diff --git a/source/dir.c b/source/dir.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9abd957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/dir.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include "dir.h"
+
+void DirEntryCpy(DirEntry* dest, const DirEntry* orig) {
+    memcpy(dest, orig, sizeof(DirEntry));
+    dest->name = dest->path + (orig->name - orig->path);
+}
+
+void SortDirStruct(DirStruct* contents) {
+    for (u32 s = 0; s < contents->n_entries; s++) {
+        DirEntry* cmp0 = &(contents->entry[s]);
+        DirEntry* min0 = cmp0;
+        if (cmp0->type == T_DOTDOT) continue;
+        for (u32 c = s + 1; c < contents->n_entries; c++) {
+            DirEntry* cmp1 = &(contents->entry[c]);
+            if (min0->type != cmp1->type) {
+                if (min0->type > cmp1->type)
+                    min0 = cmp1;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (strncasecmp(min0->name, cmp1->name, 256) > 0)
+                min0 = cmp1;
+        }
+        if (min0 != cmp0) {
+            DirEntry swap; // swap entries and fix names
+            DirEntryCpy(&swap, cmp0);
+            DirEntryCpy(cmp0, min0);
+            DirEntryCpy(min0, &swap);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// inspired by http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/wildcard-character-matching/
+bool MatchName(const char *pattern, const char *path) {
+    // handling non asterisk chars
+    for (; *pattern != '*'; pattern++, path++) {
+        if ((*pattern == '\0') && (*path == '\0')) {
+            return true; // end reached simultaneously, match found
+        } else if ((*pattern == '\0') || (*path == '\0')) {
+            return false; // end reached on only one, failure
+        } else if ((*pattern != '?') && (tolower(*pattern) != tolower(*path))) {
+            return false; // chars don't match, failure
+        }
+    }
+    // handling the asterisk (matches one or more chars in path)
+    if ((*(pattern+1) == '?') || (*(pattern+1) == '*')) {
+        return false; // stupid user shenanigans, failure
+    } else if (*path == '\0') {
+        return false; // asterisk, but end reached on path, failure
+    } else if (*(pattern+1) == '\0') {
+        return true; // nothing after the asterisk, match found
+    } else { // we couldn't really go without recursion here
+        for (path++; *path != '\0'; path++) {
+            if (MatchName(pattern + 1, path)) return true;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/source/dir.h b/source/dir.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0461673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/dir.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+#define MAX_DIR_ENTRIES 1024
+
+typedef enum {
+    T_ROOT,
+    T_DIR,
+    T_FILE,
+    T_DOTDOT
+} EntryType;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char* name; // should point to the correct portion of the path
+    char path[256];
+    u64 size;
+    EntryType type;
+    u8 marked;
+} DirEntry;
+
+typedef struct {
+    u32 n_entries;
+    DirEntry entry[MAX_DIR_ENTRIES];
+} DirStruct;
+
+void DirEntryCpy(DirEntry* dest, const DirEntry* orig);
+void SortDirStruct(DirStruct* contents);
+bool MatchName(const char *pattern, const char *path);
diff --git a/source/fs.c b/source/fs.c
index 675f3e8..13efb32 100644
--- a/source/fs.c
+++ b/source/fs.c
@@ -1029,63 +1029,6 @@ void CreateScreenshot() {
     FileSetData(filename, MAIN_BUFFER, 54 + (400 * 240 * 3 * 2), 0, true);
 }
 
