diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/File/FileIO.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/File/FileIO.cs
index ead03673..21d9eaec 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/File/FileIO.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/File/FileIO.cs	
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
 using PepperDash.Core;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.CrestronThread;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 {
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 	{
 
 		static CCriticalSection fileLock = new CCriticalSection();
+		public delegate void GotFileEventHandler(object sender, FileEventArgs e);
+		public static event GotFileEventHandler GotFileEvent;
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Get the full file info from a path/filename, can include wildcards.
@@ -100,42 +103,118 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 			}
 		}
 
+
+		public static void ReadDataFromFileASync(string fileName)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				ReadDataFromFileASync(GetFile(fileName));
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Error: FileIO read failed: \r{0}", e);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static void ReadDataFromFileASync(FileInfo file)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				CrestronInvoke.BeginInvoke(o => _ReadDataFromFileASync(file));
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Error: FileIO read failed: \r{0}", e);
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static void _ReadDataFromFileASync(FileInfo file)
+		{
+			string data;
+			try
+			{
+				DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(file.Name);
+				Debug.Console(2, "FileIO Getting Data {0}", file.FullName);
+
+
+				if (File.Exists(file.FullName))
+				{
+					using (StreamReader r = new StreamReader(file.FullName))
+					{
+						data = r.ReadToEnd();
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					Debug.Console(2, "File {0} Does not exsist", file.FullName);
+					data = "";
+				}
+				GotFileEvent.Invoke(null, new FileEventArgs(data));
+
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Error: FileIO read failed: \r{0}", e);
+				data = "";
+			}
+
+
+
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// 
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="data"></param>
+		/// <param name="filePath"></param>
 		/// <summary>
 		/// 
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="data"></param>
 		/// <param name="filePath"></param>
 		public static void WriteDataToFile(string data, string filePath)
+		{
+			Thread _WriteFileThread;
+			_WriteFileThread = new Thread((O) => _WriteFileMethod(data, filePath), null, Thread.eThreadStartOptions.CreateSuspended);
+			_WriteFileThread.Priority = Thread.eThreadPriority.LowestPriority;
+			_WriteFileThread.Start();
+			Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "New WriteFile Thread");
+
+		}
+
+		static object _WriteFileMethod(string data, string filePath)
 		{
 			Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Attempting to write file: '{0}'", filePath);
 
-            try
-            {
-                if (fileLock.TryEnter())
-                {
-                    using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(filePath))
-                    {
-                        sw.Write(data);
-                        sw.Flush();
-                    }
-					
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "FileIO Unable to enter FileLock");
-                }
+			try
+			{
+				if (fileLock.TryEnter())
+				{
+					using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(filePath))
+					{
+						sw.Write(data);
+						sw.Flush();
+					}
 
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Error: FileIO write failed: \r{0}", e);
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                if (fileLock != null && !fileLock.Disposed)
-                    fileLock.Leave();
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "FileIO Unable to enter FileLock");
+				}
+
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Error: FileIO write failed: \r{0}", e);
+			}
+			finally
+			{
+				if (fileLock != null && !fileLock.Disposed)
+					fileLock.Leave();
+
+			}
+			return null;
 
-            }
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -163,4 +242,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 		}
 
 	}
+	public class FileEventArgs
+	{
+		public FileEventArgs(string data) { Data = data; }
+		public string Data { get; private set; } // readonly
+
+	}
 }
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