1. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method associated with a file system, the method comprising: at a first time, creating and exporting a first structured data representation corresponding to a first version of the file system, wherein the first structured data representation is a tree having a root element, one or more directory elements associated with the root element, and one or more file elements associated with a given directory element; and upon a change within the file system, creating and exporting a second structured data representation corresponding to a second version of the file system, the second structured data representation differing from the first structured data representation up to and including the root element of the second structured data representation.