-void DirEntryCpy(DirEntry* dest, const DirEntry* orig) {
-    memcpy(dest, orig, sizeof(DirEntry));
-    dest->name = dest->path + (orig->name - orig->path);
-}
-
-void SortDirStruct(DirStruct* contents) {
-    for (u32 s = 0; s < contents->n_entries; s++) {
-        DirEntry* cmp0 = &(contents->entry[s]);
-        DirEntry* min0 = cmp0;
-        if (cmp0->type == T_DOTDOT) continue;
-        for (u32 c = s + 1; c < contents->n_entries; c++) {
-            DirEntry* cmp1 = &(contents->entry[c]);
-            if (min0->type != cmp1->type) {
-                if (min0->type > cmp1->type)
-                    min0 = cmp1;
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (strncasecmp(min0->name, cmp1->name, 256) > 0)
-                min0 = cmp1;
-        }
-        if (min0 != cmp0) {
-            DirEntry swap; // swap entries and fix names
-            DirEntryCpy(&swap, cmp0);
-            DirEntryCpy(cmp0, min0);
-            DirEntryCpy(min0, &swap);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// inspired by http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/wildcard-character-matching/
-bool MatchName(const char *pattern, const char *path) {
-    // handling non asterisk chars
-    for (; *pattern != '*'; pattern++, path++) {
-        if ((*pattern == '\0') && (*path == '\0')) {
-            return true; // end reached simultaneously, match found
-        } else if ((*pattern == '\0') || (*path == '\0')) {
-            return false; // end reached on only one, failure
-        } else if ((*pattern != '?') && (tolower(*pattern) != tolower(*path))) {
-            return false; // chars don't match, failure
-        }
-    }
-    // handling the asterisk (matches one or more chars in path)
-    if ((*(pattern+1) == '?') || (*(pattern+1) == '*')) {
-        return false; // stupid user shenanigans, failure
-    } else if (*path == '\0') {
-        return false; // asterisk, but end reached on path, failure
-    } else if (*(pattern+1) == '\0') {
-        return true; // nothing after the asterisk, match found
-    } else { // we couldn't really go without recursion here
-        for (path++; *path != '\0'; path++) {
-            if (MatchName(pattern + 1, path)) return true;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return false;
-}
-
 bool GetRootDirContentsWorker(DirStruct* contents) {
     static const char* drvname[] = {
         "SDCARD",
@@ -1103,7 +1046,7 @@ bool GetRootDirContentsWorker(DirStruct* contents) {
     u32 n_entries = 0;
     
     // virtual root objects hacked in
-    for (u32 pdrv = 0; (pdrv < NORM_FS+VIRT_FS) && (n_entries < MAX_ENTRIES); pdrv++) {
+    for (u32 pdrv = 0; (pdrv < NORM_FS+VIRT_FS) && (n_entries < MAX_DIR_ENTRIES); pdrv++) {
         DirEntry* entry = &(contents->entry[n_entries]);
         if (!DriveType(drvnum[pdrv])) continue; // drive not available
         memset(entry->path, 0x00, 64);
@@ -1124,24 +1067,6 @@ bool GetRootDirContentsWorker(DirStruct* contents) {
     return contents->n_entries;
 }
 
-bool GetVirtualDirContentsWorker(DirStruct* contents, const char* path, const char* pattern) {
-    if (strchr(path, '/')) return false; // only top level paths
-    for (u32 n = 0; (n < virtualFileList_size) && (contents->n_entries < MAX_ENTRIES); n++) {
-        VirtualFile vfile;
-        DirEntry* entry = &(contents->entry[contents->n_entries]);
-        if (pattern && !MatchName(pattern, virtualFileList[n])) continue;
-        snprintf(entry->path, 256, "%s/%s", path, virtualFileList[n]);
-        if (!FindVirtualFile(&vfile, entry->path, 0)) continue;
-        entry->name = entry->path + strnlen(path, 256) + 1;
-        entry->size = vfile.size;
-        entry->type = T_FILE;
-        entry->marked = 0;
-        contents->n_entries++;
-    }
-    
-    return true; // not much we can check here
-}
-
 bool GetDirContentsWorker(DirStruct* contents, char* fpath, int fnsize, const char* pattern, bool recursive) {
     DIR pdir;
     FILINFO fno;
@@ -1171,7 +1096,7 @@ bool GetDirContentsWorker(DirStruct* contents, char* fpath, int fnsize, const ch
                 entry->size = fno.fsize;
             }
             entry->marked = 0;
-            if (contents->n_entries >= MAX_ENTRIES) {
+            if (contents->n_entries >= MAX_DIR_ENTRIES) {
                 ret = true; // Too many entries, still okay
                 break;
             }
@@ -1201,7 +1126,7 @@ void SearchDirContents(DirStruct* contents, const char* path, const char* patter
         contents->entry->size = 0;
         contents->n_entries = 1;
         if (DriveType(path) & DRV_VIRTUAL) {
-            if (!GetVirtualDirContentsWorker(contents, path, pattern))
+            if (!GetVirtualDirContents(contents, path, pattern))
                 contents->n_entries = 0;
         } else {
             char fpath[256]; // 256 is the maximum length of a full path
diff --git a/source/fs.h b/source/fs.h
index 8c1dc29..9814225 100644
--- a/source/fs.h
+++ b/source/fs.h
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "common.h"
-
-typedef enum {
-    T_ROOT,
-    T_DIR,
-    T_FILE,
-    T_DOTDOT
-} EntryType;
-
-#define MAX_ENTRIES 1024
+#include "dir.h"
 
 // primary drive types
 #define DRV_UNKNOWN     (0<<0)
@@ -43,19 +35,6 @@ typedef enum {
 #define SKIP_ALL        (1<<1)
 #define OVERWRITE_ALL   (1<<2)
 
-typedef struct {
-    char* name; // should point to the correct portion of the path
-    char path[256];
-    u64 size;
-    EntryType type;
-    u8 marked;
-} DirEntry;
-
-typedef struct {
-    u32 n_entries;
-    DirEntry entry[MAX_ENTRIES];
-} DirStruct;
-
 bool InitSDCardFS();
 bool InitExtFS();
 void DeinitExtFS();
@@ -133,8 +112,5 @@ uint64_t GetPartitionOffsetSector(const char* path);
 /** Function to identify the type of a drive **/
 int DriveType(const char* path);
 
-/** Check for soecial search drive **/
+/** Check for special search drive **/
 bool IsSearchDrive(const char* path);
-
-/** Helper function for copying DirEntry structs */
-void DirEntryCpy(DirEntry* dest, const DirEntry* orig);
diff --git a/source/virtual/virtual.c b/source/virtual/virtual.c
index 418504c..bf7b6d2 100644
--- a/source/virtual/virtual.c
+++ b/source/virtual/virtual.c
@@ -26,8 +26,16 @@ bool CheckVirtualDrive(const char* path) {
     return virtual_src; // this is safe for SysNAND & memory
 }
 
-bool FindVirtualFile(VirtualFile* vfile, const char* path, u32 size)
-{
+bool ReadVirtualDir(VirtualFile* vfile, u32 virtual_src) {
+    if (virtual_src & (VRT_SYSNAND|VRT_EMUNAND|VRT_IMGNAND)) {
+        return ReadVNandDir(vfile, virtual_src);
+    } else if (virtual_src & VRT_MEMORY) {
+        return ReadVMemDir(vfile);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool FindVirtualFile(VirtualFile* vfile, const char* path, u32 size) {
     // get / fix the name
     char* fname = strchr(path, '/');
     if (!fname) return false;
@@ -39,17 +47,38 @@ bool FindVirtualFile(VirtualFile* vfile, const char* path, u32 size)
     if (!virtual_src || (fname - path != 3))
         return false;
     
-    // get virtual file struct from appropriate function
-    if (virtual_src & (VRT_SYSNAND|VRT_EMUNAND|VRT_IMGNAND)) {
-        if (!FindVNandFile(vfile, virtual_src, fname, size)) return false;
-    } else if (virtual_src & VRT_MEMORY) {
-        if (!FindVMemFile(vfile, fname, size)) return false;
-    } else return false;
+    // read virtual dir, match the path / size
+    ReadVirtualDir(NULL, virtual_src); // reset dir reader
+    while (ReadVirtualDir(vfile, virtual_src)) {
+        vfile->flags |= virtual_src; // add source flag
+        if (((strncasecmp(fname, vfile->name, 32) == 0) ||
+            (size && (vfile->size == size)))) // search by size should be a last resort solution
+            return true; // file found
+    }
     
-    // add the virtual source to the virtual file flags
-    vfile->flags |= virtual_src;
+    // failed if arriving
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool GetVirtualDirContents(DirStruct* contents, const char* path, const char* pattern) {
+    u32 virtual_src = GetVirtualSource(path);
+    if (!virtual_src) return false; // not a virtual path
+    if (strchr(path, '/')) return false; // only top level paths
     
-    return true;
+    VirtualFile vfile;
+    ReadVirtualDir(NULL, virtual_src); // reset dir reader
+    while ((contents->n_entries < MAX_DIR_ENTRIES) && (ReadVirtualDir(&vfile, virtual_src))) {
+        DirEntry* entry = &(contents->entry[contents->n_entries]);
+        if (pattern && !MatchName(pattern, vfile.name)) continue;
+        snprintf(entry->path, 256, "%s/%s", path, vfile.name);
+        entry->name = entry->path + strnlen(path, 256) + 1;
+        entry->size = vfile.size;
+        entry->type = T_FILE;
+        entry->marked = 0;
+        contents->n_entries++;
+    }
+    
+    return true; // not much we can check here
 }
 
 int ReadVirtualFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count, u32* bytes_read)
diff --git a/source/virtual/virtual.h b/source/virtual/virtual.h
index 043a323..2f91b27 100644
--- a/source/virtual/virtual.h
+++ b/source/virtual/virtual.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "dir.h"
 #include "nand.h"
 
 #define VRT_SYSNAND NAND_SYSNAND
@@ -10,14 +11,6 @@
 
 #define VFLAG_A9LH_AREA (1<<20)
 
