diff --git a/lib/files/file.ts b/lib/files/file.ts
index dfc3d064..4c7c3421 100644
--- a/lib/files/file.ts
+++ b/lib/files/file.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ export class File extends Node {
 		return FileType.File
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a clone of the file
+	 */
+	clone(): File {
+		return new File(this.data)
+	}
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/files/folder.ts b/lib/files/folder.ts
index 940612d7..d53250ad 100644
--- a/lib/files/folder.ts
+++ b/lib/files/folder.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ export class Folder extends Node {
 		return 'httpd/unix-directory'
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a clone of the folder
+	 */
+	clone(): Node {
+		return new Folder(this.data)
+	}
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/files/node.ts b/lib/files/node.ts
index 611c7250..6978c111 100644
--- a/lib/files/node.ts
+++ b/lib/files/node.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,9 @@ export enum NodeStatus {
 	LOCKED = 'locked',
 }
 
-interface NodeInternalData extends NodeData {
-	attributes: Attribute
-}
-
 export abstract class Node {
 
-	private _data: NodeInternalData
+	private _data: NodeData
 	private _attributes: Attribute
 	private _knownDavService = /(remote|public)\.php\/(web)?dav/i
 
@@ -324,6 +320,13 @@ export abstract class Node {
 		this._data.status = status
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the node data
+	 */
+	get data(): NodeData {
+		return structuredClone(this._data)
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Move the node to a new destination
 	 *
@@ -393,6 +396,11 @@ export abstract class Node {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a clone of the node
+	 */
+	abstract clone(): Node
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index dcf95135..e28f7cde 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export { FileType } from './files/fileType'
 export { File, type IFile } from './files/file'
 export { Folder, type IFolder } from './files/folder'
 export { Node, NodeStatus, type INode } from './files/node'
+export type { NodeData } from './files/nodeData.ts'
 
 export * from './utils/filename-validation'
 export { getUniqueName } from './utils/filename'
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 807337f3..9cede049 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "include": ["./lib/**/*.ts", "./*.d.ts"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
     "moduleResolution": "Bundler",
     "target": "ESNext",
     "module": "ESNext",
@@ -10,5 +11,6 @@
     "noImplicitAny": false,
     "outDir": "./dist",
     "rootDir": "./lib",
+    "noEmit": true,
   }
 }