diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf b/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf
index 15c42dcfa..941611424 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf
@@ -22,13 +22,24 @@ emqx_ft_schema {
         }
     }
 
-    local_storage_root {
+    local_storage_segments {
+        desc {
+            en: "Settings for local segments storage, which include uploaded transfer fragments and temporary data."
+            zh: "保存上传文件和临时数据的文件系统路径。"
+        }
+        label: {
+            en: "Local Segments Storage"
+            zh: "本地存储根"
+        }
+    }
+
+    local_storage_segments_root {
         desc {
             en: "File system path to keep uploaded fragments and temporary data."
             zh: "保存上传文件和临时数据的文件系统路径。"
         }
         label: {
-            en: "Local Storage Root"
+            en: "Local Segments Storage Filesystem Root"
             zh: "本地存储根"
         }
     }
@@ -67,7 +78,7 @@ emqx_ft_schema {
         }
     }
 
-    local_storage_gc {
+    local_storage_segments_gc {
         desc {
             en: "Garbage collection settings for the intermediate and temporary files in the local file system."
             zh: ""
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_conf.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_conf.erl
index e925ee376..b0e73cda4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_conf.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_conf.erl
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 %% Accessors
 -export([storage/0]).
+-export([segments_root/1]).
 -export([gc_interval/1]).
 -export([segments_ttl/1]).
 
@@ -48,17 +49,27 @@
 storage() ->
     emqx_config:get([file_transfer, storage], disabled).
 
+-spec segments_root(_Storage) -> file:name().
+segments_root(_Storage) ->
+    Conf = assert_storage(local),
+    case emqx_map_lib:deep_find([segments, root], Conf) of
+        {ok, Root} ->
+            Root;
+        {not_found, _, _} ->
+            filename:join([emqx:data_dir(), file_transfer, segments])
+    end.
+
 -spec gc_interval(_Storage) -> milliseconds().
 gc_interval(_Storage) ->
     Conf = assert_storage(local),
-    emqx_map_lib:deep_get([gc, interval], Conf).
+    emqx_map_lib:deep_get([segments, gc, interval], Conf).
 
 -spec segments_ttl(_Storage) -> {_Min :: seconds(), _Max :: seconds()}.
 segments_ttl(_Storage) ->
     Conf = assert_storage(local),
     {
-        emqx_map_lib:deep_get([gc, minimum_segments_ttl], Conf),
-        emqx_map_lib:deep_get([gc, maximum_segments_ttl], Conf)
+        emqx_map_lib:deep_get([segments, gc, minimum_segments_ttl], Conf),
+        emqx_map_lib:deep_get([segments, gc, maximum_segments_ttl], Conf)
     }.
 
 assert_storage(Type) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl
index 5c0a764a2..2abbe4c45 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ fields(local_storage) ->
             required => false,
             desc => ?DESC("local_type")
         }},
-        {root, #{
-            type => binary(),
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_root"),
+        {segments, #{
+            type => ?REF(local_storage_segments),
+            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments"),
             required => false
         }},
         {exporter, #{
@@ -72,10 +72,18 @@ fields(local_storage) ->
             ]),
             desc => ?DESC("local_storage_exporter"),
             required => true
+        }}
+    ];
+fields(local_storage_segments) ->
+    [
+        {root, #{
+            type => binary(),
+            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments_root"),
+            required => false
         }},
         {gc, #{
-            type => ?REF(local_storage_gc),
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_gc"),
+            type => ?REF(local_storage_segments_gc),
+            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments_gc"),
             required => false
         }}
     ];
@@ -93,7 +101,7 @@ fields(local_storage_exporter) ->
             required => false
         }}
     ];
-fields(local_storage_gc) ->
+fields(local_storage_segments_gc) ->
     [
         {interval, #{
             type => emqx_schema:duration_ms(),
@@ -122,10 +130,12 @@ desc(file_transfer) ->
     "File transfer settings";
 desc(local_storage) ->
     "File transfer local storage settings";
+desc(local_storage_segments) ->
+    "File transfer local segments storage settings";
 desc(local_storage_exporter) ->
     "Exporter settings for the File transfer local storage backend";
-desc(local_storage_gc) ->
-    "Garbage collection settings for the File transfer local storage backend".
+desc(local_storage_segments_gc) ->
+    "Garbage collection settings for the File transfer local segments storage".
 