-static const char* virtualFileList[] = { // must have a match in virtualFileTemplates[]
-    "twln.bin", "twlp.bin", "agbsave.bin", "firm0.bin", "firm1.bin", "ctrnand_fat.bin",
-    "ctrnand_full.bin", "nand.bin", "nand_minsize.bin", "nand_hdr.bin", "twlmbr.bin", "sector0x96.bin",
-    "itcm.mem", "arm9.mem", "arm9ext.mem", "vram.mem", "dsp.mem", "axiwram.mem",
-    "fcram.mem", "fcramext.mem", "dtcm.mem", "bootrom_unp.mem"
-};
-static const u32 virtualFileList_size = sizeof(virtualFileList) / sizeof(char*);
-
 // virtual file flag (subject to change):
 // bits 0...9  : reserved for NAND virtual sources and info
 // bits 10...19: reserved for other virtual sources
@@ -34,5 +27,6 @@ typedef struct {
 u32 GetVirtualSource(const char* path);
 bool CheckVirtualDrive(const char* path);
 bool FindVirtualFile(VirtualFile* vfile, const char* path, u32 size);
+bool GetVirtualDirContents(DirStruct* contents, const char* path, const char* pattern);
 int ReadVirtualFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count, u32* bytes_read);
 int WriteVirtualFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, const u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count, u32* bytes_written);
diff --git a/source/virtual/vmem.c b/source/virtual/vmem.c
index ca38a38..f35281f 100644
--- a/source/virtual/vmem.c
+++ b/source/virtual/vmem.c
@@ -19,27 +19,30 @@ static const VirtualFile vMemFileTemplates[] = {
     { "bootrom_unp.mem"  , 0xFFFF0000, 0x00008000, 0xFF, 0 }
 };
 
-bool FindVMemFile(VirtualFile* vfile, const char* name, u32 size) {
-    // parse the template list, get the correct one
-    u32 n_templates = sizeof(vMemFileTemplates) / sizeof(VirtualFile);
-    const VirtualFile* curr_template = NULL;
-    for (u32 i = 0; i < n_templates; i++) {
-        curr_template = &vMemFileTemplates[i];    
-        if (((strncasecmp(name, curr_template->name, 32) == 0) ||
-            (size && (curr_template->size == size)))) // search by size should be a last resort solution
-            break; 
-        curr_template = NULL;
+bool ReadVMemDir(VirtualFile* vfile) {
+    static int num = -1;
+    int n_templates = sizeof(vMemFileTemplates) / sizeof(VirtualFile);
+    const VirtualFile* templates = vMemFileTemplates;
+    
+    if (!vfile) { // NULL pointer -> reset dir reader / internal number
+        num = -1;
+        return true;
     }
-    if (!curr_template) return false;
     
-    // copy current template to vfile
-    memcpy(vfile, curr_template, sizeof(VirtualFile));
+    while (++num < n_templates) {
+        // copy current template to vfile
+        memcpy(vfile, templates + num, sizeof(VirtualFile));
+        
+        // process special flag
+        if ((vfile->flags & VFLAG_N3DS_ONLY) && (GetUnitPlatform() != PLATFORM_N3DS))
+            return false; // this is not on O3DS consoles
+        
+        // found if arriving here
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (num >= n_templates) return false;
     
-    // process special flag
-    if ((vfile->flags & VFLAG_N3DS_ONLY) && (GetUnitPlatform() != PLATFORM_N3DS))
-        return false; // this is not on O3DS consoles
-    
-    return true;
+    return false;
 }
 
 int ReadVMemFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count) {
diff --git a/source/virtual/vmem.h b/source/virtual/vmem.h
index 8e3f3c0..3c0cff3 100644
--- a/source/virtual/vmem.h
+++ b/source/virtual/vmem.h
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "virtual.h"
 
-bool FindVMemFile(VirtualFile* vfile, const char* name, u32 size);
+bool ReadVMemDir(VirtualFile* vfile);
 int ReadVMemFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count);
 int WriteVMemFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, const u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count);
diff --git a/source/virtual/vnand.c b/source/virtual/vnand.c
index d0f4aec..5acd0fc 100644
--- a/source/virtual/vnand.c
+++ b/source/virtual/vnand.c
@@ -34,41 +34,46 @@ bool CheckVNandDrive(u32 nand_src) {
     return GetNandSizeSectors(nand_src);
 }
 
