# Loading slider should show actual progress

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/loading-slider-should-show-actual-progress/305428>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [April 25, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loading-slider-should-show-actual-progress/305428 "2024-04-25T14:16:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loading-slider-should-show-actual-progress/305428/4 "2024-04-25T23:28:52Z")

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> [@Falco](#):
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> That was never the goal, and showing actual progress of a dynamic resource of unknown size over a variable throughput medium is not a trivial feat.

Indeed it took forever for MS estimates to be close to accurate.

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