diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d37f00f..d0395c4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1282,9 +1282,9 @@ checksum = "bc881b2c22681370c6a780e47af9840ef841837bc98118431d4e1868bd0c1086"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.29"
+version = "1.0.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b9f5105d4fdaab20335ca9565e106a5d9b82b6219b5ba735731124ac6711d23d"
+checksum = "edc3358ebc67bc8b7fa0c007f945b0b18226f78437d61bec735a9eb96b61ee70"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
@@ -1448,6 +1448,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rio"
+version = "0.9.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e98c25665909853c07874301124482754434520ab572ac6a22e90366de6685b"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc_version"
 version = "0.2.3"
@@ -1617,9 +1626,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sharded-slab"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "740223c51853f3145fe7c90360d2d4232f2b62e3449489c207eccde818979982"
+checksum = "900fba806f70c630b0a382d0d825e17a0f19fcd059a2ade1ff237bcddf446b31"
 dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
@@ -1635,9 +1644,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c307a32c1c5c437f38c7fd45d753050587732ba8628319fbdf12a7e289ccc590"
+checksum = "9def91fd1e018fe007022791f865d0ccc9b3a0d5001e01aabb8b40e46000afb5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sled"
@@ -1653,6 +1662,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
  "parking_lot",
+ "rio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1923,9 +1933,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-macros"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "154794c8f499c2619acd19e839294703e9e32e7630ef5f46ea80d4ef0fbee5eb"
+checksum = "b2dd85aeaba7b68df939bd357c6afb36c87951be9e80bf9c859f2fc3e9fca0fd"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dcfd0b5..4c629c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 [features]
 default = []
-io-uring = ["actix-rt/io-uring", "actix-server/io-uring", "tokio-uring"]
+io-uring = ["actix-rt/io-uring", "actix-server/io-uring", "tokio-uring", "sled/io_uring"]
 