-bool FindVNandFile(VirtualFile* vfile, u32 nand_src, const char* name, u32 size) {
-    // get virtual type (O3DS/N3DS/NO3DS)
-    u32 virtual_type = CheckNandType(nand_src);
-    // workaround if CheckNandType() comes up with no result (empty EmuNAND)
-    if (!virtual_type) virtual_type = (GetUnitPlatform() == PLATFORM_3DS) ? NAND_TYPE_O3DS : NAND_TYPE_N3DS;
+bool ReadVNandDir(VirtualFile* vfile, u32 nand_src) {
+    static int num = -1;
+    int n_templates = sizeof(vNandFileTemplates) / sizeof(VirtualFile);
+    const VirtualFile* templates = vNandFileTemplates;
     
-    // parse the template list, get the correct one
-    u32 n_templates = sizeof(vNandFileTemplates) / sizeof(VirtualFile);
-    const VirtualFile* curr_template = NULL;
-    for (u32 i = 0; i < n_templates; i++) {
-        curr_template = &vNandFileTemplates[i];    
-        if ((curr_template->flags & virtual_type) && ((strncasecmp(name, curr_template->name, 32) == 0) ||
-            (size && (curr_template->size == size)))) // search by size should be a last resort solution
-            break; 
-        curr_template = NULL;
-    }
-    if (!curr_template) return false;
-    
-    // copy current template to vfile
-    memcpy(vfile, curr_template, sizeof(VirtualFile));
-    
-    // process special flags
-    if ((vfile->keyslot == 0x05) && !CheckSlot0x05Crypto())
-        return false; // keyslot 0x05 not properly set up
-    if ((vfile->flags & VFLAG_NEEDS_OTP) && !CheckSector0x96Crypto())
-        return false; // sector 0x96 crypto not set up
-    if (!(nand_src & VRT_SYSNAND) || (*(vu32*) 0x101401C0))
-        vfile->flags &= ~VFLAG_A9LH_AREA; // flag is meaningless outside of A9LH / SysNAND
-    if (vfile->flags & VFLAG_NAND_SIZE) {
-        if ((nand_src != NAND_SYSNAND) && (GetNandSizeSectors(NAND_SYSNAND) != GetNandSizeSectors(nand_src)))
-            return false; // EmuNAND/ImgNAND is too small
-        vfile->size = GetNandSizeSectors(NAND_SYSNAND) * 0x200;
+    if (!vfile) { // NULL pointer -> reset dir reader / internal number
+        num = -1;
+        return true;
     }
     
-    return true;
+    while (++num < n_templates) { 
+        // get NAND type (O3DS/N3DS/NO3DS), workaround for empty EmuNAND
+        u32 nand_type = CheckNandType(nand_src);
+        if (!nand_type) nand_type = (GetUnitPlatform() == PLATFORM_3DS) ? NAND_TYPE_O3DS : NAND_TYPE_N3DS;
+        
+        // copy current template to vfile
+        memcpy(vfile, templates + num, sizeof(VirtualFile));
+        
+        // process / check special flags
+        if (!(vfile->flags & nand_type))
+            continue; // virtual file has wrong NAND type
+        if ((vfile->keyslot == 0x05) && !CheckSlot0x05Crypto())
+            continue; // keyslot 0x05 not properly set up
+        if ((vfile->flags & VFLAG_NEEDS_OTP) && !CheckSector0x96Crypto())
+            return false; // sector 0x96 crypto not set up
+        if (!(nand_src & VRT_SYSNAND) || (*(vu32*) 0x101401C0))
+            vfile->flags &= ~VFLAG_A9LH_AREA; // flag is meaningless outside of A9LH / SysNAND
+        if (vfile->flags & VFLAG_NAND_SIZE) {
+            if ((nand_src != NAND_SYSNAND) && (GetNandSizeSectors(NAND_SYSNAND) != GetNandSizeSectors(nand_src)))
+                continue; // EmuNAND/ImgNAND is too small
+            vfile->size = GetNandSizeSectors(NAND_SYSNAND) * 0x200;
+        }
+        
+        // found if arriving here
+        vfile->flags |= nand_src;
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (num >= n_templates) return false;
+    
+    return false;
 }
 
 int ReadVNandFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count) {
diff --git a/source/virtual/vnand.h b/source/virtual/vnand.h
index c11ddc6..0c2b40a 100644
--- a/source/virtual/vnand.h
+++ b/source/virtual/vnand.h
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 #include "virtual.h"
 
 bool CheckVNandDrive(u32 nand_src);
-bool FindVNandFile(VirtualFile* vfile, u32 nand_src, const char* name, u32 size);
+bool ReadVNandDir(VirtualFile* vfile, u32 nand_src);
 int ReadVNandFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count);
 int WriteVNandFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, const u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count);