Index: src/eu/geclipse/core/filesystem/internal/filesystem/GEclipseFileStore.java
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--- src/eu/geclipse/core/filesystem/internal/filesystem/GEclipseFileStore.java	(revision 14212)
+++ src/eu/geclipse/core/filesystem/internal/filesystem/GEclipseFileStore.java	(working copy)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 package eu.geclipse.core.filesystem.internal.filesystem;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.URI;
@@ -380,5 +381,27 @@
   private IProgressMonitor monitor( final IProgressMonitor monitor ) {
     return new MasterMonitor( monitor, this.externalMonitor );
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Provides the local representation of this file if the file is available
+   * locally. If the file can not be constructed or the file is not local
+   * <code>null</code> is returned.
+   * 
+   * @param options the options to use. None supported
+   * @param the monitor to use. Not supported
+   * @return the local file or <code>null</code> if the file couldn't be
+   *         created
+   */
+  @Override
+  public File toLocalFile( int options, IProgressMonitor monitor )
+    throws CoreException
+  {
+    String schemeGEFS = this.slave.getFileSystem().getScheme();
+    if( schemeGEFS.equalsIgnoreCase( EFS.SCHEME_FILE ) ) {
+      return new File( this.slave.toURI() );
+    }
+    return null;
+
+  }
 
 }