diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/storage/spiffs.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/storage/spiffs.rst
index a11c3814e8..4c7b3cf779 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/storage/spiffs.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/storage/spiffs.rst
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Optionally, user can opt to have the image automatically flashed together with t
 If FLASH_IN_PROJECT is not specified, the image is still generated,
 but user has to flash it manually using ``esptool.py``, ``parttool.py`` or a custom build system target.
 
-For an example, see :example:`examples/build_system/spiffsgen>`.
+For an example, see :example:`examples/storage/spiffsgen>`.
 
 
 mkspiffs
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/CMakeLists.txt
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/Makefile b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/Makefile
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/Makefile
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/README.md b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/README.md
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/README.md
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/example_test.py b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/example_test.py
similarity index 93%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/example_test.py
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/example_test.py
index de08fb72e3..636d69c7db 100644
--- a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/example_test.py
+++ b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/example_test.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ except ImportError:
 @IDF.idf_example_test(env_tag='Example_WIFI')
 def test_examples_spiffsgen(env, extra_data):
     # Test with default build configurations
-    dut = env.get_dut('spiffsgen', 'examples/build_system/spiffsgen')
+    dut = env.get_dut('spiffsgen', 'examples/storage/spiffsgen')
     dut.start_app()
 
     base_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'spiffs_image')
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/main/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/main/CMakeLists.txt
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/main/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/main/component.mk b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/main/component.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/main/component.mk
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/main/component.mk
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/main/spiffsgen_example_main.c b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/main/spiffsgen_example_main.c
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/main/spiffsgen_example_main.c
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/main/spiffsgen_example_main.c
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/partitions_example.csv b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/partitions_example.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/partitions_example.csv
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/partitions_example.csv
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/sdkconfig.defaults
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/sdkconfig.defaults
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/sdkconfig.defaults
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/hello.txt b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/hello.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/hello.txt
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/hello.txt
diff --git a/examples/build_system/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/sub/alice.txt b/examples/storage/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/sub/alice.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/build_system/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/sub/alice.txt
rename to examples/storage/spiffsgen/spiffs_image/sub/alice.txt