diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.c b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.c
index 58b8135ca6..e1241296ce 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.c
@@ -22,24 +22,24 @@ WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 //#include <unistd.h>
 #include "plugin.h"
 
-static FILE *f;
+static int f = -1;
 static DIR *d;
-static char *current_filename = "";
+static char current_filename[4096];
 static enum { IDLE,
 	FILE_READ,
 	FILE_WRITE,
 	DIR_READ } state;
 static struct dirent *de;
 
-static void
-reset(void)
+void
+file_cleanup(void)
 {
-	if(f != NULL) {
-		fclose(f);
-		f = NULL;
+	if(f >= 0) {
+		rb->close(f);
+		f = -1;
 	}
 	if(d != NULL) {
-		closedir(d);
+		rb->closedir(d);
 		d = NULL;
 	}
 	de = NULL;
@@ -47,17 +47,14 @@ reset(void)
 }
 
 static Uint16
-get_entry(char *p, Uint16 len, const char *pathname, const char *basename, int fail_nonzero)
+get_entry(char *p, Uint16 len, const char *basename, struct dirinfo info)
 {
-	struct stat st;
 	if(len < strlen(basename) + 7)
 		return 0;
-	if(stat(pathname, &st))
-		return fail_nonzero ? snprintf(p, len, "!!!! %s\n", basename) : 0;
-	else if(S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+	else if(info.attribute & ATTR_DIRECTORY)
 		return snprintf(p, len, "---- %s\n", basename);
-	else if(st.st_size < 0x10000)
-		return snprintf(p, len, "%04x %s\n", (Uint16)st.st_size, basename);
+	else if(info.size < 0x10000)
+		return snprintf(p, len, "%04x %s\n", (Uint16)info.size, basename);
 	else
 		return snprintf(p, len, "???? %s\n", basename);
 }
@@ -65,15 +62,13 @@ get_entry(char *p, Uint16 len, const char *pathname, const char *basename, int f
 static Uint16
 file_read_dir(char *dest, Uint16 len)
 {
-	static char pathname[4096];
 	char *p = dest;
-	if(de == NULL) de = readdir(d);
-	for(; de != NULL; de = readdir(d)) {
+	if(de == NULL) de = rb->readdir(d);
+	for(; de != NULL; de = rb->readdir(d)) {
 		Uint16 n;
 		if(de->d_name[0] == '.' && de->d_name[1] == '\0')
 			continue;
-		snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s/%s", current_filename, de->d_name);
-		n = get_entry(p, len, pathname, de->d_name, 1);
+		n = get_entry(p, len, de->d_name, rb->dir_get_info(d, de));
 		if(!n) break;
 		p += n;
 		len -= n;
@@ -82,10 +77,10 @@ file_read_dir(char *dest, Uint16 len)
 }
 
