diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.cpp
index c709da6a2..75f67577c 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "common/singleton.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/fs.h"
+#include "core/libraries/kernel/orbis_error.h"
 
 namespace Core::Directories {
 
@@ -12,4 +13,35 @@ BaseDirectory::BaseDirectory() = default;
 
 BaseDirectory::~BaseDirectory() = default;
 
+s64 BaseDirectory::readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt) {
+    s64 bytes_read = 0;
+    for (s32 i = 0; i < iovcnt; i++) {
+        const s64 result = read(iov[i].iov_base, iov[i].iov_len);
+        if (result < 0) {
+            return result;
+        }
+        bytes_read += result;
+    }
+    return bytes_read;
+}
+
+s64 BaseDirectory::preadv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt, s64 offset) {
+    const u64 old_file_pointer = file_offset;
+    file_offset = offset;
+    const s64 bytes_read = readv(iov, iovcnt);
+    file_offset = old_file_pointer;
+    return bytes_read;
+}
+
+s64 BaseDirectory::lseek(s64 offset, s32 whence) {
+
+    s64 file_offset_new = ((0 == whence) * offset) + ((1 == whence) * (file_offset + offset)) +
+                          ((2 == whence) * (directory_size + offset));
+    if (file_offset_new < 0)
+        return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EINVAL;
+
+    file_offset = file_offset_new;
+    return file_offset;
+}
+
 } // namespace Core::Directories
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diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.h b/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.h
index b412865a2..832b8ac40 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/directories/base_directory.h
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ struct OrbisKernelDirent;
 namespace Core::Directories {
 
 class BaseDirectory {
+protected:
+    static inline u32 fileno_pool{10};
+
+    static u32 next_fileno() {
+        return ++fileno_pool;
+    }
+
+    s64 file_offset = 0;
+    u64 directory_size = 0;
+    std::vector<u8> dirent_cache_bin{};
+
 public:
     explicit BaseDirectory();
 
@@ -28,13 +39,8 @@ public:
         return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EBADF;
     }
 
-    virtual s64 readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt) {
-        return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EBADF;
-    }
-
-    virtual s64 preadv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt, s64 offset) {
-        return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EBADF;
-    }
+    virtual s64 readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt);
+    virtual s64 preadv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt, s64 offset);
 
     virtual s64 write(const void* buf, u64 nbytes) {
         return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EBADF;
@@ -48,9 +54,7 @@ public:
         return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EBADF;
     }
 
-    virtual s64 lseek(s64 offset, s32 whence) {
-        return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EBADF;
-    }
+    virtual s64 lseek(s64 offset, s32 whence);
 
     virtual s32 fstat(Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelStat* stat) {
         return ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EBADF;
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.cpp
index a7d76074a..3ed7c9492 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.cpp
@@ -15,111 +15,30 @@ std::shared_ptr<BaseDirectory> NormalDirectory::Create(std::string_view guest_di
         std::make_shared<NormalDirectory>(guest_directory));
 }
 
