diff --git a/src/appstate.rs b/src/appstate.rs
index ed01d39..ded7a4b 100644
--- a/src/appstate.rs
+++ b/src/appstate.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
-use log::{debug, trace};
+use log::{debug, error, trace};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use super::{
@@ -14,46 +14,98 @@ use super::{
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct AppState {
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    file_name: PathBuf,
+
     alias: Alias,
     share: Share,
-    checked: Vec<FileChecked>,
-    uploading: Vec<FileUploading>,
+    files: Vec<FileState>,
 }
 
-fn get_cachefile(args: &Cli) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    let file_name: PathBuf = dirs_next::cache_dir()?
-        .join("shrupl")
-        .join(format!("{}.json", args.get_hash()));
-
-    trace!("cachefile: {}", file_name.display());
-
-    Some(file_name)
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+enum FileState {
+    C(FileChecked),
+    U(FileUploading),
 }
 
 impl AppState {
+    fn cache_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        let dir_name = dirs_next::cache_dir()?.join("shrupl");
+
+        trace!("cachedir: {}", dir_name.display());
+
+        Some(dir_name)
+    }
+
+    fn cache_file(args: &Cli) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        let file_name = Self::cache_dir()?.join(format!("{}.json", args.get_hash()));
+
+        trace!("cachefile: {}", file_name.display());
+
+        Some(file_name)
+    }
+
     fn load(file_name: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let content = fs::read_to_string(file_name)?;
         serde_json::from_str(&content).map_err(io::Error::other)
     }
 
-    fn save(&self, file_name: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn try_resume(args: &Cli) -> Option<Self> {
+        let file_name = Self::cache_file(args)?;
+
+        Self::load(&file_name)
+            .inspect_err(|e| debug!("could not resume from {}: {e}", file_name.display()))
+            .map(|state| {
+                debug!("successfully loaded AppState");
+
+                Self {
+                    file_name,
+                    alias: state.alias,
+                    share: state.share,
+                    files: state.files,
+                }
+            })
+            .ok()
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_args(args: Cli, agent: &ureq::Agent) -> Option<Self> {
+        let file_name = Self::cache_file(&args)?;
+
+        let alias = args.get_alias();
+
+        let share = Share::create(&agent, &alias, args.get_share_request())
+            .inspect_err(|e| error!("could not create Share: {e}"))
+            .ok()?;
+
+        let files: Vec<_> = args.files.into_iter().map(|f| FileState::C(f)).collect();
+
+        Some(Self {
+            file_name,
+            alias,
+            share,
+            files,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn save(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let cache_dir = Self::cache_dir()
+            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("could not determine cache directory"))?;
+        fs::create_dir_all(cache_dir)?;
+
         let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(self).map_err(io::Error::other)?;
-        let mut file = fs::File::create(file_name)?;
+        let mut file = fs::File::create(&self.file_name)?;
         file.write_all(json.as_bytes())?;
 
+        trace!("successfully saved AppState");
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn try_resume(args: &Cli) -> Option<Self> {
-        let file_name = get_cachefile(args)?;
+    pub fn delete(self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        fs::remove_file(self.file_name)?;
 
-        // let content = fs::read_to_string(&file_name).ok()?;
-        // serde_json::from_str(&content)
-        //     .inspect_err(|e| debug!("could not resume from {}: {e}", &file_name.display()))
-        //     .ok()
+        trace!("successfully cleared AppState");
 
-        Self::load(&file_name)
-            .inspect_err(|e| debug!("could not resume from {}: {e}", file_name.display()))
-            .ok()
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a8fbdc2..d65d6c1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,22 @@ fn main() {
         .build()
         .into();
 
-    if let Some(state) = AppState::try_resume(&args) {
-        info!("state: {state:?}");
-    }
+    let state = AppState::try_resume(&args)
+        .and_then(|state| {
+            info!("loaded state: {state:?}");
+
+            Some(state)
+        })
+        .or_else(|| AppState::from_args(args, &agent))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        });
+
+    info!("continuing with state: {state:?}");
+    state.save().unwrap();
+    // state.delete().unwrap();
+
+    return;
 
     let alias = args.get_alias();
     let share = Share::create(&agent, &alias, args.get_share_request()).unwrap();