diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
index 940a8ff2a..760c530d0 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func randBytes(size int) []byte {
 	return b
 }
 
-func writeFile(t *testing.T, size int, path string) ([]byte, error) {
+func writeFile(t *testing.T, size int, path string) []byte {
 	data := randBytes(size)
 	fi, err := os.Create(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func writeFile(t *testing.T, size int, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	return data, nil
+	return data
 }
 
 func setupIpnsTest(t *testing.T, node *core.IpfsNode) (*core.IpfsNode, *fstest.Mount) {
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ func TestIpnsBasicIO(t *testing.T) {
 	defer mnt.Close()
 
 	fname := mnt.Dir + "/local/testfile"
-	data, err := writeFile(t, 12345, fname)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	data := writeFile(t, 12345, fname)
 
 	rbuf, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fname)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -87,10 +84,7 @@ func TestFilePersistence(t *testing.T) {
 	node, mnt := setupIpnsTest(t, nil)
 
 	fname := "/local/atestfile"
-	data, err := writeFile(t, 127, mnt.Dir+fname)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	data := writeFile(t, 127, mnt.Dir+fname)
 
 	// Wait for publish: TODO: make publish happen faster in tests
 	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 40)
@@ -109,3 +103,20 @@ func TestFilePersistence(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("File data changed between mounts! sizes differ: %d != %d", len(data), len(rbuf))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFileSizeReporting(t *testing.T) {
+	_, mnt := setupIpnsTest(t, nil)
+	defer mnt.Close()
+
+	fname := mnt.Dir + "/local/sizecheck"
+	data := writeFile(t, 5555, fname)
+
+	finfo, err := os.Stat(fname)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if finfo.Size() != int64(len(data)) {
+		t.Fatal("Read incorrect size from stat!")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
index d9dee1101..f172e4b84 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
@@ -219,10 +219,14 @@ func (s *Node) Attr() fuse.Attr {
 	case mdag.PBData_Directory:
 		return fuse.Attr{Mode: os.ModeDir | 0555}
 	case mdag.PBData_File, mdag.PBData_Raw:
-		size, _ := s.Nd.Size()
+		size, err := s.Nd.DataSize()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error getting size of file: %s", err)
+			size = 0
+		}
 		return fuse.Attr{
 			Mode:   0666,
-			Size:   uint64(size),
+			Size:   size,
 			Blocks: uint64(len(s.Nd.Links)),
 		}
 	default:
@@ -323,7 +327,6 @@ func (n *Node) Flush(req *fuse.FlushRequest, intr fs.Intr) fuse.Error {
 		// folder, bad things would happen.
 		buf := bytes.NewReader(n.writerBuf.Bytes())
 		newNode, err := imp.NewDagFromReader(buf)
-		log.Debug("flush: new data = %v", newNode.Data)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Critical("error creating dag from writerBuf: %s", err)
 			return err
@@ -457,7 +460,7 @@ func (n *Node) Create(req *fuse.CreateRequest, resp *fuse.CreateResponse, intr f
 	log.Debug("Got create request: %s", req.Name)
 
 	// New 'empty' file
-	nd := &mdag.Node{Data: mdag.FilePBData(nil)}
+	nd := &mdag.Node{Data: mdag.FilePBData(nil, 0)}
 	child := n.makeChild(req.Name, nd)
 
 	nnode := n.Nd.Copy()
diff --git a/importer/importer.go b/importer/importer.go
index 1834ddf3f..ed4196e63 100644
--- a/importer/importer.go
+++ b/importer/importer.go
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ func NewDagFromReader(r io.Reader) (*dag.Node, error) {
 func NewDagFromReaderWithSplitter(r io.Reader, spl BlockSplitter) (*dag.Node, error) {
 	blkChan := spl.Split(r)
 	first := <-blkChan
-	root := &dag.Node{Data: dag.FilePBData(first)}
+	root := &dag.Node{}
 
 	i := 0
+	totalsize := uint64(len(first))
 	for blk := range blkChan {
+		totalsize += uint64(len(blk))
 		child := &dag.Node{Data: dag.WrapData(blk)}
 		err := root.AddNodeLink(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), child)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ func NewDagFromReaderWithSplitter(r io.Reader, spl BlockSplitter) (*dag.Node, er
 		i++
 	}
 