-NormalDirectory::NormalDirectory(std::string_view guest_directory) {
-    auto* mnt = Common::Singleton<Core::FileSys::MntPoints>::Instance();
-
-    static s32 fileno = 0;
-    mnt->IterateDirectory(guest_directory, [this](const auto& ent_path, const auto ent_is_file) {
-        auto& dirent = dirents.emplace_back();
-        dirent.d_fileno = ++fileno;
-        dirent.d_type = (ent_is_file ? 8 : 4);
-        strncpy(dirent.d_name, ent_path.filename().string().data(), MAX_LENGTH + 1);
-        dirent.d_namlen = ent_path.filename().string().size();
-
-        // Calculate the appropriate length for this dirent.
-        // Account for the null terminator in d_name too.
-        dirent.d_reclen = Common::AlignUp(sizeof(dirent.d_fileno) + sizeof(dirent.d_type) +
-                                              sizeof(dirent.d_namlen) + sizeof(dirent.d_reclen) +
-                                              (dirent.d_namlen + 1),
-                                          4);
-
-        directory_size += dirent.d_reclen;
-    });
-
-    // The last entry of a normal directory should have d_reclen covering the remaining data.
-    // Since the dirents of a folder are constant by this point, we can modify the last dirent
-    // before creating the emulated file buffer.
-    const u64 filler_count = Common::AlignUp(directory_size, DIRECTORY_ALIGNMENT) - directory_size;
-    dirents[dirents.size() - 1].d_reclen += filler_count;
-
-    // Reading from standard directories seems to be based around file pointer logic.
-    // Keep an internal buffer representing the raw contents of this file descriptor,
-    // then emulate the various read functions with that.
-    directory_size = Common::AlignUp(directory_size, DIRECTORY_ALIGNMENT);
-    data_buffer.reserve(directory_size);
-    memset(data_buffer.data(), 0, directory_size);
-
-    u8* current_dirent = data_buffer.data();
-    for (const NormalDirectoryDirent& dirent : dirents) {
-        NormalDirectoryDirent* dirent_to_write =
-            reinterpret_cast<NormalDirectoryDirent*>(current_dirent);
-        dirent_to_write->d_fileno = dirent.d_fileno;
-
-        // Using size d_namlen + 1 to account for null terminator.
-        strncpy(dirent_to_write->d_name, dirent.d_name, dirent.d_namlen + 1);
-        dirent_to_write->d_namlen = dirent.d_namlen;
-        dirent_to_write->d_reclen = dirent.d_reclen;
-        dirent_to_write->d_type = dirent.d_type;
-
-        current_dirent += dirent.d_reclen;
-    }
+NormalDirectory::NormalDirectory(std::string_view guest_directory)
+    : guest_directory(guest_directory) {
+    RebuildDirents();
 }
 
 s64 NormalDirectory::read(void* buf, u64 nbytes) {
-    // Nothing left to read.
-    if (file_offset >= directory_size) {
-        return ORBIS_OK;
-    }
+    RebuildDirents();
 
-    const s64 remaining_data = directory_size - file_offset;
-    const s64 bytes = nbytes > remaining_data ? remaining_data : nbytes;
+    // data is contiguous. read goes like any regular file would: start at offset, read n bytes
+    // output is always aligned up to 512 bytes with 0s
+    // offset - classic. however at the end of read any unused (exceeding dirent buffer size) buffer
+    // space will be left untouched
+    // reclen always sums up to end of current alignment
 
-    std::memcpy(buf, data_buffer.data() + file_offset, bytes);
+    s64 bytes_available = this->dirent_cache_bin.size() - file_offset;
+    if (bytes_available <= 0)
+        return 0;
+    bytes_available = std::min<s64>(bytes_available, static_cast<s64>(nbytes));
 
-    file_offset += bytes;
-    return bytes;
-}
+    // data
+    memcpy(buf, this->dirent_cache_bin.data() + file_offset, bytes_available);
 
-s64 NormalDirectory::readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt) {
-    s64 bytes_read = 0;
-    for (s32 i = 0; i < iovcnt; i++) {
-        const s64 result = read(iov[i].iov_base, iov[i].iov_len);
-        if (result < 0) {
-            return result;
-        }
-        bytes_read += result;
-    }
-    return bytes_read;
-}
-
-s64 NormalDirectory::preadv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt,
-                            s64 offset) {
-    const u64 old_file_pointer = file_offset;
-    file_offset = offset;
-    const s64 bytes_read = readv(iov, iovcnt);
-    file_offset = old_file_pointer;
-    return bytes_read;
-}
-
-s64 NormalDirectory::lseek(s64 offset, s32 whence) {
-    switch (whence) {
-    case 0: {
-        file_offset = offset;
-        break;
-    }
-    case 1: {
-        file_offset += offset;
-        break;
-    }
-    case 2: {
-        file_offset = directory_size + offset;
-        break;
-    }
-    default: {
-        UNREACHABLE_MSG("lseek with unknown whence {}", whence);
-    }
-    }
-    return file_offset;
+    file_offset += bytes_available;
+    return bytes_available;
 }
 