 [dependencies]
 actix-form-data = "0.6.0-beta.1"
diff --git a/src/either.rs b/src/either.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bdeedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/either.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+use std::{
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, ReadBuf};
+
+pub(crate) enum Either<Left, Right> {
+    Left(Left),
+    Right(Right),
+}
+
+impl<Left, Right> AsyncRead for Either<Left, Right>
+where
+    Left: AsyncRead + Unpin,
+    Right: AsyncRead + Unpin,
+{
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+        match *self {
+            Self::Left(ref mut left) => Pin::new(left).poll_read(cx, buf),
+            Self::Right(ref mut right) => Pin::new(right).poll_read(cx, buf),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Left, Right> Stream for Either<Left, Right>
+where
+    Left: Stream<Item = <Right as Stream>::Item> + Unpin,
+    Right: Stream + Unpin,
+{
+    type Item = <Left as Stream>::Item;
+
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        match *self {
+            Self::Left(ref mut left) => Pin::new(left).poll_next(cx),
+            Self::Right(ref mut right) => Pin::new(right).poll_next(cx),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index 3ac1bf0..2d4c6b8 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -1,52 +1,159 @@
+use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+use std::{
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+
 #[cfg(feature = "io-uring")]
 pub(crate) use io_uring::File;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "io-uring"))]
-pub(crate) use tokio::fs::File;
+pub(crate) use tokio_file::File;
+
+struct CrateError<S>(S);
+
+impl<T, E, S> Stream for CrateError<S>
+where
+    S: Stream<Item = Result<T, E>> + Unpin,
+    crate::error::Error: From<E>,
+{
+    type Item = Result<T, crate::error::Error>;
+
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.0)
+            .poll_next(cx)
+            .map(|opt| opt.map(|res| res.map_err(Into::into)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "io-uring"))]
+mod tokio_file {
+    use crate::Either;
+    use actix_web::web::{Bytes, BytesMut};
+    use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+    use std::{fs::Metadata, io::SeekFrom, path::Path};
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncSeekExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
+    use tokio_util::codec::{BytesCodec, FramedRead};
+
+    pub(crate) struct File {
+        inner: tokio::fs::File,
+    }
+
+    impl File {
+        pub(crate) async fn open(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+            Ok(File {
+                inner: tokio::fs::File::open(path).await?,
+            })
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn create(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+            Ok(File {
+                inner: tokio::fs::File::create(path).await?,
+            })
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn metadata(&self) -> std::io::Result<Metadata> {
+            self.inner.metadata().await
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_bytes<'a>(
+            &'a mut self,
+            mut bytes: Bytes,
+        ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+            self.inner.write_all_buf(&mut bytes).await?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<'a, R>(
+            &'a mut self,
+            mut reader: R,
+        ) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        where
+            R: AsyncRead + Unpin,
+        {
+            tokio::io::copy(&mut reader, &mut self.inner).await?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn read_to_async_write<'a, W>(
+            &'a mut self,
+            writer: &'a mut W,
+        ) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        where
+            W: AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+        {
+            tokio::io::copy(&mut self.inner, writer).await?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn read_to_stream(
+            mut self,
+            from_start: Option<u64>,
+            len: Option<u64>,
+        ) -> Result<
+            impl Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, crate::error::Error>> + Unpin,
+            crate::error::Error,
+        > {
+            let obj = match (from_start, len) {
+                (Some(lower), Some(upper)) => {
+                    self.inner.seek(SeekFrom::Start(lower)).await?;
+                    Either::Left(self.inner.take(upper))
+                }
+                (None, Some(upper)) => Either::Left(self.inner.take(upper)),
+                (Some(lower), None) => {
+                    self.inner.seek(SeekFrom::Start(lower)).await?;
+                    Either::Right(self.inner)
+                }
+                (None, None) => Either::Right(self.inner),
+            };
+
+            Ok(super::CrateError(BytesFreezer(FramedRead::new(
+                obj,
+                BytesCodec::new(),
+            ))))
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct BytesFreezer<S>(S);
+
+    impl<S, E> Stream for BytesFreezer<S>
+    where
+        S: Stream<Item = Result<BytesMut, E>> + Unpin,
+    {
+        type Item = Result<Bytes, E>;
+
+        fn poll_next(
+            mut self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+            cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+        ) -> std::task::Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+            std::pin::Pin::new(&mut self.0)
+                .poll_next(cx)
+                .map(|opt| opt.map(|res| res.map(BytesMut::freeze)))
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[cfg(feature = "io-uring")]
 mod io_uring {
+    use actix_web::web::Bytes;
+    use futures_util::stream::Stream;
     use std::{
         convert::TryInto,
         fs::Metadata,
         future::Future,
-        io::SeekFrom,
         path::{Path, PathBuf},
         pin::Pin,
-        task::{Context, Poll, Waker},
+        task::{Context, Poll},
+    };
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
+    use tokio_uring::{
+        buf::{IoBuf, IoBufMut, Slice},
+        BufResult,
     };
-    use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncSeek, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
-
-    type IoFuture =
-        Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = (tokio_uring::fs::File, std::io::Result<usize>, Vec<u8>)>>>;
-
-    type FlushFuture = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = (tokio_uring::fs::File, std::io::Result<()>)>>>;
-
-    type ShutdownFuture = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = std::io::Result<()>>>>;
-
-    type SeekFuture = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = std::io::Result<u64>>>>;
-
-    enum FileState {
-        Reading { future: IoFuture },
-        Writing { future: IoFuture },
-        Syncing { future: FlushFuture },
-        Seeking { future: SeekFuture },
-        Shutdown { future: ShutdownFuture },
-        Pending,
-    }
-
-    impl FileState {
-        fn take(&mut self) -> Self {
-            std::mem::replace(self, FileState::Pending)
-        }
-    }
 
     pub(crate) struct File {
         path: PathBuf,
-        inner: Option<tokio_uring::fs::File>,
-        cursor: usize,
-        wakers: Vec<Waker>,
-        state: FileState,
+        inner: tokio_uring::fs::File,
     }
 
     impl File {
@@ -54,10 +161,7 @@ mod io_uring {
             tracing::info!("Opening io-uring file");
             Ok(File {
                 path: path.as_ref().to_owned(),
-                inner: Some(tokio_uring::fs::File::open(path).await?),
-                cursor: 0,
-                wakers: vec![],
-                state: FileState::Pending,
+                inner: tokio_uring::fs::File::open(path).await?,
             })
         }
 
