1. A method for managing file system objects, the method comprising: receiving a request for a file system object from an application, wherein the request implies a first data format for the file system object; accessing the file system object, wherein the file system object is stored in a second data format on a storage device; converting at least a portion of the file system object from the second data format to the first data format; and sending at least a portion of the converted portion of the file system object in the first data format to the application; wherein the file system object represents at least one of: a storage partition, a file, a directory, a subdirectory, a storage volume, and a randomly addressable storage location.