diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 0e0f0fd2d..f8752aa66 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -689,7 +689,8 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $request = $this->getRequest();
         $dir_id = $request->getParam('dir_id');
 
-        $this->view->files = Application_Model_StoredFile::listAllFiles($dir_id);
+        $this->view->files = 
+            Application_Model_StoredFile::listAllFiles($dir_id,$all=true);
     }
 
     public function listAllWatchedDirsAction()
@@ -862,7 +863,8 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
                     $watchDir = Application_Model_MusicDir::getDirByPath($rd);
                     // get all the files that is under $dirPath
-                    $files = Application_Model_StoredFile::listAllFiles($dir->getId(), true);
+                    $files = Application_Model_StoredFile::listAllFiles(
+                        $dir->getId(),$all=false, true);
                     foreach ($files as $f) {
                         // if the file is from this mount
                         if (substr($f->getFilePath(), 0, strlen($rd)) === $rd) {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
index 3f6152696..6dac96734 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
@@ -1003,19 +1003,21 @@ class Application_Model_StoredFile
      * @param $dir_id - if this is not provided, it returns all files with full path constructed.
      * @param $propelObj - if this is true, it returns array of proepl obj
      */
-    public static function listAllFiles($dir_id=null, $propelObj=false)
+    public static function listAllFiles($dir_id=null, $all, $propelObj=false)
     {
         $con = Propel::getConnection();
 
+        $file_exists = $all ? "" : "and f.file_exists = 'TRUE'";
+
         if ($propelObj) {
             $sql = "SELECT m.directory || f.filepath as fp"
                     ." FROM CC_MUSIC_DIRS m"
                     ." LEFT JOIN CC_FILES f"
-                    ." ON m.id = f.directory WHERE m.id = $dir_id and f.file_exists = 'TRUE'";
+                    ." ON m.id = f.directory WHERE m.id = $dir_id $file_exists";
         } else {
             $sql = "SELECT filepath as fp"
-                    ." FROM CC_FILES"
-                    ." WHERE directory = $dir_id and file_exists = 'TRUE'";
+                    ." FROM CC_FILES as f"
+                    ." WHERE f.directory = $dir_id $file_exists";
         }
         $rows = $con->query($sql)->fetchAll();
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/User.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/User.php
index 524a8df19..ed67641b5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/User.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/User.php
@@ -230,6 +230,25 @@ class Application_Model_User
             $this->_userInstance->delete();
         }
     }
+    public function getOwnedFiles() 
+    {
+        $user = $this->_userInstance;
+        // do we need a find call at the end here?
+        return $user->getCcFilessRelatedByDbOwnerId();
+    }
+
+    public function donateFilesTo($user)
+    {
+        $my_files = $this->getOwnedFiles();
+        foreach ($my_files as $file) {
+            $file->reassignTo($user);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function deleteAllFiles()
+    {
+        $my_files = $this->getOwnedFiles();
+    }
 
     private function createUser()
     {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/CcFiles.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/CcFiles.php
index 58f79ee67..0e17aef74 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/CcFiles.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/airtime/CcFiles.php
@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@ class CcFiles extends BaseCcFiles {
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function reassignTo($user) {
+        $this->setDbOwnerId( $user->getDbId() );
+    }
 
 } // CcFiles