diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/profile/Profile.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/profile/Profile.java
index 3884c48..57b442c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/profile/Profile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/profile/Profile.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Keeps track of a set of servers and some user settings
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 public class Profile {
 
     private static final ServerLauncherGUI serverLauncherGui = Main.getController().getGUI();
-    private final ArrayList<Collection> collections;
+    private final List<Collection> collections;
     private final String name;
     private boolean runInBackground;
     private int delayStartup;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public class Profile {
      *
      * @return <p>All collections stored by this profile</p>
      */
-    public ArrayList<Collection> getCollections() {
+    public List<Collection> getCollections() {
         return this.collections;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/userinterface/BackupGUI.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/userinterface/BackupGUI.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4357647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/userinterface/BackupGUI.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.userinterface;
+
+import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.utility.BackupUtil;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+
+/**
+ * The Backup GUI is used to display backup progress
+ */
+public class BackupGUI implements ActionListener {
+    private static JFrame frame;
+    private static JTextArea progressTextArea;
+    private static JProgressBar progressBar;
+    private static JButton cancelButton;
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiates a new GUI
+     */
+    public BackupGUI() {
+        instantiate();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the server consoles frame
+     */
+    public void instantiate() {
+        if (frame != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        frame = new JFrame("Running backup...");
+        frame.setBounds(100, 100, 500, 140);
+        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
+        progressTextArea = new JTextArea();
+        progressTextArea.setEditable(false);
+        progressBar = new JProgressBar();
+        cancelButton = new JButton("Cancel");
+        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
+        panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
+        panel.add(progressTextArea);
+        panel.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0,5)));
+        panel.add(progressBar);
+
+        JPanel buttonPane = new JPanel();
+        buttonPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(buttonPane, BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS));
+        buttonPane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 10, 10, 10));
+        buttonPane.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
+        buttonPane.add(cancelButton);
+        cancelButton.addActionListener(BackupGUI.this);
+
+        panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
+        Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
+        contentPane.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        contentPane.add(buttonPane, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
+        frame.setVisible(true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates information about the backup progress
+     *
+     * @param infoText <p>The text to display</p>
+     * @param progressPercent <p>The new percent of the progress bar</p>
+     */
+    public static void updateProgress(String infoText, int progressPercent) {
+        if (progressTextArea == null || progressBar == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        progressTextArea.setText(infoText);
+        progressBar.setValue(progressPercent);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Destroys the backup GUI
+     */
+    public static void destroy() {
+        BackupUtil.abortBackup();
+        progressTextArea = null;
+        progressBar = null;
+        cancelButton = null;
+        if (frame != null) {
+            frame.dispose();
+        }
+        frame = null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
+        if (actionEvent.getSource() == cancelButton) {
+            destroy();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/userinterface/ServerLauncherGUI.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/userinterface/ServerLauncherGUI.java
index a47bbb0..b7f4f00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/userinterface/ServerLauncherGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/userinterface/ServerLauncherGUI.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.Main;
 import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.profile.Collection;
 import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.profile.ServerLauncherController;
 import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.server.ServerHandler;
-import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.utility.CommonFunctions;
+import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.utility.BackupUtil;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class ServerLauncherGUI extends MessageHandler implements ActionListener,
             addServer();
         } else if (actionSource == backupButton) {
             //Run backup in its own thread to prevent locking up
-            Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor().execute(() -> CommonFunctions.backup(this));
+            Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor().execute(() -> BackupUtil.backup(this));
         } else if (actionSource == addProfileButton) {
             controller.addProfile(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Profile name: "));
             updateProfiles();
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/BackupUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/BackupUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed6df5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/BackupUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+package net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.utility;
+
+import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.Main;
+import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.profile.Collection;
+import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.server.Server;
+import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.userinterface.BackupGUI;
+import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.userinterface.GUI;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+/**
+ * A helper class for performing server backup
+ */
+public class BackupUtil {
+
+    private static boolean backupAborted;
+    private static boolean backupRunning = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Aborts the currently running backup
+     */
+    public static void abortBackup() {
+        backupAborted = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Recursively copies a folder to another location
+     *
+     * @param source      <p>The folder to copy</p>
+     * @param destination <p>Target destination</p>
+     * @throws IOException <p>If we can't start a file stream</p>
