diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index b84db6bc8..875aa74c1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^0.1.7",
     "@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu": "^0.1.6",
     "@radix-ui/react-icons": "^1.1.0",
+    "@radix-ui/react-progress": "^0.1.4",
     "@radix-ui/react-slider": "^0.1.4",
     "@sd/client": "workspace:*",
     "@sd/core": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx
index f3407d42e..cb9d04292 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ function NotFound() {
       role="alert"
       className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full h-full p-4 rounded-lg dark:text-white"
     >
-      <p className="m-3 text-sm font-bold text-gray-400">Error: 404</p>
-      <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">Not found bozo.</h1>
+      <p className="m-3 mt-20 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-500 uppercase">Error: 404</p>
+      <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold">You chose nothingness.</h1>
       <div className="flex flex-row space-x-2">
-        <Button variant="primary" className="mt-2" onClick={() => navigate(-1)}>
+        <Button variant="primary" className="mt-4" onClick={() => navigate(-1)}>
           Go Back
         </Button>
       </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/file/FileList.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/file/FileList.tsx
index dc54497e6..44ed3bf86 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/file/FileList.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/file/FileList.tsx
@@ -14,11 +14,20 @@ import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 type ExplorerState = {
   selectedRowIndex: number;
   setSelectedRowIndex: (index: number) => void;
+  locationId: number;
+  setLocationId: (index: number) => void;
+  newThumbnails: Record<string, boolean>;
+  addNewThumbnail: (cas_id: string) => void;
 };
 
 export const useExplorerState = create<ExplorerState>((set) => ({
   selectedRowIndex: 1,
-  setSelectedRowIndex: (index) => set((state) => ({ ...state, selectedRowIndex: index }))
+  setSelectedRowIndex: (index) => set((state) => ({ ...state, selectedRowIndex: index })),
+  locationId: -1,
+  setLocationId: (id: number) => set((state) => ({ ...state, locationId: id })),
+  newThumbnails: {},
+  addNewThumbnail: (cas_id: string) =>
+    set((state) => ({ ...state, newThumbnails: { ...state.newThumbnails, [cas_id]: true } }))
 }));
 
 interface IColumn {
@@ -36,7 +45,7 @@ function ensureIsColumns<T extends IColumn[]>(data: T) {
 
 const columns = ensureIsColumns([
   { column: 'Name', key: 'name', width: 280 } as const,
-  { column: 'Size', key: 'size_in_bytes', width: 120 } as const,
+  // { column: 'Size', key: 'size_in_bytes', width: 120 } as const,
   { column: 'Type', key: 'extension', width: 100 } as const
 ]);
 
@@ -51,7 +60,7 @@ export const FileList: React.FC<{ location_id: number; path: string; limit: numb
 
   const path = props.path;
 
-  const { selectedRowIndex, setSelectedRowIndex } = useExplorerState();
+  const { selectedRowIndex, setSelectedRowIndex, setLocationId } = useExplorerState();
   const [goingUp, setGoingUp] = useState(false);
 
   const { data: currentDir } = useBridgeQuery('LibGetExplorerDir', {
@@ -71,6 +80,10 @@ export const FileList: React.FC<{ location_id: number; path: string; limit: numb
     }
   }, [selectedRowIndex]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setLocationId(props.location_id);
+  }, [props.location_id]);
+
   useKey('ArrowUp', (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     setGoingUp(true);
@@ -197,6 +210,9 @@ const RenderCell: React.FC<{ colKey?: ColumnKey; dirId?: number; file?: FilePath
     refetchOnWindowFocus: false
   });
   const location = useContext(LocationContext);
+  const { newThumbnails } = useExplorerState();
+
+  const hasThumbnail = !!row?.has_local_thumbnail || !!newThumbnails[row?.temp_cas_id ?? ''];
 
