diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
index 9b0991145..e0b264d72 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	mdag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	ft "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs"
 	uio "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/io"
+	ftpb "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/pb"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
@@ -206,11 +207,11 @@ type Node struct {
 	Ipfs   *core.IpfsNode
 	Nd     *mdag.Node
 	dagMod *uio.DagModifier
-	cached *ft.PBData
+	cached *ftpb.PBData
 }
 
 func (s *Node) loadData() error {
-	s.cached = new(ft.PBData)
+	s.cached = new(ftpb.PBData)
 	return proto.Unmarshal(s.Nd.Data, s.cached)
 }
 
@@ -223,9 +224,9 @@ func (s *Node) Attr() fuse.Attr {
 		}
 	}
 	switch s.cached.GetType() {
-	case ft.PBData_Directory:
+	case ftpb.PBData_Directory:
 		return fuse.Attr{Mode: os.ModeDir | 0555}
-	case ft.PBData_File, ft.PBData_Raw:
+	case ftpb.PBData_File, ftpb.PBData_Raw:
 		size, err := ft.DataSize(s.Nd.Data)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Error getting size of file: %s", err)
diff --git a/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go b/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
index eeeaef9bf..bb9cc6a99 100644
--- a/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 
 	core "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
 	mdag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
-	ft "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs"
 	uio "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/io"
+	ftpb "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/pb"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ type Node struct {
 	Ipfs   *core.IpfsNode
 	Nd     *mdag.Node
 	fd     *uio.DagReader
-	cached *ft.PBData
+	cached *ftpb.PBData
 }
 
 func (s *Node) loadData() error {
-	s.cached = new(ft.PBData)
+	s.cached = new(ftpb.PBData)
 	return proto.Unmarshal(s.Nd.Data, s.cached)
 }
 
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ func (s *Node) Attr() fuse.Attr {
 		s.loadData()
 	}
 	switch s.cached.GetType() {
-	case ft.PBData_Directory:
+	case ftpb.PBData_Directory:
 		return fuse.Attr{Mode: os.ModeDir | 0555}
-	case ft.PBData_File, ft.PBData_Raw:
+	case ftpb.PBData_File, ftpb.PBData_Raw:
 		size, _ := s.Nd.Size()
 		return fuse.Attr{
 			Mode:   0444,
diff --git a/unixfs/format.go b/unixfs/format.go
index 6ba8e3aa4..d73958636 100644
--- a/unixfs/format.go
+++ b/unixfs/format.go
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ package unixfs
 import (
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
+	proto "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
+	pb "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/pb"
 )
 
 var ErrMalformedFileFormat = errors.New("malformed data in file format")
 var ErrInvalidDirLocation = errors.New("found directory node in unexpected place")
 var ErrUnrecognizedType = errors.New("unrecognized node type")
 
-func FromBytes(data []byte) (*PBData, error) {
-	pbdata := new(PBData)
+func FromBytes(data []byte) (*pb.PBData, error) {
+	pbdata := new(pb.PBData)
 	err := proto.Unmarshal(data, pbdata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ func FromBytes(data []byte) (*PBData, error) {
 }
 
 func FilePBData(data []byte, totalsize uint64) []byte {
-	pbfile := new(PBData)
-	typ := PBData_File
+	pbfile := new(pb.PBData)
+	typ := pb.PBData_File
 	pbfile.Type = &typ
 	pbfile.Data = data
 	pbfile.Filesize = proto.Uint64(totalsize)
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ func FilePBData(data []byte, totalsize uint64) []byte {
 
 // Returns Bytes that represent a Directory
 func FolderPBData() []byte {
-	pbfile := new(PBData)
-	typ := PBData_Directory
+	pbfile := new(pb.PBData)
+	typ := pb.PBData_Directory
 	pbfile.Type = &typ
 
 	data, err := proto.Marshal(pbfile)
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ func FolderPBData() []byte {
 }
 
 func WrapData(b []byte) []byte {
-	pbdata := new(PBData)
-	typ := PBData_Raw
+	pbdata := new(pb.PBData)
+	typ := pb.PBData_Raw
 	pbdata.Data = b
 	pbdata.Type = &typ
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func WrapData(b []byte) []byte {
 }
 
 func UnwrapData(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	pbdata := new(PBData)
+	pbdata := new(pb.PBData)
 	err := proto.Unmarshal(data, pbdata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -79,18 +80,18 @@ func UnwrapData(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func DataSize(data []byte) (uint64, error) {
-	pbdata := new(PBData)
+	pbdata := new(pb.PBData)
 	err := proto.Unmarshal(data, pbdata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
 	switch pbdata.GetType() {
-	case PBData_Directory:
+	case pb.PBData_Directory:
 		return 0, errors.New("Cant get data size of directory!")
-	case PBData_File:
+	case pb.PBData_File:
 		return pbdata.GetFilesize(), nil
-	case PBData_Raw:
+	case pb.PBData_Raw:
 		return uint64(len(pbdata.GetData())), nil
 	default:
 		return 0, errors.New("Unrecognized node data type!")
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ func (mb *MultiBlock) AddBlockSize(s uint64) {
 }
 
