diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0e176a..9279c68 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@push.rocks/smarthash": "^3.0.4",
     "@push.rocks/smartjson": "^5.0.16",
     "@push.rocks/smartmime": "^1.0.5",
-    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.11",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.13",
     "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.2",
     "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^2.0.21",
     "@push.rocks/smartstream": "^3.0.34",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e39a430..d4c356d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ dependencies:
     specifier: ^1.0.5
     version: 1.0.6
   '@push.rocks/smartpath':
-    specifier: ^5.0.11
-    version: 5.0.11
+    specifier: ^5.0.13
+    version: 5.0.13
   '@push.rocks/smartpromise':
     specifier: ^4.0.2
     version: 4.0.3
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartmanifest': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 1.0.6
       '@push.rocks/smartopen': 2.0.0
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.11
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.13
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.21
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.11
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.3
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.11
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.13
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       typescript: 5.3.3
     dev: true
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.0.11
       '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartlog-destination-local': 9.0.1
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.11
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.13
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartspawn': 3.0.2
       '@types/html-minifier': 4.0.5
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smarthash': 3.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.16
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 1.0.6
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.11
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.13
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.21
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 2.0.8
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smarthash': 3.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.16
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 1.0.6
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.11
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.13
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.21
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 2.0.8
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smarthash': 3.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smartjson': 5.0.16
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 1.0.6
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.11
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.13
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.21
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 3.0.34
@@ -853,8 +853,8 @@ packages:
       minimatch: 9.0.4
     dev: true
 
-  /@push.rocks/smartpath@5.0.11:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dqdd7KTby0AdaWYC9gVoHDTUIixFhEvo+mmdaTdNshZsfHNkm/EDV25dA+9gJ8/yoyuCYmrwmByNYy9a+xFUeQ==}
+  /@push.rocks/smartpath@5.0.13:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-MTcZ2kVQDtyNSmcyadIMcSsGeTX2EcNvw2HFHRWNmMq/CHpEM8rluad11zJm5ULTydsAl176rEwESzn4YD5e8A==}
 
   /@push.rocks/smartpdf@3.0.17:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oymxajeDnwMzg20Ru7GkpYHM4KtNyTrvxt+AwXD3EjzOaJnFtevszDpCdcCruBik8BcG2XiKJIyY5PprPALvaA==}
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 10.0.41
       '@push.rocks/smartnetwork': 3.0.2
-      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.11
+      '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.13
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartpuppeteer': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartunique': 3.0.8
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 786ddfe..28d765f 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartfile',
-  version: '11.0.12',
+  version: '11.0.13',
   description: 'provides a robust suite of tools for managing files in Node.js using TypeScript.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.smartfile.ts b/ts/classes.smartfile.ts
index a8c932f..961eb3b 100644
--- a/ts/classes.smartfile.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.smartfile.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ export class SmartFile extends plugins.smartjson.Smartjson {
    */
   public async write() {
     let writePath = plugins.smartpath.transform.makeAbsolute(this.path, this.base);
+    console.log(`writing to ${writePath}`);
     await memory.toFs(this.contentBuffer, writePath);
   }