diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index dfe6ebee..ab496692 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -533,92 +533,81 @@
     fileModel;
     // paths
     getBasePath = () => {
-      return this.fileModel.getModelDirectoryPath("taskModel");
+      return this.fileModel.getModelContainerPath("taskModel");
     };
-    getLocationDirPath = () => {
-      return [...this.getBasePath(), subDirectories.locations];
+    getBoardFilePath = (boardId) => {
+      return [...this.fileModel.getFilePath(boardId), boardId];
     };
-    getTaskLocationPath = (fileId) => {
-      return [...this.getLocationDirPath(), fileId];
-    };
-    getBoardDirPath = () => {
+    getBoardContainerPath = () => {
       return [...this.getBasePath(), subDirectories.boards];
     };
-    getBoardPath = (boardId) => {
-      return [...this.getBoardDirPath(), boardId];
+    getBoardDirectoryPath = (boardId) => {
+      return [...this.getBoardContainerPath(), boardId];
     };
-    getBoardInfoPath = (boardId) => {
-      return [...this.getBoardPath(boardId), subDirectories.boardInfo];
-    };
-    getTaskDirPath = (boardId) => {
-      return [...this.getBoardPath(boardId), subDirectories.boardTasks];
+    getTaskContainerPath = (boardId) => {
+      return [...this.getBoardDirectoryPath(boardId), subDirectories.boardTasks];
     };
     getTaskPath = (boardId, fileId) => {
-      return [...this.getTaskDirPath(boardId), fileId];
+      return [...this.getTaskContainerPath(boardId), fileId];
     };
-    getTaskContentPath = (boardId, fileId, contentName) => {
-      return [...this.getTaskPath(boardId, fileId), contentName];
+    getTaskContentPath = (boardId, fileId, versionId) => {
+      return [...this.getTaskPath(boardId, fileId), versionId];
     };
     // handler
-    handleFileContent = (file, fileContent) => {
-      if (checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileContent, BoardInfoFileContentReference) == true) {
-      } else if (checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileContent, TaskFileContentReference) == true) {
+    handleFileVersion = (fileVersion) => {
+      if (checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileVersion, BoardInfoFileVersionReference) == true) {
+        this.handleBoard(fileVersion);
+      } else if (checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileVersion, TaskFileVersionReference) == true) {
+        this.handleTask(fileVersion);
       }
     };
+    handleBoard = (boardInfoFileVersion) => {
+      console.log("board", boardInfoFileVersion);
+    };
+    handleTask = (taskFileVersion) => {
+    };
     // boards
     createBoard = (name) => {
-      const file = FileModel.createFile();
-      const boardInfoFileContent = _TaskModel.createBoardInfoFileContent(name, "standard" /* Standard */);
-      this.fileModel.addOrUpdateFile(file, boardInfoFileContent);
+      const boardInfoFileVersion = _TaskModel.createBoardInfoFileVersion(v4_default(), name, "standard" /* Standard */);
+      this.createOrUpdateBoard(boardInfoFileVersion);
     };
     listBoardIds = () => {
-      const boardDirPath = this.getBoardDirPath();
-      const boardNames = this.storageModel.list(boardDirPath);
+      const boardContainerPath = this.getBoardContainerPath();
+      const boardNames = this.storageModel.list(boardContainerPath);
       return boardNames;
     };
-    getBoardInfo = (boardId) => {
-      const boardInfoPath = this.getBoardInfoPath(boardId);
-      const boardInfoFileContentOrNull = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
-        boardInfoPath,
-        BoardInfoFileContentReference
+    getBoardInfo = (fileId) => {
+      const boardInfoFileVersionOrNull = this.fileModel.getLatestFileVersion(
+        fileId,
+        BoardInfoFileVersionReference
       );
-      return boardInfoFileContentOrNull;
+      return boardInfoFileVersionOrNull;
+    };
+    createOrUpdateBoard = (boardInfoFileVersion) => {
+      this.fileModel.addFileVersion(boardInfoFileVersion);
+      const boardDirectoryPath = this.getBoardDirectoryPath(
+        boardInfoFileVersion.fileId
+      );
+      this.storageModel.write(boardDirectoryPath, "");
     };
     //tasks
     createTask = (boardId, name) => {
-      const file = FileModel.createFile();
-      const taskFileContent = _TaskModel.createTaskFileContent(
+      const taskFileVersion = _TaskModel.createTaskFileVersion(
+        v4_default(),
         boardId,
         name
       );
-      this.fileModel.addOrUpdateFile(file, taskFileContent);
+      this.fileModel.addFileVersion(taskFileVersion);
     };
     listTaskIds = (boardName) => {
-      const getTaskDirPath = this.getTaskDirPath(boardName);
+      const getTaskDirPath = this.getTaskContainerPath(boardName);
       const fileIds = this.storageModel.list(getTaskDirPath);
       return fileIds;
     };
-    getTaskVersionNames = (boardName, fileId) => {
-      const fileDirectoryPath = this.getTaskPath(boardName, fileId);
-      const versionNames = this.storageModel.list(fileDirectoryPath);
-      return versionNames;
-    };
-    getTaskFileContent = (boardName, fileId, versionName) => {
-      const fileContentPath = this.getTaskContentPath(
-        boardName,
-        fileId,
-        versionName
-      );
-      const taskFileContentOrNull = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
-        fileContentPath,
-        TaskFileContentReference
-      );
-      return taskFileContentOrNull;
-    };
     moveTask = (taskFileId, oldBoardId, newBoardId) => {
       const sourcePath = this.getTaskPath(oldBoardId, taskFileId);
       const destinationPath = this.getTaskPath(newBoardId, taskFileId);
-      return this.storageModel.rename(sourcePath, destinationPath);
+      this.storageModel.renameRecursively(sourcePath, destinationPath);
     };
     // init
     constructor(storageModel2, chatModel, fileModel) {
@@ -627,40 +616,46 @@
       this.storageModel = storageModel2;
     }
     // utility
-    static createBoardInfoFileContent = (name, color) => {
-      const fileContent = FileModel.createFileContent("board");
+    static createBoardInfoFileVersion = (fileId, name, color) => {
+      const fileVersion = FileModel.createFileVersion(
+        fileId,
+        "board-info"
+      );
       return {
-        ...fileContent,
+        ...fileVersion,
         name,
         color
       };
     };
-    static createTaskFileContent = (name, boardId) => {
-      const fileContent = FileModel.createFileContent("task");
+    static createTaskFileVersion = (fileId, name, boardId) => {
+      const fileVersion = FileModel.createFileVersion(
+        fileId,
+        "task"
+      );
       return {
-        ...fileContent,
+        ...fileVersion,
         name,
         boardId
       };
     };
   };
   var subDirectories = {
-    locations: "locations",
     boards: "boards",
-    boardInfo: "info",
     boardTasks: "tasks"
   };
-  var BoardInfoFileContentReference = {
+  var BoardInfoFileVersionReference = {
     dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-    id: "",
+    fileId: "string",
+    fileVersionId: "",
     creationDate: "",
-    type: "board",