 func (mb *MultiBlock) GetBytes() ([]byte, error) {
-	pbn := new(PBData)
-	t := PBData_File
+	pbn := new(pb.PBData)
+	t := pb.PBData_File
 	pbn.Type = &t
 	pbn.Filesize = proto.Uint64(uint64(len(mb.Data)) + mb.subtotal)
 	pbn.Blocksizes = mb.blocksizes
diff --git a/unixfs/format_test.go b/unixfs/format_test.go
index eca926e9f..9dfd12cc0 100644
--- a/unixfs/format_test.go
+++ b/unixfs/format_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package unixfs
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
+	proto "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
+	pb "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/pb"
 )
 
 func TestMultiBlock(t *testing.T) {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func TestMultiBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	pbn := new(PBData)
+	pbn := new(pb.PBData)
 	err = proto.Unmarshal(b, pbn)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/unixfs/io/dagmodifier.go b/unixfs/io/dagmodifier.go
index 8680da46a..d9af9c00b 100644
--- a/unixfs/io/dagmodifier.go
+++ b/unixfs/io/dagmodifier.go
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
+	proto "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
 
-	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/importer/chunk"
+	chunk "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/importer/chunk"
 	mdag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	ft "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs"
+	ftpb "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/pb"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ type DagModifier struct {
 	dagserv *mdag.DAGService
 	curNode *mdag.Node
 
-	pbdata   *ft.PBData
+	pbdata   *ftpb.PBData
 	splitter chunk.BlockSplitter
 }
 
diff --git a/unixfs/io/dagreader.go b/unixfs/io/dagreader.go
index 29196a1e3..0f9b5af43 100644
--- a/unixfs/io/dagreader.go
+++ b/unixfs/io/dagreader.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	proto "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
 	mdag "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	ft "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs"
+	ftpb "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/unixfs/pb"
 	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
 )
 
@@ -24,23 +25,23 @@ type DagReader struct {
 // NewDagReader creates a new reader object that reads the data represented by the given
 // node, using the passed in DAGService for data retreival
 func NewDagReader(n *mdag.Node, serv *mdag.DAGService) (io.Reader, error) {
-	pb := new(ft.PBData)
+	pb := new(ftpb.PBData)
 	err := proto.Unmarshal(n.Data, pb)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	switch pb.GetType() {
-	case ft.PBData_Directory:
+	case ftpb.PBData_Directory:
 		// Dont allow reading directories
 		return nil, ErrIsDir
-	case ft.PBData_File:
+	case ftpb.PBData_File:
 		return &DagReader{
 			node: n,
 			serv: serv,
 			buf:  bytes.NewBuffer(pb.GetData()),
 		}, nil
-	case ft.PBData_Raw:
+	case ftpb.PBData_Raw:
 		// Raw block will just be a single level, return a byte buffer
 		return bytes.NewBuffer(pb.GetData()), nil
 	default:
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (dr *DagReader) precalcNextBuf() error {
 		}
 		nxt = nxtNode
 	}
-	pb := new(ft.PBData)
+	pb := new(ftpb.PBData)
 	err := proto.Unmarshal(nxt.Data, pb)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -71,13 +72,13 @@ func (dr *DagReader) precalcNextBuf() error {
 	dr.position++
 
 	switch pb.GetType() {
-	case ft.PBData_Directory:
+	case ftpb.PBData_Directory:
 		return ft.ErrInvalidDirLocation
-	case ft.PBData_File:
+	case ftpb.PBData_File:
 		//TODO: this *should* work, needs testing first
 		//return NewDagReader(nxt, dr.serv)
 		panic("Not yet handling different layers of indirection!")
-	case ft.PBData_Raw:
+	case ftpb.PBData_Raw:
 		dr.buf = bytes.NewBuffer(pb.GetData())
 		return nil
 	default:
diff --git a/unixfs/Makefile b/unixfs/pb/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from unixfs/Makefile
rename to unixfs/pb/Makefile
diff --git a/unixfs/data.pb.go b/unixfs/pb/data.pb.go
similarity index 100%
rename from unixfs/data.pb.go
rename to unixfs/pb/data.pb.go
diff --git a/unixfs/data.proto b/unixfs/pb/data.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from unixfs/data.proto
rename to unixfs/pb/data.proto