diff --git a/cmd/radFS/main.go b/cmd/radFS/main.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 02cfc6f..76abfbb
--- a/cmd/radFS/main.go
+++ b/cmd/radFS/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	//c is a fuse connection to dev/fuse
-	c, err := fuse.Mount(cfg.mount)
+	//allowother() allows any user to access the point moint -> used in chown
+	c, err := fuse.Mount(cfg.mount, fuse.AllowOther()) 
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
diff --git a/cmd/radFS/temp/a.txt b/cmd/radFS/temp/a.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/internal/fs/dir.go b/internal/fs/dir.go
index 028e2f5..e9cfdaf 100644
--- a/internal/fs/dir.go
+++ b/internal/fs/dir.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ func (d *Dir) Attr(ctx context.Context, a *fuse.Attr) error {
 	a.Atime = d.atime
 	a.Mtime = d.mtime
 	a.Ctime = d.ctime
+	a.Uid = d.uid
+	a.Gid = d.gid
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -32,6 +34,17 @@ func (d *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse.
 	d.mu.Lock()
 	defer d.mu.Unlock()
 
+	if req.Valid.Uid() {
+
+		//if caller is not root and caller is trying to chown to uid that is not itself
+		if req.Header.Uid != 0 && req.Uid != req.Header.Uid { // to get the uid of the process making the req -> checking the caller
+			return syscall.EPERM
+		}
+
+		d.uid = req.Uid
+		d.ctime = time.Now()
+	}
+
 	if req.Valid.Atime() {
 		d.atime = req.Atime
 	}
@@ -46,6 +59,8 @@ func (d *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse.
 	resp.Attr.Atime = d.atime
 	resp.Attr.Mtime = d.mtime
 	resp.Attr.Ctime = d.ctime
+	resp.Attr.Uid = d.uid
+	resp.Attr.Gid = d.gid
 
 	return nil
 
@@ -117,6 +132,8 @@ func (d *Dir) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.MkdirRequest) (fs.Node, error
 		atime: time.Now(),
 		ctime: time.Now(),
 		mtime: time.Now(),
+		uid: req.Uid,
+		gid: req.Gid,
 	}
 	d.Nodes[req.Name] = newDir
 
@@ -141,12 +158,15 @@ func (d *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest, resp *fuse.Cr
 	defer d.mu.Unlock()
 
 	f := &File{
-		inode: nextInode(),
-		data:  []byte{},
-		mode:  uint32(req.Mode),
-		atime: time.Now(),
-		ctime: time.Now(),
-		mtime: time.Now(),
+		inode:  nextInode(),
+		blocks: [][]byte{},
+		size:   0,
+		mode:   uint32(req.Mode),
+		atime:  time.Now(),
+		ctime:  time.Now(),
+		mtime:  time.Now(),
+		uid: req.Uid,
+		gid: req.Gid,
 	}
 
 	if _, exists := d.Nodes[req.Name]; exists { // checking for dupes
diff --git a/internal/fs/file.go b/internal/fs/file.go
index 8e86778..e6b9092 100644
--- a/internal/fs/file.go
+++ b/internal/fs/file.go
@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"time"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"bazil.org/fuse"
 	"bazil.org/fuse/fs"
 )
 
+const blockSize = 4096
+
 func (f *File) Attr(ctx context.Context, a *fuse.Attr) error {
 	f.mu.Lock()
 	defer f.mu.Unlock()
 	a.Inode = f.inode
 	a.Mode = os.FileMode(f.mode)
-	a.Size = uint64(len(f.data))
+	a.Size = uint64(f.size) //using size instead of len because its [][]byte
 	a.Atime = f.atime
 	a.Mtime = f.mtime
 	a.Ctime = f.ctime
@@ -32,15 +35,35 @@ func (f *File) Read(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReadRequest, resp *fuse.ReadR
 	f.mu.Lock()
 	defer f.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if req.Offset >= int64(len(f.data)) {
+	// checking if reading is starting from offset that actually exists
+	if req.Offset >= int64(f.size) {
 		resp.Data = []byte{}
-
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// so that we dont read past file size
 	end := req.Offset + int64(req.Size)
-	end = min(end, int64(len(f.data)))
-	resp.Data = f.data[req.Offset:end]
+	if end > int64(f.size) {
+		end = int64(f.size)
+	}
+
+	var result []byte // final fully read file as a single array that we will reeturn
+	offset := req.Offset
+
+	for offset < end {
+		blockIndex := offset / blockSize
+		blockOffset := offset % blockSize
+
+		// min of how much space is left on currect block and how much data is left to read -> basically safety guard
+		toRead := min(int64(blockSize)-blockOffset, end-offset)
+
+		result = append(result, f.blocks[blockIndex][blockOffset:blockOffset+toRead]...) //expanding each byte individually
+
+		offset += toRead
+	}
+
+	resp.Data = result
+	f.atime = time.Now()
 
 	f.atime = time.Now()
 
@@ -52,17 +75,39 @@ func (f *File) Write(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.WriteRequest, resp *fuse.Wri
 	f.mu.Lock()
 	defer f.mu.Unlock()
 
-	end := req.Offset + int64(len(req.Data))
+	offset := req.Offset
+	data := req.Data
+	end := req.Offset + int64(len(req.Data)) // till where we'll be writing
+
+	// grow blocks if needed
+	for end > int64(len(f.blocks))*blockSize {
+		f.blocks = append(f.blocks, make([]byte, blockSize))
+	}
 