   switch (colKey) {
     case 'name':
@@ -206,7 +222,7 @@ const RenderCell: React.FC<{ colKey?: ColumnKey; dirId?: number; file?: FilePath
             {row.is_dir ? (
               <img className="mt-0.5 pointer-events-none z-90" src="/svg/folder.svg" />
             ) : (
-              row.has_local_thumbnail &&
+              hasThumbnail &&
               client?.data_path && (
                 <img
                   className="mt-0.5 pointer-events-none z-90"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/file/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/file/Sidebar.tsx
index ee3d025ca..1405ab7e2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/file/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/file/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import { TrafficLights } from '../os/TrafficLights';
 import { Button } from '../primitive';
 import { Dropdown } from '../primitive/Dropdown';
 import { DefaultProps } from '../primitive/types';
-import { useBridgeQuery } from '@sd/client';
+import { useBridgeCommand, useBridgeQuery } from '@sd/client';
 import { platform } from '@tauri-apps/api/os';
+import { dialog } from '@tauri-apps/api';
+import RunningJobsWidget from '../jobs/RunningJobsWidget';
 
 interface SidebarProps extends DefaultProps {}
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ export function MacOSTrafficLights() {
 export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = (props) => {
   const [isMacos, setIsMacos] = useState(false);
   const { data: locations } = useBridgeQuery('SysGetLocations');
+  const { mutate: createLocation } = useBridgeCommand('LocCreate');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     platform().then((platform) => {
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = (props) => {
   ];
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col flex-shrink-0 min-h-full px-3 pb-1 overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-scroll border-r border-gray-100 w-46 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-850 dark:border-gray-600">
+    <div className="flex flex-col w-56 min-h-full px-3 pb-1 overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-scroll border-r border-gray-100 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-850 dark:border-gray-600">
       {isMacos ? (
         <>
           <MacOSTrafficLights /> <div className="mt-6" />
@@ -157,9 +160,17 @@ export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = (props) => {
             </div>
           );
         })}
-        <div className="w-full px-2 py-1.5 mt-1 text-xs font-bold text-center text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 border border-dashed rounded border-transparent cursor-normal border-gray-350 dark:border-gray-550">
+
+        <button
+          onClick={() => {
+            dialog.open({ directory: true }).then((result) => {
+              createLocation({ path: result });
+            });
+          }}
+          className="w-full px-2 py-1.5 mt-1 text-xs font-bold text-center text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 border border-dashed rounded border-transparent cursor-normal border-gray-350 dark:border-gray-550 hover:dark:border-gray-500 transition"
+        >
           Add Location
-        </div>
+        </button>
       </div>
       <div>
         <Heading>Tags</Heading>
@@ -176,6 +187,9 @@ export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = (props) => {
         </div>
       </div>
       <div className="flex-grow" />
+      <RunningJobsWidget />
+      {/* <div className="flex w-full">
+      </div> */}
       <div className="mb-2">
         <NavLink to="/settings/general">
           {({ isActive }) => (
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/jobs/RunningJobsWidget.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/jobs/RunningJobsWidget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e40b0952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/jobs/RunningJobsWidget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { useBridgeQuery } from '@sd/client';
+import ProgressBar from '../primitive/ProgressBar';
+import { Transition } from '@headlessui/react';
+
+export default function RunningJobsWidget() {
+  const { data: jobs } = useBridgeQuery('JobGetRunning');
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col space-y-4">
+      {jobs?.map((job) => (
+        <Transition
+          show={true}
+          enter="transition-translate ease-in-out duration-200"
+          enterFrom="translate-y-24"
+          enterTo="translate-y-0"
+          leave="transition-translate ease-in-out duration-200"
+          leaveFrom="translate-y-0"
+          leaveTo="translate-y-24"
+        >
+          <div key={job.id} className="flex flex-col px-2 pt-1.5 pb-2 bg-gray-700 rounded">
+            {/* <span className="mb-0.5 text-tiny font-bold text-gray-400">{job.status} Job</span> */}
+            <span className="mb-1.5 truncate text-gray-450 text-tiny">{job.message}</span>
+            <ProgressBar value={job.completed_task_count} total={job.task_count} />
+          </div>
+        </Transition>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
index d5c7e3e36..1ed765152 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import { ChevronLeftIcon, ChevronRightIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
-import { ArrowsLeftRight, Cloud, FolderPlus, Key, Tag, TerminalWindow } from 'phosphor-react';
+import {
+  ArrowsClockwise,
+  ArrowsLeftRight,
+  Cloud,
+  FolderPlus,
+  Key,
+  Tag,
+  TerminalWindow
+} from 'phosphor-react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { ButtonProps } from '../primitive';
 import { Shortcut } from '../primitive/Shortcut';
 import { DefaultProps } from '../primitive/types';
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api';
 import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useBridgeCommand } from '@sd/client';
+import { useExplorerState } from '../file/FileList';
 
