diff --git a/src/hdf5_lib.py b/src/hdf5_lib.py
index fd6fce8..bf1dc01 100644
--- a/src/hdf5_lib.py
+++ b/src/hdf5_lib.py
@@ -361,11 +361,19 @@ def create_hdf5_file_from_filesystem_path(output_filename : str,
                                                                         allowed_file_extensions)
     # Set input_directory as copied input directory
     root_dir = output_dir_path
-
+    
     with h5py.File(output_filename, 'w') as h5file:
 
+        number_of_dirs = len(path_to_filenames_dict.keys())
+        dir_number = 1
         for dirpath, filtered_filenames_list in path_to_filenames_dict.items():
-                
+            
+            start_message = f'Starting to transfer files in directory: {dirpath}'
+            end_message = f'\nCompleted transferring files in directory: {dirpath}'
+            # Print and log the start message
+            print(start_message)
+            logging.info(start_message)
+
             # Check if dirpath is valid. TODO: This is perhaps redundant by design of path_to_filenames_dict. 
             if not is_valid_directory_path(dirpath,select_dir_keywords):
                 continue                
@@ -392,7 +400,7 @@ def create_hdf5_file_from_filesystem_path(output_filename : str,
 
             for filenumber, filename in enumerate(filtered_filenames_list):
                 
-                file_name, file_ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
+                file_ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1]
                 #try: 
                 if not 'h5' in filename:
                     #file_dict = config_file.select_file_readers(group_id)[file_ext](os.path.join(dirpath,filename))
@@ -417,18 +425,20 @@ def create_hdf5_file_from_filesystem_path(output_filename : str,
                             # Add dataset's attributes                                
                             attributes = dataset.get('attributes', {})
                             h5file[group_name][file_dict['name']][dataset['name']].attrs.update(attributes)
-                    except Exception as inst:                            
-                        # TODO: log when a file could not be stored as a dataset
+                    except Exception as inst: 
                         print(inst) 
+                        logging.error('Fail to transfer %s into HDF5: %s',os.path.join(dirpath,filename),inst)
                     
                 else:
                     ext_to_reader_dict[file_ext](source_file_path = os.path.join(dirpath,filename), 
                                                 dest_file_obj = h5file, 
                                                 dest_group_name = group_name +'/'+filename)
-                    #print(filename,file_ext, ':)')
-                
-                    
-                progressBar(filenumber,len(filtered_filenames_list), 'Uploading files in ' + dirpath)
+
+            # Update the progress bar and log the end message
+            progressBar(dir_number, number_of_dirs, end_message)
+            logging.info(end_message)
+            dir_number = dir_number + 1
+
         
     
     if len(root_metadata_dict.keys())>0: