diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ff81b83..0485f62 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -691,6 +691,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "yaml-rust2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "console"
+version = "0.15.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "054ccb5b10f9f2cbf51eb355ca1d05c2d279ce1804688d0db74b4733a5aeafd8"
+dependencies = [
+ "encode_unicode",
+ "libc",
+ "once_cell",
+ "unicode-width",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "const-oid"
 version = "0.9.6"
@@ -958,6 +971,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "encode_unicode"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "34aa73646ffb006b8f5147f3dc182bd4bcb190227ce861fc4a4844bf8e3cb2c0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "encoding_rs"
 version = "0.8.35"
@@ -1975,6 +1994,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indicatif"
+version = "0.17.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "183b3088984b400f4cfac3620d5e076c84da5364016b4f49473de574b2586235"
+dependencies = [
+ "console",
+ "number_prefix",
+ "portable-atomic",
+ "unicode-width",
+ "web-time",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "infer"
 version = "0.19.0"
@@ -2454,6 +2486,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "number_prefix"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "830b246a0e5f20af87141b25c173cd1b609bd7779a4617d6ec582abaf90870f3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "object"
 version = "0.36.7"
@@ -2760,6 +2798,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "universal-hash",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "portable-atomic"
+version = "1.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f84267b20a16ea918e43c6a88433c2d54fa145c92a811b5b047ccbe153674483"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "powerfmt"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -3265,6 +3309,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ffmpeg-rs-raw",
  "hex",
  "http-range-header",
+ "indicatif",
  "infer",
  "libc",
  "log",
@@ -3279,6 +3324,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
  "uuid",
+ "walkdir",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4528,6 +4574,12 @@ version = "1.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f6ccf251212114b54433ec949fd6a7841275f9ada20dddd2f29e9ceea4501493"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-width"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4a1a07cc7db3810833284e8d372ccdc6da29741639ecc70c9ec107df0fa6154c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.2.6"
@@ -4742,6 +4794,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "web-time"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a6580f308b1fad9207618087a65c04e7a10bc77e02c8e84e9b00dd4b12fa0bb"
+dependencies = [
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "whoami"
 version = "1.6.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e77979f..da191b7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ path = "src/bin/main.rs"
 name = "route96"
 
 [features]
-default = ["nip96", "blossom", "analytics", "react-ui", "payments"]
+default = ["nip96", "blossom", "analytics", "react-ui", "payments", "r96util"]
 media-compression = ["dep:ffmpeg-rs-raw", "dep:libc"]
 labels = ["media-compression", "dep:candle-core", "dep:candle-nn", "dep:candle-transformers"]
 nip96 = ["media-compression"]
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ blossom = []
 analytics = []
 react-ui = []
 payments = ["dep:fedimint-tonic-lnd"]
+r96util = ["dep:walkdir", "dep:indicatif"]
 
 [dependencies]
 log = "0.4.21"
@@ -48,4 +49,6 @@ ffmpeg-rs-raw = { git = "https://git.v0l.io/Kieran/ffmpeg-rs-raw.git", rev = "aa
 candle-core = { git = "https://git.v0l.io/huggingface/candle.git", tag = "0.8.1", optional = true }
 candle-nn = { git = "https://git.v0l.io/huggingface/candle.git", tag = "0.8.1", optional = true }
 candle-transformers = { git = "https://git.v0l.io/huggingface/candle.git", tag = "0.8.1", optional = true }
-fedimint-tonic-lnd = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["invoicesrpc", "lightningrpc"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+fedimint-tonic-lnd = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["invoicesrpc", "lightningrpc"] }
+walkdir = { version = "2.5.0", optional = true }
+indicatif = { version = "0.17.11", optional = true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bin/r96util.rs b/src/bin/r96util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5df0e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/r96util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use config::Config;
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
+use log::{error, info};
+use route96::db::{Database, FileUpload};
+use route96::filesystem::{FileStore, FileSystemResult};
+use route96::processing::probe_file;
+use route96::settings::Settings;
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
+use pretty_env_logger::env_logger;
+use tokio::sync::Semaphore;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(version, about)]
+struct Args {
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub config: Option<String>,
+
+    #[clap(subcommand)]
+    pub command: Commands,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+enum Commands {
+    /// Check file hash matches filename / path
+    Check {
+        #[arg(long)]
+        delete: Option<bool>,
+    },
+
+    /// Import a directory into the filesystem
+    /// (does NOT import files into the database, use database-import command for that)
+    Import {
+        #[arg(long)]
+        from: PathBuf,
+        #[arg(long, default_missing_value = "true", num_args = 0..=1)]
+        probe_media: Option<bool>,
+    },
+
+    /// Import files from filesystem into database
+    DatabaseImport {
+        /// Don't actually import data and just print which files WOULD be imported
+        #[arg(long, default_missing_value = "true", num_args = 0..=1)]
+        dry_run: Option<bool>,
+    },
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
+    if std::env::var("RUST_LOG").is_err() {
+        unsafe { std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "info"); }
+    }
+    env_logger::init();
+
+    let args: Args = Args::parse();
+
+    let builder = Config::builder()
+        .add_source(config::File::with_name(if let Some(ref c) = args.config {
+            c.as_str()
+        } else {
+            "config.yaml"
+        }))
+        .add_source(config::Environment::with_prefix("APP"))
+        .build()?;
+
+    let settings: Settings = builder.try_deserialize()?;
+
+    match args.command {
+        Commands::Check { delete } => {
+            info!("Checking files in: {}", settings.storage_dir);
+            let fs = FileStore::new(settings.clone());
+            iter_files(&fs.storage_dir(), 4, |entry, p| {
+                let p = p.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    let id = if let Some(i) = id_from_path(&entry) {
+                        i
+                    } else {
+                        p.set_message(format!("Skipping invalid file: {}", &entry.display()));
+                        return Ok(());
+                    };
+
+                    let hash = FileStore::hash_file(&entry).await?;
+                    if hash != id {
+                        if delete.unwrap_or(false) {
+                            p.set_message(format!("Deleting corrupt file: {}", &entry.display()));
+                            tokio::fs::remove_file(&entry).await?;
+                        } else {
+                            p.set_message(format!("File is corrupted: {}", &entry.display()));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                })
+            })
+                .await?;
+        }
+        Commands::Import { from, probe_media } => {
+            let fs = FileStore::new(settings.clone());
+            let db = Database::new(&settings.database).await?;
+            db.migrate().await?;
+            info!("Importing from: {}", fs.storage_dir().display());
+            iter_files(&from, 4, |entry, p| {
+                let fs = fs.clone();
+                let p = p.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    let mime = infer::get_from_path(&entry)?
+                        .map(|m| m.mime_type())
+                        .unwrap_or("application/octet-stream");
+
+                    // test media is not corrupt
+                    if probe_media.unwrap_or(true)
+                        && (mime.starts_with("image/") || mime.starts_with("video/"))
+                        && probe_file(&entry).is_err()
+                    {
+                        p.set_message(format!("Skipping media invalid file: {}", &entry.display()));
+                        return Ok(());
+                    }
+
+                    let file = tokio::fs::File::open(&entry).await?;
+                    let dst = fs.put(file, mime, false).await?;
+                    match dst {
+                        FileSystemResult::AlreadyExists(_) => {
+                            p.set_message(format!("Duplicate file: {}", &entry.display()));
+                        }
+                        FileSystemResult::NewFile(_) => {
+                            p.set_message(format!("Imported: {}", &entry.display()));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                })
+            })
+                .await?;
+        }
+        Commands::DatabaseImport { dry_run } => {
+            let fs = FileStore::new(settings.clone());
+            let db = Database::new(&settings.database).await?;
+            db.migrate().await?;
+            info!("Importing to DB from: {}", fs.storage_dir().display());
+            iter_files(&fs.storage_dir(), 4, |entry, p| {
+                let db = db.clone();
+                let p = p.clone();
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    let id = if let Some(i) = id_from_path(&entry) {
+                        i
+                    } else {
+                        p.set_message(format!("Skipping invalid file: {}", &entry.display()));
+                        return Ok(());
+                    };
+                    let u = db.get_file(&id).await.context("db get_file")?;
+                    if u.is_none() {
+                        if !dry_run.unwrap_or(false) {
+                            p.set_message(format!("Importing file: {}", &entry.display()));
+                            let mime = infer::get_from_path(&entry)
+                                .context("infer")?
+                                .map(|m| m.mime_type())
+                                .unwrap_or("application/octet-stream")
+                                .to_string();
+                            let meta = entry.metadata().context("file metadata")?;
+                            let entry = FileUpload {
+                                id,
+                                name: None,
+                                size: meta.len(),
+                                mime_type: mime,
+                                created: meta.created().unwrap_or(SystemTime::now()).into(),
+                                width: None,
+                                height: None,
+                                blur_hash: None,
+                                alt: None,
+                                duration: None,
+                                bitrate: None,
+                            };
+                            db.add_file(&entry, None).await.context("db add_file")?;
+                        } else {
+                            p.set_message(format!(
+                                "[DRY-RUN] Importing file: {}",
+                                &entry.display()
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                })
+            })
+                .await?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn id_from_path(path: &Path) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+    hex::decode(path.file_name()?.to_str()?).ok()
+}
+
+async fn iter_files<F>(p: &Path, threads: usize, mut op: F) -> Result<()>
+where
+    F: FnMut(PathBuf, ProgressBar) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send>>,
+{
+    let semaphore = Arc::new(Semaphore::new(threads));
+    info!("Scanning files: {}", p.display());
+    let entries = walkdir::WalkDir::new(p);
+    let dir = entries
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(Result::ok)
+        .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_file())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let p = ProgressBar::new(dir.len() as u64).with_style(ProgressStyle::with_template(
+        "{spinner} [{pos}/{len}] {msg}",
+    )?);
+    let mut all_tasks = vec![];
+    for entry in dir {
+        let _lock = semaphore.clone().acquire_owned().await?;
+        p.inc(1);
+        let fut = op(entry.path().to_path_buf(), p.clone());
+        all_tasks.push(tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if let Err(e) = fut.await {
+                error!("Error processing file: {} {}", entry.path().display(), e);
+            }
+            drop(_lock);
+        }));
+    }
+    for task in all_tasks {
+        task.await?;
+    }
+    p.finish_with_message("Done!");
+    Ok(())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 2957f0f..5334cb1 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl Database {
             .try_get(0)
     }
 