+    type: "board-info",
     name: "",
     color: ""
   };
-  var TaskFileContentReference = {
+  var TaskFileVersionReference = {
     dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-    id: "",
+    fileId: "string",
+    fileVersionId: "",
     creationDate: "",
     type: "task",
     name: "",
@@ -679,107 +674,125 @@
         filePaths.chat.files(this.chatModel.id)
       );
     };
-    getModelDirectoryPath = (modelName) => {
-      return [...this.getBasePath(), modelName];
+    getFileContainerPath = () => {
+      return [...this.getBasePath(), subDirectories2.data];
+    };
+    getModelContainerPath = (modelName) => {
+      return [...this.getBasePath(), subDirectories2.model, modelName];
     };
     getFilePath = (fileId) => {
-      return [...this.getBasePath(), fileId];
+      return [...this.getFileContainerPath(), fileId];
     };
-    getFileContentPath = (file, fileContentName) => {
-      const filePath = this.getFilePath(file.id);
-      return [...filePath, fileContentName];
+    getFileVersionPath = (fileId, fileVersionId) => {
+      const filePath = this.getFilePath(fileId);
+      return [...filePath, fileVersionId];
     };
     // handler
-    handleStringifiedFile = (stringifiedFile) => {
-      const file = parseValidObject(stringifiedFile, FileReference);
-      if (file == null) return;
-      this.handleFileAndClearContents(file);
+    handleStringifiedFileVersion = (stringifiedFileVersion) => {
+      const fileVersion = parseValidObject(
+        stringifiedFileVersion,
+        FileVersionReference
+      );
+      if (fileVersion == null) return;
+      this.handleFileVersion(fileVersion);
     };
-    handleFileAndClearContents = (file) => {
-      for (const fileContent of file.contentVersions) {
-        this.storeFileContent(file, fileContent);
-        this.taskModel.handleFileContent(file, fileContent);
-      }
-      file.contentVersions = [];
+    handleFileVersion = (fileVersion) => {
+      const didStore = this.storeFileVersion(fileVersion);
+      if (didStore == false) return;
+      this.taskModel.handleFileVersion(fileVersion);
     };
     // methods
-    addOrUpdateFile = (file, fileContent) => {
-      file.contentVersions.push(fileContent);
-      this.chatModel.sendMessage("", file);
-      this.handleFileAndClearContents(file);
+    addFileVersion = (fileVersion) => {
+      this.handleFileVersion(fileVersion);
+      this.chatModel.sendMessage("", fileVersion);
     };
     // storage
-    storeFileContent = (file, fileContent) => {
-      const fileContentName = _FileModel.getFileContentName(fileContent);
-      const fileContentPath = this.getFileContentPath(
-        file,
-        fileContentName
+    storeFileVersion = (fileVersion) => {
+      const fileVersionPath = this.getFileVersionPath(
+        fileVersion.fileId,
+        fileVersion.fileVersionId
       );
-      const existingFileContent = this.storageModel.read(fileContentPath);
-      if (existingFileContent != null) return;
-      const stringifiedContent = stringify(fileContent);
-      this.storageModel.write(fileContentPath, stringifiedContent);
+      const existingFileVersion = this.storageModel.read(fileVersionPath);
+      if (existingFileVersion != null) return false;
+      const stringifiedContent = stringify(fileVersion);
+      this.storageModel.write(fileVersionPath, stringifiedContent);
+      return true;
     };
     listFileIds = () => {
       return this.storageModel.list(this.getBasePath());
     };
-    getFile = (fileId) => {
+    listFileVersionIds = (fileId) => {
       const filePath = this.getFilePath(fileId);
-      const fileOrNull = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
-        filePath,
-        FileReference
-      );
-      return fileOrNull;
-    };
-    listFileContents = (file) => {
-      const filePath = this.getFilePath(file.id);
       return this.storageModel.list(filePath);
     };
-    getLatestFileContentName = (fileContentNames) => {
-      return fileContentNames[fileContentNames.length - 1];
+    selectLatestFileVersionId = (fileVersionIds) => {
+      return fileVersionIds[fileVersionIds.length - 1];
     };
-    getFileContent = (file, fileContentName) => {
-      const filePath = this.getFileContentPath(file, fileContentName);
-      const fileContentOrNull = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(filePath, FileContentReference2);
-      return fileContentOrNull;
+    getFileVersion = (fileId, fileVersionName, reference) => {
+      const filePath = this.getFileVersionPath(fileId, fileVersionName);
+      const fileVersionOrNull = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
+        filePath,
+        reference
+      );
+      return fileVersionOrNull;
+    };
+    getLatestFileVersion = (fileId, reference) => {
+      const fileVersionsIds = this.listFileVersionIds(fileId);
+      const latestFileVersionId = this.selectLatestFileVersionId(fileVersionsIds);
+      if (latestFileVersionId == void 0) return null;
+      const fileVersion = this.getFileVersion(
+        fileId,
+        latestFileVersionId,
+        reference
+      );
+      return fileVersion;
     };
     // init
     constructor(chatModel, storageModel2) {
       this.chatModel = chatModel;
       this.storageModel = storageModel2;
       this.taskModel = new TaskModel(this.storageModel, chatModel, this);
+      this.taskModel.createBoard("Hello");
+      const boards = this.taskModel.listBoardIds();
+      console.log(boards);
+      const boardId = boards[0];
+      const firstBoardInfo = this.taskModel.getBoardInfo(boardId);
+      console.log(firstBoardInfo);
+      const newInfo = TaskModel.createBoardInfoFileVersion(
+        boardId,
+        "renamed",
+        "coral" /* Coral */
+      );
+      this.taskModel.createOrUpdateBoard(newInfo);
     }
     // utility
-    static getFileContentName = (fileContent) => {
-      return fileContent.creationDate + fileContent.id;
+    static generateFileVersionId = (creationDate) => {
+      return creationDate + v4_default();
     };
-    static createFile = () => {
+    static createFileVersion = (fileId, type) => {
+      const creationDate = createTimestamp();
+      const fileVersionId = _FileModel.generateFileVersionId(creationDate);
       return {
         dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-        id: v4_default(),
-        contentVersions: []
-      };
-    };
-    static createFileContent = (type) => {
-      return {
-        dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-        id: v4_default(),
-        creationDate: createTimestamp(),
+        fileId,
+        fileVersionId,
+        creationDate,
         type
       };
     };
   };
-  var FileContentReference2 = {
+  var subDirectories2 = {
+    data: "data",
+    model: "model",
+    taskModel: "tasks"
+  };
+  var FileVersionReference = {
     dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-    id: "",
+    fileId: "",
+    fileVersionId: "",
     creationDate: "",
     type: ""
   };
-  var FileReference = {
-    dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-    id: "",
-    contentVersions: [FileContentReference2]
-  };
 
   // src/Model/Utility/crypto.ts
   var IV_SIZE = 12;
@@ -909,7 +922,7 @@
       this.storeColor();
     };
     // messaging
-    sendMessage = async (body, file) => {
+    sendMessage = async (body, fileVersion) => {
       const senderName = this.settingsModel.username;
       if (senderName == "") return false;
       const allChannels = [this.info.primaryChannel];
@@ -922,7 +935,7 @@
         senderName,
         this.info.encryptionKey,
         body,
-        file
+        fileVersion
       );
       this.addMessage(chatMessage);
       this.connectionModel.sendMessageOrStore(chatMessage);
@@ -973,7 +986,7 @@
         this.storageModel.writeStringifiable(messagePath, chatMessage);
         this.chatMessageHandler(chatMessage);
       }
-      this.fileModel.handleStringifiedFile(chatMessage.stringifiedFile);
+      this.fileModel.handleStringifiedFileVersion(chatMessage.stringifiedFile);
     };
     delete = () => {
       this.chatListModel.untrackChat(this);
@@ -1040,7 +1053,7 @@
         hasUnreadMessages: false
       };
     };
-    static createChatMessage = async (channel, sender, encryptionKey, body, file) => {
+    static createChatMessage = async (channel, sender, encryptionKey, body, fileVersion) => {
       const chatMessage = {
         dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
         id: v4_default(),
@@ -1051,8 +1064,8 @@
         status: "outbox" /* Outbox */,
         stringifiedFile: ""
       };
-      if (file != void 0) {
-        const stringifiedFile = stringify(file);
+      if (fileVersion != void 0) {
+        const stringifiedFile = stringify(fileVersion);
         chatMessage.stringifiedFile = stringifiedFile;
       }
       if (encryptionKey != "") {
diff --git a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
index b6f32944..f2b3266d 100644
--- a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // this file is responsible for managing chats.
 
 import { DATA_VERSION, ValidObject } from "../Utility/typeSafety";
-import FileModel, { File } from "../Files/fileModel";
+import FileModel, { FileVersion } from "../Files/fileModel";
 import StorageModel, { filePaths } from "../Global/storageModel";
 import {
   createTimestamp,
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ export default class ChatModel {
   };
 
   // messaging
-  sendMessage = async (body: string, file?: File): Promise<boolean> => {
+  sendMessage = async (
+    body: string,
+    fileVersion: FileVersion<string>
+  ): Promise<boolean> => {
     const senderName = this.settingsModel.username;
     if (senderName == "") return false;
 
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
       senderName,
       this.info.encryptionKey,
       body,
-      file
+      fileVersion
     );
 
     this.addMessage(chatMessage);
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
     }
 
     // file
-    this.fileModel.handleStringifiedFile(chatMessage.stringifiedFile);
+    this.fileModel.handleStringifiedFileVersion(chatMessage.stringifiedFile);
   };
 
   delete = () => {
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
     sender: string,
     encryptionKey: string,
     body: string,
-    file?: File
+    fileVersion: FileVersion<string>
   ): Promise<ChatMessage> => {
     const chatMessage: ChatMessage = {
       dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
@@ -275,8 +278,8 @@ export default class ChatModel {
       status: ChatMessageStatus.Outbox,
       stringifiedFile: "",
     };
-    if (file != undefined) {
-      const stringifiedFile = stringify(file);
+    if (fileVersion != undefined) {
+      const stringifiedFile = stringify(fileVersion);
       chatMessage.stringifiedFile = stringifiedFile;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts b/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts
index bc5364df..eca3743b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "../Utility/utility";
 
 import ChatModel from "../Chat/chatModel";
+import { Color } from "../../ViewModel/colors";
 import TaskModel from "./taskModel";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
@@ -26,92 +27,109 @@ export default class FileModel {
     );
   };
 