 s32 NormalDirectory::fstat(Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelStat* stat) {
@@ -131,10 +50,110 @@ s32 NormalDirectory::fstat(Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelStat* stat) {
 }
 
 s64 NormalDirectory::getdents(void* buf, u64 nbytes, s64* basep) {
-    if (basep != nullptr) {
+    RebuildDirents();
+
+    if (basep)
         *basep = file_offset;
+
+    // same as others, we just don't need a variable
+    if (file_offset >= directory_size)
+        return 0;
+
+    s64 bytes_written = 0;
+    s64 working_offset = file_offset;
+    s64 dirent_buffer_offset = 0;
+    s64 aligned_count = Common::AlignDown(nbytes, 512);
+
+    const u8* dirent_buffer = this->dirent_cache_bin.data();
+    while (dirent_buffer_offset < this->dirent_cache_bin.size()) {
+        const u8* normal_dirent_ptr = dirent_buffer + dirent_buffer_offset;
+        const NormalDirectoryDirent* normal_dirent =
+            reinterpret_cast<const NormalDirectoryDirent*>(normal_dirent_ptr);
+        auto d_reclen = normal_dirent->d_reclen;
+
+        // bad, incomplete or OOB entry
+        if (normal_dirent->d_namlen == 0)
+            break;
+
+        if (working_offset >= d_reclen) {
+            dirent_buffer_offset += d_reclen;
+            working_offset -= d_reclen;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if ((bytes_written + d_reclen) > aligned_count)
+            // dirents are aligned to the last full one
+            break;
+
+        memcpy(static_cast<u8*>(buf) + bytes_written, normal_dirent_ptr + working_offset,
+               d_reclen - working_offset);
+        bytes_written += d_reclen - working_offset;
+        dirent_buffer_offset += d_reclen;
+        working_offset = 0;
     }
-    // read behaves identically to getdents for normal directories.
-    return read(buf, nbytes);
+
+    file_offset += bytes_written;
+    return bytes_written;
 }
+
+void NormalDirectory::RebuildDirents() {
+    // regenerate only when target wants to read contents again
+    // no reason for testing - read is always raw and dirents get processed on the go
+    if (previous_file_offset == file_offset)
+        return;
+    previous_file_offset = file_offset;
+
+    constexpr u32 dirent_meta_size =
+        sizeof(NormalDirectoryDirent::d_fileno) + sizeof(NormalDirectoryDirent::d_type) +
+        sizeof(NormalDirectoryDirent::d_namlen) + sizeof(NormalDirectoryDirent::d_reclen);
+
+    u64 next_ceiling = 0;
+    u64 dirent_offset = 0;
+    u64 last_reclen_offset = 4;
+    dirent_cache_bin.clear();
+    dirent_cache_bin.reserve(512);
+
+    auto* mnt = Common::Singleton<Core::FileSys::MntPoints>::Instance();
+
+    mnt->IterateDirectory(
+        guest_directory, [this, &next_ceiling, &dirent_offset, &last_reclen_offset](
+                             const std::filesystem::path& ent_path, const bool ent_is_file) {
+            NormalDirectoryDirent tmp{};
+            std::string leaf(ent_path.filename().string());
+
+            // prepare dirent
+            tmp.d_fileno = BaseDirectory::next_fileno();
+            tmp.d_namlen = leaf.size();
+            strncpy(tmp.d_name, leaf.data(), tmp.d_namlen + 1);
+            tmp.d_type = (ent_is_file ? 0100000 : 0040000) >> 12;
+            tmp.d_reclen = Common::AlignUp(dirent_meta_size + tmp.d_namlen + 1, 4);
+
+            // next element may break 512 byte alignment
+            if (tmp.d_reclen + dirent_offset > next_ceiling) {
+                // align previous dirent's size to the current ceiling
+                *reinterpret_cast<u16*>(static_cast<u8*>(dirent_cache_bin.data()) +
+                                        last_reclen_offset) += next_ceiling - dirent_offset;
+                // set writing pointer to the aligned start position (current ceiling)
+                dirent_offset = next_ceiling;
+                // move the ceiling up and zero-out the buffer
+                next_ceiling += 512;
+                dirent_cache_bin.resize(next_ceiling);
+                std::fill(dirent_cache_bin.begin() + dirent_offset,
+                          dirent_cache_bin.begin() + next_ceiling, 0);
+            }
+
+            // current dirent's reclen position
+            last_reclen_offset = dirent_offset + 4;
+            memcpy(dirent_cache_bin.data() + dirent_offset, &tmp, tmp.d_reclen);
+            dirent_offset += tmp.d_reclen;
+        });
+
+    // last reclen, as before
+    *reinterpret_cast<u16*>(static_cast<u8*>(dirent_cache_bin.data()) + last_reclen_offset) +=
+        next_ceiling - dirent_offset;
+
+    // i have no idea if this is the case, but lseek returns size aligned to 512
+    directory_size = next_ceiling;
+}
+
 } // namespace Core::Directories
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diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.h b/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.h
index 70e52f581..4fc84cd2a 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/directories/normal_directory.h
@@ -19,27 +19,23 @@ public:
     ~NormalDirectory() override = default;
 