-    pub async fn add_file(&self, file: &FileUpload, user_id: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn add_file(&self, file: &FileUpload, user_id: Option<u64>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut tx = self.pool.begin().await?;
         let q = sqlx::query("insert ignore into \
         uploads(id,name,size,mime_type,blur_hash,width,height,alt,created,duration,bitrate) values(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)")
@@ -210,10 +210,12 @@ impl Database {
             .bind(file.bitrate);
         tx.execute(q).await?;
 
-        let q2 = sqlx::query("insert ignore into user_uploads(file,user_id) values(?,?)")
-            .bind(&file.id)
-            .bind(user_id);
-        tx.execute(q2).await?;
+        if let Some(uid) = user_id {
+            let q2 = sqlx::query("insert ignore into user_uploads(file,user_id) values(?,?)")
+                .bind(&file.id)
+                .bind(uid);
+            tx.execute(q2).await?;
+        }
 
         #[cfg(feature = "labels")]
         for lbl in &file.labels {
diff --git a/src/routes/blossom.rs b/src/routes/blossom.rs
index e9e9db2..cd33f35 100644
--- a/src/routes/blossom.rs
+++ b/src/routes/blossom.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ where
             }
         }
     }
-    if let Err(e) = db.add_file(&upload, user_id).await {
+    if let Err(e) = db.add_file(&upload, Some(user_id)).await {
         error!("{}", e);
         BlossomResponse::error(format!("Error saving file (db): {}", e))
     } else {
diff --git a/src/routes/nip96.rs b/src/routes/nip96.rs
index 7a22f4e..f1f5ba3 100644
--- a/src/routes/nip96.rs
+++ b/src/routes/nip96.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ async fn upload(
         }
     }
 
-    if let Err(e) = db.add_file(&upload, user_id).await {
+    if let Err(e) = db.add_file(&upload, Some(user_id)).await {
         error!("{}", e);
         return Nip96Response::error(&format!("Could not save file (db): {}", e));
     }