diff --git a/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/gridstore/pages.rs b/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/gridstore/pages.rs
index 512cd57330..650316b531 100644
--- a/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/gridstore/pages.rs
+++ b/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/gridstore/pages.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> Pages<S> {
             if !page_files.contains(&page_path) {
                 break;
             }
-            fs.schedule_prefetch(&page_path, Some(page_open_options(populate, false)), None)?;
+            fs.schedule_open(&page_path, Some(page_open_options(populate, false)), None)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> Pages<S> {
             let page_path = self.page_path(page_id);
 
             // Re-schedule so that unchanged files don't re-fetch.
-            fs.reschedule_prefetch(&page_path, Some(page_open_options(populate, false)), None)?;
+            fs.reschedule_open(&page_path, Some(page_open_options(populate, false)), None)?;
         }
 
         for page_id in next_page_id.. {
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> Pages<S> {
             if !fs.exists(&page_path)? {
                 break;
             }
-            fs.schedule_prefetch(&page_path, Some(page_open_options(populate, false)), None)?;
+            fs.schedule_open(&page_path, Some(page_open_options(populate, false)), None)?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/logstore/page.rs b/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/logstore/page.rs
index 7529356d03..326a82c560 100644
--- a/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/logstore/page.rs
+++ b/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/logstore/page.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> AppendOnlyPages<S> {
             if !page_files.contains(&path) {
                 break;
             }
-            fs.schedule_prefetch(
+            fs.schedule_open(
                 &path,
                 Some(AppendOnlyPage::<S>::open_options(populate, false)),
                 None,
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> AppendOnlyPages<S> {
             if !page_list.contains_key(&path) {
                 break;
             }
-            fs.schedule_prefetch(
+            fs.schedule_open(
                 &path,
                 Some(AppendOnlyPage::<S>::open_options(populate, false)),
                 None,
diff --git a/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/reader.rs b/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/reader.rs
index 8630542174..25262779ff 100644
--- a/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/reader.rs
+++ b/lib/blobstore/src/blobstore/reader.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl<V: Blob, S: UniversalRead> BlobstoreReader<V, S> {
     ) -> Result<()> {
         // schedule config file, so the config read in `open` is served from the prefetch pool
         let config_path = base_path.join(CONFIG_FILENAME);
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&config_path, None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&config_path, None, None)?;
 
         // Don't read config now; instead, probe all modes and ignore not-found errors
         for mode in Mode::iter() {
diff --git a/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/append_only.rs b/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/append_only.rs
index c30d96ccb3..bf1c5c8c14 100644
--- a/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/append_only.rs
+++ b/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/append_only.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> AppendOnlyTracker<S> {
         dir: &Path,
         populate: Populate,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             &Self::tracker_file_name(dir),
             Some(Self::open_options(populate, false)),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/mod.rs b/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/mod.rs
index 7b5c7ac796..6adfc417a1 100644
--- a/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/blobstore/src/tracker/mod.rs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> Tracker<S> {
     ) -> Result<()> {
         // Default a lazy open to partially populating the header.
         let populate = populate.or_partial(0..size_of::<TrackerHeader>() as u64);
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             tracker_path,
             Some(tracker_open_options(populate, false)),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/common/common/src/persisted_hashmap/uio/mod.rs b/lib/common/common/src/persisted_hashmap/uio/mod.rs
index 724cd798d8..74ba2c8446 100644
--- a/lib/common/common/src/persisted_hashmap/uio/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/common/common/src/persisted_hashmap/uio/mod.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ where
         // the perfect-hash table, so the map can be opened without a full read.
         options.populate = options.populate.or_partial(0..HEADER_AND_BASIC_PHF_SIZE);
 
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(path.as_ref(), Some(options), None)
+        fs.schedule_open(path.as_ref(), Some(options), None)
     }
 
     /// Load the hash map from file.
diff --git a/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/cached_fs/mod.rs b/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/cached_fs/mod.rs
index cab132ba4c..5bd5afb9c7 100644
--- a/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/cached_fs/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/cached_fs/mod.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl<Fs: UniversalReadFs> CachedReadFs for CachedFs<Fs> {
         self.files_prefetched.lock().clear();
     }
 