@@ -65,10 +169,7 @@ mod io_uring {
             tracing::info!("Creating io-uring file");
             Ok(File {
                 path: path.as_ref().to_owned(),
-                inner: Some(tokio_uring::fs::File::create(path).await?),
-                cursor: 0,
-                wakers: vec![],
-                state: FileState::Pending,
+                inner: tokio_uring::fs::File::create(path).await?,
             })
         }
 
@@ -76,347 +177,194 @@ mod io_uring {
             tokio::fs::metadata(&self.path).await
         }
 
-        fn poll_read(
-            &mut self,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-            buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
-            mut future: IoFuture,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-            match Pin::new(&mut future).poll(cx) {
-                Poll::Ready((file, Ok(bytes_read), vec)) => {
-                    self.cursor += bytes_read;
-                    self.inner = Some(file);
-                    buf.put_slice(&vec[0..bytes_read]);
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_bytes<'a>(
+            &'a mut self,
+            bytes: Bytes,
+        ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+            let mut buf = bytes.to_vec();
+            let len: u64 = buf.len().try_into().unwrap();
 
-                    // Wake tasks waiting on read to complete
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
+            let mut cursor: u64 = 0;
 
-                    Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
-                }
-                Poll::Ready((file, Err(err), _vec)) => {
-                    self.inner = Some(file);
-                    // Wake tasks waiting on read to complete
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
-
-                    Poll::Ready(Err(err))
-                }
-                Poll::Pending => {
-                    self.state = FileState::Reading { future };
-
-                    Poll::Pending
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn poll_write(
-            &mut self,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-            mut future: IoFuture,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<usize>> {
-            match Pin::new(&mut future).poll(cx) {
-                Poll::Ready((file, Ok(bytes_written), _vec)) => {
-                    self.cursor += bytes_written;
-                    self.inner = Some(file);
-
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
-
-                    Poll::Ready(Ok(bytes_written))
-                }
-                Poll::Ready((file, Err(err), _vec)) => {
-                    self.inner = Some(file);
-
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
-
-                    Poll::Ready(Err(err))
-                }
-                Poll::Pending => {
-                    self.state = FileState::Writing { future };
-
-                    Poll::Pending
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn poll_flush(
-            &mut self,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-            mut future: FlushFuture,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-            match Pin::new(&mut future).poll(cx) {
-                Poll::Ready((file, res)) => {
-                    self.inner = Some(file);
-
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
-
-                    Poll::Ready(res)
-                }
-                Poll::Pending => {
-                    self.state = FileState::Syncing { future };
-
-                    Poll::Pending
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn poll_shutdown(
-            &mut self,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-            mut future: ShutdownFuture,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-            match Pin::new(&mut future).poll(cx) {
-                Poll::Ready(res) => {
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
-
-                    Poll::Ready(res)
-                }
-                Poll::Pending => {
-                    self.state = FileState::Shutdown { future };
-
-                    Poll::Pending
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn poll_seek(
-            &mut self,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-            mut future: SeekFuture,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<u64>> {
-            match Pin::new(&mut future).poll(cx) {
-                Poll::Ready(Ok(new_position)) => {
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
-
-                    if let Ok(position) = new_position.try_into() {
-                        self.cursor = position;
-                        Poll::Ready(Ok(new_position))
-                    } else {
-                        Poll::Ready(Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into()))
-                    }
-                }
-                Poll::Ready(Err(err)) => {
-                    for waker in self.wakers.drain(..) {
-                        waker.wake();
-                    }
-
-                    Poll::Ready(Err(err))
-                }
-                Poll::Pending => {
-                    self.state = FileState::Seeking { future };
-
-                    Poll::Pending
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn prepare_read(&mut self, buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>) -> IoFuture {
-            let bytes_to_read = buf.remaining().min(65_536);
-
-            let vec = vec![0u8; bytes_to_read];
-
-            let file = self.inner.take().unwrap();
-            let position: u64 = self.cursor.try_into().unwrap();
-
-            Box::pin(async move {
-                let (res, vec) = file.read_at(vec, position).await;
-                (file, res, vec)
-            })
-        }
-
-        fn prepare_write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> IoFuture {
-            let vec = buf.to_vec();
-
-            let file = self.inner.take().unwrap();
-            let position: u64 = self.cursor.try_into().unwrap();
-
-            Box::pin(async move {
-                let (res, vec) = file.write_at(vec, position).await;
-                (file, res, vec)
-            })
-        }
-
-        fn prepare_flush(&mut self) -> FlushFuture {
-            let file = self.inner.take().unwrap();
-
-            Box::pin(async move {
-                let res = file.sync_all().await;
-                (file, res)
-            })
-        }
-
-        fn prepare_shutdown(&mut self) -> ShutdownFuture {
-            let file = self.inner.take().unwrap();
-
-            Box::pin(async move {
-                file.sync_all().await?;
-                file.close().await
-            })
-        }
-
-        fn prepare_seek(&self, from_end: i64) -> SeekFuture {
-            let path = self.path.clone();
-
-            Box::pin(async move {
-                let meta = tokio::fs::metadata(path).await?;
-                let end = meta.len();
-
-                if from_end < 0 {
-                    let from_end = (-1) * from_end;
-                    let from_end: u64 =
-                        from_end.try_into().map_err(|_| std::io::ErrorKind::Other)?;
-
-                    return Ok(end + from_end);
+            loop {
+                if cursor == len {
+                    break;
                 }
 