     virtual s64 read(void* buf, u64 nbytes) override;
-    virtual s64 readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt) override;
-    virtual s64 preadv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt,
-                       s64 offset) override;
-    virtual s64 lseek(s64 offset, s32 whence) override;
     virtual s32 fstat(Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelStat* stat) override;
     virtual s64 getdents(void* buf, u64 nbytes, s64* basep) override;
 
 private:
-    static constexpr s32 MAX_LENGTH = 255;
-    static constexpr s64 DIRECTORY_ALIGNMENT = 0x200;
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
     struct NormalDirectoryDirent {
         u32 d_fileno;
         u16 d_reclen;
         u8 d_type;
         u8 d_namlen;
-        char d_name[MAX_LENGTH + 1];
+        char d_name[256];
     };
+#pragma pack(pop)
 
-    u64 directory_size = 0;
-    s64 file_offset = 0;
-    std::vector<u8> data_buffer;
-    std::vector<NormalDirectoryDirent> dirents;
+    std::string_view guest_directory{};
+    s64 previous_file_offset = -1;
+
+    void RebuildDirents(void);
 };
 } // namespace Core::Directories
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.cpp
index fbd97c019..38ceaf345 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.cpp
@@ -15,77 +15,49 @@ std::shared_ptr<BaseDirectory> PfsDirectory::Create(std::string_view guest_direc
 }
 
 PfsDirectory::PfsDirectory(std::string_view guest_directory) {
+    constexpr u32 dirent_meta_size =
+        sizeof(PfsDirectoryDirent::d_fileno) + sizeof(PfsDirectoryDirent::d_type) +
+        sizeof(PfsDirectoryDirent::d_namlen) + sizeof(PfsDirectoryDirent::d_reclen);
+
+    dirent_cache_bin.reserve(512);
+
     auto* mnt = Common::Singleton<Core::FileSys::MntPoints>::Instance();
 
-    static s32 fileno = 0;
-    mnt->IterateDirectory(guest_directory, [this](const auto& ent_path, const auto ent_is_file) {
-        auto& dirent = dirents.emplace_back();
-        dirent.d_fileno = ++fileno;
-        dirent.d_type = (ent_is_file ? 8 : 4);
-        strncpy(dirent.d_name, ent_path.filename().string().data(), MAX_LENGTH + 1);
-        dirent.d_namlen = ent_path.filename().string().size();
+    mnt->IterateDirectory(
+        guest_directory, [this](const std::filesystem::path& ent_path, const bool ent_is_file) {
+            PfsDirectoryDirent tmp{};
+            std::string leaf(ent_path.filename().string());
 