 export interface TopBarProps extends DefaultProps {}
 export interface TopBarButtonProps extends ButtonProps {
@@ -38,7 +48,12 @@ const TopBarButton: React.FC<TopBarButtonProps> = ({ icon: Icon, ...props }) =>
 };
 
 export const TopBar: React.FC<TopBarProps> = (props) => {
-  let location = useLocation();
+  const { locationId } = useExplorerState();
+  const { mutate: generateThumbsForLocation } = useBridgeCommand('GenerateThumbsForLocation', {
+    onMutate: (data) => {
+      console.log('GenerateThumbsForLocation', data);
+    }
+  });
   let navigate = useNavigate();
   return (
     <>
@@ -75,8 +90,10 @@ export const TopBar: React.FC<TopBarProps> = (props) => {
             <TopBarButton icon={Key} />
             <TopBarButton icon={Cloud} />
             <TopBarButton
-              icon={ArrowsLeftRight}
-              onClick={() => invoke('start_watcher', { path: '/Users/jamie' })}
+              icon={ArrowsClockwise}
+              onClick={() => {
+                generateThumbsForLocation({ id: locationId, path: '' });
+              }}
             />
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/primitive/ProgressBar.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/primitive/ProgressBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26882b61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/primitive/ProgressBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as ProgressPrimitive from '@radix-ui/react-progress';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+interface Props {
+  value: number;
+  total: number;
+}
+
+const ProgressBar = (props: Props) => {
+  const percentage = Math.round((props.value / props.total) * 100);
+  return (
+    <ProgressPrimitive.Root
+      value={percentage}
+      className="w-full h-1 overflow-hidden bg-gray-200 rounded-full dark:bg-gray-500"
+    >
+      <ProgressPrimitive.Indicator
+        style={{ width: `${percentage}%` }}
+        className="h-full duration-300 ease-in-out bg-primary "
+      />
+    </ProgressPrimitive.Root>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ProgressBar;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/hooks/useCoreEvents.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/hooks/useCoreEvents.tsx
index 5d03a5b9a..bf61b5b72 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/hooks/useCoreEvents.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/hooks/useCoreEvents.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ import { emit, listen, Event } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 // import { useExplorerStore } from '../store/explorer';
 import { CoreEvent } from '../../../../core';
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from 'react-query';
+import { useExplorerState } from '../components/file/FileList';
 
 export function useCoreEvents() {
   const client = useQueryClient();
+  const { addNewThumbnail } = useExplorerState();
   useEffect(() => {
     listen('core_event', (e: Event<CoreEvent>) => {
       switch (e.payload?.key) {
+        case 'NewThumbnail':
+          addNewThumbnail(e.payload.data.cas_id);
+          break;
         case 'InvalidateQuery':
         case 'InvalidateQueryDebounced':
           let query = [e.payload.data.key];
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/screens/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/screens/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx
index 7a91088f2..8da06531d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/screens/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/screens/settings/GeneralSettings.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { useBridgeCommand, useBridgeQuery } from '@sd/client';
 
 export default function GeneralSettings() {
   const { data: volumes } = useBridgeQuery('SysGetVolumes');
-  const [tempWatchDir, setTempWatchDir] = useState('/users/jamie/Projects');
+  const [tempWatchDir, setTempWatchDir] = useState('/users/jamie/Desktop/Pictures');
 
   const [fakeSliderVal, setFakeSliderVal] = useState([30, 0]);
 
