public function get_parent_directory() {
        if ($this->file_record->filepath === '/' and $this->file_record->filename === '.') {
            //root dir does not have parent
            return null;
        }

        if ($this->file_record->filename !== '.') {
            return $this->fs->create_directory($this->file_record->contextid, $this->file_record->component, $this->file_record->filearea, $this->file_record->itemid, $this->file_record->filepath);
        }

        $filepath = $this->file_record->filepath;
        $filepath = trim($filepath, '/');
        $dirs = explode('/', $filepath);
        array_pop($dirs);
        $filepath = implode('/', $dirs);
        $filepath = ($filepath === '') ? '/' : "/$filepath/";

        return $this->fs->create_directory($this->file_record->contextid, $this->file_record->component, $this->file_record->filearea, $this->file_record->itemid, $filepath);
    }