-  getModelDirectoryPath = (
-    modelName: keyof typeof modelDirectories
+  getFileContainerPath = (): string[] => {
+    return [...this.getBasePath(), subDirectories.data];
+  };
+
+  getModelContainerPath = (
+    modelName: keyof typeof subDirectories
   ): string[] => {
-    return [...this.getBasePath(), modelName];
+    return [...this.getBasePath(), subDirectories.model, modelName];
   };
 
   getFilePath = (fileId: string): string[] => {
-    return [...this.getBasePath(), fileId];
+    return [...this.getFileContainerPath(), fileId];
   };
 
-  getFileContentPath = (file: File, fileContentName: string): string[] => {
-    const filePath: string[] = this.getFilePath(file.id);
-    return [...filePath, fileContentName];
+  getFileVersionPath = (fileId: string, fileVersionId: string): string[] => {
+    const filePath: string[] = this.getFilePath(fileId);
+    return [...filePath, fileVersionId];
   };
 
   // handler
-  handleStringifiedFile = (stringifiedFile: string): void => {
-    const file: File | null = parseValidObject(stringifiedFile, FileReference);
-    if (file == null) return;
+  handleStringifiedFileVersion = (stringifiedFileVersion: string): void => {
+    const fileVersion: FileVersion<string> | null = parseValidObject(
+      stringifiedFileVersion,
+      FileVersionReference
+    );
+    if (fileVersion == null) return;
 
-    this.handleFileAndClearContents(file);
+    this.handleFileVersion(fileVersion);
   };
 
-  handleFileAndClearContents = (file: File): void => {
-    for (const fileContent of file.contentVersions) {
-      this.storeFileContent(file, fileContent);
-      this.taskModel.handleFileContent(file, fileContent);
-    }
+  handleFileVersion = (fileVersion: FileVersion<string>): void => {
+    const didStore: boolean = this.storeFileVersion(fileVersion);
+    if (didStore == false) return;
 
-    file.contentVersions = [];
+    this.taskModel.handleFileVersion(fileVersion);
   };
 
   // methods
-  addOrUpdateFile = (file: File, fileContent: FileContent<string>): void => {
-    file.contentVersions.push(fileContent);
-    this.chatModel.sendMessage("", file);
-    this.handleFileAndClearContents(file);
+  addFileVersion = (fileVersion: FileVersion<string>): void => {
+    this.handleFileVersion(fileVersion);
+    this.chatModel.sendMessage("", fileVersion);
   };
 
   // storage
-  storeFileContent = (file: File, fileContent: FileContent<string>): void => {
-    const fileContentName: string = FileModel.getFileContentName(fileContent);
-    const fileContentPath: string[] = this.getFileContentPath(
-      file,
-      fileContentName
+  storeFileVersion = (fileVersion: FileVersion<string>): boolean => {
+    const fileVersionPath: string[] = this.getFileVersionPath(
+      fileVersion.fileId,
+      fileVersion.fileVersionId
     );
 
-    // check if fileContent already exists
-    const existingFileContent: string | null =
-      this.storageModel.read(fileContentPath);
-    if (existingFileContent != null) return;
+    // check if fileVersion already exists
+    const existingFileVersion: string | null =
+      this.storageModel.read(fileVersionPath);
+    if (existingFileVersion != null) return false;
 
-    const stringifiedContent: string = stringify(fileContent);
-    this.storageModel.write(fileContentPath, stringifiedContent);
+    const stringifiedContent: string = stringify(fileVersion);
+    this.storageModel.write(fileVersionPath, stringifiedContent);
+    return true;
   };
 
   listFileIds = (): string[] => {
     return this.storageModel.list(this.getBasePath());
   };
 
-  getFile = (fileId: string): File | null => {
+  listFileVersionIds = (fileId: string): string[] => {
     const filePath: string[] = this.getFilePath(fileId);
-    const fileOrNull: File | null = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
-      filePath,
-      FileReference
-    );
-    return fileOrNull;
-  };
-
-  listFileContents = (file: File): string[] => {
-    const filePath: string[] = this.getFilePath(file.id);
     return this.storageModel.list(filePath);
   };
 
-  getLatestFileContentName = (fileContentNames: string[]): string | null => {
-    return fileContentNames[fileContentNames.length - 1];
+  selectLatestFileVersionId = (
+    fileVersionIds: string[]
+  ): string | undefined => {
+    return fileVersionIds[fileVersionIds.length - 1];
   };
 
-  getFileContent = (
-    file: File,
-    fileContentName: string
-  ): FileContent<string> | null => {
-    const filePath: string[] = this.getFileContentPath(file, fileContentName);
-    const fileContentOrNull: FileContent<string> | null =
-      this.storageModel.readStringifiable(filePath, FileContentReference);
-    return fileContentOrNull;
+  getFileVersion = <T extends FileVersion<string>>(
+    fileId: string,
+    fileVersionName: string,
+    reference: T
+  ): T | null => {
+    const filePath: string[] = this.getFileVersionPath(fileId, fileVersionName);
+    const fileVersionOrNull: T | null = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
+      filePath,
+      reference
+    );
+    return fileVersionOrNull;
+  };
+
+  getLatestFileVersion = <T extends FileVersion<string>>(
+    fileId: string,
+    reference: T
+  ): T | null => {
+    const fileVersionsIds: string[] = this.listFileVersionIds(fileId);
+    const latestFileVersionId: string | undefined =
+      this.selectLatestFileVersionId(fileVersionsIds);
+    if (latestFileVersionId == undefined) return null;
+
+    const fileVersion: T | null = this.getFileVersion(
+      fileId,
+      latestFileVersionId,
+      reference
+    );
+    return fileVersion;
   };
 
   // init
@@ -123,60 +141,51 @@ export default class FileModel {
   }
 
   // utility
-  static getFileContentName = (fileContent: FileContent<string>): string => {
-    return fileContent.creationDate + fileContent.id;
+  static generateFileVersionId = (creationDate): string => {
+    return creationDate + v4();
   };
 
-  static createFile = (): File => {
+  static createFileVersion = <T extends string>(
+    fileId: string,
+    type: T
+  ): FileVersion<T> => {
+    const creationDate: string = createTimestamp();
+    const fileVersionId: string = FileModel.generateFileVersionId(creationDate);
+
     return {
       dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
 
-      id: v4(),
-      contentVersions: [],
-    };
-  };
-
-  static createFileContent = <T extends string>(type: T): FileContent<T> => {
-    return {
-      dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-
-      id: v4(),
-      creationDate: createTimestamp(),
+      fileId,
+      fileVersionId,
+      creationDate,
       type,
     };
   };
 }
 
 // paths
-export const modelDirectories = {
+export const subDirectories = {
+  data: "data",
+  model: "model",
   taskModel: "tasks",
 };
 
 // types
-export interface File extends ValidObject {
-  id: string;
-  contentVersions: FileContent<string>[];
-}
-
-export interface FileContent<T extends string> extends ValidObject {
-  id: string;
+export interface FileVersion<T extends string> extends ValidObject {
+  fileId: string;
+  fileVersionId: string;
   creationDate: string;
 
   type: T;
 }
 
 // references
-export const FileContentReference: FileContent<string> = {
+export const FileVersionReference: FileVersion<string> = {
   dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
 
-  id: "",
+  fileId: "",
+  fileVersionId: "",
   creationDate: "",
+
   type: "",
 };
-
-export const FileReference: File = {
-  dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
-
-  id: "",
-  contentVersions: [FileContentReference],
-};
diff --git a/src/Model/Files/taskModel.ts b/src/Model/Files/taskModel.ts
index 2400e106..ccdf6f2c 100644
--- a/src/Model/Files/taskModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Files/taskModel.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,14 @@
 
 import {
   DATA_VERSION,
-  ValidObject,
   checkMatchesObjectStructure,
 } from "../Utility/typeSafety";
-import FileModel, {
-  File,
-  FileContent,
-  FileContentReference,
-} from "./fileModel";
+import FileModel, { FileVersion } from "./fileModel";
 
 import ChatModel from "../Chat/chatModel";
 import { Color } from "../../ViewModel/colors";
 import StorageModel from "../Global/storageModel";
+import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
 export default class TaskModel {
   storageModel: StorageModel;
@@ -22,115 +18,106 @@ export default class TaskModel {
 
   // paths
   getBasePath = (): string[] => {
-    return this.fileModel.getModelDirectoryPath("taskModel");
+    return this.fileModel.getModelContainerPath("taskModel");
   };
 
-  getBoardDirPath = (): string[] => {
+  getBoardFilePath = (boardId: string): string[] => {
+    return [...this.fileModel.getFilePath(boardId), boardId];
+  };
+
+  getBoardContainerPath = (): string[] => {
     return [...this.getBasePath(), subDirectories.boards];
   };
 
-  getBoardPath = (boardId: string): string[] => {
-    return [...this.getBoardDirPath(), boardId];
+  getBoardDirectoryPath = (boardId: string): string[] => {
+    return [...this.getBoardContainerPath(), boardId];
   };
 
-  getBoardInfoPath = (boardId: string): string[] => {
-    return [...this.getBoardPath(boardId), subDirectories.boardInfo];
-  };
-
-  getTaskDirPath = (boardId: string): string[] => {
-    return [...this.getBoardPath(boardId), subDirectories.boardTasks];
+  getTaskContainerPath = (boardId: string): string[] => {
+    return [...this.getBoardDirectoryPath(boardId), subDirectories.boardTasks];
   };
 
   getTaskPath = (boardId: string, fileId: string): string[] => {
-    return [...this.getTaskDirPath(boardId), fileId];
+    return [...this.getTaskContainerPath(boardId), fileId];
   };
 
   getTaskContentPath = (
     boardId: string,
     fileId: string,
-    contentName: string
+    versionId: string
   ): string[] => {
-    return [...this.getTaskPath(boardId, fileId), contentName];
+    return [...this.getTaskPath(boardId, fileId), versionId];
   };
 
   // handler
-  handleFileContent = (file: File, fileContent: FileContent<string>): void => {
+  handleFileVersion = (fileVersion: FileVersion<string>): void => {
     if (
-      checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileContent, BoardInfoFileContentReference) ==
+      checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileVersion, BoardInfoFileVersionReference) ==
       true
     ) {
-      // todo
+      this.handleBoard(fileVersion as BoardInfoVersion);
     } else if (
-      checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileContent, TaskFileContentReference) == true
+      checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileVersion, TaskFileVersionReference) == true
     ) {
-      // todo
+      this.handleTask(fileVersion as TaskFileVersion);
     }
   };
 
+  handleBoard = (boardInfoFileVersion: BoardInfoVersion) => {
+    console.log("board", boardInfoFileVersion);
+  };
+
+  handleTask = (taskFileVersion: TaskFileVersion) => {};
+
   // boards
   createBoard = (name: string): void => {
-    const file: File = FileModel.createFile();
-    const boardInfoFileContent: BoardInfoFileContent =
-      TaskModel.createBoardInfoFileContent(name, Color.Standard);
-    this.fileModel.addOrUpdateFile(file, boardInfoFileContent);
+    const boardInfoFileVersion: BoardInfoVersion =
+      TaskModel.createBoardInfoFileVersion(v4(), name, Color.Standard);
+    this.createOrUpdateBoard(boardInfoFileVersion);
   };
 
   listBoardIds = (): string[] => {
-    const boardDirPath: string[] = this.getBoardDirPath();
-    const boardNames: string[] = this.storageModel.list(boardDirPath);
+    const boardContainerPath: string[] = this.getBoardContainerPath();
+    const boardNames: string[] = this.storageModel.list(boardContainerPath);
     return boardNames;
   };
 
-  getBoardInfo = (boardId: string): BoardInfoFileContent | null => {
-    const boardInfoPath: string[] = this.getBoardInfoPath(boardId);
-    const boardInfoFileContentOrNull: BoardInfoFileContent | null =
-      this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
-        boardInfoPath,
-        BoardInfoFileContentReference
+  getBoardInfo = (fileId: string): BoardInfoVersion | null => {
+    const boardInfoFileVersionOrNull: BoardInfoVersion | null =
+      this.fileModel.getLatestFileVersion(
+        fileId,
+        BoardInfoFileVersionReference
       );
-    return boardInfoFileContentOrNull;
+    return boardInfoFileVersionOrNull;
+  };
+
+  createOrUpdateBoard = (boardInfoFileVersion: BoardInfoVersion): void => {
+    // store info
+    this.fileModel.addFileVersion(boardInfoFileVersion);
+
+    // add to list
+    const boardDirectoryPath: string[] = this.getBoardDirectoryPath(
+      boardInfoFileVersion.fileId
+    );
+    this.storageModel.write(boardDirectoryPath, "");
   };
 
   //tasks
   createTask = (boardId: string, name: string): void => {
-    const file: File = FileModel.createFile();
-    const taskFileContent: TaskFileContent = TaskModel.createTaskFileContent(
+    const taskFileVersion: TaskFileVersion = TaskModel.createTaskFileVersion(
+      v4(),
       boardId,
       name
     );
-    this.fileModel.addOrUpdateFile(file, taskFileContent);
+    this.fileModel.addFileVersion(taskFileVersion);
   };
 
   listTaskIds = (boardName: string): string[] => {
-    const getTaskDirPath: string[] = this.getTaskDirPath(boardName);
+    const getTaskDirPath: string[] = this.getTaskContainerPath(boardName);
     const fileIds: string[] = this.storageModel.list(getTaskDirPath);
     return fileIds;
   };
 
-  getTaskVersionNames = (boardName: string, fileId: string): string[] => {
-    const fileDirectoryPath: string[] = this.getTaskPath(boardName, fileId);
-    const versionNames: string[] = this.storageModel.list(fileDirectoryPath);
-    return versionNames;
-  };
-
-  getTaskFileContent = (
-    boardName: string,
-    fileId: string,
-    versionName: string
-  ): TaskFileContent | null => {
-    const fileContentPath: string[] = this.getTaskContentPath(
-      boardName,
-      fileId,
-      versionName
-    );
-    const taskFileContentOrNull: TaskFileContent | null =
-      this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
-        fileContentPath,
-        TaskFileContentReference
-      );
-    return taskFileContentOrNull;
-  };
-
   moveTask = (
     taskFileId: string,
     oldBoardId: string,
@@ -153,28 +140,34 @@ export default class TaskModel {
   }
 
   // utility
-  static createBoardInfoFileContent = (
+  static createBoardInfoFileVersion = (
+    fileId: string,
     name: string,
     color: Color
-  ): BoardInfoFileContent => {
-    const fileContent: FileContent<"board"> =
-      FileModel.createFileContent("board");
+  ): BoardInfoVersion => {
+    const fileVersion: FileVersion<"board-info"> = FileModel.createFileVersion(
+      fileId,
+      "board-info"
+    );
     return {
-      ...fileContent,
+      ...fileVersion,
 
       name,
       color,
     };
   };
 
-  static createTaskFileContent = (
+  static createTaskFileVersion = (
+    fileId: string,
     name: string,
     boardId: string
-  ): TaskFileContent => {
-    const fileContent: FileContent<"task"> =
-      FileModel.createFileContent("task");
+  ): TaskFileVersion => {
+    const fileVersion: FileVersion<"task"> = FileModel.createFileVersion(
+      fileId,
+      "task"
+    );
     return {
-      ...fileContent,
+      ...fileVersion,
 
       name,
       boardId,
@@ -184,17 +177,16 @@ export default class TaskModel {
 
 export const subDirectories = {
   boards: "boards",
-  boardInfo: "info",
   boardTasks: "tasks",
 };
 
 // types
-export interface BoardInfoFileContent extends FileContent<"board"> {
+export interface BoardInfoVersion extends FileVersion<"board-info"> {
   name: string;
   color: Color;
 }
 
-export interface TaskFileContent extends FileContent<"task"> {
+export interface TaskFileVersion extends FileVersion<"task"> {
   name: string;
   boardId: string;
 
@@ -209,21 +201,24 @@ export interface TaskFileContent extends FileContent<"task"> {
 }
 
 // reference
-export const BoardInfoFileContentReference: BoardInfoFileContent = {
+export const BoardInfoFileVersionReference: BoardInfoVersion = {
   dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
 
-  id: "",
+  fileId: "string",
+  fileVersionId: "",
   creationDate: "",
-  type: "board",
+
+  type: "board-info",
 
   name: "",
   color: "" as Color,
 };
 
-export const TaskFileContentReference: TaskFileContent = {
+export const TaskFileVersionReference: TaskFileVersion = {
   dataVersion: DATA_VERSION,
 
-  id: "",
+  fileId: "string",
+  fileVersionId: "",
   creationDate: "",
   type: "task",