diff --git a/src/datasets/utils/file_utils.py b/src/datasets/utils/file_utils.py
index 26de041fd8cb..406dbef3131c 100644
--- a/src/datasets/utils/file_utils.py
+++ b/src/datasets/utils/file_utils.py
@@ -330,19 +330,24 @@ def _request_with_retry(
 
 def fsspec_head(url, timeout=10.0):
     _raise_if_offline_mode_is_enabled(f"Tried to reach {url}")
-    try:
-        fsspec.filesystem(urlparse(url).scheme).info(url, timeout=timeout)
-    except Exception:
-        return False
-    return True
+    fs, _, paths = fsspec.get_fs_token_paths(url)
+    if len(paths) > 1:
+        raise ValueError("HEAD can be called with at most one path but was called with {paths}")
+    return fs.info(paths[0], timeout=timeout)
 
 
-def fsspec_get(url, temp_file, timeout=10.0):
+def fsspec_get(url, temp_file, timeout=10.0, desc=None):
     _raise_if_offline_mode_is_enabled(f"Tried to reach {url}")
-    try:
-        fsspec.filesystem(urlparse(url).scheme).get(url, temp_file, timeout=timeout)
-    except fsspec.FSTimeoutError as e:
-        raise ConnectionError(e) from None
+    fs, _, paths = fsspec.get_fs_token_paths(url)
+    if len(paths) > 1:
+        raise ValueError("GET can be called with at most one path but was called with {paths}")
+    callback = fsspec.callbacks.TqdmCallback(
+        tqdm_kwargs={
+            "desc": desc or "Downloading",
+            "disable": logging.is_progress_bar_enabled(),
+        }
+    )
+    fs.get(paths[0], temp_file, timeout=timeout, callback=callback)
 
 
 def ftp_head(url, timeout=10.0):
@@ -493,8 +498,11 @@ def get_from_cache(
         scheme = urlparse(url).scheme
         if scheme == "ftp":
             connected = ftp_head(url)
-        elif scheme in ("s3", "gs"):
-            connected = fsspec_head(url)
+        elif scheme not in ("http", "https"):
+            response = fsspec_head(url)
+            # use the hash of the response as a pseudo ETag to detect changes
+            etag = json.dumps(response, sort_keys=True) if use_etag else None
+            connected = True
         try:
             response = http_head(
                 url,
@@ -595,8 +603,8 @@ def _resumable_file_manager():
             # GET file object
             if scheme == "ftp":
                 ftp_get(url, temp_file)
-            elif scheme in ("gs", "s3"):
-                fsspec_get(url, temp_file)
+            elif scheme not in ("http", "https"):
+                fsspec_get(url, temp_file, desc=download_desc)
             else:
                 http_get(
                     url,