 schema(filemeta) ->
     #{
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl
index 10ca263da..f0bc9ac67 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ transfers(Storage) ->
     % TODO `Continuation`
     % There might be millions of transfers on the node, we need a protocol and
     % storage schema to iterate through them effectively.
-    ClientIds = try_list_dir(get_storage_root(Storage)),
+    ClientIds = try_list_dir(get_segments_root(Storage)),
     {ok,
         lists:foldl(
             fun(ClientId, Acc) -> transfers(Storage, ClientId, Acc) end,
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ transfers(Storage) ->
         )}.
 
 transfers(Storage, ClientId, AccIn) ->
-    Dirname = filename:join(get_storage_root(Storage), ClientId),
+    Dirname = filename:join(get_segments_root(Storage), ClientId),
     case file:list_dir(Dirname) of
         {ok, FileIds} ->
             lists:foldl(
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ break_segment_filename(Filename) ->
 
 mk_filedir(Storage, {ClientId, FileId}, SubDirs) ->
     filename:join([
-        get_storage_root(Storage),
+        get_segments_root(Storage),
         emqx_ft_fs_util:escape_filename(ClientId),
         emqx_ft_fs_util:escape_filename(FileId)
         | SubDirs
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ try_list_dir(Dirname) ->
         {error, _} -> []
     end.
 
-get_storage_root(Storage) ->
-    maps:get(root, Storage, filename:join([emqx:data_dir(), "ft", "transfers"])).
+get_segments_root(Storage) ->
+    emqx_ft_conf:segments_root(Storage).
 
 -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc.erl
index 258f3a7f3..63b0ab500 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc.erl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ collect(Storage, Transfer, Nodes) ->
 
 mk_server_ref(Storage) ->
     % TODO
-    {via, gproc, {n, l, {?MODULE, get_storage_root(Storage)}}}.
+    {via, gproc, {n, l, {?MODULE, get_segments_root(Storage)}}}.
 
 %%
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ collect_transfer_directory(Storage, Transfer, Cutoff, Stats) ->
         end,
     case collect_empty_directory(Dirname, Filter, Stats) of
         {true, StatsNext} ->
-            collect_parents(Dirname, get_storage_root(Storage), StatsNext);
+            collect_parents(Dirname, get_segments_root(Storage), StatsNext);
         {false, StatsNext} ->
             StatsNext
     end.
@@ -373,5 +373,5 @@ register_gcstat_error(Subject, Error, Stats = #gcstats{errors = Errors}) ->
 
 %%
 
-get_storage_root(Storage) ->
-    maps:get(root, Storage, filename:join(emqx:data_dir(), "file_transfer")).
+get_segments_root(Storage) ->
+    emqx_ft_conf:segments_root(Storage).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_SUITE.erl
index 3cfcebf93..e365cba85 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_SUITE.erl
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ set_special_configs(Config) ->
                 % NOTE
                 % Inhibit local fs GC to simulate it isn't fast enough to collect
                 % complete transfers.
-                storage => Storage#{gc => #{interval => 0}}
+                storage => emqx_map_lib:deep_merge(
+                    Storage,
+                    #{segments => #{gc => #{interval => 0}}}
+                )
             });
         (_) ->
             ok
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_assembler_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_assembler_SUITE.erl
index 7c5d14b38..4b5610f51 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_assembler_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_assembler_SUITE.erl
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ exporter(Config) ->
 storage(Config) ->
     #{
         type => local,
-        root => ?config(storage_root, Config),
+        segments => #{
+            root => ?config(storage_root, Config)
+        },
         exporter => #{
             type => local,
             root => ?config(exports_root, Config)
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_conf_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_conf_SUITE.erl
index e43abf095..3811c1ef4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_conf_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_conf_SUITE.erl
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ t_update_config(_Config) ->
             #{
                 <<"storage">> => #{
                     <<"type">> => <<"local">>,
-                    <<"root">> => <<"/tmp/path">>,
+                    <<"segments">> => #{
+                        <<"root">> => <<"/tmp/path">>,
+                        <<"gc">> => #{
+                            <<"interval">> => <<"5m">>
+                        }
+                    },
                     <<"exporter">> => #{
                         <<"type">> => <<"local">>,
                         <<"root">> => <<"/tmp/exports">>
@@ -71,5 +76,9 @@ t_update_config(_Config) ->
     ),
     ?assertEqual(
         <<"/tmp/path">>,
-        emqx_config:get([file_transfer, storage, root])
+        emqx_config:get([file_transfer, storage, segments, root])
+    ),
+    ?assertEqual(
+        5 * 60 * 1000,
+        emqx_ft_conf:gc_interval(emqx_ft_conf:storage())
     ).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl
index e1574da0d..e3decf0f5 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl
@@ -94,14 +94,7 @@ client_id(Config) ->
     atom_to_binary(?config(tc, Config), utf8).
 
 storage(Config) ->
-    #{
-        type => local,
-        root => emqx_ft_test_helpers:root(Config, node(), ["transfers"]),
-        exporter => #{
-            type => local,
-            root => emqx_ft_test_helpers:root(Config, node(), ["exports"])
-        }
-    }.
+    emqx_ft_test_helpers:local_storage(Config).
 
 list_files(Config) ->
     {ok, Files} = emqx_ft_storage_fs:files(storage(Config)),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc_SUITE.erl
index 53a22b8b6..90039cd96 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc_SUITE.erl
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 -compile(nowarn_export_all).
 