+     */
+    private static synchronized long backupFolder(File source, File destination, long backupFileSize, long alreadyCopied) throws IOException {
+        if (backupAborted) {
+            return 0L;
+        }
+        if (!source.isDirectory()) {
+            long copiedFileSize = copyFile(source, destination);
+            BackupGUI.updateProgress("Copying " + source + "\n to " + destination,
+                    (int)((alreadyCopied + copiedFileSize) * 100 / backupFileSize));
+            return copiedFileSize;
+        } else {
+            if (!destination.exists() && !destination.mkdir()) {
+                return 0L;
+            }
+            String[] files = source.list();
+            long copiedFilesSize = 0;
+            if (files != null) {
+                for (String file : files) {
+                    File srcFile = new File(source, file);
+                    File destinationFile = new File(destination, file);
+                    copiedFilesSize += backupFolder(srcFile, destinationFile, backupFileSize,
+                            alreadyCopied + copiedFilesSize);
+                    BackupGUI.updateProgress("Copying " + source + "\n to " + destination,
+                            (int)((alreadyCopied + copiedFilesSize) * 100 / backupFileSize));
+                }
+            }
+            return copiedFilesSize;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copies a file from one location to another
+     *
+     * @param source            <p>The file to copy</p>
+     * @param destination       <p>The location of the copied file</p>
+     * @throws IOException <p>If reading or writing fails</p>
+     */
+    private static long copyFile(File source, File destination) throws IOException {
+        InputStream in = new FileInputStream(source);
+        OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(destination);
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
+        int length;
+        while ((length = in.read(buffer)) > 0) {
+            out.write(buffer, 0, length);
+        }
+        in.close();
+        out.close();
+        return Files.size(source.toPath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copies all server directories to a folder specified by the user
+     */
+    public synchronized static void backup(GUI gui) {
+        backupAborted = false;
+        if (backupRunning) {
+            gui.setStatus("A backup is already running");
+            return;
+        } else {
+            backupRunning = true;
+        }
+
+        //Get the folder to save the backed up files in
+        File path = gui.askForDirectory("Backup folder");
+        if (path == null || !path.isDirectory()) {
+            backupRunning = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        gui.setStatus("Backup running...");
+
+        List<List<File>> serverFolders = getFoldersOfEnabledServers(path);
+
+        long backupFileSize = getFolderSize(gui, serverFolders);
+
+        gui.setStatus("Backing up " + (backupFileSize / 1000000) + "MB");
+
+        new BackupGUI();
+        BackupGUI.updateProgress("Backup starting...", 0);
+        long alreadyCopied = 0;
+        for (List<File> serverFolder : serverFolders) {
+            if (backupAborted) {
+                gui.setStatus("Backup aborted");
+                backupRunning = false;
+                return;
+            }
+            File srcFolder = serverFolder.get(0);
+            File destinationFolder = serverFolder.get(1);
+
+            //Create child folders
+            if (!destinationFolder.exists() && !destinationFolder.mkdirs()) {
+                backupRunning = false;
+                gui.logError("Unable to create necessary sub-folder in the backup folder");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to create necessary sub-folder in the backup folder");
+            }
+            //Backup
+            try {
+                alreadyCopied += backupFolder(srcFolder, destinationFolder, backupFileSize, alreadyCopied);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                gui.setStatus("Backup caused an error");
+                backupRunning = false;
+            }
+        }
+        backupRunning = false;
+        BackupGUI.destroy();
+        if (backupAborted) {
+            gui.setStatus("Backup aborted");
+        } else {
+            gui.setStatus("Backup finished");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the size of a list of folders
+     *
+     * @param gui <p>The GUI to write any errors to</p>
+     * @param serverFolders <p>The folder to find the size of</p>
+     * @return <p>The size of the given folders</p>
+     */
+    private static long getFolderSize(GUI gui, List<List<File>> serverFolders) {
+        long folderSize = 0;
+        for (List<File> serverFolder : serverFolders) {
+            File srcFolder = serverFolder.get(0);
+            try (Stream<Path> walk = Files.walk(srcFolder.toPath())) {
+                folderSize += walk.filter(Files::isRegularFile).mapToLong(BackupUtil::getFileSize).sum();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                gui.setStatus(String.format("IO errors %s", e));
+            }
+        }
+        return folderSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the input and output folders for enabled servers
+     *
+     * <p>The input folders are the folders to copy, while the output folders are the folders to write the backup to.
+     * Each list element contains a list of exactly two File items. The first one is the input folder, and the second
+     * one is the output folder</p>
+     *
+     * @param path <p>The path of the backup folder, as given by the user</p>
+     * @return <p>The folders to copy from/to</p>
+     */
+    private static List<List<File>> getFoldersOfEnabledServers(File path) {
+        List<List<File>> serverFolders = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        //Get folders of servers to back up
+        List<Collection> collections = Main.getController().getCurrentProfile().getCollections();
+        for (Collection collection : collections) {
+            //Ignore disabled and invalid servers
+            if (collection.getServer().getPath().equals("") || !collection.getServer().isEnabled()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            //Decide sub-folders
+            Server targetServer = collection.getServer();
+            String name = targetServer.getName();
+            File srcFolder = new File(targetServer.getPath());
+            File destinationFolder = new File(path, name);
+
+            List<File> serverFolder = new ArrayList<>();
+            serverFolder.add(srcFolder);
+            serverFolder.add(destinationFolder);
+            serverFolders.add(serverFolder);
+        }
+        return serverFolders;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the size of a file given its path
+     * @param path <p>The path to a file</p>
+     * @return <p>The size of the file in bytes, or 0 if an exception is thrown</p>
+     */
+    private static long getFileSize(Path path) {
+        try {
+            return Files.size(path);
+        } catch (IOException exception) {
+            System.out.printf("Failed to get size of %s%n%s", path, exception);
+            return 0L;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java
index 08efa37..252a417 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.utility;
 