 Uint16
-file_init(void *filename)
+file_init(const char *filename)
 {
-	reset();
-	current_filename = filename;
+	file_cleanup();
+	snprintf(current_filename, sizeof(current_filename), "/%s", (filename[0] == '/') ? &filename[1] : filename);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -93,14 +88,15 @@ Uint16
 file_read(void *dest, Uint16 len)
 {
 	if(state != FILE_READ && state != DIR_READ) {
-		reset();
-		if((d = opendir(current_filename)) != NULL)
+		file_cleanup();
+		if((d = rb->opendir(current_filename)) != NULL)
 			state = DIR_READ;
-		else if((f = fopen(current_filename, "rb")) != NULL)
+		else if((f = rb->open(current_filename, O_RDONLY)) >= 0)
 			state = FILE_READ;
 	}
-	if(state == FILE_READ)
-		return fread(dest, 1, len, f);
+	if(state == FILE_READ) {
+		return rb->read(f, dest, len);
+	}
 	if(state == DIR_READ)
 		return file_read_dir(dest, len);
 	return 0;
@@ -111,13 +107,12 @@ file_write(void *src, Uint16 len, Uint8 flags)
 {
 	Uint16 ret = 0;
 	if(state != FILE_WRITE) {
-		reset();
-		if((f = fopen(current_filename, (flags & 0x01) ? "ab" : "wb")) != NULL)
+		file_cleanup();
+		if((f = rb->open(current_filename, O_WRONLY | ((flags & 0x01) ? O_APPEND : 0))) >= 0)
 			state = FILE_WRITE;
 	}
 	if(state == FILE_WRITE) {
-		if((ret = fwrite(src, 1, len, f)) > 0 && fflush(f) != 0)
-			ret = 0;
+		ret = rb->write(f, src, len);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -125,16 +120,31 @@ file_write(void *src, Uint16 len, Uint8 flags)
 Uint16
 file_stat(void *dest, Uint16 len)
 {
+	DIR *sd;
+	struct dirent *sde;
 	char *basename = strrchr(current_filename, '/');
-	if(basename != NULL)
+	if(basename != current_filename) {
+		*basename = '\0';
+		sd = rb->opendir(current_filename);
+		*basename++ = '/';
+	} else {
+		sd = rb->opendir("/");
 		++basename;
-	else
-		basename = current_filename;
-	return get_entry(dest, len, current_filename, basename, 0);
+	}
+	if(sd == NULL) return 0;
+	while((sde = rb->readdir(sd)) != NULL) {
+		if(!strcmp(sde->d_name, basename)) {
+			Uint16 ret = get_entry(dest, len, basename, rb->dir_get_info(sd, sde));
+			rb->closedir(sd);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	rb->closedir(sd);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 Uint16
 file_delete(void)
 {
-	return unlink(current_filename);
+	return rb->remove(current_filename);
 }
diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.h b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.h
index affd28ce34..2275a9c03e 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.h
+++ b/apps/plugins/varvara/devices/file.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
 WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 */
 
-Uint16 file_init(void *filename);
+Uint16 file_init(const char *filename);
 Uint16 file_read(void *dest, Uint16 len);
 Uint16 file_write(void *src, Uint16 len, Uint8 flags);
 Uint16 file_stat(void *dest, Uint16 len);
 Uint16 file_delete(void);
+void file_cleanup(void);
diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c b/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
index 207214c13e..e814a3f5bf 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TODO clean up
 
 #include "uxn.h"
 #include "devices/ppu.h"
-// #include "devices/file.h"
+#include "devices/file.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 #include "keymaps.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ screen_talk(Device *d, Uint8 b0, Uint8 w)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int
+file_talk(Device *d, Uint8 b0, Uint8 w)
+{
+	if(w) switch(b0) {
+		case 0x1: d->vector = peek16(d->dat, 0x0); break;
+		case 0x9: poke16(d->dat, 0x2, file_init(&d->mem[peek16(d->dat, 0x8)])); break;
+		case 0xd: poke16(d->dat, 0x2, file_read(&d->mem[peek16(d->dat, 0xc)], peek16(d->dat, 0xa))); break;
+		case 0xf: poke16(d->dat, 0x2, file_write(&d->mem[peek16(d->dat, 0xe)], peek16(d->dat, 0xa), d->dat[0x7])); break;
+		case 0x5: poke16(d->dat, 0x2, file_stat(&d->mem[peek16(d->dat, 0x4)], peek16(d->dat, 0xa))); break;
+		case 0x6: poke16(d->dat, 0x2, file_delete()); break;
+		}
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int
 nil_talk(Device *d, Uint8 b0, Uint8 w)
 {
@@ -329,7 +343,7 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
 	/* empty    */ uxn_port(&u, 0x7, nil_talk);
 	/* control  */ devctrl = uxn_port(&u, 0x8, nil_talk);
 	/* mouse    */ uxn_port(&u, 0x9, nil_talk);
-	/* file     */ uxn_port(&u, 0xa, nil_talk);
+	/* file     */ uxn_port(&u, 0xa, file_talk);
 	/* datetime */ uxn_port(&u, 0xb, datetime_talk);
 	/* empty    */ uxn_port(&u, 0xc, nil_talk);
 	/* empty    */ uxn_port(&u, 0xd, nil_talk);
@@ -337,6 +351,7 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
 	/* empty    */ uxn_port(&u, 0xf, nil_talk);
     uxn_eval(&u, 0x0100);
 	run();
+	file_cleanup();
 	return PLUGIN_OK;
 
 }