
-                "{{binary_bytes:.yellow}}{}{{binary_total_bytes:.yellow}} ",
-                "({{eta}})",
-            ),
-            style("/").magenta(),
-        ))
-        .expect("invalid style template"),
-    )
-}
-
 impl AppState {
     fn new(http: ureq::Agent, inner: CacheFile) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -60,38 +46,17 @@ impl AppState {
             .inspect_err(|e| debug!("could not resume from hash {:?}: {e}", args.get_hash()))
             .ok()?;
 
+        inner.peek_uploading();
+
         Some(Self::new(new_http(args.get_timeout()), inner))
     }
 
     pub fn from_args(args: &Cli) -> sharry::Result<Self> {
-        let mut files = args.files.clone();
-
-        // TODO CLI switch begin
-
-        let bar = new_progressbar();
-        bar.set_draw_target(ProgressDrawTarget::stderr());
-        // BOOKMARK assumption: total file size < 2 EiB
-        bar.set_length(files.iter().map(|f| f.get_size()).sum());
-        bar.enable_steady_tick(Duration::from_millis(50));
-
-        for chk in &mut files {
-            bar.set_message(format!("hashing {:?}", chk.get_name()));
-            chk.hash(|bytes| bar.inc(bytes))?;
-            debug!("{chk:?}");
-        }
-
-        bar.finish();
-
-        // TODO CLI switch end
-
         let http = new_http(args.get_timeout());
 
         let share_id = http.share_create(&args.get_uri(), &args.alias, args.get_share_request())?;
 
-        Ok(Self::new(
-            http,
-            CacheFile::from_args(args, share_id).replace_files(files),
-        ))
+        Ok(Self::new(http, CacheFile::from_args(args, share_id)?))
     }
 
     fn with_progressbar(&mut self, f: impl FnOnce(&ProgressBar), drop_bar: bool) {
@@ -179,7 +144,7 @@ impl AppState {
             self.http
                 .share_create(&args.get_uri(), &args.alias, args.get_share_request())?;
 
-        Ok(Self::new(self.http, CacheFile::from_args(args, share_id)))
+        Ok(Self::new(self.http, CacheFile::from_args(args, share_id)?))
     }
 
     pub fn save(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
diff --git a/src/cachefile.rs b/src/cachefile.rs
index 1aed7bb..f595a29 100644
--- a/src/cachefile.rs
+++ b/src/cachefile.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ use std::{
     fs,
     io::{self, Write},
     path::PathBuf,
+    time::Duration,
 };
 
-use log::trace;
+use indicatif::ProgressDrawTarget;
+use log::{debug, trace};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
     cli::Cli,
-    file::{self, Chunk},
+    file::{self, Chunk, FileTrait},
+    output::new_progressbar,
     sharry::{self, Client, Uri},
 };
 
@@ -56,22 +59,35 @@ impl CacheFile {
         Ok(Self { file_name, ..state })
     }
 
-    pub fn from_args(args: &Cli, share_id: String) -> Self {
-        Self {
+    pub fn from_args(args: &Cli, share_id: String) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        // TODO CLI switch begin
+
+        let mut files = args.files.clone();
+
+        let bar = new_progressbar();
+        bar.set_draw_target(ProgressDrawTarget::stderr());
+        // BOOKMARK assumption: total file size < 2 EiB
+        bar.set_length(files.iter().map(|f| f.get_size()).sum());
+        bar.enable_steady_tick(Duration::from_millis(50));
+
+        for chk in &mut files {
+            bar.set_message(format!("hashing {:?}", chk.get_name()));
+            chk.hash(|bytes| bar.inc(bytes))?;
+            debug!("{chk:?}");
+        }
+
+        bar.finish_with_message("finished hashing files");
+
+        // TODO CLI switch end
+
+        Ok(Self {
             file_name: Self::cache_file(args),
             uri: args.get_uri(),
             alias_id: args.alias.clone(),
             share_id,
             uploading: None,
-            files: args.files.clone().into(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn replace_files(self, files: Vec<file::Checked>) -> Self {
-        Self {
             files: files.into(),
-            ..self
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn queue_empty(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index 0ca1038..73bd80c 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::{fmt, process, sync::LazyLock};
 
 use console::{StyledObject, style};
 use dialoguer::{Select, theme::ColorfulTheme};
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
 use log::{error, info};
 
 use crate::sharry;
@@ -43,6 +44,20 @@ where
     strs.iter().map(|&s| f(style(s)).to_string()).collect()
 }
 
+pub fn new_progressbar() -> ProgressBar {
+    ProgressBar::hidden().with_style(
+        ProgressStyle::with_template(&format!(
+            concat!(
+                "{{bar:50.cyan/blue}} {{msg:.magenta}}: ",
+                "{{binary_bytes:.yellow}}{}{{binary_total_bytes:.yellow}} ",
+                "({{eta}})",
+            ),
+            style("/").magenta(),
+        ))
+        .expect("invalid style template"),
+    )
+}
+
 pub enum Log {}
 
 impl Log {