-        // Calculate the appropriate length for this dirent.
-        // Account for the null terminator in d_name too.
-        dirent.d_reclen = Common::AlignUp(sizeof(dirent.d_fileno) + sizeof(dirent.d_type) +
-                                              sizeof(dirent.d_namlen) + sizeof(dirent.d_reclen) +
-                                              (dirent.d_namlen + 1),
-                                          8);
+            tmp.d_fileno = BaseDirectory::next_fileno();
+            tmp.d_namlen = leaf.size();
+            strncpy(tmp.d_name, leaf.data(), tmp.d_namlen + 1);
+            tmp.d_type = ent_is_file ? 2 : 4;
+            tmp.d_reclen = Common::AlignUp(dirent_meta_size + tmp.d_namlen + 1, 8);
+            auto dirent_ptr = reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(&tmp);
 
-        // To handle some obscure dirents_index behavior,
-        // keep track of the "actual" length of this directory.
-        directory_content_size += dirent.d_reclen;
-    });
+            dirent_cache_bin.insert(dirent_cache_bin.end(), dirent_ptr, dirent_ptr + tmp.d_reclen);
+        });
 
-    directory_size = Common::AlignUp(directory_content_size, DIRECTORY_ALIGNMENT);
+    directory_size = Common::AlignUp(dirent_cache_bin.size(), 0x10000);
 }
 
 s64 PfsDirectory::read(void* buf, u64 nbytes) {
-    if (dirents_index >= dirents.size()) {
-        if (dirents_index < directory_content_size) {
-            // We need to find the appropriate dirents_index to start from.
-            s64 data_to_skip = dirents_index;
-            u64 corrected_index = 0;
-            while (data_to_skip > 0) {
-                const auto dirent = dirents[corrected_index++];
-                data_to_skip -= dirent.d_reclen;
-            }
-            dirents_index = corrected_index;
-        } else {
-            // Nothing left to read.
-            return ORBIS_OK;
-        }
+    s64 bytes_available = this->dirent_cache_bin.size() - file_offset;
+    if (bytes_available <= 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    bytes_available = std::min<s64>(bytes_available, static_cast<s64>(nbytes));
+    memcpy(buf, this->dirent_cache_bin.data() + file_offset, bytes_available);
+
+    s64 to_fill =
+        (std::min<s64>(directory_size, static_cast<s64>(nbytes))) - bytes_available - file_offset;
+    if (to_fill < 0) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Kernel_Fs, "Dirent may have leaked {} bytes", -to_fill);
+        return -to_fill + bytes_available;
     }
-
-    s64 bytes_remaining = nbytes > directory_size ? directory_size : nbytes;
-    // read on PfsDirectories will always return the maximum possible value.
-    const u64 bytes_written = bytes_remaining;
-    memset(buf, 0, bytes_remaining);
-
-    char* current_dirent = static_cast<char*>(buf);
-    PfsDirectoryDirent dirent = dirents[dirents_index];
-    while (bytes_remaining > dirent.d_reclen) {
-        PfsDirectoryDirent* dirent_to_write = reinterpret_cast<PfsDirectoryDirent*>(current_dirent);
-        dirent_to_write->d_fileno = dirent.d_fileno;
-
-        // Using size d_namlen + 1 to account for null terminator.
-        strncpy(dirent_to_write->d_name, dirent.d_name, dirent.d_namlen + 1);
-        dirent_to_write->d_namlen = dirent.d_namlen;
-        dirent_to_write->d_reclen = dirent.d_reclen;
-        dirent_to_write->d_type = dirent.d_type;
-
-        current_dirent += dirent.d_reclen;
-        bytes_remaining -= dirent.d_reclen;
-
-        if (dirents_index == dirents.size() - 1) {
-            // Currently at the last dirent, so break out of the loop.
-            dirents_index++;
-            break;
-        }
-        dirent = dirents[++dirents_index];
-    }
-
-    return bytes_written;
+    memset(static_cast<u8*>(buf) + bytes_available, 0, to_fill);
+    file_offset += to_fill + bytes_available;
+    return to_fill + bytes_available;
 }
 
