A memory device comprises a file system and a processing device to perform operations comprising receiving, from the file system, a first data access command comprising a payload, responsive to receiving the first data access command, determining, using the file system, a characteristic of the payload, wherein the characteristic of the payload indicates whether the first data access command is for data or for metadata, and sending a second data access command to a memory sub-system, wherein the second data access command includes an indication of a memory region of a memory device in which the memory sub-system is to store the payload, wherein the indication of the memory region is based on the characteristic of the payload.