diff --git a/src/libopencor/locAPI.ts b/src/libopencor/locAPI.ts
index fe2913d..8bb6c1b 100644
--- a/src/libopencor/locAPI.ts
+++ b/src/libopencor/locAPI.ts
@@ -21,15 +21,20 @@ export function version(): string {
 
 // File API.
 
+interface IFile {
+  contents(): Uint8Array
+  setContents(ptr: number, length: number): void
+}
+
 export class File {
-  private _file: {
-    contents(): Uint8Array
-    setContents(ptr: number, length: number): void
-  }
+  private _path?: string
+  private _file: IFile = {} as IFile
 
   constructor(path: string, contents?: Uint8Array) {
     if (cppVersion()) {
-      this._file = new _locAPI.File(path)
+      this._path = path
+
+      _locAPI.fileCreate(path)
     } else {
       if (contents === undefined) {
         throw new Error('The contents of the file must be provided.')
@@ -47,6 +52,8 @@ export class File {
   }
 
   contents(): Uint8Array {
-    return this._file.contents()
+    return cppVersion()
+      ? _locAPI.fileContents(this._path)
+      :  this._file.contents()
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/libopencor/src/file.cpp b/src/libopencor/src/file.cpp
index cceb63b..8e96ddf 100644
--- a/src/libopencor/src/file.cpp
+++ b/src/libopencor/src/file.cpp
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 #include "file.h"
 
-void File::init(Napi::Env pEnv, Napi::Object pExports)
-{
-    auto func = DefineClass(pEnv, "File", {InstanceMethod("contents", &File::contents)});
+#include <libopencor>
 
-    pExports.Set("File", func);
-}
+static std::vector<libOpenCOR::FilePtr> files;
 
-File::File(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo)
-    : Napi::ObjectWrap<File>(pInfo)
+napi_value fileContents(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo)
 {
-    mFile = libOpenCOR::File::create(pInfo[0].ToString().Utf8Value());
+    auto fileManager = libOpenCOR::FileManager::instance();
+    auto file = fileManager.file(pInfo[0].ToString().Utf8Value());
+    auto res = file->contents();
+
+    return Napi::Buffer<unsigned char>::Copy(pInfo.Env(), res.data(), res.size());
 }
 
-Napi::Value File::contents(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo)
+void fileCreate(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo)
 {
-    auto res = mFile->contents();
+    auto file = libOpenCOR::File::create(pInfo[0].ToString().Utf8Value());
 
-    return Napi::Buffer<unsigned char>::Copy(pInfo.Env(), res.data(), res.size());
+    // Keep track of the file so that it doesn't get garbage collected.
+
+    files.push_back(file);
 }
diff --git a/src/libopencor/src/file.h b/src/libopencor/src/file.h
index b7efc42..3518356 100644
--- a/src/libopencor/src/file.h
+++ b/src/libopencor/src/file.h
@@ -2,17 +2,5 @@
 
 #include <napi.h>
 
-#include <libopencor>
-
-class File: public Napi::ObjectWrap<File>
-{
-public:
-    static void init(Napi::Env pEnv, Napi::Object pExports);
-
-    explicit File(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo);
-
-private:
-    libOpenCOR::FilePtr mFile;
-
-    Napi::Value contents(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo);
-};
+napi_value fileContents(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo);
+void fileCreate(const Napi::CallbackInfo &pInfo);
diff --git a/src/libopencor/src/main.cpp b/src/libopencor/src/main.cpp
index 52c98c7..6fac2d7 100644
--- a/src/libopencor/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/libopencor/src/main.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ Napi::Object init(Napi::Env pEnv, Napi::Object pExports)
 
     pExports.Set(Napi::String::New(pEnv, "version"), Napi::Function::New(pEnv, version));
 
-    // File class.
+    // File API.
 
-    File::init(pEnv, pExports);
+    pExports.Set(Napi::String::New(pEnv, "fileContents"), Napi::Function::New(pEnv, fileContents));
+    pExports.Set(Napi::String::New(pEnv, "fileCreate"), Napi::Function::New(pEnv, fileCreate));
 
     return pExports;
 }
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 85ef1d4..fb6bb06 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ electron.contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('locAPI', {
 
   version: () => loc.version(),
 
-  // File class.
+  // File API.
 
-  File: loc.File
+  fileContents: (path: string) => loc.fileContents(path),
+  fileCreate: (path: string) => loc.fileCreate(path)
 })