+	root.Data = dag.FilePBData(first, totalsize)
 	return root, nil
 }
 
@@ -62,24 +65,3 @@ func NewDagFromFile(fpath string) (*dag.Node, error) {
 
 	return NewDagFromReader(f)
 }
-
-// TODO: this needs a better name
-func NewDagInNode(r io.Reader, n *dag.Node) error {
-	n.Links = nil
-
-	blkChan := DefaultSplitter.Split(r)
-	first := <-blkChan
-	n.Data = dag.FilePBData(first)
-
-	i := 0
-	for blk := range blkChan {
-		child := &dag.Node{Data: dag.WrapData(blk)}
-		err := n.AddNodeLink(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), child)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		i++
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/merkledag/data.pb.go b/merkledag/data.pb.go
index d2f97d33f..3ed887533 100644
--- a/merkledag/data.pb.go
+++ b/merkledag/data.pb.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ It has these top-level messages:
 */
 package merkledag
 
-import proto "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
+import proto "code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
 import math "math"
 
 // Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func (x *PBData_DataType) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 type PBData struct {
 	Type             *PBData_DataType `protobuf:"varint,1,req,enum=merkledag.PBData_DataType" json:"Type,omitempty"`
 	Data             []byte           `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt" json:"Data,omitempty"`
+	Filesize         *uint64          `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=filesize" json:"filesize,omitempty"`
 	XXX_unrecognized []byte           `json:"-"`
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ func (m *PBData) GetData() []byte {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *PBData) GetFilesize() uint64 {
+	if m != nil && m.Filesize != nil {
+		return *m.Filesize
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterEnum("merkledag.PBData_DataType", PBData_DataType_name, PBData_DataType_value)
 }
diff --git a/merkledag/data.proto b/merkledag/data.proto
index 99c8a224b..043c9d1f9 100644
--- a/merkledag/data.proto
+++ b/merkledag/data.proto
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ message PBData {
 
 	required DataType Type = 1;
 	optional bytes Data = 2;
+	optional uint64 filesize = 3;
 }
diff --git a/merkledag/merkledag.go b/merkledag/merkledag.go
index 076128155..0db22d31c 100644
--- a/merkledag/merkledag.go
+++ b/merkledag/merkledag.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package merkledag
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	proto "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
@@ -107,6 +108,25 @@ func (n *Node) Size() (uint64, error) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+func (n *Node) DataSize() (uint64, error) {
+	pbdata := new(PBData)
+	err := proto.Unmarshal(n.Data, pbdata)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	switch pbdata.GetType() {
+	case PBData_Directory:
+		return 0, errors.New("Cant get data size of directory!")
+	case PBData_File:
+		return pbdata.GetFilesize(), nil
+	case PBData_Raw:
+		return uint64(len(pbdata.GetData())), nil
+	default:
+		return 0, errors.New("Unrecognized node data type!")
+	}
+}
+
 // Multihash hashes the encoded data of this node.
 func (n *Node) Multihash() (mh.Multihash, error) {
 	b, err := n.Encoded(false)
@@ -211,11 +231,12 @@ func (n *DAGService) Get(k u.Key) (*Node, error) {
 	return Decoded(b.Data)
 }
 
-func FilePBData(data []byte) []byte {
+func FilePBData(data []byte, totalsize uint64) []byte {
 	pbfile := new(PBData)
 	typ := PBData_File
 	pbfile.Type = &typ
 	pbfile.Data = data
+	pbfile.Filesize = proto.Uint64(totalsize)
 
 	data, err := proto.Marshal(pbfile)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 1e51064ed..39b635fdb 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ func SetupLogging() {
 	*/
 	logging.SetFormatter(logging.MustStringFormatter(LogFormat))
 
-	for _, n := range loggers {
-		logging.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, n)
-	}
+	/*
+		for _, n := range loggers {
+			logging.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, n)
+		}
+	*/
 }
 
 // Logger retrieves a particular logger + initializes it at a particular level