diff --git a/server/objects/Book.js b/server/objects/Book.js
index 3bf149ac..6023feea 100644
--- a/server/objects/Book.js
+++ b/server/objects/Book.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Book {
   get _language() { return this.language || '' }
   get _isbn() { return this.isbn || '' }
   get _asin() { return this.asin || '' }
+  get genresCommaSeparated() { return this._genres.join(', ') }
 
   get shouldSearchForCover() {
     if (this.cover) return false
diff --git a/server/utils/absFileGenerator.js b/server/utils/absFileGenerator.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a74d78e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/absFileGenerator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const fs = require('fs-extra')
+const filePerms = require('./filePerms')
+const package = require('../../package.json')
+const Logger = require('../Logger')
+
+const bookKeyMap = {
+  title: 'title',
+  subtitle: 'subtitle',
+  author: 'authorFL',
+  narrator: 'narratorFL',
+  series: 'series',
+  volumeNumber: 'volumeNumber',
+  publishYear: 'publishYear',
+  publisher: 'publisher',
+  description: 'description',
+  isbn: 'isbn',
+  asin: 'asin',
+  language: 'language',
+  genres: 'genresCommaSeparated'
+}
+
+function generate(audiobook, outputPath, uid, gid) {
+  var fileString = `[audiobookshelf v${package.version}]\n`
+
+  for (const key in bookKeyMap) {
+    const value = audiobook.book[bookKeyMap[key]] || ''
+    fileString += `${key}=${value}\n`
+  }
+
+  return fs.writeFile(outputPath, fileString).then(() => {
+    return filePerms(outputPath, 0o774, uid, gid).then(() => true)
+  }).catch((error) => {
+    Logger.error(`[absMetaFileGenerator] Failed to save abs file`, error)
+    return false
+  })
+}
+module.exports.generate = generate
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diff --git a/server/utils/filePerms.js b/server/utils/filePerms.js
index 531e224d..4b64851a 100644
--- a/server/utils/filePerms.js
+++ b/server/utils/filePerms.js
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ const chmodr = (p, mode, uid, gid, cb) => {
   })
 }
 
-module.exports = (p, mode, uid, gid) => {
+module.exports = (path, mode, uid, gid) => {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    Logger.debug(`[FilePerms] Setting permission "${mode}" for uid ${uid} and gid ${gid} | "${p}"`)
-    chmodr(p, mode, uid, gid, resolve)
+    Logger.debug(`[FilePerms] Setting permission "${mode}" for uid ${uid} and gid ${gid} | "${path}"`)
+    chmodr(path, mode, uid, gid, resolve)
   })
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/utils/fileUtils.js b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
index 2876a562..44288e81 100644
--- a/server/utils/fileUtils.js
+++ b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ function bytesPretty(bytes, decimals = 0) {
 }
 module.exports.bytesPretty = bytesPretty
 
-function setFileOwner(path, uid, gid) {
-  try {
-    return fs.chown(path, uid, gid).then(() => true)
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error('Failed set file owner', err)
-    return false
-  }
-}
-module.exports.setFileOwner = setFileOwner
-
 async function recurseFiles(path, relPathToReplace = null) {
   path = path.replace(/\\/g, '/')
   if (!path.endsWith('/')) path = path + '/'