diff --git a/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml b/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
index d3b9a2c6..a0772376 100644
--- a/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
+++ b/yazi-config/preset/yazi.toml
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ rules = [
 ]
 
 [tasks]
-micro_workers    = 5
-macro_workers    = 10
+micro_workers    = 10
+macro_workers    = 25
 bizarre_retry    = 5
 image_alloc      = 536870912  # 512MB
 image_bound      = [ 0, 0 ]
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tasks/commands/mod.rs b/yazi-core/src/tasks/commands/mod.rs
index 987a842b..f546135c 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tasks/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tasks/commands/mod.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ mod cancel;
 mod inspect;
 mod open;
 mod toggle;
-mod update;
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tasks/commands/update.rs b/yazi-core/src/tasks/commands/update.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a0a1dee..00000000
--- a/yazi-core/src/tasks/commands/update.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-use yazi_shared::{emit, event::Exec, render, Layer};
-
-use crate::tasks::{Tasks, TasksProgress};
-
-pub struct Opt {
-	progress: TasksProgress,
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<&Exec> for Opt {
-	type Error = ();
-
-	fn try_from(e: &Exec) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> { e.take_data().ok_or(()) }
-}
-
-impl Tasks {
-	pub fn _update(progress: TasksProgress) {
-		emit!(Call(Exec::call("update", vec![]).with_data(Opt { progress }).vec(), Layer::Tasks));
-	}
-
-	pub fn update(&mut self, opt: impl TryInto<Opt>) {
-		let Ok(opt) = opt.try_into() else {
-			return;
-		};
-
-		self.progress = opt.progress;
-		render!();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs b/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs
index 3830f4ad..3233c3a3 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use tokio::time::sleep;
 use tracing::debug;
 use yazi_config::{manager::SortBy, open::Opener, plugin::{PluginRule, MAX_PRELOADERS}, popup::InputCfg, OPEN, PLUGIN};
 use yazi_scheduler::{Scheduler, TaskSummary};
-use yazi_shared::{fs::{File, Url}, term::Term, MIME_DIR};
+use yazi_shared::{emit, event::Exec, fs::{File, Url}, term::Term, Layer, MIME_DIR};
 
 use super::{TasksProgress, TASKS_PADDING, TASKS_PERCENT};
 use crate::{folder::Files, input::Input};
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl Tasks {
 				let new = TasksProgress::from(&*running.read());
 				if last != new {
 					last = new;
-					Tasks::_update(new);
+					emit!(Call(Exec::call("update_progress", vec![]).with_data(new).vec(), Layer::App));
 				}
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/mod.rs b/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/mod.rs
index 504f5186..556cb9a5 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/mod.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ mod quit;
 mod render;
 mod resize;
 mod stop;
+mod update_progress;
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/render.rs b/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/render.rs
index 38cb5921..aca7d710 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/render.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/render.rs
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ impl App {
 			return Ok(());
 		}
 
-		let mut patches = vec![];
+		let mut patch = vec![];
 		for x in frame.area.left()..frame.area.right() {
 			for y in frame.area.top()..frame.area.bottom() {
 				let cell = frame.buffer.get(x, y);
 				if cell.skip {
-					patches.push((x, y, cell.clone()));
+					patch.push((x, y, cell.clone()));
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		term.backend_mut().draw(patches.iter().map(|(x, y, cell)| (*x, *y, cell)))?;
+		term.backend_mut().draw(patch.iter().map(|(x, y, cell)| (*x, *y, cell)))?;
 		if let Some((x, y)) = self.cx.cursor() {
 			term.show_cursor()?;
 			term.set_cursor(x, y)?;
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/update_progress.rs b/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/update_progress.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..448af77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/app/commands/update_progress.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use ratatui::backend::Backend;
+use yazi_core::tasks::TasksProgress;
+use yazi_shared::event::Exec;
+
+use crate::{app::App, components::Progress, lives::Lives};
+
+pub struct Opt {
+	progress: TasksProgress,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&Exec> for Opt {
+	type Error = ();
+
+	fn try_from(e: &Exec) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+		Ok(Self { progress: e.take_data().ok_or(())? })
+	}
+}
+
+impl App {
+	pub(crate) fn update_progress(&mut self, opt: impl TryInto<Opt>) {
+		let Ok(opt) = opt.try_into() else {
+			return;
+		};
+
+		self.cx.tasks.progress = opt.progress;
+		let Some(term) = &mut self.term else {
+			return;
+		};
+
+		Lives::partial_scope(&self.cx, |_| {
+			for patch in Progress::partial_render(term.current_buffer_mut()) {
+				term.backend_mut().draw(patch.iter().map(|(x, y, cell)| (*x, *y, cell))).ok();
+				if let Some((x, y)) = self.cx.cursor() {
+					term.show_cursor().ok();
+					term.set_cursor(x, y).ok();
+				}
+				term.backend_mut().flush().ok();
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/components/mod.rs b/yazi-fm/src/components/mod.rs
index 95b2d4be..3549f1df 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 mod header;
 mod manager;
 mod preview;
+mod progress;
 mod status;
 
