diff --git a/functions.cpp b/functions.cpp
index 52dac0c..443148c 100644
--- a/functions.cpp
+++ b/functions.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ std::wstring utf8_to_wstring( const std::string &utf8 ) {
 
 #endif // _WIN32
 
+// encode url so it's valid even with UTF-8 characters
 string encodeUrl( const string &url ) {
     // stolen from here -
     // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/154536/encode-decode-urls-in-c
@@ -439,7 +440,8 @@ void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
         prepareDB();
 #else
 void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
-              const string &id, const string &pattern, bool linux, bool dvd ) {
+              const string &id, const string &pattern, bool linux, bool dvd,
+              void *progress_ptr ) {
     if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
         prepareDB( pattern );
 #endif
@@ -460,8 +462,8 @@ void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
         TEXT( "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO SHOWS ( TVID, SHOW, PATH, LANGUAGE, DVD ) "
               "VALUES ( '" ) +
         sanitize( id ) + TEXT( "', '" ) + sanitize( show ) + TEXT( "', '" ) +
-        sanitize( absolute ) + TEXT( "', '" ) + sanitize( language ) + TEXT( "', " ) +
-        ( dvd ? TEXT( "1" ) : TEXT( "0" ) ) + TEXT( " );" ) );
+        sanitize( absolute ) + TEXT( "', '" ) + sanitize( language ) +
+        TEXT( "', " ) + ( dvd ? TEXT( "1" ) : TEXT( "0" ) ) + TEXT( " );" ) );
 #ifdef _WIN32
     string show_id = std::to_wstring( db.lastRowID() );
 #else
@@ -478,20 +480,20 @@ void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
     iterateFS( seasons, absolute );
     auto size = seasons.size();
     size_t i = 0;
-    cout << "Renaming" << std::endl;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    cout << std::endl;
-#endif
+
 #ifndef GUI
-    ProgressBar::print( 0 );
+    ProgressBar p;
+#else
+    ProgressBar p( progress_ptr );
 #endif
+
+    p.print( TEXT( "Renaming" ) );
+    p.print( 0 );
     for ( auto &x : seasons ) {
         singleSeason( absolute, show, x.first, id, language, pattern, linux,
                       true, &x.second, false, dvd );
         i++;
-#ifndef GUI
-        ProgressBar::print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
-#endif
+        p.print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
     }
 #ifndef GUI
     cout << std::endl;
@@ -499,13 +501,8 @@ void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
     size = seasons.size();
     i = 0;
 
-    cout << "Adding to database" << std::endl;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    cout << std::endl;
-#endif
-#ifndef GUI
-    ProgressBar::print( 0 );
-#endif
+    p.print( TEXT( "Adding to database" ) );
+    p.print( 0 );
     for ( auto &season : seasons ) {
         for ( auto &episode : season.second ) {
             db.exec( TEXT( "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO EPISODES ( SHOWID, PATH ) "
@@ -514,9 +511,7 @@ void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
                      TEXT( "' );" ) );
         }
         i++;
-#ifndef GUI
-        ProgressBar::print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
-#endif
+        p.print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
     }
 #ifndef GUI
     cout << std::endl;
@@ -554,7 +549,13 @@ void cleanUpLine() {
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef GUI
 void refreshDB( bool linux ) {
+#else
+void refreshDB( bool linux, void *progress_ptr ) {
+#endif
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return;
     std::vector< std::unordered_map< string, string > > shows;
     SQLite::Database db{};
     try {
@@ -574,26 +575,23 @@ void refreshDB( bool linux ) {
     db.exec( TEXT( "SELECT PATH FROM SHOWS WHERE TVID == 'pattern';" ),
              pattern );
 