-                let from_end: u64 = from_end.try_into().map_err(|_| std::io::ErrorKind::Other)?;
+                let cursor_usize: usize = cursor.try_into().unwrap();
+                let (res, slice) = self.inner.write_at(buf.slice(cursor_usize..), cursor).await;
+                let n: usize = res?;
 
-                if from_end > end {
-                    return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into());
+                if n == 0 {
+                    return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into());
                 }
 
-                Ok(end - from_end)
-            })
-        }
-
-        fn register_waker<T>(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<T> {
-            let already_registered = self.wakers.iter().any(|waker| cx.waker().will_wake(waker));
-
-            if !already_registered {
-                self.wakers.push(cx.waker().clone());
+                buf = slice.into_inner();
+                let n: u64 = n.try_into().unwrap();
+                cursor += n;
             }
 
-            Poll::Pending
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn write_from_async_read<'a, R>(
+            &'a mut self,
+            mut reader: R,
+        ) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        where
+            R: AsyncRead + Unpin,
+        {
+            let metadata = self.metadata().await?;
+            let size = metadata.len();
+
+            let mut cursor: u64 = 0;
+
+            loop {
+                let max_size = (size - cursor).min(65_536);
+                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(max_size.try_into().unwrap());
+
+                let n = (&mut reader).take(max_size).read_to_end(&mut buf).await?;
+
+                if n == 0 {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                let mut buf: Slice<Vec<u8>> = buf.slice(..n);
+                let mut position = 0;
+
+                loop {
+                    if position == buf.len() {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    let (res, slice) = self.write_at(buf.slice(position..), cursor).await;
+                    position += res?;
+
+                    buf = slice.into_inner();
+                }
+
+                let position: u64 = position.try_into().unwrap();
+                cursor += position;
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn read_to_async_write<'a, W>(
+            &'a mut self,
+            writer: &mut W,
+        ) -> std::io::Result<()>
+        where
+            W: AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+        {
+            let metadata = self.metadata().await?;
+            let size = metadata.len();
+
+            let mut cursor: u64 = 0;
+
+            loop {
+                if cursor == size {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                let max_size = (size - cursor).min(65_536);
+                let buf = Vec::with_capacity(max_size.try_into().unwrap());
+
+                let (res, mut buf): (_, Vec<u8>) = self.read_at(buf, cursor).await;
+                let n: usize = res?;
+
+                if n == 0 {
+                    return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into());
+                }
+
+                writer.write_all(&mut buf[0..n]).await?;
+
+                let n: u64 = n.try_into().unwrap();
+                cursor += n;
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) async fn read_to_stream(
+            self,
+            from_start: Option<u64>,
+            len: Option<u64>,
+        ) -> Result<
+            impl Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, crate::error::Error>> + Unpin,
+            crate::error::Error,
+        > {
+            let size = self.metadata().await?.len();
+
+            let cursor = from_start.unwrap_or(0);
+            let size = len.unwrap_or(size - cursor) + cursor;
+
+            Ok(super::CrateError(BytesStream {
+                file: Some(self),
+                size,
+                cursor,
+                fut: None,
+            }))
+        }
+
+        async fn read_at<T: IoBufMut>(&self, buf: T, pos: u64) -> BufResult<usize, T> {
+            self.inner.read_at(buf, pos).await
+        }
+
+        async fn write_at<T: IoBuf>(&self, buf: T, pos: u64) -> BufResult<usize, T> {
+            self.inner.write_at(buf, pos).await
         }
     }
 
