diff --git a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/storage_backend.py b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/storage_backend.py
index 961994c82..25dbfd63b 100644
--- a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/storage_backend.py
+++ b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/_src/path/storage_backend.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 and local file systems are provided here
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import abc
 import dataclasses
 import enum
@@ -26,6 +28,27 @@
 from absl import logging
 from etils import epath
 from orbax.checkpoint._src.path import atomicity_types
+from orbax.checkpoint._src.path import gcs_utils
+from orbax.checkpoint._src.path import types
+from orbax.checkpoint.google.path import cns2_utils
+
+
+@enum.unique
+class FilesystemType(enum.Enum):
+  """Enum class for supported file system types."""
+
+  GCS = 'GCS'
+  LOCAL = 'LOCAL'
+
+
+  @classmethod
+  def resolve(cls, path: types.PathLike) -> FilesystemType:
+    path = epath.Path(path)
+    if gcs_utils.is_gcs_path(path):
+      return cls.GCS
+    if path.parts[0] != '/':
+      raise ValueError(f'Invalid path {path!r}: not absolute.')
+    return cls.LOCAL
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)