@@ -33,24 +33,12 @@ export default function GeneralSettings() {
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col flex-grow max-w-4xl space-y-4">
-      <div className="mt-3 mb-6">
+      <div className="mt-3 mb-3">
         <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">General Settings</h1>
         <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-400">Basic settings related to this client</p>
         {/* <hr className="mt-4 border-gray-550" /> */}
       </div>
       <div className="flex flex-row pb-4 space-x-2">
-        <Button
-          className="w-40"
-          variant="gray"
-          size="sm"
-          onClick={() =>
-            generateThumbsForLocation({
-              id: 1
-            })
-          }
-        >
-          Generate Thumbnails
-        </Button>
         <Button className="w-40" variant="gray" size="sm" onClick={() => {}}>
           Open data folder
         </Button>
@@ -58,7 +46,7 @@ export default function GeneralSettings() {
           Purge database
         </Button>
       </div>
-      <InputContainer
+      {/* <InputContainer
         title="Test scan directory"
         description="This will create a job to scan the directory you specify to the database."
       >
@@ -81,38 +69,8 @@ export default function GeneralSettings() {
             Scan Now
           </Button>
         </div>
-      </InputContainer>
+      </InputContainer> */}
 
-      <ReactJson
-        // collapsed
-        enableClipboard={false}
-        displayDataTypes={false}
-        theme="ocean"
-        src={{ runningJobs: jobs }}
-        style={{
-          padding: 20,
-          borderRadius: 5,
-          backgroundColor: '#101016',
-          border: 1,
-          borderColor: '#1E1E27',
-          borderStyle: 'solid'
-        }}
-      />
-      <ReactJson
-        // collapsed
-        enableClipboard={false}
-        displayDataTypes={false}
-        theme="ocean"
-        src={{ jobsHistory: [...(jobsHistory || [])].reverse() }}
-        style={{
-          padding: 20,
-          borderRadius: 5,
-          backgroundColor: '#101016',
-          border: 1,
-          borderColor: '#1E1E27',
-          borderStyle: 'solid'
-        }}
-      />
       <InputContainer
         title="Locations"
         description="Local cache storage for media previews and thumbnails."
@@ -146,13 +104,12 @@ export default function GeneralSettings() {
         />
       </InputContainer>
       <InputContainer
-        title="Media cache directory"
+        title="A long input"
         description="Local cache storage for media previews and thumbnails."
       >
         <div className="flex flex-row">
           <Input
             className="flex-grow"
-            value={'uuuuuu'}
             placeholder="/users/jamie/Library/Application Support/spacedrive/cache"
           />
         </div>
diff --git a/core/src/file/indexer.rs b/core/src/file/indexer.rs
index 0e3de510b..a4a1370c8 100644
--- a/core/src/file/indexer.rs
+++ b/core/src/file/indexer.rs
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ pub async fn scan_path(
     on_progress(vec![
       ScanProgress::SavedChunks(i as usize),
       ScanProgress::Message(format!(
-        "Writing {} files to db at chunk {}",
-        chunk.len(),
-        i
+        "Writing {} of {} to db",
+        i * chunk.len(),
+        paths.len(),
       )),
     ]);
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ fn prepare_values(
     location.id,
     materialized_path,
     name,
-    extension,
+    extension.to_lowercase(),
     parent_id
       .clone()
       .map(|id| format!("\"{}\"", &id))
diff --git a/core/src/file/thumb.rs b/core/src/file/thumb.rs
index 0a1717fae..a1c447645 100644
--- a/core/src/file/thumb.rs
+++ b/core/src/file/thumb.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 use crate::job::jobs::JobReportUpdate;
 use crate::prisma::FilePathData;
 use crate::state::client;
-use crate::sys;
 use crate::{
   job::{jobs::Job, worker::WorkerContext},
   prisma::FilePath,
   CoreContext,
 };
+use crate::{sys, CoreEvent};
 use anyhow::Result;
+use futures::executor::block_on;
 use image::*;
 use prisma_client_rust::or;
 use std::fs;
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ impl Job for ThumbnailJob {
 
     println!("Found {:?} files", image_files.len());
 