-	// Grow the buffer if needed
-	if end > int64(len(f.data)) {
-		newData := make([]byte, end)
-		copy(newData, f.data)
-		f.data = newData
+	// updating file size
+	if end > int64(f.size) {
+		f.size = uint64(end)
 	}
 
-	copy(f.data[req.Offset:], req.Data)
-	resp.Size = len(req.Data)
+	written := 0
+
+	for len(data) > 0 {
+		blockIndex := offset / blockSize
+		blockOffset := offset % blockSize
+
+		toWrite := min(int64(blockSize)-blockOffset, int64(len(data)))
+
+		n := copy(f.blocks[blockIndex][blockOffset:blockOffset+toWrite], data[:toWrite])
+
+		data = data[n:]
+		offset += int64(n)
+		written += n
+
+	}
+
+	resp.Size = written
+	f.mtime = time.Now()
+	f.ctime = time.Now() // writing to file constitutes changes in certain fields of inode too
 
 	f.mtime = time.Now()
 	f.ctime = time.Now() // writing to file constitutes changes in certain fields of inode too
@@ -80,17 +125,48 @@ func (f *File) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse
 		f.ctime = time.Now()
 	}
 
-	if req.Valid.Size() {
-		if req.Size < uint64(len(f.data)) {
-			f.data = f.data[:req.Size]
-			f.ctime = time.Now() // cuz creating file here
-		} else {
-			newData := make([]byte, req.Size)
-			copy(newData, f.data)
-			f.data = newData
+	if req.Valid.Uid() {
+
+		//if caller is not root and caller is trying to chown to uid that is not itself
+		if req.Header.Uid != 0 && req.Uid != req.Header.Uid{ // to get the uid of the process making the req -> checking the caller
+			return syscall.EPERM
+		}
+
+		f.uid = req.Uid
+		f.ctime = time.Now()
+	}
+
+	if req.Valid.Gid() {
+		f.gid = req.Gid
+		f.ctime = time.Now()
+	}
+
+	if req.Valid.Size() { // mainly for truncate?
+
+		newSize := req.Size
+		needed := (newSize + uint64(blockSize) - 1) / uint64(blockSize) // ceil division to find how many blocks are required to store the new size
+
+		if newSize < f.size { //shrinking operation
+
+			//start from where we need to start
+			f.blocks = f.blocks[:needed]
+
+			if newSize > 0 {
+				last_offset := newSize % uint64(blockSize)
+				if last_offset != 0 {
+					clear(f.blocks[needed-1][last_offset:]) // since we are shirnking/truncating we need to remove(clear) the stuff we dont need
+				}
+			}
+		} else if newSize > f.size { // explanding operation
+			for uint64(len(f.blocks)) < needed {
+				f.blocks = append(f.blocks, make([]byte, blockSize))
+			}
 		}
+
+		f.size = newSize
 		f.mtime = time.Now()
 		f.ctime = time.Now()
+
 	}
 
 	if req.Valid.Atime() {
@@ -102,10 +178,12 @@ func (f *File) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse
 
 	resp.Attr.Inode = f.inode
 	resp.Attr.Mode = os.FileMode(f.mode)
-	resp.Attr.Size = uint64(len(f.data))
+	resp.Attr.Size = f.size
 	resp.Attr.Atime = f.atime
 	resp.Attr.Mtime = f.mtime
 	resp.Attr.Ctime = f.ctime
+	resp.Attr.Uid = f.uid
+	resp.Attr.Gid = f.gid
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs.go b/internal/fs/fs.go
index 9fb9eac..52a65b7 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs.go
@@ -24,37 +24,54 @@ func nextInode() uint64 {
 }
 
 func (f *FS) Root() (fs.Node, error) {
-	return &Dir{
+
+	content := []byte("Hello from radFS!\n")
+	blocks := [][]byte{}
+	for i := 0; i < len(content); i += blockSize {
+		end := min(i+blockSize, len(content))
+		block := make([]byte, blockSize)
+		copy(block, content[i:end])
+		blocks = append(blocks, block)
+	}
+
+	root := &Dir{
 		inode: 1,
 		Nodes: map[string]fs.Node{
+
 			"hello.txt": &File{
-				inode: nextInode(),
-				data:  []byte("Hello from radFS!\n"),
-				mode:  0o666,
-				atime: time.Now(),
-				mtime: time.Now(),
-				ctime: time.Now(),
+				inode:  nextInode(),
+				blocks: blocks,
+				size:   uint64(len(content)),
+				mode:   0o666,
+				atime:  time.Now(),
+				mtime:  time.Now(),
+				ctime:  time.Now(),
+				uid:    uint32(os.Getuid()),
+				gid:    uint32(os.Getgid()),
 			},
 		},
 		fs:    f,
 		atime: time.Now(),
 		mtime: time.Now(),
 		ctime: time.Now(),
+		uid:    uint32(os.Getuid()),
+		gid:    uint32(os.Getgid()),
 	}
 
 	return root, nil
 }
 
 type File struct {
-	mu    sync.Mutex
-	inode uint64
-	data  []byte
-	mode  uint32
-	atime time.Time // read
-	mtime time.Time // write | truncate
-	ctime time.Time // metadata (setattr)
-	uid   uint32
-	gid   uint32
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	inode  uint64
+	blocks [][]byte
+	size   uint64
+	mode   uint32
+	atime  time.Time // read
+	mtime  time.Time // write | truncate
+	ctime  time.Time // metadata (setattr)
+	uid    uint32
+	gid    uint32
 }
 
 type Dir struct {
@@ -65,4 +82,6 @@ type Dir struct {
 	atime time.Time
 	mtime time.Time
 	ctime time.Time
+	uid   uint32
+	gid   uint32
 }