diff --git a/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.d.ts b/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.d.ts
index 469dee65..4c807f2c 100644
--- a/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.d.ts
+++ b/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.d.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 import { HTTPAuthentication } from '../user/authentication/HTTPAuthentication';
+import { Writable, Readable } from 'stream';
 import { IPrivilegeManager } from '../user/privilege/IPrivilegeManager';
 import { IUserManager } from '../user/IUserManager';
 import { IResource } from '../resource/IResource';
-import { Writable } from 'stream';
+import { FSManager } from '../manager/FSManager';
 import * as https from 'https';
 export interface IAutoSave {
     treeFilePath: string;
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ export interface IAutoSave {
     onSaveError?: (error: Error) => void;
     streamProvider?: (inputStream: Writable, callback: (outputStream?: Writable) => void) => void;
 }
+export interface IAutoLoad {
+    treeFilePath: string;
+    fsManagers: FSManager[];
+    streamProvider?: (inputStream: Readable, callback: (outputStream?: Readable) => void) => void;
+}
 export declare class WebDAVServerOptions {
     requireAuthentification?: boolean;
     httpAuthentication?: HTTPAuthentication;
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@ export declare class WebDAVServerOptions {
     serverName?: string;
     version?: string;
     autoSave?: IAutoSave;
+    autoLoad?: IAutoLoad;
 }
 export default WebDAVServerOptions;
 export declare function setDefaultServerOptions(options: WebDAVServerOptions): WebDAVServerOptions;
diff --git a/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.js b/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.js
index 485d4545..b1fa13dd 100644
--- a/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.js
+++ b/lib/server/WebDAVServerOptions.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var WebDAVServerOptions = (function () {
         this.serverName = 'webdav-server';
         this.version = '1.8.0';
         this.autoSave = null;
+        this.autoLoad = null;
     }
     return WebDAVServerOptions;
 }());
diff --git a/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.d.ts b/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.d.ts
index b99a8c19..2eeb1e4b 100644
--- a/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.d.ts
+++ b/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { SerializedObject } from '../../manager/ISerializer';
+import { SimpleCallback } from '../../resource/IResource';
 import { FSManager } from '../../manager/FSManager';
 export declare function load(obj: SerializedObject, managers: FSManager[], callback: (error: Error) => void): void;
+export declare function autoLoad(callback: SimpleCallback): void;
 export declare function save(callback: (error: Error, obj: any) => void): void;
diff --git a/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.js b/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.js
index b57ede63..2da93183 100644
--- a/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.js
+++ b/lib/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.js
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+var export_1 = require("../../manager/export");
 var ISerializer_1 = require("../../manager/ISerializer");
+var zlib = require("zlib");
+var fs = require("fs");
+function defaultFSManagers() {
+    return [
+        new export_1.RootFSManager(),
+        new export_1.VirtualFSManager(),
+        new export_1.PhysicalFSManager()
+    ];
+}
 function load(obj, managers, callback) {
     var _this = this;
-    ISerializer_1.unserialize(obj, managers, function (e, r) {
+    ISerializer_1.unserialize(obj, managers ? managers : defaultFSManagers(), function (e, r) {
         if (!e) {
             _this.rootResource = r;
             callback(null);
@@ -13,6 +23,31 @@ function load(obj, managers, callback) {
     });
 }
 exports.load = load;
+function autoLoad(callback) {
+    var _this = this;
+    var oStream = fs.createReadStream(this.options.autoLoad.treeFilePath);
+    var stream = oStream.pipe(zlib.createGunzip());
+    oStream.on('error', callback);
+    stream.on('error', callback);
+    var streamProvider = this.options.autoLoad.streamProvider;
+    if (!streamProvider)
+        streamProvider = function (s, cb) { return cb(s); };
+    streamProvider(stream, function (s) {
+        if (!s)
+            s = stream;
+        var data = '';
+        s.on('data', function (chunk) {
+            data += chunk.toString();
+        });
+        s.on('error', callback);
+        s.on('end', function () {
+            var obj = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+            var fsManagers = _this.options.autoLoad.fsManagers;
+            _this.load(obj, fsManagers ? fsManagers : defaultFSManagers(), callback);
+        });
+    });
+}
+exports.autoLoad = autoLoad;
 function save(callback) {
     ISerializer_1.serialize(this.rootResource, callback);
 }
diff --git a/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.d.ts b/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.d.ts
index 1a8a2c33..09ef64b9 100644
--- a/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.d.ts
+++ b/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.d.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 import { WebDAVServerOptions } from '../WebDAVServerOptions';
 import { ResourceTreeNode, WebDAVServerStartCallback } from './Types';
-import { MethodCallArgs, WebDAVRequest } from '../WebDAVRequest';
 import { IResource, ReturnCallback } from '../../resource/IResource';
+import { MethodCallArgs, WebDAVRequest } from '../WebDAVRequest';
 import { HTTPAuthentication } from '../../user/authentication/HTTPAuthentication';
 import { IPrivilegeManager } from '../../user/privilege/IPrivilegeManager';
 import { FSPath } from '../../manager/FSManager';
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export declare class WebDAVServer {
     start(callback: WebDAVServerStartCallback): any;
     start(port: number, callback: WebDAVServerStartCallback): any;
     stop: typeof startStop.stop;
+    autoLoad: typeof persistence.autoLoad;
     load: typeof persistence.load;
     save: typeof persistence.save;
     method(name: string, manager: WebDAVRequest): void;
diff --git a/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.js b/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.js
index 199de540..2afbfa25 100644
--- a/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.js
+++ b/lib/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ exports.WebDAVServerOptions = WebDAVServerOptions_2.WebDAVServerOptions;
 var WebDAVServer = (function () {
     function WebDAVServer(options) {
         this.stop = startStop.stop;
+        this.autoLoad = persistence.autoLoad;
         this.load = persistence.load;
         this.save = persistence.save;
         this.beforeRequest = beforeAfter.beforeRequest;
diff --git a/src/server/WebDAVServerOptions.ts b/src/server/WebDAVServerOptions.ts
index 2371b1da..9e18af9c 100644
--- a/src/server/WebDAVServerOptions.ts
+++ b/src/server/WebDAVServerOptions.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { HTTPBasicAuthentication } from '../user/authentication/HTTPBasicAuthent
 import { HTTPDigestAuthentication } from '../user/authentication/HTTPDigestAuthentication'
 import { FakePrivilegeManager } from '../user/privilege/FakePrivilegeManager'
 import { HTTPAuthentication } from '../user/authentication/HTTPAuthentication'
+import { Writable, Readable } from 'stream'
 import { IPrivilegeManager } from '../user/privilege/IPrivilegeManager'
 import { SimpleUserManager } from '../user/simple/SimpleUserManager'
 import { RootResource } from '../resource/std/RootResource'
 import { IUserManager } from '../user/IUserManager'
 import { IResource } from '../resource/IResource'
-import { Writable } from 'stream'
+import { FSManager } from '../manager/FSManager'
 import * as https from 'https'
 