-    fn schedule_prefetch(
+    fn schedule_open(
         &self,
         path: &Path,
         open_arguments: Option<OpenOptions>,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ impl<Fs: UniversalReadFs> CachedReadFs for CachedFs<Fs> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn reschedule_prefetch(
+    fn reschedule_open(
         &self,
         path: &Path,
         open_arguments: Option<OpenOptions>,
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ impl<Fs: UniversalReadFs> CachedReadFs for CachedFs<Fs> {
         }
 
         // Otherwise schedule normally
-        self.schedule_prefetch(path, open_arguments, open_extra)
+        self.schedule_open(path, open_arguments, open_extra)
     }
 
     fn cached_file_info(&self, path: &Path) -> Option<FileInfo> {
diff --git a/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/oneshot.rs b/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/oneshot.rs
index d94a39cebd..2c9c434935 100644
--- a/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/oneshot.rs
+++ b/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/oneshot.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> OneshotFile<S> {
     /// A one-shot file is always read in full, so the prefetch populates it —
     /// the fetch overlaps whatever runs between the schedule and the open.
     pub fn preopen<Fs: CachedReadFs<File = S>>(fs: &Fs, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> UioResult<()> {
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             path.as_ref(),
             Some(Self::open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/traits/file_ops.rs b/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/traits/file_ops.rs
index e8352adc5c..8d5819c475 100644
--- a/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/traits/file_ops.rs
+++ b/lib/common/common/src/universal_io/traits/file_ops.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ pub trait CachedReadFs: UniversalReadFs {
     /// Open `path` in the background and park the handle in the prefetch
     /// pool, to be consumed by a later [`UniversalReadFs::open`] of the same
     /// path. Idempotent per path while the handle is unconsumed.
-    fn schedule_prefetch(
+    fn schedule_open(
         &self,
         path: &Path,
         open_arguments: Option<OpenOptions>,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub trait CachedReadFs: UniversalReadFs {
     ///
     /// This will force `Self::open` to return `UnchangedOpen` error if the file
     /// did not change its `FileInfo` in between snapshots.
-    fn reschedule_prefetch(
+    fn reschedule_open(
         &self,
         path: &Path,
         open_arguments: Option<OpenOptions>,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/common/flags/in_memory_bitvec_flags.rs b/lib/segment/src/common/flags/in_memory_bitvec_flags.rs
index 3264b840bd..cdb9e5fa98 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/common/flags/in_memory_bitvec_flags.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/common/flags/in_memory_bitvec_flags.rs
@@ -68,21 +68,21 @@ impl InMemoryBitvecFlags {
         match FlagsMode::detect(fs, directory)?.unwrap_or(FlagsMode::Dynamic) {
             FlagsMode::Dynamic => {
                 // Status file
-                fs.schedule_prefetch(
+                fs.schedule_open(
                     &status_file(directory),
                     Some(bitslice_open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
                     None,
                 )?;
 
                 // Bitslice
-                fs.schedule_prefetch(
+                fs.schedule_open(
                     &directory.join(FLAGS_FILE),
                     Some(bitslice_open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
                     None,
                 )?;
             }
             FlagsMode::Compact => {
-                fs.schedule_prefetch(
+                fs.schedule_open(
                     &directory.join(COMPACT_FLAGS_FILE),
                     Some(compact_open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
                     None,
@@ -101,19 +101,19 @@ impl InMemoryBitvecFlags {
 
         match mode {
             FlagsMode::Dynamic => {
-                fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+                fs.reschedule_open(
                     &status_file(directory),
                     Some(bitslice_open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
                     None,
                 )?;
-                fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+                fs.reschedule_open(
                     &directory.join(FLAGS_FILE),
                     Some(bitslice_open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
                     None,
                 )?;
             }
             FlagsMode::Compact => {
-                fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+                fs.reschedule_open(
                     &directory.join(COMPACT_FLAGS_FILE),
                     Some(compact_open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
                     None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_compact_flags.rs b/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_compact_flags.rs
index 9b1c6bbeea..cfb4a37154 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_compact_flags.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_compact_flags.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyCompactFlags<S> {
         };
 