-    cout << "Refreshing database" << std::endl << std::endl << std::endl;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    cout << std::endl;
-#endif
+#ifndef GUI
+    ProgressBar p;
+    p.print( TEXT( "Refreshing database" ) );
+    cout << std::endl << std::endl;
+#else  // GUI
+    ProgressBar p( progress_ptr );
+#endif // GUI
+
     for ( auto &show : shows ) {
         if ( FSLib::exists( show[TEXT( "PATH" )] ) ) {
             cleanUpLine();
-            cout << "Refreshing " << show[TEXT( "SHOW" )] << std::endl;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-            cout << std::endl;
-#endif
-#ifndef GUI
-            ProgressBar::print( 0 );
-#endif
+            p.print( TEXT( "Refreshing " ) + show[TEXT( "SHOW" )] );
+            p.print( 0 );
             std::map< int, std::map< int, string > > seasons;
             // get all season number from this directory and subdirectories
             iterateFS( seasons, show[TEXT( "PATH" )] );
-#ifndef GUI
             auto size = seasons.size();
-#endif
             size_t i{};
             for ( auto &x : seasons ) {
                 singleSeason( show[TEXT( "PATH" )], show[TEXT( "SHOW" )],
@@ -602,27 +600,48 @@ void refreshDB( bool linux ) {
                               &x.second, false,
                               show[TEXT( "DVD" )] == TEXT( "1" ) );
                 i++;
-#ifndef GUI
-                ProgressBar::print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
-#endif
+                p.print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
             }
+            p.print( 100 );
 #ifndef GUI
-            ProgressBar::print( 100 );
             cout << std::endl;
+            cleanUpLine();
 #endif
+            p.print( TEXT( "Updating " ) + show[TEXT( "SHOW" )] +
+                     TEXT( " in database" ) );
+            p.print( 0 );
+            i = 0;
+            size_t j{};
+            size_t addition = 100 / seasons.size();
             for ( auto &season : seasons ) {
+                j = 0;
+                size_t smalladdition = addition / season.second.size();
                 for ( auto &episode : season.second ) {
                     db.exec( TEXT( "INSERT INTO EPISODES ( SHOWID, PATH ) "
                                    "VALUES ( " ) +
                              show[TEXT( "ID" )] + TEXT( ", '" ) +
                              sanitize( episode.second ) + TEXT( "' );" ) );
+                    j++;
+                    p.print( i * addition + j * smalladdition );
                 }
+                i++;
+                p.print( i * addition );
             }
+            p.print( 100 );
+#ifndef GUI
+            cout << std::endl;
+#endif
         }
     }
 }
 
+#ifndef GUI
 void updateDB( bool linux ) {
+#else
+void updateDB( bool linux, void *progress_ptr ) {
+#endif
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return;
     std::vector< std::unordered_map< string, string > > shows;
     SQLite::Database db{};
     try {
@@ -640,19 +659,22 @@ void updateDB( bool linux ) {
     db.exec( TEXT( "SELECT PATH FROM SHOWS WHERE TVID == 'pattern';" ),
              pattern );
 
-    cout << "Updating database" << std::endl << std::endl << std::endl;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    cout << std::endl;
+#ifndef GUI
+    ProgressBar p;
+#else // GUI
+    ProgressBar p( progress_ptr );
+#endif
+    p.print( TEXT( "Updating database" ) );
+#ifndef GUI
+    cout << std::endl << std::endl;
 #endif
     for ( auto &show : shows ) {
         if ( !FSLib::exists( show[TEXT( "PATH" )] ) ) {
             continue;
         }
         cleanUpLine();
-        cout << "Updating " << show[TEXT( "SHOW" )] << std::endl;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        cout << std::endl;
-#endif
+        p.print( TEXT( "Updating " ) + show[TEXT( "SHOW" )] );
+
         std::unordered_set< string > episodes;
         db.exec( TEXT( "SELECT PATH FROM EPISODES WHERE SHOWID == " ) +
                      show[TEXT( "ID" )] + TEXT( ";" ),
@@ -668,13 +690,9 @@ void updateDB( bool linux ) {
                 }
             }
         }
-#ifndef GUI
-        ProgressBar::print( 0 );
-#endif
+        p.print( 0 );
         if ( !new_eps.empty() ) {
-#ifndef GUI
             auto size = new_eps.size();
-#endif
             size_t i{};
             for ( auto &x : new_eps ) {
                 singleSeason( show[TEXT( "PATH" )], show[TEXT( "SHOW" )],
@@ -683,9 +701,7 @@ void updateDB( bool linux ) {
                               &x.second, false,
                               show[TEXT( "DVD" )] == TEXT( "1" ) );
                 i++;
-#ifndef GUI
-                ProgressBar::print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
-#endif
+                p.print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
             }
             seasons.clear();
             iterateFS( seasons, show[TEXT( "PATH" )] );
@@ -698,14 +714,16 @@ void updateDB( bool linux ) {
                 }
             }
         }
+        p.print( 100 );
 #ifndef GUI
-        ProgressBar::print( 100 );
         cout << std::endl;
 #endif
     }
 }
 