 export interface IAutoSave
@@ -18,6 +19,13 @@ export interface IAutoSave
     streamProvider ?: (inputStream : Writable, callback : (outputStream ?: Writable) => void) => void
 }
 
+export interface IAutoLoad
+{
+    treeFilePath : string,
+    fsManagers : FSManager[],
+    streamProvider ?: (inputStream : Readable, callback : (outputStream ?: Readable) => void) => void
+}
+
 export class WebDAVServerOptions
 {
     requireAuthentification ?: boolean = false
@@ -34,6 +42,7 @@ export class WebDAVServerOptions
     serverName ?: string = 'webdav-server'
     version ?: string = '1.8.0'
     autoSave ?: IAutoSave = null
+    autoLoad ?: IAutoLoad = null
 }
 export default WebDAVServerOptions;
 
diff --git a/src/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.ts b/src/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.ts
index f9ce50e8..41277866 100644
--- a/src/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.ts
+++ b/src/server/webDAVServer/Persistence.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
+import { RootFSManager, VirtualFSManager, PhysicalFSManager } from '../../manager/export'
 import { SerializedObject, unserialize, serialize } from '../../manager/ISerializer'
+import { SimpleCallback } from '../../resource/IResource'
 import { FSManager } from '../../manager/FSManager'
+import { Readable } from 'stream'
+import * as zlib from 'zlib'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+
+function defaultFSManagers()
+{
+    return [
+        new RootFSManager(),
+        new VirtualFSManager(),
+        new PhysicalFSManager()
+    ];
+}
 
 export function load(obj : SerializedObject, managers : FSManager[], callback: (error : Error) => void)
 {
-    unserialize(obj, managers, (e, r) => {
+    unserialize(obj, managers ? managers : defaultFSManagers(), (e, r) => {
         if(!e)
         {
             this.rootResource = r;
@@ -14,6 +28,37 @@ export function load(obj : SerializedObject, managers : FSManager[], callback: (
     })
 }
 
+export function autoLoad(callback : SimpleCallback)
+{
+    const oStream = fs.createReadStream(this.options.autoLoad.treeFilePath);
+    const stream = oStream.pipe(zlib.createGunzip());
+    
+    oStream.on('error', callback)
+    stream.on('error', callback)
+
+    let streamProvider = this.options.autoLoad.streamProvider;
+
+    if(!streamProvider)
+        streamProvider = (s, cb) => cb(s);
+    
+    streamProvider(stream, (s : Readable) => {
+        if(!s)
+            s = stream;
+        
+        let data = '';
+        s.on('data', (chunk) => {
+            data += chunk.toString();
+        })
+        s.on('error', callback)
+        s.on('end', () => {
+            const obj = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+
+            const fsManagers = this.options.autoLoad.fsManagers;
+            this.load(obj, fsManagers ? fsManagers : defaultFSManagers(), callback);
+        })
+    })
+}
+
 export function save(callback : (error : Error, obj : any) => void)
 {
     serialize(this.rootResource, callback);
diff --git a/src/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.ts b/src/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.ts
index 194bf391..ec779a77 100644
--- a/src/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.ts
+++ b/src/server/webDAVServer/WebDAVServer.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { WebDAVServerOptions, setDefaultServerOptions } from '../WebDAVServerOptions'
 import { ResourceTreeNode, WebDAVServerStartCallback } from './Types'
+import { IResource, ReturnCallback, SimpleCallback } from '../../resource/IResource'
 import { HTTPCodes, MethodCallArgs, WebDAVRequest } from '../WebDAVRequest'
-import { IResource, ReturnCallback } from '../../resource/IResource'
 import { HTTPAuthentication } from '../../user/authentication/HTTPAuthentication'
 import { IPrivilegeManager } from '../../user/privilege/IPrivilegeManager'
 import { FSManager, FSPath } from '../../manager/FSManager'
 import { IUserManager } from '../../user/IUserManager'
+import { Readable } from 'stream'
 import Commands from '../commands/Commands'
 
 import * as persistence from './Persistence'
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export class WebDAVServer
     stop = startStop.stop
 
     // Persistence
+    autoLoad = persistence.autoLoad
     load = persistence.load
     save = persistence.save