diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index c4d18c1..71ce2e8 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as smartfile from '../ts/index';
-import path = require('path');
+import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
 
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
 // ---------------------------
 
 tap.test('.fs.fileExistsSync -> should return an accurate boolean', async () => {
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unused-expression
   expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/mytest.json')).to.be.true;
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unused-expression
   expect(smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync('./test/testassets/notthere.json')).be.false;
 });
 
diff --git a/test/test.virtualdirectory.ts b/test/test.virtualdirectory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad32974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.virtualdirectory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
+
+import * as smartfile from '../ts';
+
+tap.test('should create a virtualdirectory', async () => {
+  const virtualDir = await smartfile.VirtualDirectory.fromFsDirPath('./test/testassets/testfolder');
+  expect(virtualDir.smartfileArray.length).to.equal(4);
+});
+
+tap.test('should write to a directory', async () => {
+  const virtualDir = await smartfile.VirtualDirectory.fromFsDirPath('./test/testassets/testfolder');
+  virtualDir.saveToDisk('./test/testassets/test');
+});
+
+tap.start();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts b/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts
index 73cc117..d0e27d7 100644
--- a/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts
+++ b/ts/smartfile.classes.smartfile.ts
@@ -133,12 +133,10 @@ export class Smartfile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
   }
 
   public async writeToDir(dirPathArg: string) {
-    if (!plugins.path.isAbsolute(dirPathArg)) {
-      dirPathArg = plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), dirPathArg);
-    }
-    const relativePath = this.relative;
-    const filePath = plugins.path.join(dirPathArg, relativePath);
+    dirPathArg = plugins.smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(dirPathArg);
+    const filePath = plugins.path.join(dirPathArg, this.path);
     await memory.toFs(this.contentBuffer, filePath);
+    return filePath;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ts/smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory.ts b/ts/smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory.ts
index 5ad4815..ae1dc15 100644
--- a/ts/smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory.ts
+++ b/ts/smartfile.classes.virtualdirectory.ts
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ export class VirtualDirectory {
   }
 
   // INSTANCE
-  private fileArray: Smartfile[] = [];
+  public smartfileArray: Smartfile[] = [];
 
   constructor() {}
 
   public addSmartfiles(smartfileArrayArg: Smartfile[]) {
-    this.fileArray = this.fileArray.concat(smartfileArrayArg);
+    this.smartfileArray = this.smartfileArray.concat(smartfileArrayArg);
   }
 
   public async getFileByPath(pathArg: string) {
-    for (const smartfile of this.fileArray) {
+    for (const smartfile of this.smartfileArray) {
       if (smartfile.path === pathArg) {
         return smartfile;
       }
@@ -42,13 +42,17 @@ export class VirtualDirectory {
 
   public async toVirtualDirTransferableObject(): Promise<plugins.smartfileInterfaces.VirtualDirTransferableObject> {
     return {
-      files: this.fileArray.map(smartfileArg => smartfileArg.foldToJson())
+      files: this.smartfileArray.map(smartfileArg => smartfileArg.foldToJson())
     };
   }
 
-  public async saveToDisk() {
-    for (const smartfileArg of this.fileArray) {
-      
+  public async saveToDisk(dirArg: string) {
+    console.log(`writing VirtualDirectory with ${this.smartfileArray.length} to directory:
+    --> ${dirArg}`);
+    for (const smartfileArg of this.smartfileArray) {
+      const filePath = await smartfileArg.writeToDir(dirArg);
+      console.log(`wrote ${smartfileArg.relative} to
+        --> ${filePath}`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ts/smartfile.fs.ts b/ts/smartfile.fs.ts
index 829a43b..1491c43 100644
--- a/ts/smartfile.fs.ts
+++ b/ts/smartfile.fs.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export const fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: stri
   if (plugins.path.isAbsolute(miniMatchFilter)) {
     dirPath = '/';
   } else {
-    dirPath = dirPathArg;
+    dirPath = plugins.smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(dirPathArg);
   }
 
   const fileTree = await listFileTree(dirPath, miniMatchFilter);