diff --git a/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/settings/SettingsTroubleshooting.tsx b/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/settings/SettingsTroubleshooting.tsx
index 50288e3cc..d3aa060fb 100644
--- a/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/settings/SettingsTroubleshooting.tsx
+++ b/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/settings/SettingsTroubleshooting.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Input } from "@/components/inputs/Input";
 import { Label } from "@/components/typography/Label";
 import { SquareIcon } from "@/components/SquareIcon";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
+import { formatRemaining } from "@/lib/formatters";
 import type { DebugStage } from "@/contexts/DebugBundleContext";
 import { useDebugBundleContext } from "@/contexts/DebugBundleContext";
 import { SectionGroup, SettingsBottomBar } from "@/modules/settings/SettingsSection.tsx";
@@ -133,13 +134,24 @@ function ProgressSection({
         <CenteredPanel>
             <SquareIcon icon={Loader2} className={"[&_svg]:animate-spin"} />
 
-            <div className={"flex flex-col items-center gap-2 max-w-xs"}>
+            <div className={"flex flex-col items-center gap-2 max-w-sm"}>
                 <DialogHeading className={"text-balance"}>{stageLabel(stage, t)}</DialogHeading>
                 <DialogDescription>
                     {t("settings.troubleshooting.progress.description")}
                 </DialogDescription>
             </div>
 
+            {stage.kind === "capturing" && (
+                <div
+                    className={
+                        "font-mono font-semibold text-2xl tabular-nums text-nb-gray-50 tracking-wider"
+                    }
+                    aria-live={"polite"}
+                >
+                    {formatRemaining(stage.remainingSec)}
+                </div>
+            )}
+
             <DialogActions className={"max-w-[220px]"}>
                 <Button
                     autoFocus
@@ -178,7 +190,7 @@ function DoneResult({
         <CenteredPanel>
             <SquareIcon icon={CircleCheckBig} className={"[&_svg]:text-green-500"} />
 
-            <div className={"flex flex-col items-center gap-2 max-w-xs"}>
+            <div className={"flex flex-col items-center gap-2 max-w-sm"}>
                 <DialogHeading className={"text-balance"}>
                     {showKey
                         ? t("settings.troubleshooting.done.uploadedTitle")
@@ -191,7 +203,7 @@ function DoneResult({
                 </DialogDescription>
             </div>
 
-            <div className={"w-full max-w-xs flex flex-col gap-3"}>
+            <div className={"w-full max-w-sm flex flex-col gap-3"}>
                 {showKey && <Input value={result.uploadedKey} readOnly copy />}
 
                 {result.path && !showKey && (
@@ -268,13 +280,8 @@ const stageLabel = (
             return t("settings.troubleshooting.stage.preparingTrace");
         case "reconnecting":
             return t("settings.troubleshooting.stage.reconnecting");
-        case "capturing": {
-            const fmt = (s: number) => `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${String(s % 60).padStart(2, "0")}`;
-            return t("settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing", {
-                elapsed: fmt(stage.totalSec - stage.remainingSec),
-                total: fmt(stage.totalSec),
-            });
-        }
+        case "capturing":
+            return t("settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing");
         case "restoring-level":
             return t("settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring");
         case "bundling":
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
index 435c46cf7..3aa8592fc 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "NetBird wird neu verbunden…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Logs werden erfasst — {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "Logs werden erfasst"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "Vorheriges Log-Level wird wiederhergestellt…"
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
index e85016873..0e555c1bb 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
@@ -984,8 +984,8 @@
         "description": "Button to create the debug bundle. Keep short."
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.progress.description": {
-        "message": "Collecting logs, system details, and connection state. This usually takes a moment — keep this window open until it completes.",
-        "description": "Status text shown while the bundle is being collected; asks the user to keep the window open."
+        "message": "Collecting logs, system details, and connection state. This usually takes a moment. You can keep using NetBird or close Settings while it finishes.",
+        "description": "Status text shown while the debug bundle is being collected; reassures the user they can keep using NetBird or close Settings meanwhile."
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.cancelling": {
         "message": "Canceling…",
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@
         "description": "Progress stage: reconnecting NetBird. Ends with an ellipsis."
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Capturing logs — {elapsed} / {total}",
+        "message": "Capturing logs",
         "description": "Progress stage: capturing logs. {elapsed} and {total} are time values (e.g. 0:30 / 2:00); keep both."
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/es/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/es/common.json
index 5186747a4..05f70937f 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/es/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/es/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "Reconectando NetBird…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Capturando registros: {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "Capturando registros"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "Restaurando el nivel de registro anterior…"
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/fr/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/fr/common.json
index ae181b6d2..3315f1031 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/fr/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/fr/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "Reconnexion de NetBird…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Capture des journaux — {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "Capture des journaux"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "Rétablissement du niveau de journalisation précédent…"
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
index 617815df6..7725fd458 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "NetBird újracsatlakoztatása…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Naplók rögzítése — {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "Naplók rögzítése"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "Korábbi napló szint visszaállítása…"
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/it/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/it/common.json
index 30bc70a28..315647a6c 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/it/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/it/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "Riconnessione di NetBird…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Acquisizione log — {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "Acquisizione log"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "Ripristino del livello di log precedente…"
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/pt/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/pt/common.json
index 292a2c820..b4df4fd6a 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/pt/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/pt/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "Reconectando o NetBird…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Capturando logs — {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "Capturando logs"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "Restaurando o nível de log anterior…"
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/ru/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/ru/common.json
index 4258bb5ca..0c65ab4fb 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/ru/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/ru/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "Переподключение NetBird…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "Сбор журналов — {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "Сбор журналов"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "Восстановление прежнего уровня журналирования…"
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json
index c6333e7cd..035ec4884 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         "message": "正在重新连接 NetBird…"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.capturing": {
-        "message": "正在捕获日志 — {elapsed} / {total}"
+        "message": "正在捕获日志"
     },
     "settings.troubleshooting.stage.restoring": {
         "message": "正在恢复先前的日志级别…"