diff --git a/src/snapshot/__tests__/index.test.ts b/src/snapshot/__tests__/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62ad60645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshot/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import {toSnapshotSync, fromSnapshotSync} from '..';
+import {memfs} from '../..';
+import {SnapshotNodeType} from '../constants';
+
+test('can snapshot a single file', () => {
+  const {fs} = memfs({
+    '/foo': 'bar',
+  });
+  const snapshot = toSnapshotSync({fs, path: '/foo'});
+  expect(snapshot).toStrictEqual([
+    SnapshotNodeType.File,
+    expect.any(Object),
+    new Uint8Array([98, 97, 114]),
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('can snapshot a single folder', () => {
+  const {fs} = memfs({
+    '/foo': null,
+  });
+  const snapshot = toSnapshotSync({fs, path: '/foo'});
+  expect(snapshot).toStrictEqual([
+    SnapshotNodeType.Folder,
+    expect.any(Object),
+    {},
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('can snapshot a folder with a file and symlink', () => {
+  const {fs} = memfs({
+    '/foo': 'bar',
+  });
+  fs.symlinkSync('/foo', '/baz');
+  const snapshot = toSnapshotSync({fs, path: '/'});
+  expect(snapshot).toStrictEqual([
+    SnapshotNodeType.Folder,
+    expect.any(Object),
+    {
+      foo: [SnapshotNodeType.File, expect.any(Object), new Uint8Array([98, 97, 114])],
+      baz: [SnapshotNodeType.Symlink, {target: '/foo'}],
+    },
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('can create a snapshot and un-snapshot a complex fs tree', () => {
+  const {fs} = memfs({
+    '/start': {
+      'file1': 'file1',
+      'file2': 'file2',
+      'empty-folder': null,
+      '/folder1': {
+        'file3': 'file3',
+        'file4': 'file4',
+        'empty-folder': null,
+        '/folder2': {
+          'file5': 'file5',
+          'file6': 'file6',
+          'empty-folder': null,
+          'empty-folde2': null,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  fs.symlinkSync('/start/folder1/folder2/file6', '/start/folder1/symlink');
+  fs.writeFileSync('/start/binary', new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]));
+  const snapshot = toSnapshotSync({fs, path: '/start'})!;
+  const {fs: fs2, vol: vol2} = memfs();
+  fs2.mkdirSync('/start', {recursive: true});
+  fromSnapshotSync(snapshot, {fs: fs2, path: '/start'});
+  expect(fs2.readFileSync('/start/binary')).toStrictEqual(Buffer.from([1, 2, 3]));
+  const snapshot2 = toSnapshotSync({fs: fs2, path: '/start'})!;
+  expect(snapshot2).toStrictEqual(snapshot);
+});
diff --git a/src/snapshot/constants.ts b/src/snapshot/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa65dbf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshot/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export const enum SnapshotNodeType {
+  Folder = 0,
+  File = 1,
+  Symlink = 2,
+}
diff --git a/src/snapshot/index.ts b/src/snapshot/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0badfc956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshot/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import {SnapshotNodeType} from "./constants";
+import type {SnapshotNode, SnapshotOptions} from "./type";
+
+export const toSnapshotSync = ({fs, path = '/', separator = '/'}: SnapshotOptions): SnapshotNode | null => {
+  const stats = fs.lstatSync(path);
+  if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+    const list = fs.readdirSync(path);
+    const entries: {[child: string]: SnapshotNode} = {};
+    const dir = path.endsWith(separator) ? path : path + separator;
+    for (const child of list) {
+      const childSnapshot = toSnapshotSync({fs, path: `${dir}${child}`, separator});
+      if (childSnapshot) entries['' + child] = childSnapshot;
+    }
+    return [SnapshotNodeType.Folder, {}, entries];
+  } else if (stats.isFile()) {
+    const buf = fs.readFileSync(path) as Buffer;
+    const uint8 = new Uint8Array(buf.buffer, buf.byteOffset, buf.byteLength);
+    return [SnapshotNodeType.File, {}, uint8];
+  } else if (stats.isSymbolicLink()) {
+    return [SnapshotNodeType.Symlink, {
+      target: fs.readlinkSync(path).toString(),
+    }];
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
+export const fromSnapshotSync = (snapshot: SnapshotNode, {fs, path = '/', separator = '/'}: SnapshotOptions): void => {
+  switch (snapshot[0]) {
+    case SnapshotNodeType.Folder: {
+      if (!path.endsWith(separator)) path = path + separator;
+      const [, , entries] = snapshot;
+      fs.mkdirSync(path, {recursive: true});
+      for (const [name, child] of Object.entries(entries))
+      fromSnapshotSync(child, {fs, path: `${path}${name}`, separator});
+      break;
+    }
+    case SnapshotNodeType.File: {
+      const [, , data] = snapshot;
+      fs.writeFileSync(path, data);
+      break;
+    }
+    case SnapshotNodeType.Symlink: {
+      const [, {target}] = snapshot;
+      fs.symlinkSync(target, path);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/snapshot/type.ts b/src/snapshot/type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..572d09336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshot/type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type {FsSynchronousApi} from "../node/types";
+import type {SnapshotNodeType} from "./constants";
+
+export interface SnapshotOptions {
+  fs: FsSynchronousApi;
+  path?: string;
+  separator?: '/' | '\\';
+}
+
+export type SnapshotNode =
+  | FolderNode
+  | FileNode
+  | SymlinkNode;
+
+export type FolderNode = [
+  type: SnapshotNodeType.Folder,
+  meta: FolderMetadata,
+  entries: {[child: string]: SnapshotNode},
+];
+
+export interface FolderMetadata {}
+
+export type FileNode = [
+  type: SnapshotNodeType.File,
+  meta: FileMetadata,
+  data: Uint8Array,
+];
+
+export interface FileMetadata {}
+
+export type SymlinkNode = [
+  type: SnapshotNodeType.Symlink,
+  meta: SymlinkMetadata,
+];
+
+export interface SymlinkMetadata {
+  target: string,
+}
diff --git a/src/volume.ts b/src/volume.ts
index e25be56a6..b8210327b 100644
--- a/src/volume.ts
+++ b/src/volume.ts
@@ -1150,7 +1150,6 @@ export class Volume implements FsCallbackApi {
   lstatSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry: false }): Stats<bigint> | undefined;
   lstatSync(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IStatOptions): Stats | undefined {
     const { throwIfNoEntry = true, bigint = false } = getStatOptions(options);
-
     return this.lstatBase(pathToFilename(path), bigint as any, throwIfNoEntry as any);
   }
 
@@ -1168,7 +1167,6 @@ export class Volume implements FsCallbackApi {
   private statBase(filename: string, bigint: false, throwIfNoEntry: false): Stats<number> | undefined;
   private statBase(filename: string, bigint = false, throwIfNoEntry = true): Stats | undefined {
     const link = this.getResolvedLink(filenameToSteps(filename));
-
     if (link) {
       return Stats.build(link.getNode(), bigint);
     } else if (!throwIfNoEntry) {