 void changeDBPattern( const string &pattern ) {
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return;
     SQLite::Database db{};
     try {
         db.open( getDBName(), SQLite::OPEN_READWRITE );
@@ -718,6 +736,8 @@ void changeDBPattern( const string &pattern ) {
 }
 
 void cleanDB() {
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return;
     std::vector< std::unordered_map< string, string > > shows;
     SQLite::Database db{};
     try {
@@ -754,6 +774,8 @@ void cleanDB() {
 }
 
 void removeFromDB( const string &path ) {
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return;
     SQLite::Database db{};
     try {
         db.open( getDBName(), SQLite::OPEN_READWRITE );
@@ -771,6 +793,8 @@ void removeFromDB( const string &path ) {
 }
 
 std::vector< std::unordered_map< string, string > > dbGetShows() {
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return {};
     SQLite::Database db{};
     try {
         db.open( getDBName(), SQLite::OPEN_READWRITE );
@@ -785,6 +809,8 @@ std::vector< std::unordered_map< string, string > > dbGetShows() {
 
 void changeDB( size_t index, const string &path, const string &language,
                const string &id, bool dvd ) {
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return;
     SQLite::Database db{};
     auto absolute = FSLib::canonical( path );
     try {
@@ -807,13 +833,22 @@ void changeDB( size_t index, const string &path, const string &language,
              TEXT( " WHERE ID == " ) + show_id + TEXT( ";" ) );
 }
 
-void refreshSingleDB( const size_t &index, bool linux ) {
+#ifdef GUI
+void refreshSelectDB( std::unordered_set< size_t > &indexes, bool linux,
+                      void *progress_ptr ) {
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return;
     std::vector< std::unordered_map< string, string > > shows;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    string show_id = std::to_wstring( index );
+    string index_list{ '(' };
+    for ( auto &index : indexes ) {
+#ifndef WIN32
+        index_list += std::to_string( index );
 #else
-    string show_id = std::to_string( index );
+        index_list += std::to_wstring( index );
 #endif
+        index_list += ',';
+    }
+    index_list.back() = ')';
     SQLite::Database db{};
     try {
         db.open( getDBName(), SQLite::OPEN_READWRITE );
@@ -821,61 +856,63 @@ void refreshSingleDB( const size_t &index, bool linux ) {
         cerr << "Can't open database, make sure it exists" << std::endl;
         throw e;
     }
-    db.exec( TEXT( "DELETE FROM EPISODES WHERE SHOWID == " ) + show_id + TEXT( ";" ) );
-    db.exec(
-        TEXT( "SELECT TVID, SHOW, PATH, LANGUAGE, DVD FROM SHOWS WHERE ID == " ) +
-              show_id + TEXT( ";" ),
-        shows );
-
-    std::unordered_map< string, string > &show = shows[0];
+    db.exec( TEXT( "DELETE FROM EPISODES WHERE SHOWID IN " ) + index_list +
+             TEXT( ";" ) );
+    db.exec( TEXT( "SELECT ID, TVID, SHOW, PATH, LANGUAGE, DVD FROM SHOWS "
+                   "WHERE ID IN " ) +
+                 index_list + TEXT( ";" ),
+             shows );
 
     string pattern{};
     db.exec( TEXT( "SELECT PATH FROM SHOWS WHERE TVID == 'pattern';" ),
              pattern );
 