         Ok(fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(
+            .schedule_open(
                 &directory.join(COMPACT_FLAGS_FILE),
                 Some(open_options(populate)),
                 None,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyCompactFlags<S> {
         } else {
             Populate::Partial(ReadRange::new(0, stored_bitmask::HEADER_SIZE as u64))
         };
-        cached_fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+        cached_fs.reschedule_open(
             &directory.join(COMPACT_FLAGS_FILE),
             Some(open_options(populate)),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_roaring_flags.rs b/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_roaring_flags.rs
index 34db3eb85d..be0a053713 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_roaring_flags.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/common/flags/read_only_roaring_flags.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyRoaringFlags<S> {
     ) -> OperationResult<bool> {
         // Status file.
         if fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(
+            .schedule_open(
                 &status_file(directory),
                 Some(open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
                 None,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyRoaringFlags<S> {
         }
 
         // Bitslice
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             &directory.join(FLAGS_FILE),
             Some(open_options(populate)),
             None,
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyRoaringFlags<S> {
             Populate::No
         };
 
-        cached_fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+        cached_fs.reschedule_open(
             &directory.join(FLAGS_FILE),
             Some(open_options(populate)),
             None,
         )?;
 
         // Status file.
-        cached_fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+        cached_fs.reschedule_open(
             &status_file(directory),
             Some(open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/common/live_reload.rs b/lib/segment/src/common/live_reload.rs
index 43f39655f3..faede21edb 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/common/live_reload.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/common/live_reload.rs
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ use crate::common::operation_error::OperationResult;
 pub(crate) trait LiveReload {
     type File: UniversalRead;
 
+    /// Stage everything the next [`Self::live_reload`] needs: schedule
+    /// reopens on kept handles, (re)schedule prefetches for swapped and new
+    /// files. Shared access; must not wait on any fetch.
     fn live_preload<Fs: CachedReadFs<File = Self::File>>(
         &self,
         cached_fs: &Fs,
-    ) -> OperationResult<()> {
-        let _ = cached_fs;
-        // todo(uio): don't provide default implementation
-        Ok(())
-    }
+    ) -> OperationResult<()>;
 
     fn live_reload<Fs: UniversalReadFs<File = Self::File>>(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
index 0ee2676258..3126ceb105 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyDiskIdTracker<S> {
         }
 
         let options = Self::open_options();
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&version_mapping_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(&version_mapping_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(
             &deleted_path(segment_path),
             Some(Self::deleted_open_options()),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
index 7542a8bc59..496a2309a0 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyDiskIdTracker<S> {
     /// Stage the fresh deleted-bitslice handle [`live_reload`](Self::live_reload) swaps in.
     pub fn live_preload(&self, fs: &impl CachedReadFs<File = S>) -> OperationResult<()> {
         // The reload reads the whole bitslice
-        fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+        fs.reschedule_open(
             &deleted_path(&self.path),
             Some(Self::deleted_open_options()),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/reader/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/reader/lifecycle.rs
index cdb6f11854..7f7dd3ac88 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/reader/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/disk_id_tracker/reader/lifecycle.rs
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> DiskMappingReader<S> {
 
         let options = Self::open_options();
 
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&i2e_path, Some(options), None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&e2i_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(&i2e_path, Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&e2i_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(
             &is_uuid_path(segment_path),
             Some(OpenOptions {
                 // Prefetch must not stall on population; only the consuming
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
index fa68dc60e0..561dc48796 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyImmutableIdTracker<S> {
 
         let options = Self::open_options();
 
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&deleted_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&version_mapping_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&mappings_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&deleted_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&version_mapping_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&mappings_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)?;
 
