diff --git a/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py b/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py
index f38dd727..7dd641dd 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/onionshare_gui.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class OnionShareGui(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         """
         common.log('OnionShareGui', 'start_server_step2')
 
-        # add progress bar to the status bar, indicating the crunching of files.
+        # add progress bar to the status bar, indicating the compressing of files.
         self._zip_progress_bar = ZipProgressBar(0)
         self.filenames = []
         for index in range(self.file_selection.file_list.count()):
diff --git a/share/locale/en.json b/share/locale/en.json
index 09ead591..fe5f030a 100644
--- a/share/locale/en.json
+++ b/share/locale/en.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "gui_copied_hidservauth_title": "Copied HidServAuth",
     "gui_copied_hidservauth": "The HidServAuth line has been copied to clipboard",
     "gui_starting_server1": "Starting Tor onion service...",
-    "gui_starting_server2": "Crunching files...",
+    "gui_starting_server2": "Compressing files...",
     "gui_please_wait": "Starting... Click to cancel",
     "error_hs_dir_cannot_create": "Cannot create onion service dir {0:s}",
     "error_hs_dir_not_writable": "onion service dir {0:s} is not writable",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "gui_quit_warning_quit": "Quit",
     "gui_quit_warning_dont_quit": "Cancel",
     "error_rate_limit": "An attacker might be trying to guess your address. To prevent this, OnionShare has automatically stopped the server. To share the files you must start it again and share the new address.",
-    "zip_progress_bar_format": "Crunching files: %p%",
+    "zip_progress_bar_format": "Compressing files: %p%",
     "error_stealth_not_supported": "To create stealth onion services, you need at least Tor 0.2.9.1-alpha (or Tor Browser 6.5) and at least python3-stem 1.5.0.",
     "error_ephemeral_not_supported": "OnionShare requires at least Tor 0.2.7.1 and at least python3-stem 1.4.0.",
     "gui_settings_window_title": "Settings",
diff --git a/share/locale/eo.json b/share/locale/eo.json
index 6d904dc0..8060f815 100644
--- a/share/locale/eo.json
+++ b/share/locale/eo.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "gui_copied_url": "URL kopiita en tondujon",
     "gui_copied_hidservauth": "Copied HidServAuth line to clipboard",
     "gui_starting_server1": "Startigas Tor onion service...",
-    "gui_starting_server2": "Crunching files...",
+    "gui_starting_server2": "Compressing files...",
     "gui_please_wait": "Bonvolu atendi...",
     "error_hs_dir_cannot_create": "Ne eblas krei hidden-service-dosierujon {0:s}",
     "error_hs_dir_not_writable": "ne eblas konservi dosierojn en hidden-service-dosierujo {0:s}",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "gui_quit_warning_quit": "Foriri",
     "gui_quit_warning_dont_quit": "Ne foriri",
     "error_rate_limit": "Iu atankanto povas provi diveni vian URL. Por eviti tion, OnionShare aŭtomate haltis la servilon. Por kundividi la dosierojn vi devas starti ĝin denove kaj kundividi la novan URL.",
-    "zip_progress_bar_format": "Crunching files: %p%",
+    "zip_progress_bar_format": "Compressing files: %p%",
     "error_stealth_not_supported": "To create stealth onion services, you need at least Tor 0.2.9.1-alpha (or Tor Browser 6.5) and at least python3-stem 1.5.0.",
     "error_ephemeral_not_supported": "OnionShare postulas almenaŭ Tor 0.2.7.1 kaj almenaŭ python3-stem 1.4.0.",
     "gui_menu_file_menu": "&File",