diff --git a/src/backupformat/rsync.js b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
index cd3ae4f76..0e2e528ef 100644
--- a/src/backupformat/rsync.js
+++ b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function getBackupFilePath(backupConfig, remotePath) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof backupConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof remotePath, 'string');
 
-    const rootPath = storage.api(backupConfig.provider).getRootPath(backupConfig);
+    const rootPath = storage.api(backupConfig.provider).getBackupRootPath(backupConfig);
     return path.join(rootPath, remotePath);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backupformat/tgz.js b/src/backupformat/tgz.js
index d29e84378..8e0139589 100644
--- a/src/backupformat/tgz.js
+++ b/src/backupformat/tgz.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function getBackupFilePath(backupConfig, remotePath) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof backupConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof remotePath, 'string');
 
-    const rootPath = storage.api(backupConfig.provider).getRootPath(backupConfig);
+    const rootPath = storage.api(backupConfig.provider).getBackupRootPath(backupConfig);
 
     const fileType = backupConfig.encryption ? '.tar.gz.enc' : '.tar.gz';
     return path.join(rootPath, remotePath + fileType);
diff --git a/src/storage/filesystem.js b/src/storage/filesystem.js
index f3f7692cd..be635f184 100644
--- a/src/storage/filesystem.js
+++ b/src/storage/filesystem.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 exports = module.exports = {
-    getRootPath,
+    getBackupRootPath,
     checkBackupPreconditions,
 
     upload,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     shell = require('../shell.js');
 
 // storage api
-function getRootPath(apiConfig) {
+function getBackupRootPath(apiConfig) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof apiConfig, 'object');
 
     switch (apiConfig.provider) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async function checkBackupPreconditions(apiConfig, dataLayout) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof apiConfig, 'object');
     assert(dataLayout instanceof DataLayout, 'dataLayout must be a DataLayout');
 
-    const [error, rootPath] = await safe(df.file(getRootPath(apiConfig)));
+    const [error, rootPath] = await safe(df.file(getBackupRootPath(apiConfig)));
     if (error) throw new BoxError(BoxError.FS_ERROR, `Error when checking for disk space: ${error.message}`);
 
     // Check filesystem is mounted so we don't write into the actual folder on disk
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ async function testConfig(apiConfig) {
         if (!safe.child_process.execSync(`mountpoint -q -- ${apiConfig.mountPoint}`)) throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, `${apiConfig.mountPoint} is not mounted`);
     }
 
-    const basePath = getRootPath(apiConfig);
+    const basePath = getBackupRootPath(apiConfig);
     const field = apiConfig.provider === PROVIDER_FILESYSTEM ? 'backupFolder' : 'mountPoint';
 
     if (!safe.fs.mkdirSync(path.join(basePath, 'snapshot'), { recursive: true }) && safe.error.code !== 'EEXIST') {
diff --git a/src/storage/gcs.js b/src/storage/gcs.js
index e2092bf3c..9589a88e0 100644
--- a/src/storage/gcs.js
+++ b/src/storage/gcs.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 exports = module.exports = {
-    getRootPath,
+    getBackupRootPath,
     checkBackupPreconditions,
 
     upload,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function getBucket(apiConfig) {
 }
 
 // storage api
-function getRootPath(apiConfig) {
+function getBackupRootPath(apiConfig) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof apiConfig, 'object');
 
     return apiConfig.prefix;
diff --git a/src/storage/interface.js b/src/storage/interface.js
index ebe1ce295..c78942587 100644
--- a/src/storage/interface.js
+++ b/src/storage/interface.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //     for the other API calls we leave it to the backend to retry. this allows
 //     them to tune the concurrency based on failures/rate limits accordingly
 exports = module.exports = {
-    getRootPath,
+    getBackupRootPath,
     checkBackupPreconditions,
 
     upload,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function injectPrivateFields(newConfig, currentConfig) {
     // in-place injection of tokens and api keys which came in with constants.SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
 }
 
-function getRootPath(apiConfig) {
+function getBackupRootPath(apiConfig) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof apiConfig, 'object');
 
     // Result: path at the backup storage
diff --git a/src/storage/noop.js b/src/storage/noop.js
index 425a3bf6e..c87a8ca69 100644
--- a/src/storage/noop.js
+++ b/src/storage/noop.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 exports = module.exports = {
-    getRootPath,
+    getBackupRootPath,
     checkBackupPreconditions,
 
     upload,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     DataLayout = require('../datalayout.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:storage/noop');
 
-function getRootPath(apiConfig) {
+function getBackupRootPath(apiConfig) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof apiConfig, 'object');
     return '';
 }
diff --git a/src/storage/s3.js b/src/storage/s3.js
index 683143b5c..bee56e5f8 100644
--- a/src/storage/s3.js
+++ b/src/storage/s3.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 exports = module.exports = {
-    getRootPath,
+    getBackupRootPath,
     checkBackupPreconditions,
 
     upload,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function getS3Config(apiConfig) {
 }
 
 // storage api
-function getRootPath(apiConfig) {
+function getBackupRootPath(apiConfig) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof apiConfig, 'object');
 
     return apiConfig.prefix;