         Ok(true)
     }
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
index f9e5f5940e..b7cb57af73 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/immutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::id_tracker::mutable_id_tracker::read_only::LiveReloadResult;
 impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyImmutableIdTracker<S> {
     /// Stage the fresh deleted-bitslice handle [`live_reload`](Self::live_reload) swaps in.
     pub fn live_preload(&self, fs: &impl CachedReadFs<File = S>) -> OperationResult<()> {
-        fs.reschedule_prefetch(&deleted_path(&self.path), Some(Self::open_options()), None)?;
+        fs.reschedule_open(&deleted_path(&self.path), Some(Self::open_options()), None)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
index 3a020f8d44..507171324c 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/lifecycle.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyAppendableIdTracker<S> {
     pub fn preopen(fs: &impl CachedReadFs<File = S>, segment_path: &Path) -> OperationResult<()> {
         let options = Self::open_options();
 
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&mappings_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)
+        fs.schedule_open(&mappings_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&versions_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)
+        fs.schedule_open(&versions_path(segment_path), Some(options), None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
index bc1803039e..4a3187da8e 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/id_tracker/mutable_id_tracker/read_only/live_reload.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyAppendableIdTracker<S> {
                     .schedule_reopen(|p| fs.cached_file_info(p))
                     .ok_not_found()?,
                 None => fs
-                    .schedule_prefetch(&path, Some(options), None)
+                    .schedule_open(&path, Some(options), None)
                     .ok_not_found()?,
             };
         }
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/deleted_mask.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/deleted_mask.rs
index 9c05e151ec..9a191440c7 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/deleted_mask.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/deleted_mask.rs
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ where
     S: UniversalRead,
 {
     if fs
-        .schedule_prefetch(&deleted_mask_path(dir), Some(options), None)
+        .schedule_open(&deleted_mask_path(dir), Some(options), None)
         .ok_not_found()?
         .is_some()
     {
         return Ok(());
     }
-    fs.schedule_prefetch(&dir.join(legacy_file), Some(options), None)?;
+    fs.schedule_open(&dir.join(legacy_file), Some(options), None)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/full_text_index/inverted_index/on_disk_inverted_index/mod.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/full_text_index/inverted_index/on_disk_inverted_index/mod.rs
index fc5cf422c0..339ba5a697 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/full_text_index/inverted_index/on_disk_inverted_index/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/full_text_index/inverted_index/on_disk_inverted_index/mod.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> OnDiskInvertedIndex<S> {
         // Postings.
         let postings_path = path.join(POSTINGS_FILE);
         if fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(
+            .schedule_open(
                 &postings_path,
                 Some(Self::open_options(
                     populate,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> OnDiskInvertedIndex<S> {
         )?;
 
         // Point to tokens count
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             &path.join(POINT_TO_TOKENS_COUNT_FILE),
             Some(Self::open_options(populate, AdviceSetting::Global)),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/geo_index/on_disk_geo_index/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/geo_index/on_disk_geo_index/lifecycle.rs
index a69a42f288..f16e57232d 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/geo_index/on_disk_geo_index/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/geo_index/on_disk_geo_index/lifecycle.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> OnDiskGeoIndex<S> {
         // Stats
         let stats_path = path.join(STATS_PATH);
         if fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&stats_path, None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&stats_path, None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?
             .is_none()
         {
@@ -176,17 +176,17 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> OnDiskGeoIndex<S> {
 
         // Geohash counts, points map, and point-id list
         let options = Self::open_options(populate);
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&path.join(COUNTS_PER_HASH), Some(options), None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&path.join(POINTS_MAP), Some(options), None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&path.join(POINTS_MAP_IDS), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&path.join(COUNTS_PER_HASH), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&path.join(POINTS_MAP), Some(options), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&path.join(POINTS_MAP_IDS), Some(options), None)?;
 
         // Block indexes over the two sorted arrays; optional, absent on old
         // segments
         let _ = fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&path.join(COUNTS_PER_HASH_BLOCK_INDEX), None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&path.join(COUNTS_PER_HASH_BLOCK_INDEX), None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
         let _ = fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&path.join(POINTS_MAP_BLOCK_INDEX), None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&path.join(POINTS_MAP_BLOCK_INDEX), None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
 