 s64 PfsDirectory::readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt) {
@@ -101,62 +73,13 @@ s64 PfsDirectory::readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovc
 }
 
 s64 PfsDirectory::preadv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt, s64 offset) {
-    const u64 old_dirent_index = dirents_index;
-    dirents_index = 0;
-    s64 data_to_skip = offset;
-    // If offset is part-way through one dirent, that dirent is skipped.
-    while (data_to_skip > 0) {
-        const auto dirent = dirents[dirents_index++];
-        data_to_skip -= dirent.d_reclen;
-        if (dirents_index == dirents.size()) {
-            // We've reached the end of the dirents, nothing more can be skipped.
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
+    const u64 old_file_pointer = file_offset;
+    file_offset = offset;
     const s64 bytes_read = readv(iov, iovcnt);
-    dirents_index = old_dirent_index;
+    file_offset = old_file_pointer;
     return bytes_read;
 }
 
-s64 PfsDirectory::lseek(s64 offset, s32 whence) {
-    switch (whence) {
-    // Seek start
-    case 0: {
-        dirents_index = 0;
-    }
-    case 1: {
-        // There aren't any dirents left to pass through.
-        if (dirents_index >= dirents.size()) {
-            dirents_index = dirents_index + offset;
-            break;
-        }
-        s64 data_to_skip = offset;
-        while (data_to_skip > 0) {
-            const auto dirent = dirents[dirents_index++];
-            data_to_skip -= dirent.d_reclen;
-            if (dirents_index == dirents.size()) {
-                // We've passed through all file dirents.
-                // Set dirents_index to directory_size + remaining_offset instead.
-                dirents_index = directory_content_size + data_to_skip;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-    case 2: {
-        // Seems like real hardware gives up on tracking dirents_index if you go this route.
-        dirents_index = directory_size + offset;
-        break;
-    }
-    default: {
-        UNREACHABLE_MSG("lseek with unknown whence {}", whence);
-    }
-    }
-
-    return dirents_index;
-}
-
 s32 PfsDirectory::fstat(Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelStat* stat) {
     stat->st_mode = 0000777u | 0040000u;
     stat->st_size = directory_size;
@@ -166,55 +89,58 @@ s32 PfsDirectory::fstat(Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelStat* stat) {
 }
 
 s64 PfsDirectory::getdents(void* buf, u64 nbytes, s64* basep) {
-    // basep is set at the start of the function.
-    if (basep != nullptr) {
-        *basep = dirents_index;
-    }
+    if (basep)
+        *basep = file_offset;
 
-    if (dirents_index >= dirents.size()) {
-        if (dirents_index < directory_content_size) {
-            // We need to find the appropriate dirents_index to start from.
-            s64 data_to_skip = dirents_index;
-            u64 corrected_index = 0;
-            while (data_to_skip > 0) {
-                const auto dirent = dirents[corrected_index++];
-                data_to_skip -= dirent.d_reclen;
-            }
-            dirents_index = corrected_index;
-        } else {
-            // Nothing left to read.
-            return ORBIS_OK;
-        }
-    }
-
-    s64 bytes_remaining = nbytes > directory_size ? directory_size : nbytes;
-    memset(buf, 0, bytes_remaining);
+    // same as others, we just don't need a variable
+    if (file_offset >= directory_size)
+        return 0;
 
     u64 bytes_written = 0;
-    char* current_dirent = static_cast<char*>(buf);
-    // getdents has to convert pfs dirents to normal dirents
-    PfsDirectoryDirent dirent = dirents[dirents_index];
-    while (bytes_remaining > dirent.d_reclen) {
-        NormalDirectoryDirent* dirent_to_write =
-            reinterpret_cast<NormalDirectoryDirent*>(current_dirent);
-        dirent_to_write->d_fileno = dirent.d_fileno;
-        strncpy(dirent_to_write->d_name, dirent.d_name, dirent.d_namlen + 1);
-        dirent_to_write->d_namlen = dirent.d_namlen;
-        dirent_to_write->d_reclen = dirent.d_reclen;
-        dirent_to_write->d_type = dirent.d_type;
+    u64 starting_offset = 0;
+    u64 buffer_position = 0;
+    while (buffer_position < this->dirent_cache_bin.size()) {
+        const PfsDirectoryDirent* pfs_dirent =
+            reinterpret_cast<PfsDirectoryDirent*>(this->dirent_cache_bin.data() + buffer_position);
 
