diff --git a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js
index fcde7efdfc..d37995c6f5 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js
+++ b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ import {
 import packageJson from '../package.json'
 import locale from './locale.js'
 
+
+const getDefaultUploadState = () => ({
+  totalProgress: 0,
+  allowNewUpload: true,
+  error: null,
+  recoveredState: null,
+});
+
 /**
  * Uppy Core module.
  * Manages plugins, state updates, acts as an event bus,
@@ -91,19 +99,17 @@ class Uppy {
 
     this.store = this.opts.store
     this.setState({
+      ...getDefaultUploadState(),
       plugins: {},
       files: {},
       currentUploads: {},
-      allowNewUpload: true,
       capabilities: {
         uploadProgress: supportsUploadProgress(),
         individualCancellation: true,
         resumableUploads: false,
       },
-      totalProgress: 0,
       meta: { ...this.opts.meta },
       info: [],
-      recoveredState: null,
     })
 
     this.#restricter = new Restricter(() => this.opts, this.i18n)
@@ -230,6 +236,7 @@ class Uppy {
     this.setState() // so that UI re-renders with new options
   }
 
+  // todo next major: rename to something better? (it doesn't just reset progress)
   resetProgress () {
     const defaultProgress = {
       percentage: 0,
@@ -249,17 +256,16 @@ class Uppy {
       }
     })
 
-    this.setState({
-      files: updatedFiles,
-      totalProgress: 0,
-      allowNewUpload: true,
-      error: null,
-      recoveredState: null,
-    })
+    this.setState({ files: updatedFiles, ...getDefaultUploadState() })
 
     this.emit('reset-progress')
   }
 
+  /** @protected */
+  clearUploadedFiles () {
+    this.setState({ ...getDefaultUploadState(), files: {} })
+  }
+
   addPreProcessor (fn) {
     this.#preProcessors.add(fn)
   }
@@ -854,11 +860,8 @@ class Uppy {
         this.removeFiles(fileIDs, 'cancel-all')
       }
 
-      this.setState({
-        totalProgress: 0,
-        error: null,
-        recoveredState: null,
-      })
+      this.setState(getDefaultUploadState())
+      // todo should we call this.emit('reset-progress') like we do for resetProgress?
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.test.js b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.test.js
index 78b4c1e717..1e378e6133 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.test.js
+++ b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.test.js
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ describe('src/Core', () => {
         capabilities: { individualCancellation: true, uploadProgress: true, resumableUploads: false },
         files: {},
         currentUploads: {},
+        error: null,
         allowNewUpload: true,
         foo: 'baar',
         info: [],
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ describe('src/Core', () => {
         capabilities: { individualCancellation: true, uploadProgress: true, resumableUploads: false },
         files: {},
         currentUploads: {},
+        error: null,
         allowNewUpload: true,
         foo: 'bar',
         info: [],
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ describe('src/Core', () => {
         capabilities: { individualCancellation: true, uploadProgress: true, resumableUploads: false },
         files: {},
         currentUploads: {},
+        error: null,
         allowNewUpload: true,
         foo: 'baar',
         info: [],
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/Dashboard.jsx b/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/Dashboard.jsx
index 61cf6e2ff0..2ba20fb934 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/Dashboard.jsx
+++ b/packages/@uppy/dashboard/src/Dashboard.jsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class Dashboard extends UIPlugin {
       hidePauseResumeButton: false,
       hideProgressAfterFinish: false,
       doneButtonHandler: () => {
-        this.uppy.cancelAll()
+        this.uppy.clearUploadedFiles()
         this.requestCloseModal()
       },
       note: null,