 pub(super) use header::*;
 pub(super) use manager::*;
 pub(super) use preview::*;
+pub(super) use progress::*;
 pub(super) use status::*;
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/components/progress.rs b/yazi-fm/src/components/progress.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87dafe77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/components/progress.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::mem;
+
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, Table, TableExt};
+use tracing::error;
+use yazi_plugin::{cast_to_renderable, LUA};
+
+pub(crate) struct Progress;
+
+impl Progress {
+	pub(crate) fn partial_render(
+		buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer,
+	) -> Vec<Vec<(u16, u16, ratatui::buffer::Cell)>> {
+		let mut patches = vec![];
+		let mut f = || {
+			let comp: Table = LUA.globals().get("Progress")?;
+			for widget in comp.call_method::<_, Vec<AnyUserData>>("partial_render", ())? {
+				let Some(w) = cast_to_renderable(widget) else {
+					continue;
+				};
+
+				let area = w.area();
+				w.render(buf);
+
+				let mut patch = Vec::with_capacity(area.width as usize * area.height as usize);
+				for x in area.left()..area.right() {
+					for y in area.top()..area.bottom() {
+						patch.push((x, y, mem::take(buf.get_mut(x, y))));
+					}
+				}
+
+				buf.reset();
+				patches.push(patch);
+			}
+
+			Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
+		};
+
+		if let Err(e) = f() {
+			error!("{:?}", e);
+		}
+		patches
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
index 6afc5c17..2309e50e 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 
 		on!(plugin);
 		on!(plugin_do);
+		on!(update_progress);
 		on!(stop);
 	}
 
@@ -192,7 +193,6 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 			};
 		}
 
-		on!(update);
 		on!(open);
 		on!(toggle, "close");
 		on!(arrow);
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/lives/lives.rs b/yazi-fm/src/lives/lives.rs
index d7765d16..c5c6d2e6 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/lives/lives.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/lives/lives.rs
@@ -54,4 +54,20 @@ impl Lives {
 			error!("{e}");
 		}
 	}
+
+	pub(crate) fn partial_scope<'a>(cx: &'a Ctx, f: impl FnOnce(&Scope<'a, 'a>)) {
+		let result = LUA.scope(|scope| {
+			LUA.globals().set(
+				"cx",
+				LUA.create_table_from([("tasks", super::Tasks::new(scope, &cx.tasks).make()?)])?,
+			)?;
+
+			f(scope);
+			Ok(())
+		});
+
+		if let Err(e) = result {
+			error!("{e}");
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/progress.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/progress.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eca652df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/progress.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+Progress = {
+	area = ui.Rect.default,
+}
+
+function Progress:render(area, offset)
+	self.area = ui.Rect {
+		x = math.max(0, area.w - offset - 21),
+		y = area.y,
+		w = math.max(0, math.min(20, area.w - offset - 1)),
+		h = 1,
+	}
+	return self:partial_render()
+end
+
+-- Progress bars usually need frequent updates to report the latest task progress.
+-- We use `partial_render()` to partially render it when there is progress change,
+-- which has almost no cost compared to a full render by `render()`.
+--
+-- However, at this time, we can only access `cx.tasks`. If you need certain data from the complete `cx`,
+-- just cache it to `self` during `render()`, and read it in `partial_render()` - this process is referred to as "composition".
+function Progress:partial_render()
+	local progress = cx.tasks.progress
+	if progress.total == 0 then
+		return { ui.Paragraph(self.area, {}) }
+	end
+
+	local gauge = ui.Gauge(self.area)
+	if progress.fail == 0 then
+		gauge = gauge:gauge_style(THEME.status.progress_normal)
+	else
+		gauge = gauge:gauge_style(THEME.status.progress_error)
+	end
+
+	local percent = 99
+	if progress.found ~= 0 then
+		percent = math.min(99, ya.round(progress.processed * 100 / progress.found))
+	end
+
+	local left = progress.total - progress.succ
+	return {
+		gauge
+			:percent(percent)
+			:label(ui.Span(string.format("%3d%%, %d left", percent, left)):style(THEME.status.progress_label)),
+	}
+end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua
index e25c3d20..3fc9d5ca 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua
@@ -108,47 +108,14 @@ function Status:position()
 	}
 end
 