 import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.Main;
-import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.profile.Collection;
-import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.server.Server;
-import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.userinterface.GUI;
 import net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.userinterface.WebBrowser;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
@@ -16,7 +13,6 @@ import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
@@ -36,7 +32,6 @@ import java.util.Scanner;
 public final class CommonFunctions {
 
     private static final String filesDirectory = Main.getApplicationWorkDirectory() + File.separator + "files";
-    private static boolean backupRunning = false;
 
     /**
      * Creates all folders necessary for tests and normal operation
@@ -211,55 +206,6 @@ public final class CommonFunctions {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Recursively copies a folder to another location
-     *
-     * @param source      <p>The folder to copy</p>
-     * @param destination <p>Target destination</p>
-     * @throws IOException <p>If we can't start a file stream</p>
-     */
-    private static void copyFolder(GUI serverLauncherGui, File source, File destination) throws IOException {
-        if (!source.isDirectory()) {
-            copyFile(serverLauncherGui, source, destination);
-        } else {
-            serverLauncherGui.setStatus("Copying directory " + source);
-            if (!destination.exists() && !destination.mkdir()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            String[] files = source.list();
-            if (files != null) {
-                for (String file : files) {
-                    File srcFile = new File(source, file);
-                    File destinationFile = new File(destination, file);
-                    copyFolder(serverLauncherGui, srcFile, destinationFile);
-                }
-            }
-            serverLauncherGui.setStatus("Copied directory " + source);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Copies a file from one location to another
-     *
-     * @param serverLauncherGui <p>The serverLauncherGui to use for alerting the user</p>
-     * @param source            <p>The file to copy</p>
-     * @param destination       <p>The location of the copied file</p>
-     * @throws IOException <p>If reading or writing fails</p>
-     */
-    private static void copyFile(GUI serverLauncherGui, File source, File destination) throws IOException {
-        serverLauncherGui.setStatus("Copying file " + source + "...");
-        InputStream in = new FileInputStream(source);
-        OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(destination);
-        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
-        int length;
-        while ((length = in.read(buffer)) > 0) {
-            out.write(buffer, 0, length);
-        }
-        in.close();
-        out.close();
-        serverLauncherGui.setStatus("Copied file " + source);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Opens an url in the user's default application.
      *
@@ -296,50 +242,7 @@ public final class CommonFunctions {
         return text.toString().trim();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Copies all server directories to a folder specified by the user.
-     */
-    public synchronized static void backup(GUI gui) {
-        if (backupRunning) {
-            return;
-        } else {
-            backupRunning = true;
-        }
 
-        //Get the folder to save the backed up files in
-        File path = gui.askForDirectory("Backup folder");
-        if (path == null || !path.isDirectory()) {
-            backupRunning = false;
-            return;
-        }
-
-        gui.setStatus("Backup running...");
-        for (Collection collection : Main.getController().getCurrentProfile().getCollections()) {
-            //Ignore disabled and invalid servers
-            if (collection.getServer().getPath().equals("") || !collection.getServer().isEnabled()) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            //Decide sub-folders
-            Server targetServer = collection.getServer();
-            String name = targetServer.getName();
-            File srcFolder = new File(targetServer.getPath());
-            File destinationFolder = new File(path, name);
-            //Create child folders
-            if (!destinationFolder.exists() && !destinationFolder.mkdirs()) {
-                backupRunning = false;
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to create necessary sub-folder in the backup folder");
-            }
-            //Backup
-            try {
-                CommonFunctions.copyFolder(gui, srcFolder, destinationFolder);
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-                backupRunning = false;
-            }
-        }
-        gui.setStatus("Backup finished");
-        backupRunning = false;
-    }
 
     /**
      * Validates that a name is not empty and does not contain invalid characters