}

    /*
     * (non-Javadoc)
     * 
     * @see org.abstracthorizon.proximity.storage.local.ReadOnlyFileSystemStorage#recreateMetadata(java.util.Map)
     */
    public void recreateMetadata( Map extraProps )
        throws StorageException
    {

        // issue #44, we will not delete existing metadata,
        // instead, we will force to "recreate" those the properties factory
        // eventually appending it with new ones.

        int processed = 0;
        Stack stack = new Stack();
        List dir = listItems( ItemProperties.PATH_ROOT );
        stack.push( dir );
        while ( !stack.isEmpty() )
        {
            dir = (List) stack.pop();
            for ( Iterator i = dir.iterator(); i.hasNext(); )
            {
                ItemProperties ip = (ItemProperties) i.next();

                if ( ip.isDirectory() )
                {
                    List subdir = listItems( ip.getPath() );
                    stack.push( subdir );
                }
                else
                {
                    logger.debug( "**** {}", ip.getPath() );
                    File target = new File( getStorageBaseDir(), ip.getPath() );
                    ItemProperties nip = getProxiedItemPropertiesFactory().expandItemProperties(
                        ip.getPath(),
                        target,
                        false );
                    if ( ip.getMetadata( DefaultExpiringProxyingRepositoryLogic.METADATA_EXPIRES ) != null )