-function Status:progress(area, offset)
-	local progress = cx.tasks.progress
-	local left = progress.total - progress.succ
-	if left == 0 then
-		return {}
-	end
-
-	local gauge = ui.Gauge(ui.Rect {
-		x = math.max(0, area.w - offset - 21),
-		y = area.y,
-		w = math.max(0, math.min(20, area.w - offset - 1)),
-		h = 1,
-	})
-
-	if progress.fail == 0 then
-		gauge = gauge:gauge_style(THEME.status.progress_normal)
-	else
-		gauge = gauge:gauge_style(THEME.status.progress_error)
-	end
-
-	local percent = 99
-	if progress.found ~= 0 then
-		percent = math.min(99, progress.processed * 100 / progress.found)
-	end
-
-	return {
-		gauge
-			:percent(percent)
-			:label(ui.Span(string.format("%3d%%, %d left", percent, left)):style(THEME.status.progress_label)),
-	}
-end
-
 function Status:render(area)
 	self.area = area
 
 	local left = ui.Line { self:mode(), self:size(), self:name() }
 	local right = ui.Line { self:permissions(), self:percentage(), self:position() }
-	local progress = self:progress(area, right:width())
 	return {
 		ui.Paragraph(area, { left }),
 		ui.Paragraph(area, { right }):align(ui.Paragraph.RIGHT),
-		table.unpack(progress),
+		table.unpack(Progress:render(area, right:width())),
 	}
 end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua
index 2ebfcb33..1a6a7707 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/image.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local M = {}
 
 function M:peek()
 	local url = ya.file_cache(self)
-	if not url or not fs.symlink_metadata(url) then
+	if not url or not fs.cha(url) then
 		url = self.file.url
 	end
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function M:seek() end
 
 function M:preload()
 	local cache = ya.file_cache(self)
-	if not cache or fs.symlink_metadata(cache) then
+	if not cache or fs.cha(cache) then
 		return 1
 	end
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua
index 62fea107..e0f447d3 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/pdf.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ end
 
 function M:preload()
 	local cache = ya.file_cache(self)
-	if not cache or fs.symlink_metadata(cache) then
+	if not cache or fs.cha(cache) then
 		return 1
 	end
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/video.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/video.lua
index 04695a13..3ad0e170 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/video.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/video.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function M:preload()
 	end
 
 	local cache = ya.file_cache(self)
-	if not cache or fs.symlink_metadata(cache) then
+	if not cache or fs.cha(cache) then
 		return 1
 	end
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/ya.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/ya.lua
index f93568c9..0c2158a6 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/ya.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/ya.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ function ya.clamp(min, x, max)
 	end
 end
 
+function ya.round(x) return x >= 0 and math.floor(x + 0.5) or math.ceil(x - 0.5) end
+
 function ya.flat(t)
 	local r = {}
 	for _, v in ipairs(t) do
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs
index 7a19f55f..81c83d5e 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/bar.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ impl UserData for Bar {
 }
 
 impl Renderable for Bar {
+	fn area(&self) -> ratatui::layout::Rect { self.area }
+
 	fn render(self: Box<Self>, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer) {
 		if self.area.area() == 0 {
 			return;
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs
index 8c8ddae5..bf370edb 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/border.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ impl UserData for Border {
 }
 