-    impl AsyncRead for File {
-        fn poll_read(
-            mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-            buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-            match self.state.take() {
-                FileState::Pending => {
-                    let future = (*self).prepare_read(buf);
-
-                    (*self).poll_read(cx, buf, future)
-                }
-                FileState::Reading { future } => (*self).poll_read(cx, buf, future),
-                _ => (*self).register_waker(cx),
-            }
-        }
+    struct BytesStream {
+        file: Option<File>,
+        size: u64,
+        cursor: u64,
+        fut: Option<Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = (File, BufResult<usize, Vec<u8>>)>>>>,
     }
 
-    impl AsyncWrite for File {
-        fn poll_write(
-            mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-            buf: &[u8],
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<usize>> {
-            match self.state.take() {
-                FileState::Pending => {
-                    let future = (*self).prepare_write(buf);
+    impl Stream for BytesStream {
+        type Item = std::io::Result<Bytes>;
 
-                    (*self).poll_write(cx, future)
+        fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+            let mut fut = if let Some(fut) = self.fut.take() {
+                fut
+            } else {
+                let file = self.file.take().unwrap();
+
+                if self.cursor == self.size {
+                    return Poll::Ready(None);
                 }
-                FileState::Writing { future } => (*self).poll_write(cx, future),
-                _ => (*self).register_waker(cx),
-            }
-        }
 
-        fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-            match self.state.take() {
-                FileState::Pending => {
-                    let future = (*self).prepare_flush();
+                let cursor = self.cursor;
+                let max_size = self.size - self.cursor;
 
-                    (*self).poll_flush(cx, future)
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    let buf = Vec::with_capacity(max_size.try_into().unwrap());
+
+                    let buf_res = file.read_at(buf, cursor).await;
+
+                    (file, buf_res)
+                })
+            };
+
+            match Pin::new(&mut fut).poll(cx) {
+                Poll::Pending => {
+                    self.fut = Some(fut);
+                    Poll::Pending
                 }
-                FileState::Syncing { future } => (*self).poll_flush(cx, future),
-                _ => (*self).register_waker(cx),
-            }
-        }
+                Poll::Ready((file, (Ok(n), mut buf))) => {
+                    self.file = Some(file);
+                    let _ = buf.split_off(n);
+                    let n: u64 = match n.try_into() {
+                        Ok(n) => n,
+                        Err(_) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into()))),
+                    };
+                    self.cursor += n;
 
