diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index 1ec2afb..e7a09af 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 namespace leveldb {
 
+using namespace filesystem;
+
 const int kNumNonTableCacheFiles = 10;
 
 // Information kept for every waiting writer
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ DBImpl::DBImpl(const Options& raw_options, const std::string& dbname)
       owns_info_log_(options_.info_log != raw_options.info_log),
       owns_cache_(options_.block_cache != raw_options.block_cache),
       dbname_(dbname),
+      path_(PathFactory::Create(dbname)),
       table_cache_(new TableCache(dbname_, options_, TableCacheSize(options_))),
       db_lock_(nullptr),
       shutting_down_(false),
@@ -176,6 +179,9 @@ DBImpl::~DBImpl() {
   if (owns_cache_) {
     delete options_.block_cache;
   }
+  if (path_ != nullptr) {
+    delete path_;
+  }
 }
 
 Status DBImpl::NewDB() {
@@ -295,6 +301,10 @@ Status DBImpl::Recover(VersionEdit* edit, bool* save_manifest) {
   // Ignore error from CreateDir since the creation of the DB is
   // committed only when the descriptor is created, and this directory
   // may already exist from a previous failed creation attempt.
+  if (path_->IsDirectory()) {
+    path_->CreateDirectories();
+  }
+
   env_->CreateDir(dbname_);
   assert(db_lock_ == nullptr);
   Status s = env_->LockFile(LockFileName(dbname_), &db_lock_);
diff --git a/db/db_impl.h b/db/db_impl.h
index c7b0172..a14a452 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.h
+++ b/db/db_impl.h
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 #include "leveldb/env.h"
 #include "port/port.h"
 #include "port/thread_annotations.h"
+#include "leveldb/filesystem.h"
 
 namespace leveldb {
 
+using namespace filesystem;
+
 class MemTable;
 class TableCache;
 class Version;
@@ -162,7 +165,9 @@ class DBImpl : public DB {
   const Options options_;  // options_.comparator == &internal_comparator_
   const bool owns_info_log_;
   const bool owns_cache_;
+  // TODO: replace with Path;
   const std::string dbname_;
+  Path* const path_;
 
   // table_cache_ provides its own synchronization
   TableCache* const table_cache_;
diff --git a/include/leveldb/filesystem.h b/include/leveldb/filesystem.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c43e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/leveldb/filesystem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#ifndef STORAGE_LEVELDB_INCLUDE_FILE_SYSTEM_H_
+#define STORAGE_LEVELDB_INCLUDE_FILE_SYSTEM_H_
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "leveldb/export.h"
+
+namespace leveldb {
+
+namespace filesystem {
+
+bool IsDirectorySeparator(const char c);
+
+class Path {
+public:
+  // Constants
+  static const char kDirectorySeparator = '\\';
+  static const char kAltDirecttorySeparator = '/';
+  static const char kVolumeSeparatorChar = ':';
+
+  Path() : isDir_{false}, path_("") {}
+  Path(const std::string& path) : path_(path) {
+    isDir_ = !IsEmpty() && IsDirectorySeparator(path_[Size() - 1]);
+  }
+  virtual ~Path() {}
+
+  const std::string& ToString() const { return path_; }
+  const char* ToCString() const { return path_.c_str(); }
+
+  virtual bool IsAbsolute() const = 0;
+  virtual bool IsRelative() const = 0;
+
+  virtual bool CreateDirectories() = 0;
+  virtual bool CreateDirectory() = 0;
+
+  inline size_t Size() const { return path_.size(); }
+  inline bool IsEmpty() const { return path_.empty(); }
+  inline bool IsDirectory() const { return isDir_; }
+
+  // Utility functions
+
+  inline bool HasExtension() { 
+    if (!IsEmpty()) {
+      std::string::reverse_iterator& path_iter = path_.rbegin();
+
+      while (path_iter != path_.rend()) {
+        char c = *path_iter;
+
+        if (c == '.') {
+          return true;
+        }
+        if (IsDirectorySeparator(c)) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+protected:
+  bool isDir_;
+  std::string path_;
+
+  virtual void Normalize() = 0;
+};
+
+#ifdef LEVELDB_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+
+class WindowsFilePath : public Path {
+public:
+  explicit WindowsFilePath(const std::string& path) : Path(path) {
+    Normalize();
+  }
+
+  ~WindowsFilePath() {}
+
+  bool IsAbsolute() const override;
+  bool IsRelative() const override;
+
+  bool CreateDirectories() override;
+  bool CreateDirectory() override;
+
+protected:
+  void Normalize() override;
+};
+
+inline bool IsValidDriveChar(const char c) {
+  const char drive_char = std::toupper(c);
+  return drive_char >= 'A' && drive_char <= 'Z';
+}
+
+#endif
+
+// Factory
+class PathFactory {
+ public:
+  static Path* Create(const std::string& path);
+
+ private:
+  PathFactory() {}
+  ~PathFactory() {}
+};
+
+} // namespace filesystem
+}  // namespace leveldb
+
+#endif  // STORAGE_LEVELDB_INCLUDE_FILE_SYSTEM_H_
diff --git a/util/filesystem.cc b/util/filesystem.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c30ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/filesystem.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include "leveldb/filesystem.h"
+
+namespace leveldb {
+namespace filesystem {
+
+bool IsDirectorySeparator(const char c) {
+  return (c == Path::kDirectorySeparator || c == Path::kAltDirecttorySeparator);
+}
+
+Path* PathFactory::Create(const std::string& path)
+{
+  #ifdef LEVELDB_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+    return new WindowsFilePath(path);
+  #elif LEVELDB_PLATFORM_POSIX
+    return nullptr;
+  #endif
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+#ifdef LEVELDB_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+
+bool WindowsFilePath::IsAbsolute() const {
+  return path_.size() >= 3 && IsValidDriveChar(path_[0]) &&
+         path_[1] == Path::kVolumeSeparatorChar;
+};
+
+bool WindowsFilePath::IsRelative() const {
+  if (path_.size() < 2) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (IsDirectorySeparator(path_[0])) {
+    if (path_[1] != '?') {
+      return !IsDirectorySeparator(path_[1]);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (path_.size() >= 3 && path_[1] == Path::kVolumeSeparatorChar &&
+      IsDirectorySeparator(path_[2])) {
+    return IsValidDriveChar(path_[0]);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+void WindowsFilePath::Normalize() {
+  auto out = path_.begin();
+
+  for (const char c : path_) {
+    if (!IsDirectorySeparator(c)) {
+      *(out++) = c;
+    } else if (out == path_.begin() || IsDirectorySeparator(*std::prev(out))) {
+      *(out++) = Path::kDirectorySeparator;
+    } else {
+      continue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  path_.erase(out, path_.end());
+}
+
+bool WindowsFilePath::CreateDirectories() { return true; }
+
+bool WindowsFilePath::CreateDirectory() { return true; }
+
+#endif
+
+}
+}
+
+