A size associated with a content file is determined to be greater than a threshold size. In response to the determination, file metadata of the content file split and stored across a plurality of component file metadata structures. The file metadata of the content file specifies tree structure organizing data components of the content file and each component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures stores a portion of the tree structure. A snapshot tree is updated to reference the plurality of component file metadata structures for the content file.