-        fn poll_shutdown(
-            mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-            match self.state.take() {
-                FileState::Pending => {
-                    let future = (*self).prepare_shutdown();
-
-                    (*self).poll_shutdown(cx, future)
+                    Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(Bytes::from(buf))))
                 }
-                FileState::Shutdown { future } => (*self).poll_shutdown(cx, future),
-                _ => (*self).register_waker(cx),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl AsyncSeek for File {
-        fn start_seek(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, position: SeekFrom) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-            match position {
-                SeekFrom::Start(from_start) => {
-                    self.cursor = from_start.try_into().unwrap();
-                    Ok(())
-                }
-                SeekFrom::End(from_end) => match self.state.take() {
-                    FileState::Pending => {
-                        let future = self.prepare_seek(from_end);
-
-                        self.state = FileState::Seeking { future };
-                        Ok(())
-                    }
-                    _ => Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into()),
-                },
-                SeekFrom::Current(from_current) => {
-                    if from_current < 0 {
-                        let to_subtract = (-1) * from_current;
-                        let to_subtract: usize = to_subtract
-                            .try_into()
-                            .map_err(|_| std::io::ErrorKind::Other)?;
-
-                        if to_subtract > self.cursor {
-                            return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into());
-                        }
-
-                        self.cursor -= to_subtract;
-                    } else {
-                        let from_current: usize = from_current
-                            .try_into()
-                            .map_err(|_| std::io::ErrorKind::Other)?;
-
-                        self.cursor += from_current;
-                    }
-
-                    Ok(())
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn poll_complete(
-            mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-            cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-        ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<u64>> {
-            match self.state.take() {
-                FileState::Pending => Poll::Ready(Ok(self
-                    .cursor
-                    .try_into()
-                    .map_err(|_| std::io::ErrorKind::Other)?)),
-                FileState::Seeking { future } => (*self).poll_seek(cx, future),
-                _ => Poll::Ready(Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into())),
+                Poll::Ready((_, (Err(e), _))) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))),
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/magick.rs b/src/magick.rs
index 65ab524..40fc55c 100644
--- a/src/magick.rs
+++ b/src/magick.rs
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn input_type_bytes(input: Bytes) -> Result<ValidInputType, Err
 }
 
 #[instrument(name = "Spawning process command", skip(input))]
-pub(crate) fn process_image_write_read(
-    input: impl AsyncRead + Unpin + 'static,
+pub(crate) fn process_image_file_read(
+    input: crate::file::File,
     args: Vec<String>,
     format: Format,
 ) -> std::io::Result<impl AsyncRead + Unpin> {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub(crate) fn process_image_write_read(
             .arg(last_arg),
     )?;
 
-    Ok(process.write_read(input).unwrap())
+    Ok(process.file_read(input).unwrap())
 }
 
 impl Details {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5ef6df4..5695eaa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ use actix_web::{
 };
 use awc::Client;
 use dashmap::{mapref::entry::Entry, DashMap};
-use futures_util::{
-    stream::{once, LocalBoxStream},
-    Stream,
-};
+use futures_util::{stream::once, Stream};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use opentelemetry::{
     sdk::{propagation::TraceContextPropagator, Resource},
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 use structopt::StructOpt;
 use tokio::{
-    io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt},
+    io::AsyncReadExt,
     sync::{
         oneshot::{Receiver, Sender},
         Semaphore,
@@ -41,6 +38,7 @@ use tracing_log::LogTracer;
 use tracing_subscriber::{fmt::format::FmtSpan, layer::SubscriberExt, EnvFilter, Registry};
 
 mod config;
+mod either;
 mod error;
 mod exiftool;
 mod ffmpeg;
@@ -56,6 +54,7 @@ mod validate;
 
 use self::{
     config::{Config, Format},
+    either::Either,
     error::{Error, UploadError},
     middleware::{Deadline, Internal},
     upload_manager::{Details, UploadManager, UploadManagerSession},
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ where
 
 // Try writing to a file
 #[instrument(name = "Saving file", skip(bytes))]
-async fn safe_save_file(path: PathBuf, mut bytes: web::Bytes) -> Result<(), Error> {
+async fn safe_save_file(path: PathBuf, bytes: web::Bytes) -> Result<(), Error> {
     if let Some(path) = path.parent() {
         // create the directory for the file
         debug!("Creating directory {:?}", path);
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ async fn safe_save_file(path: PathBuf, mut bytes: web::Bytes) -> Result<(), Erro
 
