diff --git a/proto/backend.proto b/proto/backend.proto
index 09dc7f50c..ef89bcfd4 100644
--- a/proto/backend.proto
+++ b/proto/backend.proto
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum StringsGroup {
     TEST = 1;
     MEDIA_CHECK = 2;
     CARD_TEMPLATES = 3;
+    SYNC = 4;
 }
 
 // 1-15 reserved for future use; 2047 for errors
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ message BackendError {
 message Progress {
     oneof value {
         MediaSyncProgress media_sync = 1;
-        uint32 media_check = 2;
+        string media_check = 2;
     }
 }
 
@@ -117,11 +118,9 @@ message SyncError {
 }
 
 message MediaSyncProgress {
-    uint32 checked = 1;
-    uint32 downloaded_files = 2;
-    uint32 downloaded_deletions = 3;
-    uint32 uploaded_files = 4;
-    uint32 uploaded_deletions = 5;
+    string checked = 1;
+    string added = 2;
+    string removed = 3;
 }
 
 message MediaSyncUploadProgress {
diff --git a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
index 2d73a41b6..d714611dd 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class ProgressKind(enum.Enum):
 @dataclass
 class Progress:
     kind: ProgressKind
-    val: Union[MediaSyncProgress, int]
+    val: Union[MediaSyncProgress, str]
 
 
 def proto_replacement_list_to_native(
diff --git a/qt/aqt/mediacheck.py b/qt/aqt/mediacheck.py
index d963f0845..ac5581ddf 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/mediacheck.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/mediacheck.py
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ class MediaChecker:
         if self.progress_dialog.wantCancel:
             return False
 
-        self.mw.taskman.run_on_main(
-            lambda: self.mw.progress.update(_("Checked {}...").format(progress.val))
-        )
+        self.mw.taskman.run_on_main(lambda: self.mw.progress.update(progress.val))
         return True
 
     def _check(self) -> MediaCheckOutput:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/mediasync.py b/qt/aqt/mediasync.py
index 91d943af9..3aba35380 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/mediasync.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/mediasync.py
@@ -243,15 +243,7 @@ class MediaSyncDialog(QDialog):
         return self._time_and_text(entry.time, txt)
 
     def _logentry_to_text(self, e: MediaSyncProgress) -> str:
-        return _(
-            "Added: %(a_up)s↑ %(a_dwn)s↓, Removed: %(r_up)s↑ %(r_dwn)s↓, Checked: %(chk)s"
-        ) % dict(
-            a_up=e.uploaded_files,
-            a_dwn=e.downloaded_files,
-            r_up=e.uploaded_deletions,
-            r_dwn=e.downloaded_deletions,
-            chk=e.checked,
-        )
+        return f"{e.added}, {e.removed}, {e.checked}"
 
     def _on_log_entry(self, entry: LogEntryWithTime):
         self.form.plainTextEdit.appendPlainText(self._entry_to_text(entry))
diff --git a/rslib/src/backend.rs b/rslib/src/backend.rs
index 60a7f2b5d..bb40e95c2 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::backend_proto as pb;
 use crate::backend_proto::backend_input::Value;
 use crate::backend_proto::{Empty, RenderedTemplateReplacement, SyncMediaIn};
 use crate::err::{AnkiError, NetworkErrorKind, Result, SyncErrorKind};
-use crate::i18n::I18n;
+use crate::i18n::{tr_args, I18n, StringsGroup};
 use crate::latex::{extract_latex, ExtractedLatex};
 use crate::media::check::MediaChecker;
 use crate::media::sync::MediaSyncProgress;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl Backend {
 
     fn fire_progress_callback(&self, progress: Progress) -> bool {
         if let Some(cb) = &self.progress_callback {
-            let bytes = progress_to_proto_bytes(progress);
+            let bytes = progress_to_proto_bytes(progress, &self.i18n);
             cb(bytes)
         } else {
             true
@@ -406,17 +406,16 @@ fn rendered_node_to_proto(node: RenderedNode) -> pb::rendered_template_node::Val
     }
 }
 
-fn progress_to_proto_bytes(progress: Progress) -> Vec<u8> {
+fn progress_to_proto_bytes(progress: Progress, i18n: &I18n) -> Vec<u8> {
     let proto = pb::Progress {
         value: Some(match progress {
-            Progress::MediaSync(p) => pb::progress::Value::MediaSync(pb::MediaSyncProgress {
-                checked: p.checked as u32,
-                downloaded_files: p.downloaded_files as u32,
-                downloaded_deletions: p.downloaded_deletions as u32,
-                uploaded_files: p.uploaded_files as u32,
-                uploaded_deletions: p.uploaded_deletions as u32,
-            }),
-            Progress::MediaCheck(n) => pb::progress::Value::MediaCheck(n),
+            Progress::MediaSync(p) => pb::progress::Value::MediaSync(media_sync_progress(p, i18n)),
+            Progress::MediaCheck(n) => {
+                let s = i18n
+                    .get(StringsGroup::MediaCheck)
+                    .trn("checked", tr_args!["count"=>n]);
+                pb::progress::Value::MediaCheck(s)
+            }
         }),
     };
 
@@ -424,3 +423,18 @@ fn progress_to_proto_bytes(progress: Progress) -> Vec<u8> {
     proto.encode(&mut buf).expect("encode failed");
     buf
 }
+
+fn media_sync_progress(p: &MediaSyncProgress, i18n: &I18n) -> pb::MediaSyncProgress {
+    let cat = i18n.get(StringsGroup::Sync);
+    pb::MediaSyncProgress {
+        checked: cat.trn("media-checked-count", tr_args!["count"=>p.checked]),
+        added: cat.trn(
+            "media-added-count",
+            tr_args!["up"=>p.uploaded_files,"down"=>p.downloaded_files],
+        ),
+        removed: cat.trn(
+            "media-removed-count",
+            tr_args!["up"=>p.uploaded_deletions,"down"=>p.downloaded_deletions],
+        ),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rslib/src/i18n/media-check.ftl b/rslib/src/i18n/media-check.ftl
index 43ef0d4c1..96326554a 100644
--- a/rslib/src/i18n/media-check.ftl
+++ b/rslib/src/i18n/media-check.ftl
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ oversize-file = Over 100MB: {$filename}
 subfolder-file = Folder: {$filename}
 missing-file = Missing: {$filename}
 unused-file = Unused: {$filename}
+
+checked = Checked {$count}...
diff --git a/rslib/src/i18n/mod.rs b/rslib/src/i18n/mod.rs
index 95ead2b00..bf9fa3bf1 100644
--- a/rslib/src/i18n/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/i18n/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use unic_langid::LanguageIdentifier;
 pub use fluent::fluent_args as tr_args;
 
 pub use crate::backend_proto::StringsGroup;
+
 /// Helper for creating args with &strs
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! tr_strs {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ fn ftl_fallback_for_group(group: StringsGroup) -> String {
         StringsGroup::Test => include_str!("../../tests/support/test.ftl"),
         StringsGroup::MediaCheck => include_str!("media-check.ftl"),
         StringsGroup::CardTemplates => include_str!("card-template-rendering.ftl"),
+        StringsGroup::Sync => include_str!("sync.ftl"),
     }
     .to_string()
 }
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ fn localized_ftl_for_group(
             StringsGroup::Test => "test.ftl",
             StringsGroup::MediaCheck => "media-check.ftl",
             StringsGroup::CardTemplates => "card-template-rendering.ftl",
+            StringsGroup::Sync => "sync.ftl",
         });
     fs::read_to_string(&path)
         .map_err(|e| {