diff --git a/core/bbs.js b/core/bbs.js
index c43d63a3..02058bce 100644
--- a/core/bbs.js
+++ b/core/bbs.js
@@ -234,6 +234,17 @@ function initialize(cb) {
 					}
 				);
 			},
+			function initFileAreaStats(callback) {
+				const getAreaStats = require('./file_base_area.js').getAreaStats;
+				getAreaStats( (err, stats) => {
+					if(!err) {
+						const StatLog = require('./stat_log.js');
+						StatLog.setNonPeristentSystemStat('file_base_area_stats', stats);
+					}
+
+					return callback(null);
+				});
+			},
 			function initMCI(callback) {
 				return require('./predefined_mci.js').init(callback);
 			},
diff --git a/core/config.js b/core/config.js
index 449a5c98..85632000 100644
--- a/core/config.js
+++ b/core/config.js
@@ -713,6 +713,11 @@ function getDefaultConfig() {
 					action		: '@method:core/message_area.js:trimMessageAreasScheduledEvent',
 				},
 
+				updateFileAreaStats : {
+					schedule	: 'every 1 hours',
+					action		: '@method:core/file_base_area.js:updateAreaStatsScheduledEvent',
+				},
+
 				forgotPasswordMaintenance : {
 					schedule	: 'every 24 hours',
 					action		: '@method:core/web_password_reset.js:performMaintenanceTask',
diff --git a/core/file_base_area.js b/core/file_base_area.js
index 79b91ce8..93587aa7 100644
--- a/core/file_base_area.js
+++ b/core/file_base_area.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const Log				= require('./logger.js').log;
 const resolveMimeType	= require('./mime_util.js').resolveMimeType;
 const stringFormat		= require('./string_format.js');
 const wordWrapText		= require('./word_wrap.js').wordWrapText;
+const StatLog			= require('./stat_log.js');
 
 //	deps
 const _				= require('lodash');
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ exports.changeFileAreaWithOptions		= changeFileAreaWithOptions;
 exports.scanFile						= scanFile;
 exports.scanFileAreaForChanges			= scanFileAreaForChanges;
 exports.getDescFromFileName				= getDescFromFileName;
+exports.getAreaStats					= getAreaStats;
+
+//	for scheduler:
+exports.updateAreaStatsScheduledEvent	= updateAreaStatsScheduledEvent;
 
 const WellKnownAreaTags					= exports.WellKnownAreaTags = {
 	Invalid				: '',
@@ -856,4 +861,64 @@ function getDescFromFileName(fileName) {
 	const name  = paths.basename(fileName, ext);
 
 	return _.upperFirst(name.replace(/[\-_.+]/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' '));
+}
+
+//
+//	Return an object of stats about an area(s)
+//
+//	{
+//		
+//		totalFiles : <totalFileCount>,
+//		totalBytes : <totalByteSize>,
+//		areas : {
+//			<areaTag> : {
+//				files : <fileCount>,
+//				bytes : <byteSize>
+//			}
+//		}
+//	}
+//
+function getAreaStats(cb) {	
+	FileDb.all(
+		`SELECT DISTINCT f.area_tag, COUNT(f.file_id) AS total_files, SUM(m.meta_value) AS total_byte_size
+		FROM file f, file_meta m
+		WHERE f.file_id = m.file_id AND m.meta_name='byte_size'
+		GROUP BY f.area_tag;`,
+		(err, statRows) => {
+			if(err) {
+				return cb(err);
+			}
+
+			if(!statRows || 0 === statRows.length) {
+				return cb(Errors.DoesNotExist('No file areas to acquire stats from'));
+			}
+
+			return cb(
+				null,
+				statRows.reduce( (stats, v) => {
+					stats.totalFiles = (stats.totalFiles || 0) + v.total_files;
+					stats.totalBytes = (stats.totalBytes || 0) + v.total_byte_size;
+
+					stats.areas = stats.areas || {};
+					
+					stats.areas[v.area_tag] = {
+						files 	: v.total_files,
+						bytes	: v.total_byte_size,
+					};
+					return stats;
+				}, {})
+			);
+		}
+	);
+}
+
+//	method exposed for event scheduler
+function updateAreaStatsScheduledEvent(args, cb) {
+	getAreaStats( (err, stats) => {		
+		if(!err) {
+			StatLog.setNonPeristentSystemStat('file_base_area_stats', stats);	
+		}
+
+		return cb(err);
+	});
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/predefined_mci.js b/core/predefined_mci.js
index afebd24c..ac8cffe7 100644
--- a/core/predefined_mci.js
+++ b/core/predefined_mci.js
@@ -201,12 +201,20 @@ const PREDEFINED_MCI_GENERATORS = {
 		const byteSize = StatLog.getSystemStatNum('ul_total_bytes');
 		return formatByteSize(byteSize, true);	//	true=withAbbr
 	},
+	TF	: function totalFilesOnSystem() {
+		const areaStats = StatLog.getSystemStat('file_base_area_stats');
+		return _.get(areaStats, 'totalFiles', 0).toString();
+	},
+	TB	: function totalBytesOnSystem() {
+		const areaStats		= StatLog.getSystemStat('file_base_area_stats');
+		const totalBytes	= parseInt(_.get(areaStats, 'totalBytes', 0));
+		return formatByteSize(totalBytes, true);	//	true=withAbbr
+	},
 
 	//	:TODO: PT - Messages posted *today* (Obv/2)
 	//		-> Include FTN/etc.
 	//	:TODO: NT - New users today (Obv/2)
 	//	:TODO: CT - Calls *today* (Obv/2)
-	//	:TODO: TF - Total files on the system (Obv/2)
 	//	:TODO: FT - Files uploaded/added *today* (Obv/2)
 	//	:TODO: DD - Files downloaded *today* (iNiQUiTY)
 	//	:TODO: TP - total message/posts on the system (Obv/2)
diff --git a/core/string_util.js b/core/string_util.js
index ed6df231..d6f5e08a 100644
--- a/core/string_util.js
+++ b/core/string_util.js
@@ -326,9 +326,7 @@ function formatByteSizeAbbr(byteSize) {
 	return SIZE_ABBRS[Math.floor(Math.log(byteSize) / Math.log(1024))];
 }
 
-function formatByteSize(byteSize, withAbbr, decimals) {
-	withAbbr = withAbbr || false; 
-	decimals = decimals || 3;
+function formatByteSize(byteSize, withAbbr = false, decimals = 2) {
 	const i		= 0 === byteSize ? byteSize : Math.floor(Math.log(byteSize) / Math.log(1024));
 	let result	= parseFloat((byteSize / Math.pow(1024, i)).toFixed(decimals));
 	if(withAbbr) {