     // try writing
     debug!("Writing to {:?}", path);
-    if let Err(e) = file.write_all_buf(&mut bytes).await {
+    if let Err(e) = file.write_from_bytes(bytes).await {
         error!("Error writing {:?}, {}", path, e);
         // remove file if writing failed before completion
         tokio::fs::remove_file(path).await?;
@@ -545,7 +544,7 @@ async fn process(
             let file = crate::file::File::open(original_path.clone()).await?;
 
             let mut processed_reader =
-                crate::magick::process_image_write_read(file, thumbnail_args, format)?;
+                crate::magick::process_image_file_read(file, thumbnail_args, format)?;
 
             let mut vec = Vec::new();
             processed_reader.read_to_end(&mut vec).await?;
@@ -718,7 +717,7 @@ async fn ranged_file_resp(
                 let mut builder = HttpResponse::PartialContent();
                 builder.insert_header(range.to_content_range(meta.len()));
 
-                (builder, range.chop_file(file).await?)
+                (builder, Either::Left(range.chop_file(file).await?))
             } else {
                 return Err(UploadError::Range.into());
             }
@@ -726,8 +725,8 @@ async fn ranged_file_resp(
         //No Range header in the request - return the entire document
         None => {
             let file = crate::file::File::open(path).await?;
-            let stream = Box::pin(crate::stream::bytes_stream(file)) as LocalBoxStream<'_, _>;
-            (HttpResponse::Ok(), stream)
+            let stream = file.read_to_stream(None, None).await?;
+            (HttpResponse::Ok(), Either::Right(stream))
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/range.rs b/src/range.rs
index c3c2ffa..5353d09 100644
--- a/src/range.rs
+++ b/src/range.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{
-    error::{Error, UploadError},
-    stream::bytes_stream,
-};
+use crate::error::{Error, UploadError};
 use actix_web::{
     dev::Payload,
     http::{
@@ -11,9 +8,8 @@ use actix_web::{
     web::Bytes,
     FromRequest, HttpRequest,
 };
-use futures_util::stream::{once, LocalBoxStream, Stream};
-use std::{future::ready, io};
-use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncSeekExt};
+use futures_util::stream::{once, Stream};
+use std::future::ready;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum Range {
@@ -61,25 +57,14 @@ impl Range {
 
     pub(crate) async fn chop_file(
         &self,
-        mut file: crate::file::File,
-    ) -> Result<LocalBoxStream<'static, Result<Bytes, Error>>, Error> {
+        file: crate::file::File,
+    ) -> Result<impl Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, Error>> + Unpin, Error> {
         match self {
-            Range::Start(start) => {
-                file.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start(*start)).await?;
-
-                Ok(Box::pin(bytes_stream(file)))
-            }
-            Range::SuffixLength(from_start) => {
-                file.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start(0)).await?;
-                let reader = file.take(*from_start);
-
-                Ok(Box::pin(bytes_stream(reader)))
-            }
+            Range::Start(start) => file.read_to_stream(Some(*start), None).await,
+            Range::SuffixLength(from_start) => file.read_to_stream(None, Some(*from_start)).await,
             Range::Segment(start, end) => {
-                file.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start(*start)).await?;
-                let reader = file.take(end.saturating_sub(*start));
-
-                Ok(Box::pin(bytes_stream(reader)))
+                file.read_to_stream(Some(*start), Some(end.saturating_sub(*start)))
+                    .await
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index 434039f..33135dc 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use crate::error::Error;
 use actix_rt::task::JoinHandle;
-use actix_web::web::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use futures_util::Stream;
+use actix_web::web::Bytes;
 use std::{
     future::Future,
     pin::Pin,
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ use tokio::{
     process::{Child, Command},
     sync::oneshot::{channel, Receiver},
 };
-use tokio_util::codec::{BytesCodec, FramedRead};
 use tracing::Instrument;
 use tracing::Span;
 
@@ -33,8 +30,6 @@ pub(crate) struct ProcessRead<I> {
     handle: JoinHandle<()>,
 }
 
