diff --git a/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/Driver.kt b/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/Driver.kt
index 6462eff..eaa3e6f 100644
--- a/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/Driver.kt
+++ b/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/Driver.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,31 @@ package space.kscience.snark.storage
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
 public interface Directory : AutoCloseable {
+    @Deprecated(
+        message = "Use Path, not String",
+        level = DeprecationLevel.WARNING,
+    )
     public suspend fun get(filename: String): FileReader
+    // get file from subtree
+    public suspend fun get(filename: Path): FileReader
 
     public suspend fun create(filename: String, ignoreIfExists: Boolean = false)
+    @Deprecated(
+        message = "Use Path, not String",
+        level = DeprecationLevel.WARNING,
+    )
     public suspend fun put(filename: String): FileWriter
+    // put file to subtree
+    public suspend fun put(filename: Path): FileWriter
 
     public suspend fun getSubdir(path: Path): Directory
     public suspend fun createSubdir(dirname: String, ignoreIfExists: Boolean = false): Directory
+
+    @Deprecated(
+        message = "Not a good idea",
+        level = DeprecationLevel.WARNING,
+    )
+    public val path: Path
 }
 
 public interface FileReader : AutoCloseable {
diff --git a/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/local/LocalDriver.kt b/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/local/LocalDriver.kt
index 28e9487..4b26468 100644
--- a/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/local/LocalDriver.kt
+++ b/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/local/LocalDriver.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path
 import kotlin.io.path.*
 
 public fun localStorage(rootPath: Path): Directory {
-    return LocalDirectory(rootPath)
+    return LocalDirectory(rootPath, Path(""))
 }
 
 private class LocalFile(private val path: Path) : FileReader, FileWriter {
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ private class LocalFile(private val path: Path) : FileReader, FileWriter {
     override suspend fun write(bytes: ByteArray) = path.writeBytes(bytes)
 }
 
-private class LocalDirectory(private val path: Path) : Directory {
-    private fun child(child: String): Path = path / child
-    private fun child(child: Path): Path = path / child
+private class LocalDirectory(private val root: Path, private val currentDir: Path) : Directory {
+    private fun child(child: String): Path = root / currentDir / child
+    private fun child(child: Path): Path = root / currentDir / child
 
     override fun close() {}
 
     override suspend fun get(filename: String): FileReader = LocalFile(child(filename))
 
+    override suspend fun get(filename: Path): FileReader = LocalFile(child(filename))
+
     override suspend fun create(filename: String, ignoreIfExists: Boolean) {
         try {
             child(filename).createFile()
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ private class LocalDirectory(private val path: Path) : Directory {
 
     override suspend fun put(filename: String): FileWriter = LocalFile(child(filename))
 
-    override suspend fun getSubdir(path: Path): Directory = LocalDirectory(child(path))
+    override suspend fun put(filename: Path): FileWriter = LocalFile(child(filename))
+
+    override suspend fun getSubdir(path: Path): Directory = LocalDirectory(root, child(path))
     override suspend fun createSubdir(dirname: String, ignoreIfExists: Boolean): Directory {
         val dir = child(dirname)
         try {
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ private class LocalDirectory(private val path: Path) : Directory {
                 throw ex
             }
         }
-        return LocalDirectory(dir)
+        return LocalDirectory(root, dir)
     }
+
+    override val path: Path
+        get() = currentDir
 }
diff --git a/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/s3/S3Directory.kt b/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/s3/S3Directory.kt
index ed2c743..7dbb52b 100644
--- a/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/s3/S3Directory.kt
+++ b/snark-storage-driver/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/snark/storage/s3/S3Directory.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ internal class S3Directory(
     override suspend fun get(filename: String): FileReader =
         S3FileReader(client, bucketName, currentDir / filename)
 
+    override suspend fun get(filename: Path): FileReader =
+        S3FileReader(client, bucketName, currentDir / filename)
+
     override suspend fun create(filename: String, ignoreIfExists: Boolean) {
         if (!ignoreIfExists) {
             TODO("could not check if file exists")
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ internal class S3Directory(
     override suspend fun put(filename: String): FileWriter =
         S3FileWriter(client, bucketName, currentDir / filename)
 
+    override suspend fun put(filename: Path): FileWriter =
+        S3FileWriter(client, bucketName, currentDir / filename)
+
     override suspend fun getSubdir(path: Path): S3Directory =
         S3Directory(client, bucketName, currentDir / path)
 
@@ -34,6 +40,9 @@ internal class S3Directory(
             S3Directory(client, bucketName, currentDir / dirname)
         }
 
+    override val path: Path
+        get() = currentDir
+
     override fun close() {
     }
 }
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