+    let is_background = self.background.clone();
+
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
       ctx.progress(vec![
         JobReportUpdate::TaskCount(image_files.len()),
@@ -76,6 +79,12 @@ impl Job for ThumbnailJob {
         }
 
         ctx.progress(vec![JobReportUpdate::CompletedTaskCount(i + 1)]);
+
+        if !is_background {
+          block_on(ctx.core_ctx.emit(CoreEvent::NewThumbnail {
+            cas_id: checksum.to_string(),
+          }));
+        };
       }
     })
     .await?;
diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index f1681efc2..0b7fcb772 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl Core {
   }
 
   async fn exec_command(&mut self, cmd: ClientCommand) -> Result<CoreResponse, CoreError> {
-    info!("Core command: {:?}", cmd);
+    println!("Core command: {:?}", cmd);
     let ctx = self.get_context();
     Ok(match cmd {
       // CRUD for locations
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ pub enum CoreEvent {
   InvalidateQuery(ClientQuery),
   InvalidateQueryDebounced(ClientQuery),
   InvalidateResource(CoreResource),
+  NewThumbnail { cas_id: String },
   Log { message: String },
   DatabaseDisconnected { reason: Option<String> },
 }
diff --git a/core/src/sys/locations.rs b/core/src/sys/locations.rs
index a3ee8122a..f7859a5c7 100644
--- a/core/src/sys/locations.rs
+++ b/core/src/sys/locations.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
   prisma::{FilePath, Location},
   state::client,
   sys::{volumes, volumes::Volume},
-  CoreContext,
+  ClientQuery, CoreContext, CoreEvent,
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 use log::info;
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ pub async fn create_location(ctx: &CoreContext, path: &str) -> Result<LocationRe
         Ok(_) => (),
         Err(e) => Err(LocationError::DotfileWriteFailure(e, path.to_string()))?,
       }
+
+      ctx
+        .emit(CoreEvent::InvalidateQuery(ClientQuery::SysGetLocations))
+        .await;
+
       location
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/ui/style/tailwind.config.js b/packages/ui/style/tailwind.config.js
index 58c9d2e68..fc88b3510 100644
--- a/packages/ui/style/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/packages/ui/style/tailwind.config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ module.exports = {
   darkMode: 'media',
   mode: 'jit',
   theme: {
+    fontSize: {
+      'tiny': '.65rem',
+      'xs': '.75rem',
+      'sm': '.84rem',
+      'base': '1rem',
+      'lg': '1.125rem',
+      'xl': '1.25rem',
+      '2xl': '1.5rem',
+      '3xl': '1.875rem',
+      '4xl': '2.25rem',
+      '5xl': '3rem',
+      '6xl': '4rem',
+      '7xl': '5rem'
+    },
     extend: {
       boxShadow: {
         box: '0px 4px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)',
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ea64803e2..14d97e8f0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ importers:
       '@radix-ui/react-dialog': ^0.1.7
       '@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu': ^0.1.6
       '@radix-ui/react-icons': ^1.1.0
+      '@radix-ui/react-progress': ^0.1.4
       '@radix-ui/react-slider': ^0.1.4
       '@sd/client': workspace:*
       '@sd/core': workspace:*
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ importers:
       '@radix-ui/react-dialog': 0.1.7_761282c47ea27a9f40e1344337910648
       '@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu': 0.1.6_761282c47ea27a9f40e1344337910648
       '@radix-ui/react-icons': 1.1.0_react@18.0.0
+      '@radix-ui/react-progress': 0.1.4_react@18.0.0
       '@radix-ui/react-slider': 0.1.4_react@18.0.0
       '@sd/client': link:../../packages/client
       '@sd/core': link:../../core
@@ -826,6 +828,17 @@ packages:
       react: 18.0.0
     dev: false
 
+  /@radix-ui/react-progress/0.1.4_react@18.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Q+H7r/S0HMlwVriksgyUgBtol5TgkNllQPVtaXDDaeJBNFK2uiToHBp3j1Gi88/4Fw+EKT+SyWpeM/5nVtGujw==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      react: ^16.8 || ^17.0
+    dependencies:
+      '@babel/runtime': 7.17.9
+      '@radix-ui/react-context': 0.1.1_react@18.0.0
+      '@radix-ui/react-primitive': 0.1.4_react@18.0.0
+      react: 18.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /@radix-ui/react-roving-focus/0.1.5_react@18.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ClwKPS5JZE+PaHCoW7eu1onvE61pDv4kO8W4t5Ra3qMFQiTJLZMdpBQUhksN//DaVygoLirz4Samdr5Y1x1FSA==}
     peerDependencies: