diff --git a/src/Model/Utility/typeSafety.ts b/src/Model/Utility/typeSafety.ts
index c9becd2f..c8906471 100644
--- a/src/Model/Utility/typeSafety.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Utility/typeSafety.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ export const DATA_VERSION = "v2"
 export function checkIsValidObject(object: any): boolean {
   return object.dataVersion == DATA_VERSION;
 }
+
+export interface ValidObject {
+  dataVersion: "v2";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Model/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
index b5eb74c6..c4f48728 100644
--- a/src/Model/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import FileModel, { File } from "./fileModel";
 import StorageModel, { storageKeys } from "./storageModel";
+import { ValidObject, checkIsValidObject } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
 import {
   createTimestamp,
   parse,
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import ChatListModel from "./chatListModel";
 import { Color } from "../ViewModel/colors";
 import ConnectionModel from "./connectionModel";
 import SettingsModel from "./settingsModel";
-import { checkIsValidObject } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
 export default class ChatModel {
@@ -230,12 +230,14 @@ export default class ChatModel {
 
     connectionModel.setMessageSentHandler(this.handleMessageSent);
 
-    this.fileModel = new FileModel(this);
+    this.fileModel = new FileModel(this, this.storageModel);
   }
 
   // utility
   static generateChatInfo = (primaryChannel: string): ChatInfo => {
     return {
+      dataVersion: "v2",
+
       primaryChannel,
       secondaryChannels: [],
       encryptionKey: "",
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ export default class ChatModel {
 }
 
 // types
-export interface ChatInfo {
+export interface ChatInfo extends ValidObject {
   primaryChannel: string;
   secondaryChannels: string[];
   encryptionKey: string;
@@ -295,9 +297,7 @@ export enum ChatMessageStatus {
   Received = "received",
 }
 
-export interface ChatMessage {
-  dataVersion: "v2";
-
+export interface ChatMessage extends ValidObject {
   id: string;
 
   channel: string;
diff --git a/src/Model/fileModel.ts b/src/Model/fileModel.ts
index 3cb74fd2..74b581a7 100644
--- a/src/Model/fileModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/fileModel.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 // this file is responsible for managing files within chats.
 
 import ChatModel, { ChatMessage } from "./chatModel";
+import StorageModel, { storageKeys } from "./storageModel";
+import { parseValidObject, stringify } from "./Utility/utility";
 
-import { parseValidObject } from "./Utility/utility";
+import { ValidObject } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
 
 export default class FileModel {
   chatModel: ChatModel;
+  storageModel: StorageModel;
 
   // handler
   handleStringifiedFile = (stringifiedFile: string): void => {
@@ -18,25 +21,86 @@ export default class FileModel {
     this.chatModel.sendMessage("", file);
   };
 
+  // storage
+  storeFile = (file: File): void => {
+    for (const fileContent of file.contentVersions) {
+      this.storeFileContent(file, fileContent);
+    }
+  };
+
+  storeFileContent = (file: File, fileContent: FileContent): void => {
+    const fileContentName: string = FileModel.getFileContentName(fileContent);
+    const fileContentPath: string[] = FileModel.getFileContentPath(
+      file,
+      fileContentName
+    );
+    const stringifiedContent: string = stringify(fileContent);
+    this.storageModel.write(fileContentPath, stringifiedContent);
+  };
+
+  listFileIds = (): string[] => {
+    return this.storageModel.list(storageKeys.chatFiles);
+  };
+
+  listFileContents = (file: File): string[] => {
+    const filePath: string[] = FileModel.getFilePath(file.id);
+    return this.storageModel.list(filePath);
+  };
+
+  getFile = (fileId: string): File | null => {
+    const filePath = FileModel.getFilePath(fileId);
+    const fileOrNull: File | null =
+      this.storageModel.readStringifiable<File>(filePath);
+    return fileOrNull;
+  };
+
+  getLatestFileContentName = (fileContentNames: string[]): string | null => {
+    return fileContentNames[fileContentNames.length - 1];
+  };
+
+  getFileContent = (
+    file: File,
+    fileContentName: string
+  ): FileContent | null => {
+    const filePath = FileModel.getFileContentPath(file, fileContentName);
+    const fileContentOrNull: FileContent | null =
+      this.storageModel.readStringifiable<FileContent>(filePath);
+    return fileContentOrNull;
+  };
+
   // init
-  constructor(chatModel: ChatModel) {
+  constructor(chatModel: ChatModel, storageModel: StorageModel) {
     this.chatModel = chatModel;
+    this.storageModel = storageModel;
   }
+
+  // utility
+  static getFilePath = (fileId: string): string[] => {
+    return [...storageKeys.chatFiles, fileId];
+  };
+
+  static getFileContentName = (fileContent: FileContent): string => {
+    return fileContent.creationDate + fileContent.id;
+  };
+
+  static getFileContentPath = (
+    file: File,
+    fileContentName: string
+  ): string[] => {
+    const filePath: string[] = FileModel.getFilePath(file.id);
+    return [...filePath, fileContentName];
+  };
 }
 
 // types
-export interface File {
-  dataVersion: "v2";
-
+export interface File extends ValidObject {
   id: string;
-  title: string;
-
-  contentVersions: { [id: string]: FileContent };
+  contentVersions: FileContent[];
 }
 
-export interface FileContent {
-  dataVersion: "v2";
-
+export interface FileContent extends ValidObject {
   id: string;
   creationDate: string;
+
+  type: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/objectModel.ts b/src/Model/objectModel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83c998a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Model/objectModel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// this file is responsible for managing message objects.c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Model/storageModel.ts b/src/Model/storageModel.ts
index 3a94f724..7866ec0b 100644
--- a/src/Model/storageModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/storageModel.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 // this file is responsible for reading and writing persistent data; all storage shall be handled by this file.
 
-import { localeCompare, parse, stringify } from "./Utility/utility";
-
-import { DATA_VERSION } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
+import { DATA_VERSION, ValidObject } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
+import {
+  localeCompare,
+  parse,
+  parseValidObject,
+  stringify,
+} from "./Utility/utility";
 
 export const PATH_COMPONENT_SEPARATOR = "\\";
 
@@ -69,16 +73,17 @@ export default class StorageModel {
   };
 
   // stringifiable
-  writeStringifiable = (pathComponents: string[], value: any): void => {
+  writeStringifiable = (pathComponents: string[], value: ValidObject): void => {
     const valueString: string = stringify(value);
     this.write(pathComponents, valueString);
   };
 
-  readStringifiable = (pathComponents: string[]): any | null => {
+  readStringifiable = <T extends ValidObject>(pathComponents: string[]): T | null => {
     const valueString: string | null = this.read(pathComponents);
     if (!valueString) return null;
 
-    return parse(valueString);
+    const object: T | null = parseValidObject(valueString);
+    return object;
   };
 
   // init
@@ -168,4 +173,5 @@ export const storageKeys = {
   ],
   chatColor: (id: string) => [DATA_VERSION, "chat", id, "color"],
   chatMessages: (id: string) => [DATA_VERSION, "chat", id, "messages"],
+  chatFiles: [DATA_VERSION, "chat", "files"],
 };