diff --git a/src/models/localSyncSettings.model.ts b/src/models/localSyncSettings.model.ts
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+export class LocalSyncSettings {
+  public folderPath: string = "";
+}
diff --git a/src/service/localSync.service.ts b/src/service/localSync.service.ts
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+"use strict";
+
+import * as fs from "fs-extra";
+import * as path from "path";
+import { LocalSyncSettings } from "../models/localSyncSettings.model";
+import { File, FileService } from "./file.service";
+
+export class LocalSyncService {
+  public static LOCAL_SETTINGS_FILE = "syncLocalSettings.json";
+
+  public static async ExportFiles(
+    folderPath: string,
+    files: File[]
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!folderPath || !files) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    await fs.mkdirs(folderPath);
+
+    for (const file of files) {
+      const fileName = file.gistName || file.fileName;
+      const targetPath = await FileService.CreateDirTree(
+        LocalSyncService.EnsureTrailingSeparator(folderPath),
+        fileName
+      );
+      const written = await FileService.WriteFile(targetPath, file.content);
+
+      if (!written) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  public static async ImportFiles(
+    folderPath: string,
+    customSettings: any = LocalSyncService.CreateDefaultImportConfig()
+  ): Promise<File[]> {
+    if (!folderPath || !(await FileService.IsDirectory(folderPath))) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    return FileService.ListFiles(folderPath, customSettings);
+  }
+
+  public static async ReadSettings(
+    filePath: string
+  ): Promise<LocalSyncSettings> {
+    if (!(await FileService.FileExists(filePath))) {
+      return new LocalSyncSettings();
+    }
+
+    const content = await FileService.ReadFile(filePath);
+    return Object.assign(new LocalSyncSettings(), JSON.parse(content));
+  }
+
+  public static async WriteSettings(
+    filePath: string,
+    settings: LocalSyncSettings
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    await fs.mkdirs(path.dirname(filePath));
+    return FileService.WriteFile(filePath, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2));
+  }
+
+  private static EnsureTrailingSeparator(folderPath: string): string {
+    return folderPath.endsWith(path.sep) ? folderPath : folderPath + path.sep;
+  }
+
+  private static CreateDefaultImportConfig() {
+    return {
+      ignoreUploadFiles: [
+        "state.*",
+        LocalSyncService.LOCAL_SETTINGS_FILE,
+        ".DS_Store",
+        "sync.lock",
+        "projects.json",
+        "projects_cache_vscode.json",
+        "projects_cache_git.json",
+        "projects_cache_svn.json",
+        "gpm_projects.json",
+        "gpm-recentItems.json"
+      ],
+      ignoreUploadFolders: ["workspaceStorage"],
+      supportedFileExtensions: ["json", "code-snippets"]
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/service/localSyncService/localSyncService.test.ts b/test/service/localSyncService/localSyncService.test.ts
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+import { expect } from "chai";
+import * as fs from "fs-extra";
+import * as os from "os";
+import * as path from "path";
+
+import { LocalSyncSettings } from "../../../src/models/localSyncSettings.model";
+import { File } from "../../../src/service/file.service";
+import { LocalSyncService } from "../../../src/service/localSync.service";
+
+describe("LocalSyncService", () => {
+  let syncFolder: string;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    syncFolder = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "settings-sync-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await fs.remove(syncFolder);
+  });
+
+  it("should export files to the selected folder", async () => {
+    const files = [
+      new File("settings.json", '{"editor.tabSize": 2}', "", "settings.json"),
+      new File(
+        "snippets.code-snippets",
+        '{"hello": {"body": "world"}}',
+        "",
+        "snippets|snippets.code-snippets"
+      )
+    ];
+
+    const result = await LocalSyncService.ExportFiles(syncFolder, files);
+
+    expect(result).to.be.equals(true);
+    expect(
+      await fs.readFile(path.join(syncFolder, "settings.json"), "utf8")
+    ).to.be.equals('{"editor.tabSize": 2}');
+    expect(
+      await fs.readFile(
+        path.join(syncFolder, "snippets", "snippets.code-snippets"),
+        "utf8"
+      )
+    ).to.be.equals('{"hello": {"body": "world"}}');
+  });
+
+  it("should import files from the selected folder", async () => {
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      path.join(syncFolder, "settings.json"),
+      '{"editor.fontSize": 14}'
+    );
+
+    const files = await LocalSyncService.ImportFiles(syncFolder);
+
+    expect(files.map(file => file.fileName)).to.contain("settings.json");
+    expect(files.map(file => file.content)).to.contain(
+      '{"editor.fontSize": 14}'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should read and write local sync settings", async () => {
+    const settingsPath = path.join(syncFolder, "syncLocalSettings.json");
+    const settings = new LocalSyncSettings();
+    settings.folderPath = syncFolder;
+
+    const written = await LocalSyncService.WriteSettings(settingsPath, settings);
+    const actual = await LocalSyncService.ReadSettings(settingsPath);
+
+    expect(written).to.be.equals(true);
+    expect(actual.folderPath).to.be.equals(syncFolder);
+  });
+
+  it("should return default settings if local settings file does not exist", async () => {
+    const actual = await LocalSyncService.ReadSettings(
+      path.join(syncFolder, "syncLocalSettings.json")
+    );
+
+    expect(actual.folderPath).to.be.equals("");
+  });
+});