 -include_lib("emqx_ft/include/emqx_ft_storage_fs.hrl").
--include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
 -include_lib("stdlib/include/assert.hrl").
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/test_macros.hrl").
 
@@ -43,7 +42,9 @@ init_per_testcase(TC, Config) ->
             emqx_ft_test_helpers:load_config(#{
                 storage => #{
                     type => local,
-                    root => emqx_ft_test_helpers:root(Config, node(), [TC, transfers]),
+                    segments => #{
+                        root => emqx_ft_test_helpers:root(Config, node(), [TC, segments])
+                    },
                     exporter => #{
                         type => local,
                         root => emqx_ft_test_helpers:root(Config, node(), [TC, exports])
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ end_per_testcase(_TC, _Config) ->
 
 t_gc_triggers_periodically(_Config) ->
     Interval = 500,
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, interval], Interval),
+    ok = set_gc_config(interval, Interval),
     ok = emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc:reset(emqx_ft_conf:storage()),
     ?check_trace(
         timer:sleep(Interval * 3),
@@ -104,9 +105,9 @@ t_gc_triggers_manually(_Config) ->
 
 t_gc_complete_transfers(_Config) ->
     Storage = emqx_ft_conf:storage(),
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, minimum_segments_ttl], 0),
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, maximum_segments_ttl], 3),
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, interval], 500),
+    ok = set_gc_config(minimum_segments_ttl, 0),
+    ok = set_gc_config(maximum_segments_ttl, 3),
+    ok = set_gc_config(interval, 500),
     ok = emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc:reset(Storage),
     Transfers = [
         {
@@ -194,8 +195,8 @@ t_gc_complete_transfers(_Config) ->
     ).
 
 t_gc_incomplete_transfers(_Config) ->
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, minimum_segments_ttl], 0),
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, maximum_segments_ttl], 4),
+    ok = set_gc_config(minimum_segments_ttl, 0),
+    ok = set_gc_config(maximum_segments_ttl, 4),
     Storage = emqx_ft_conf:storage(),
     Transfers = [
         {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ t_gc_incomplete_transfers(_Config) ->
     % 1. Start transfers, send all the segments but don't trigger completion.
     _ = emqx_misc:pmap(fun(Transfer) -> start_transfer(Storage, Transfer) end, Transfers),
     % 2. Enable periodic GC every 0.5 seconds.
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, interval], 500),
+    ok = set_gc_config(interval, 500),
     ok = emqx_ft_storage_fs_gc:reset(Storage),
     % 3. First we need the first transfer to be collected.
     {ok, _} = ?block_until(
@@ -265,8 +266,8 @@ t_gc_incomplete_transfers(_Config) ->
     ).
 
 t_gc_handling_errors(_Config) ->
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, minimum_segments_ttl], 0),
-    ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, gc, maximum_segments_ttl], 0),
+    ok = set_gc_config(minimum_segments_ttl, 0),
+    ok = set_gc_config(maximum_segments_ttl, 0),
     Storage = emqx_ft_conf:storage(),
     Transfer1 = {<<"client1">>, mk_file_id()},
     Transfer2 = {<<"client2">>, mk_file_id()},
@@ -322,6 +323,9 @@ t_gc_handling_errors(_Config) ->
 
 %%
 
+set_gc_config(Name, Value) ->
+    emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage, segments, gc, Name], Value).
+
 start_transfer(Storage, {Transfer, Meta, Gen}) ->
     ?assertEqual(
         ok,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_test_helpers.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_test_helpers.erl
index a38242629..b8ee45b15 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_test_helpers.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_test_helpers.erl
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@ stop_additional_node(Node) ->
 local_storage(Config) ->
     #{
         type => local,
-        root => root(Config, node(), [transfers]),
-        exporter => #{type => local, root => root(Config, node(), [exports])}
+        segments => #{
+            root => root(Config, node(), [segments])
+        },
+        exporter => #{
+            type => local,
+            root => root(Config, node(), [exports])
+        }
     }.
 
 load_config(Config) ->