diff --git a/cs/src/core/Device/LocalStorageDevice.cs b/cs/src/core/Device/LocalStorageDevice.cs
index 7dec23bf3..5ca46e00b 100644
--- a/cs/src/core/Device/LocalStorageDevice.cs
+++ b/cs/src/core/Device/LocalStorageDevice.cs
@@ -153,12 +153,17 @@ public override void Close()
                 logHandle.Dispose();
         }
 
-
-        private string GetSegmentName(int segmentId)
+        protected string GetSegmentName(int segmentId)
         {
             return FileName + "." + segmentId;
         }
 
+        // Can be used to pre-load handles, e.g., after a checkpoint
+        protected SafeFileHandle GetOrAddHandle(int _segmentId)
+        {
+            return logHandles.GetOrAdd(_segmentId, segmentId => CreateHandle(segmentId));
+        }
+
         private static uint GetSectorSize(string filename)
         {
             if (!Native32.GetDiskFreeSpace(filename.Substring(0, 3),
@@ -216,11 +221,6 @@ private SafeFileHandle CreateHandle(int segmentId)
             return logHandle;
         }
 
-        private SafeFileHandle GetOrAddHandle(int _segmentId)
-        {
-            return logHandles.GetOrAdd(_segmentId, segmentId => CreateHandle(segmentId));
-        }
-
         /// Sets file size to the specified value.
         /// Does not reset file seek pointer to original location.
         private bool SetFileSize(string filename, SafeFileHandle logHandle, long size)