         // Point to values
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/histogram.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/histogram.rs
index 513c58552a..2e6a21f66b 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/histogram.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/histogram.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ impl<T: Numericable + Serialize + DeserializeOwned> Histogram<T> {
 
     /// Schedule background prefetch of the two files [`open`](Self::open) reads.
     pub fn preopen(fs: &impl CachedReadFs, path: &Path) -> OperationResult<()> {
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&path.join(CONFIG_PATH), None, None)?;
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&path.join(BORDERS_PATH), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&path.join(CONFIG_PATH), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&path.join(BORDERS_PATH), None, None)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/on_disk_map_index/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/on_disk_map_index/lifecycle.rs
index 1338030933..916f076bb3 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/on_disk_map_index/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/on_disk_map_index/lifecycle.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ where
         // Config
         let config_path = path.join(CONFIG_PATH);
         if fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&config_path, None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&config_path, None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?
             .is_none()
         {
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/prefix_index/reader.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/prefix_index/reader.rs
index 8dac01a427..8ffff34c1e 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/prefix_index/reader.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/map_index/prefix_index/reader.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> PrefixIndex<S> {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&file_path, Some(Self::prefix_open_options(populate)), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&file_path, Some(Self::prefix_open_options(populate)), None)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/numeric_index/on_disk_numeric_index/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/numeric_index/on_disk_numeric_index/lifecycle.rs
index 070073ee14..d5ce47749c 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/numeric_index/on_disk_numeric_index/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/numeric_index/on_disk_numeric_index/lifecycle.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ where
         // Config
         let config_path = path.join(CONFIG_PATH);
         if fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&config_path, None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&config_path, None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?
             .is_none()
         {
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ where
 
         // Value pairs
         let pairs_path = path.join(PAIRS_PATH);
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&pairs_path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&pairs_path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
 
         // Block index over the value pairs; optional, absent on old segments
         let _ = fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&path.join(PAIRS_BLOCK_INDEX_PATH), None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&path.join(PAIRS_BLOCK_INDEX_PATH), None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
 
         // Point to values
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/on_disk_point_to_values.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/on_disk_point_to_values.rs
index a15c4b9e4c..65dd67fc62 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/on_disk_point_to_values.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/field_index/on_disk_point_to_values.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ where
     ) -> OperationResult<()> {
         let file_name = dir.join(POINT_TO_VALUES_PATH);
 
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&file_name, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&file_name, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/graph.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/graph.rs
index 26b8ec88db..15eb7e6c8a 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/graph.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/graph.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> HnswGraph<S> {
         dir: &Path,
         residency: GraphLinksResidency,
     ) -> OperationResult<()> {
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&GraphLayers::get_path(dir), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&GraphLayers::get_path(dir), None, None)?;
         let Some(format) = GraphLayers::probe_links_format(fs, dir)? else {
             return Ok(());
         };
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> HnswGraph<S> {
         } else {
             GraphLinks::preopen_options(residency)
         };
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             &GraphLayers::get_links_path(dir, format),
             Some(options),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/hnsw/read_only/mod.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/hnsw/read_only/mod.rs
index e7a6cf78f1..d86d66bcc2 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/hnsw/read_only/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/hnsw_index/hnsw/read_only/mod.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalReadExt> ReadOnlyHNSWIndex<S> {
         populate_override: Option<Populate>,
     ) -> OperationResult<()> {
         // Graph config; may legitimately be absent (`open` derives defaults).
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&HnswGraphConfig::get_config_path(path), None, None)
+        fs.schedule_open(&HnswGraphConfig::get_config_path(path), None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
 
         // Graph data and links
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/index/read_only/mod.rs b/lib/segment/src/index/read_only/mod.rs
index bc64871b7d..8ed67dc477 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/index/read_only/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/index/read_only/mod.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalReadExt + 'static> VectorIndexReadEnum<S> {
         // Sparse index config; `open_sparse` reads it off the parked handle.
         let config_path = SparseIndexConfig::get_config_path(path);
         if fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&config_path, None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&config_path, None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?
             .is_none()
         {
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ impl<S: UniversalReadExt + 'static> VectorIndexReadEnum<S> {
         inverted_index_compressed_mmap::preopen(fs, path, populate)?;
 