-struct BytesFreezer<S>(S, Span);
-
 impl Process {
     pub(crate) fn run(command: &str, args: &[&str]) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
         Self::spawn(Command::new(command).args(args))
@@ -100,9 +95,9 @@ impl Process {
         }))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn write_read(
+    pub(crate) fn file_read(
         mut self,
-        mut input_reader: impl AsyncRead + Unpin + 'static,
+        mut input_file: crate::file::File,
     ) -> Option<impl AsyncRead + Unpin> {
         let mut stdin = self.child.stdin.take()?;
         let stdout = self.child.stdout.take()?;
@@ -113,7 +108,7 @@ impl Process {
         let mut child = self.child;
         let handle = actix_rt::spawn(
             async move {
-                if let Err(e) = tokio::io::copy(&mut input_reader, &mut stdin).await {
+                if let Err(e) = input_file.read_to_async_write(&mut stdin).await {
                     let _ = tx.send(e);
                     return;
                 }
@@ -144,15 +139,6 @@ impl Process {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn bytes_stream(
-    input: impl AsyncRead + Unpin,
-) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, Error>> + Unpin {
-    BytesFreezer(
-        FramedRead::new(input, BytesCodec::new()),
-        tracing::info_span!("Serving bytes from AsyncRead"),
-    )
-}
-
 impl<I> AsyncRead for ProcessRead<I>
 where
     I: AsyncRead + Unpin,
@@ -198,23 +184,6 @@ impl<I> Drop for ProcessRead<I> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S> Stream for BytesFreezer<S>
-where
-    S: Stream<Item = std::io::Result<BytesMut>> + Unpin,
-{
-    type Item = Result<Bytes, Error>;
-
-    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        let span = self.1.clone();
-        span.in_scope(|| {
-            Pin::new(&mut self.0)
-                .poll_next(cx)
-                .map(|opt| opt.map(|res| res.map(|bytes_mut| bytes_mut.freeze())))
-                .map_err(Error::from)
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 impl std::fmt::Display for StatusError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "Command failed with bad status")
diff --git a/src/upload_manager.rs b/src/upload_manager.rs
index 2987e97..1a98333 100644
--- a/src/upload_manager.rs
+++ b/src/upload_manager.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
-use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWriteExt, ReadBuf};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, ReadBuf};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, instrument, warn, Span};
 use tracing_futures::Instrument;
 
@@ -993,53 +993,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn safe_save_reader(
 
     let mut file = crate::file::File::create(to).await?;
 
-    tokio::io::copy(input, &mut file).await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[instrument(skip(stream))]
-pub(crate) async fn safe_save_stream<E>(
-    to: PathBuf,
-    mut stream: UploadStream<E>,
-) -> Result<(), Error>
-where
-    Error: From<E>,
-    E: Unpin,
-{
-    if let Some(path) = to.parent() {
-        debug!("Creating directory {:?}", path);
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(path).await?;
-    }
-
-    debug!("Checking if {:?} already exists", to);
-    if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::metadata(&to).await {
-        if e.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
-            return Err(e.into());
-        }
-    } else {
-        return Err(UploadError::FileExists.into());
-    }
-
-    debug!("Writing stream to {:?}", to);
-
-    let to1 = to.clone();
-    let fut = async move {
-        let mut file = crate::file::File::create(to1).await?;
-
-        while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
-            let mut bytes = res?;
-            file.write_all_buf(&mut bytes).await?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    };
-
-    if let Err(e) = fut.await {
-        error!("Failed to save file: {}", e);
-        let _ = tokio::fs::remove_file(to).await;
-        return Err(e);
-    }
+    file.write_from_async_read(input).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -1107,7 +1061,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn hasher_works() {
         let hash = test_on_arbiter!(async move {
-            let file1 = crate::file::File::open("./client-examples/earth.gif").await?;
+            let file1 = tokio::fs::File::open("./client-examples/earth.gif").await?;
 
             let mut hasher = Hasher::new(file1, Sha256::new());