-    cout << "Refreshing " << show[TEXT( "SHOW" )] << std::endl
-         << std::endl
-         << std::endl;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    cout << std::endl;
-#endif
-    if ( FSLib::exists( show[TEXT( "PATH" )] ) ) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        cout << std::endl;
-#endif
-#ifndef GUI
-        ProgressBar::print( 0 );
-#endif
-        std::map< int, std::map< int, string > > seasons;
-        // get all season number from this directory and subdirectories
-        iterateFS( seasons, show[TEXT( "PATH" )] );
-#ifndef GUI
-        auto size = seasons.size();
-#endif
-        size_t i{};
-        for ( auto &x : seasons ) {
-            singleSeason( show[TEXT( "PATH" )], show[TEXT( "SHOW" )], x.first,
-                          show[TEXT( "TVID" )], show[TEXT( "LANGUAGE" )],
-                          pattern, linux, true, &x.second, false,
-                          show[TEXT( "DVD" )] == TEXT( "1" ) );
-            i++;
-#ifndef GUI
-            ProgressBar::print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
-#endif
-        }
-#ifndef GUI
-        ProgressBar::print( 100 );
-        cout << std::endl;
-#endif
-        seasons.clear();
-        iterateFS( seasons, show[TEXT( "PATH" )] );
-        for ( auto &season : seasons ) {
-            for ( auto &episode : season.second ) {
-                db.exec( TEXT( "INSERT INTO EPISODES ( SHOWID, PATH ) "
-                               "VALUES ( " ) +
-                         show_id + TEXT( ", '" ) + sanitize( episode.second ) +
-                         TEXT( "' );" ) );
+    ProgressBar p( progress_ptr );
+
+    for ( auto &show : shows ) {
+        p.print( TEXT( "Refreshing " ) + show[TEXT( "SHOW" )] );
+        if ( FSLib::exists( show[TEXT( "PATH" )] ) ) {
+            p.print( 0 );
+            std::map< int, std::map< int, string > > seasons;
+            // get all season number from this directory and subdirectories
+            iterateFS( seasons, show[TEXT( "PATH" )] );
+            auto size = seasons.size();
+            size_t i{};
+            for ( auto &x : seasons ) {
+                singleSeason( show[TEXT( "PATH" )], show[TEXT( "SHOW" )],
+                              x.first, show[TEXT( "TVID" )],
+                              show[TEXT( "LANGUAGE" )], pattern, linux, true,
+                              &x.second, false,
+                              show[TEXT( "DVD" )] == TEXT( "1" ) );
+                i++;
+                p.print( ( i * 100 ) / size );
+            }
+            p.print( 100 );
+            for ( auto &season : seasons ) {
+                for ( auto &episode : season.second ) {
+                    db.exec( TEXT( "INSERT INTO EPISODES ( SHOWID, PATH ) "
+                                   "VALUES ( " ) +
+                             show[TEXT( "ID" )] + TEXT( ", '" ) +
+                             sanitize( episode.second ) + TEXT( "' );" ) );
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
+
+string getDBPattern() {
+    if ( !FSLib::exists( getDBName() ) )
+        return TEXT( "" );
+    SQLite::Database db{};
+    try {
+        db.open( getDBName(), SQLite::OPEN_READONLY );
+    } catch ( std::exception &e ) {
+        cerr << "Can't open database, make sure it exists" << std::endl;
+        throw e;
+    }
+    string pattern{};
+    db.exec( TEXT( "SELECT PATH FROM SHOWS WHERE TVID == 'pattern';" ),
+             pattern );
+    return pattern;
+}
diff --git a/functions.hpp b/functions.hpp
index dfcf5d0..e68a85c 100644
--- a/functions.hpp
+++ b/functions.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "network.hpp"
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ using char_t = char;
 void printHelp();
 
 bool searchSeason( const char_t *const path, size_t &season_pos );
-bool searchSeason( const char_t *const path, size_t &season_pos, size_t &ep_pos );
+bool searchSeason( const char_t *const path, size_t &season_pos,
+                   size_t &ep_pos );
 
 void parseSeasonNumbers( std::set< int > &seasons_num, const char_t *argument );
 
@@ -45,17 +47,29 @@ void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
               bool linux, bool dvd );
 #else
 void addToDB( string &show, const string &path, const string &language,
-              const string &id, const string &pattern, bool linux, bool dvd );
+              const string &id, const string &pattern, bool linux, bool dvd,
+              void *progress_ptr );
 std::vector< std::unordered_map< std::string, std::string > > dbGetShows();
 #endif
 void removeFromDB( const string &path );
 void changeDBPattern( const string &pattern );
+#ifndef GUI
 void refreshDB( bool linux );
+#else
+void refreshDB( bool linux, void *progress_ptr );
+#endif
+#ifndef GUI
 void updateDB( bool linux );
+#else
+void updateDB( bool linux, void *progress_ptr );
+#endif
 void cleanDB();
 void changeDB( size_t index, const string &path, const string &language,
-              const string &id, bool dvd );
-void refreshSingleDB( const size_t &index, bool linux );
+               const string &id, bool dvd );
+#ifdef GUI
+void refreshSelectDB( std::unordered_set< size_t > &indexes, bool linux,
+                      void *progress_ptr );
+#endif
 
 void iterateFS( std::map< int, std::map< int, string > > &seasons,
                 const string &path );
@@ -63,5 +77,6 @@ void iterateFS( std::map< int, std::map< int, string > > &seasons,
 string compilePattern( const string &pattern, int season, int episode,
                        const string &filename, const string &episodeName,
                        const string &showName );
+string getDBPattern();
 
 #endif