diff --git a/main/filesystem-crypto/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystem.java b/main/filesystem-crypto/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystem.java
index d5617c982..242f07071 100644
--- a/main/filesystem-crypto/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystem.java
+++ b/main/filesystem-crypto/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystem.java
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.cryptomator.filesystem.crypto;
 
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.cryptomator.crypto.engine.Cryptor;
@@ -16,12 +17,11 @@ import org.cryptomator.crypto.engine.InvalidPassphraseException;
 import org.cryptomator.filesystem.File;
 import org.cryptomator.filesystem.FileSystem;
 import org.cryptomator.filesystem.Folder;
-import org.cryptomator.filesystem.WritableFile;
 
 public class CryptoFileSystem extends CryptoFolder implements FileSystem {
 
 	private static final String DATA_ROOT_DIR = "d";
-	private static final String ROOT_DIR_FILE = "root";
+	private static final String ROOT_DIRECOTRY_ID = "";
 
 	private final Folder physicalRoot;
 	private final CryptoFileSystemDelegate delegate;
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ public class CryptoFileSystem extends CryptoFolder implements FileSystem {
 		return delegate;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected String getDirectoryId() {
+		return ROOT_DIRECOTRY_ID;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected File physicalFile() {
-		return physicalDataRoot().file(ROOT_DIR_FILE);
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Crypto filesystem root doesn't provide a directory file, as the directory ID is fixed.");
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -57,23 +62,31 @@ public class CryptoFileSystem extends CryptoFolder implements FileSystem {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean exists() {
-		return physicalFile().exists() && physicalFolder().exists();
+		return physicalFolder().exists();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Optional<Instant> creationTime() throws UncheckedIOException {
+		return physicalFolder().creationTime();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Instant lastModified() {
+		return physicalFolder().lastModified();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void delete() {
-		// no-op.
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Can not delete CryptoFileSytem root.");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void moveTo(Folder target) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Can not move CryptoFileSytem root.");
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void create() {
-		physicalDataRoot().create();
-		final File dirFile = physicalFile();
-		final String directoryId = getDirectoryId();
-		try (WritableFile writable = dirFile.openWritable()) {
-			final ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.wrap(directoryId.getBytes());
-			writable.write(buf);
-		}
 		physicalFolder().create();
 	}
 
diff --git a/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemComponentIntegrationTest.java b/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemComponentIntegrationTest.java
index 94acb537f..826187e31 100644
--- a/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemComponentIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemComponentIntegrationTest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public class CryptoFileSystemComponentIntegrationTest {
 		Assert.assertTrue(masterkeyBkupFile.exists());
 		Assert.assertTrue(physicalDataRoot.exists());
 		Assert.assertEquals(3, physicalFs.children().count()); // d + masterkey.cryptomator + masterkey.cryptomator.bkup
-		Assert.assertEquals(1, physicalDataRoot.files().count()); // ROOT file
 		Assert.assertEquals(1, physicalDataRoot.folders().count()); // ROOT directory
 	}
 
diff --git a/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemTest.java b/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemTest.java
index cf88835c4..26acd2400 100644
--- a/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemTest.java
+++ b/main/filesystem-crypto/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/filesystem/crypto/CryptoFileSystemTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import static org.cryptomator.filesystem.FileSystemVisitor.fileSystemVisitor;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,45 @@ public class CryptoFileSystemTest {
 		Assert.assertTrue(bazBarFolder.exists());
 	}
 
+	@Test(timeout = 1000, expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+	public void testMovingOfRootDir() throws UncheckedIOException, IOException {
+		// mock stuff and prepare crypto FS:
+		final Cryptor cryptor = new NoCryptor();
+		final FileSystem physicalFs = new InMemoryFileSystem();
+		final FileSystem fs = new CryptoFileSystem(physicalFs, cryptor, Mockito.mock(CryptoFileSystemDelegate.class), "foo");
+		fs.create();
+		fs.moveTo(fs.folder("subFolder"));
+	}
+
+	@Test(timeout = 1000, expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+	public void testDeletingOfRootDir() throws UncheckedIOException, IOException {
+		// mock stuff and prepare crypto FS:
+		final Cryptor cryptor = new NoCryptor();
+		final FileSystem physicalFs = new InMemoryFileSystem();
+		final FileSystem fs = new CryptoFileSystem(physicalFs, cryptor, Mockito.mock(CryptoFileSystemDelegate.class), "foo");
+		fs.create();
+		fs.delete();
+	}
+
+	@Test(timeout = 100000)
+	public void testCreationAndLastModifiedDateOfRootDir() throws UncheckedIOException, IOException, InterruptedException {
+		// mock stuff and prepare crypto FS:
+		final Cryptor cryptor = new NoCryptor();
+		final FileSystem physicalFs = new InMemoryFileSystem();
+
+		final Instant minDate = Instant.now();
+		Thread.sleep(10);
+		final FileSystem fs = new CryptoFileSystem(physicalFs, cryptor, Mockito.mock(CryptoFileSystemDelegate.class), "foo");
+		Thread.sleep(10);
+		final Instant maxDate = Instant.now();
+
+		Assert.assertTrue(fs.creationTime().isPresent());
+		Assert.assertTrue(fs.creationTime().get().isAfter(minDate));
+		Assert.assertTrue(fs.creationTime().get().isBefore(maxDate));
+		Assert.assertTrue(fs.lastModified().isAfter(minDate));
+		Assert.assertTrue(fs.lastModified().isBefore(maxDate));
+	}
+
 	@Test(timeout = 1000, expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void testDirectoryMovingWithinBloodline() throws UncheckedIOException, IOException {
 		// mock stuff and prepare crypto FS: