diff --git a/storage/aws.go b/storage/aws.go
index 3fea642..9170155 100644
--- a/storage/aws.go
+++ b/storage/aws.go
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ func snapshotS3Upload(s3Bucket string, snapshotFile io.Reader, snapshotName stri
 
 	// output s3 uploader location info
 	log.Printf("Vault Raft snapshot uploaded to %s with key %s", uploadResult.Location, *uploadResult.Key)
-
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/storage/gcp.go b/storage/gcp.go
index 171e72f..2db3d7c 100644
--- a/storage/gcp.go
+++ b/storage/gcp.go
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ func snapshotCSUpload(csBucket string, snapshotFile io.Reader, snapshotName stri
 		return err
 	}
 
+	log.Printf("Vault Raft snapshot successfully uploaded to %s bucket with name %s", csBucket, snapshotName)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/storage/local.go b/storage/local.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b41f2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/local.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/mschuchard/vault-raft-backup/util"
+)
+
+// snapshot copy to local filesystem
+func snapshotFSCopy(directory string, snapshotFile io.Reader, snapshotName string) error {
+	// validate destination directory
+	if _, err := os.ReadDir(directory); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("the destination directory at %s is unsuitable for copying the snapshot file", directory)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// open output file
+	destination := directory + snapshotName
+	destinationWriter, err := os.Open(destination)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("a destination file at %s could not be opened for streaming", destination)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// defer snapshot destination close
+	defer func() {
+		err = util.SnapshotFileClose(destinationWriter)
+	}()
+
+	// copy snapshot to destination
+	if _, err = io.Copy(destinationWriter, snapshotFile); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("the snapshot file at %s could not be copied to the destination at %s", snapshotFile, destination)
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := destinationWriter.Sync(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("the snapshot file at %s could not be copied to the destination at %s", snapshotFile, destination)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("snapshotfile successfully copied to %s", destination)
+	return nil
+}