I noticed something had changed a few versions ago. When moving a single file/folder I *sometimes* get a progress bar, but not always. The only way I know something is going on is that the cursor/tab keys do not move anything until it's completed.
I'm pretty sure that you *used* to get a full progress panel, with file count, speed, time remaining, etc., when moving single files/folders. Now that only appears if you're dealing with multiple files/folders.
I'm guessing that mc got a version bump somewhere along the line, but that's about as far as my knowledge extends.
(I actually came onto the forum to search for a different mc question - when running in the browser, I'm not sure how you trigger an F5 (copy), as that just refreshes the window. I've been pressing F9 to bring up the dropdown and getting it from there.)