-        current_dirent += dirent.d_reclen;
-        bytes_remaining -= dirent.d_reclen;
-        bytes_written += dirent.d_reclen;
-
-        if (dirents_index == dirents.size() - 1) {
-            // Currently at the last dirent, so set dirents_index appropriately and break.
-            dirents_index = directory_size;
+        // bad, incomplete or OOB entry
+        if (pfs_dirent->d_namlen == 0)
             break;
+
+        if (starting_offset < file_offset) {
+            // reading starts from the nearest full dirent
+            starting_offset += pfs_dirent->d_reclen;
+            buffer_position = bytes_written + starting_offset;
+            continue;
         }
-        dirent = dirents[++dirents_index];
+
+        if ((bytes_written + pfs_dirent->d_reclen) > nbytes)
+            // dirents are aligned to the last full one
+            break;
+
+        // if this dirent breaks alignment, skip
+        // dirents are count-aligned here, excess data is simply not written
+        // if (Common::AlignUp(buffer_position, count) !=
+        //     Common::AlignUp(buffer_position + pfs_dirent->d_reclen, count))
+        //     break;
+
+        // reclen for both is the same despite difference in var sizes, extra 0s are padded after
+        // the name
+        NormalDirectoryDirent normal_dirent{};
+        normal_dirent.d_fileno = pfs_dirent->d_fileno;
+        normal_dirent.d_reclen = pfs_dirent->d_reclen;
+        normal_dirent.d_type = (pfs_dirent->d_type == 2) ? 8 : 4;
+        normal_dirent.d_namlen = pfs_dirent->d_namlen;
+        memcpy(normal_dirent.d_name, pfs_dirent->d_name, pfs_dirent->d_namlen);
+
+        memcpy(static_cast<u8*>(buf) + bytes_written, &normal_dirent, normal_dirent.d_reclen);
+        bytes_written += normal_dirent.d_reclen;
+        buffer_position = bytes_written + starting_offset;
     }
 
+    file_offset = (buffer_position >= this->dirent_cache_bin.size())
+                      ? directory_size
+                      : (file_offset + bytes_written);
     return bytes_written;
 }
 } // namespace Core::Directories
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diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.h b/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.h
index 8f3e8d1f5..23b7e1eb0 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/directories/pfs_directory.h
@@ -22,32 +22,28 @@ public:
     virtual s64 readv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt) override;
     virtual s64 preadv(const Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelIovec* iov, s32 iovcnt,
                        s64 offset) override;
-    virtual s64 lseek(s64 offset, s32 whence) override;
     virtual s32 fstat(Libraries::Kernel::OrbisKernelStat* stat) override;
     virtual s64 getdents(void* buf, u64 nbytes, s64* basep) override;
 
 private:
-    static constexpr s32 MAX_LENGTH = 255;
-    static constexpr s32 DIRECTORY_ALIGNMENT = 0x10000;
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
     struct PfsDirectoryDirent {
         u32 d_fileno;
         u32 d_type;
         u32 d_namlen;
         u32 d_reclen;
-        char d_name[MAX_LENGTH + 1];
+        char d_name[256];
     };
+#pragma pack(pop)
 
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
     struct NormalDirectoryDirent {
         u32 d_fileno;
         u16 d_reclen;
         u8 d_type;
         u8 d_namlen;
-        char d_name[MAX_LENGTH + 1];
+        char d_name[256];
     };
-
-    u64 directory_size = 0;
-    u64 directory_content_size = 0;
-    s64 dirents_index = 0;
-    std::vector<PfsDirectoryDirent> dirents;
+#pragma pack(pop)
 };
 } // namespace Core::Directories