1. A storage medium for a file management system, comprising: an unformatted raw data area storing a plurality of raw data files at respective locations within the unformatted raw data area; and a formatted partitioned area comprising a plurality of partitions each associated with a different file system, each partition comprising a plurality of metadata files each corresponding with one of the plurality of raw data files, wherein each metadata file comprises metadata regarding the corresponding one of the plurality of raw data files.