 impl Renderable for Border {
+	fn area(&self) -> ratatui::layout::Rect { self.area }
+
 	fn render(self: Box<Self>, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer) {
 		let mut block =
 			ratatui::widgets::Block::default().borders(self.position).border_type(self.type_);
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
index 48e3341d..fa90c362 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ pub fn init(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub trait Renderable {
+	fn area(&self) -> ratatui::layout::Rect;
+
 	fn render(self: Box<Self>, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer);
 
 	fn clone_render(&self, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer);
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs
index d5c678f6..b22c55a2 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/gauge.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ impl UserData for Gauge {
 }
 
 impl Renderable for Gauge {
+	fn area(&self) -> ratatui::layout::Rect { self.area }
+
 	fn render(self: Box<Self>, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer) {
 		let mut gauge = ratatui::widgets::Gauge::default();
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs
index 7e177297..becca99e 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/list.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ impl List {
 impl UserData for List {}
 
 impl Renderable for List {
+	fn area(&self) -> ratatui::layout::Rect { self.area }
+
 	fn render(self: Box<Self>, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer) {
 		self.inner.render(self.area, buf);
 	}
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/paragraph.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/paragraph.rs
index 4db171f3..19da0967 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/paragraph.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/paragraph.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ impl UserData for Paragraph {
 }
 
 impl Renderable for Paragraph {
+	fn area(&self) -> ratatui::layout::Rect { self.area }
+
 	fn render(self: Box<Self>, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer) {
 		let mut p = ratatui::widgets::Paragraph::new(self.text);
 		if let Some(style) = self.style {
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs
index 2384937f..54ac9321 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::Lua;
+use mlua::{IntoLua, Lua, Value};
 use tokio::fs;
 
 use crate::bindings::{Cast, Cha, UrlRef};
@@ -9,20 +9,29 @@ pub fn install(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<()> {
 		lua.create_table_from([
 			(
 				"write",
-				lua.create_async_function(|_, (url, data): (UrlRef, mlua::String)| async move {
-					Ok(fs::write(&*url, data).await.is_ok())
+				lua.create_async_function(|lua, (url, data): (UrlRef, mlua::String)| async move {
+					Ok(match fs::write(&*url, data).await {
+						Ok(_) => (Value::Boolean(true), Value::Nil),
+						Err(e) => (Value::Boolean(false), e.raw_os_error().into_lua(lua)?),
+					})
 				})?,
 			),
 			(
-				"metadata",
+				"cha",
 				lua.create_async_function(|lua, url: UrlRef| async move {
-					fs::metadata(&*url).await.ok().map(|m| Cha::cast(lua, m)).transpose()
+					Ok(match fs::symlink_metadata(&*url).await {
+						Ok(m) => (Cha::cast(lua, m)?.into_lua(lua)?, Value::Nil),
+						Err(e) => (Value::Nil, e.raw_os_error().into_lua(lua)?),
+					})
 				})?,
 			),
 			(
-				"symlink_metadata",
+				"cha_follow",
 				lua.create_async_function(|lua, url: UrlRef| async move {
-					fs::symlink_metadata(&*url).await.ok().map(|m| Cha::cast(lua, m)).transpose()
+					Ok(match fs::metadata(&*url).await {
+						Ok(m) => (Cha::cast(lua, m)?.into_lua(lua)?, Value::Nil),
+						Err(e) => (Value::Nil, e.raw_os_error().into_lua(lua)?),
+					})
 				})?,
 			),
 		])?,
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/plugin.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/plugin.rs
index e463cb28..b7940f18 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/plugin.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 		lua.load(include_str!("../preset/components/manager.lua")).exec()?;
 		lua.load(include_str!("../preset/components/parent.lua")).exec()?;
 		lua.load(include_str!("../preset/components/preview.lua")).exec()?;
+		lua.load(include_str!("../preset/components/progress.lua")).exec()?;
 		lua.load(include_str!("../preset/components/status.lua")).exec()?;
 
 		Ok(())
diff --git a/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs b/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
index cfd1f6d7..1abd194a 100644
--- a/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
+++ b/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub fn copy_with_progress(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> mpsc::Receiver<Result<u64,
 				select! {
 					res = &mut tick_rx => exit = Some(res.unwrap()),
 					_ = tx.closed() => break,
-					_ = time::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(1)) => (),
+					_ = time::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(3)) => (),
 				}
 
 				match exit {