diff --git a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/FileScannedStore.java b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/FileScannedStore.java
index 795e8002c415078b9293ff342ce8861f9dd072bc..02643640ac7b509106396cc73c12524f031599d9 100644
--- a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/FileScannedStore.java
+++ b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/FileScannedStore.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.datamover;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -129,4 +130,9 @@ final class FileScannedStore implements IScannedStore
     {
         return fileStore.toString();
     }
+
+    public File asFile(StoreItem item) throws UnsupportedOperationException
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This operation is unsupported in this implementation");
+    }
 }
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