diff --git a/superblock.go b/superblock.go
index 8134304..0f846b8 100644
--- a/superblock.go
+++ b/superblock.go
@@ -35,30 +35,36 @@ type superblock struct {
 
 //SuperblockFlags is the series of flags describing how a squashfs archive is packed.
 type SuperblockFlags struct {
-	//If true, inodes are stored uncompressed
+	//If true, inodes are stored uncompressed.
 	UncompressedInodes bool
-	//If true, data is stored uncompressed
+	//If true, data is stored uncompressed.
 	UncompressedData bool
 	check            bool
-	//If true, fragments are stored uncompressed
+	//If true, fragments are stored uncompressed.
 	UncompressedFragments bool
-	//If true, ALL data is stored in sequential data blocks instead of utilizing fragments
+	//If true, ALL data is stored in sequential data blocks instead of utilizing fragments.
 	NoFragments bool
 	//If true, the last block of data will always be stored as a fragment if it's less then the block size.
 	AlwaysFragments bool
-	//If true, duplicate files are only stored once.
-	Duplicates bool
-	//If true, the export table is populated
+	//If true, duplicate files are only stored once. (Currently unsupported)
+	RemoveDuplicates bool
+	//If true, the export table is populated. (Currently unsupported)
 	Exportable bool
-	//If true, the xattr table is uncompressed
+	//If true, the xattr table is uncompressed. (Currently unsupported)
 	UncompressedXattr bool
-	//If true, the xattr table is not populated
+	//If true, the xattr table is not populated. (Currently unsupported)
 	NoXattr           bool
 	compressorOptions bool
-	//If true, the UID/GID table is stored uncompressed
+	//If true, the UID/GID table is stored uncompressed.
 	UncompressedIDs bool
 }
 
+//DefaultFlags are the default SuperblockFlags that are used.
+var DefaultFlags = SuperblockFlags{
+	RemoveDuplicates: true,
+	Exportable:       true,
+}
+
 //GetFlags returns a SuperblockFlags for a given superblock.
 func (s *superblock) GetFlags() SuperblockFlags {
 	return SuperblockFlags{
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ func (s *superblock) GetFlags() SuperblockFlags {
 		UncompressedFragments: s.Flags&0x8 == 0x8,
 		NoFragments:           s.Flags&0x10 == 0x10,
 		AlwaysFragments:       s.Flags&0x20 == 0x20,
-		Duplicates:            s.Flags&0x40 == 0x40,
+		RemoveDuplicates:      s.Flags&0x40 == 0x40,
 		Exportable:            s.Flags&0x80 == 0x80,
 		UncompressedXattr:     s.Flags&0x100 == 0x100,
 		NoXattr:               s.Flags&0x200 == 0x200,
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *SuperblockFlags) ToUint() uint16 {
 	if s.AlwaysFragments {
 		out = out | 0x20
 	}
-	if s.Duplicates {
+	if s.RemoveDuplicates {
 		out = out | 0x40
 	}
 	if s.Exportable {
diff --git a/writer.go b/writer.go
index 6521210..5939109 100644
--- a/writer.go
+++ b/writer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package squashfs
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ type Writer struct {
 	//Currently Duplicates, Exportable, UncompressedXattr, NoXattr values are ignored
 	Flags       SuperblockFlags
 	allowErrors bool
+
+	//variables used when actually writing.
+	superblock superblock
 }
 
 //NewWriter creates a new with the default options (Gzip compression and allow errors)
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ func NewWriterWithOptions(compressionType int, allowErrors bool) (*Writer, error
 		compressionType: compressionType,
 		allowErrors:     allowErrors,
 		BlockSize:       uint32(1048576),
+		Flags:           DefaultFlags,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +100,8 @@ func (w *Writer) AddFileTo(filepath string, file *os.File) error {
 		return errors.New("File already exists at " + filepath)
 	}
 	var holder fileHolder
-	holder.path, holder.name = path.Split(filepath)
+	holder.path = path.Dir(filepath)
+	holder.name = path.Base(filepath)
 	holder.reader = file
 	stat, err := file.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -167,12 +173,35 @@ func (w *Writer) AddReaderTo(filepath string, reader io.Reader) error {
 		return errors.New("File already exists at " + filepath)
 	}
 	var holder fileHolder
-	holder.path, holder.name = path.Split(filepath)
+	holder.path = path.Dir(filepath)
+	holder.name = path.Base(filepath)
 	holder.reader = reader
 	w.structure[holder.path] = append(w.structure[holder.path], &holder)
 	return nil
 }
 
+//AddFolderTo adds a folder at the given path. IF the folder is already present, it sets the folder's permissions.
+//If the path points to a non-folder (such as a file or symlink), an error is returned
+func (w *Writer) AddFolderTo(folderpath string, permission fs.FileMode) error {
+	folderpath = path.Clean(folderpath)
+	tmp := w.holderAt(folderpath)
+	if tmp != nil {
+		if !tmp.folder {
+			return errors.New("Path is not a folder: " + folderpath)
+		}
+		tmp.perm = int(permission.Perm())
+		return nil
+	}
+	file := fileHolder{
+		path:   path.Dir(folderpath),
+		name:   path.Base(folderpath),
+		perm:   int(permission | fs.ModePerm),
+		folder: true,
+	}
+	w.structure[file.path] = append(w.structure[file.path], &file)
+	return nil
+}
+
 //Remove tries to remove the file(s) at the given filepath. If wildcards are used, it will remove all files that match.
 //Returns true if one or more files are removed.
 func (w *Writer) Remove(filepath string) bool {
diff --git a/writer_write.go b/writer_write.go
index 0ee8bab..5f3de19 100644
--- a/writer_write.go
+++ b/writer_write.go
@@ -4,8 +4,18 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"path"
 )
 
+func (w *Writer) fixFolders() error {
+	for folder := range w.structure {
+		if folder == "/" {
+			continue
+		}
+		dir, name := path.Dir(folder), path.Base(folder)
+	}
+}
+
 //WriteTo attempts to write the archive to the given io.Writer.
 func (w *Writer) WriteTo(write io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	if w.BlockSize > 1048576 {
@@ -13,8 +23,10 @@ func (w *Writer) WriteTo(write io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	} else if w.BlockSize < 4096 {
 		w.BlockSize = 4096
 	}
-	//TODO: set forced Flag values
-	_ = superblock{
+	w.Flags.RemoveDuplicates = false
+	w.Flags.Exportable = false
+	w.Flags.NoXattr = true
+	w.superblock = superblock{
 		Magic:           magic,
 		BlockSize:       w.BlockSize,
 		BlockLog:        uint16(math.Log2(float64(w.BlockSize))),