         // Version check
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&path.join(VERSION_FILE), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&path.join(VERSION_FILE), None, None)?;
 
         // Indices tracker
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&IndicesTracker::file_path(path), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&IndicesTracker::file_path(path), None, None)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/segment/read_only/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/segment/read_only/lifecycle.rs
index e45e715f21..9baf086af2 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/segment/read_only/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/segment/read_only/lifecycle.rs
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ fn build_cached_fs<Fs: UniversalReadFs>(
     // Absence is tolerated here: the subsequent read reports it gracefully.
     for file_name in [VERSION_FILE, SEGMENT_STATE_FILE] {
         cached_fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&segment_path.join(file_name), None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&segment_path.join(file_name), None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
     }
 
     // Payload index config
     cached_fs
-        .schedule_prefetch(
+        .schedule_open(
             &PayloadConfig::get_config_path(&get_payload_index_path(segment_path)),
             None,
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/segment/update_only/lookup/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/segment/update_only/lookup/lifecycle.rs
index 613f8f50cb..be60e91bc5 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/segment/update_only/lookup/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/segment/update_only/lookup/lifecycle.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn build_cached_fs<Fs: UniversalReadFs>(
     // Absence is tolerated here: the subsequent read reports it gracefully.
     for file_name in [VERSION_FILE, SEGMENT_STATE_FILE] {
         cached_fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&segment_path.join(file_name), None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&segment_path.join(file_name), None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs
index 4848c43097..567a16c56e 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ impl<T: bytemuck::Pod + Send, S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyChunkedVectors<T, S> {
         populate: Populate,
     ) -> OperationResult<()> {
         // Config file
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&config_file(directory), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&config_file(directory), None, None)?;
 
         // Status file
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&status_file(directory), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&status_file(directory), None, None)?;
 
         // Chunks
         preopen_chunks(fs, directory, advice, populate)?;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn preopen_chunks(
             .is_some();
 
         if is_chunk {
-            fs.schedule_prefetch(
+            fs.schedule_open(
                 &listed.path,
                 Some(chunk_open_options(advice, populate, false)),
                 None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/live_reload.rs b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/live_reload.rs
index de00976206..d8372e7129 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/live_reload.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/chunked_vectors/read_only/live_reload.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl<T: bytemuck::Pod + Send, S: UniversalRead> LiveReload for ReadOnlyChunkedVe
 
     fn live_preload<Fs: CachedReadFs<File = S>>(&self, fs: &Fs) -> OperationResult<()> {
         // Status is the change signal, let reload skip reloading if this didn't change.
-        fs.reschedule_prefetch(&status_file(&self.directory), None, None)?;
+        fs.reschedule_open(&status_file(&self.directory), None, None)?;
 
         let num_files = list_chunk_files(fs, &self.directory)?.len();
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl<T: bytemuck::Pod + Send, S: UniversalRead> LiveReload for ReadOnlyChunkedVe
         let last_chunk = self.config.get_chunk_index(self.len);
 
         let fresh_from = if last_chunk < self.chunks.len().min(num_files) {
-            fs.reschedule_prefetch(
+            fs.reschedule_open(
                 &chunk_name(&self.directory, last_chunk),
                 Some(chunk_open_options(self.advice, self.populate, false)),
                 None,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl<T: bytemuck::Pod + Send, S: UniversalRead> LiveReload for ReadOnlyChunkedVe
 
         // Prefetch the rest of the chunks the reload may open.
         for chunk_id in fresh_from..num_files {
-            fs.schedule_prefetch(
+            fs.schedule_open(
                 &chunk_name(&self.directory, chunk_id),
                 Some(chunk_open_options(self.advice, self.populate, false)),
                 None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/immutable_dense_vectors.rs b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/immutable_dense_vectors.rs
index c5536b635f..124ad132c5 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/immutable_dense_vectors.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/immutable_dense_vectors.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<T: PrimitiveVectorElement, S: UniversalRead> ImmutableDenseVectorData<T, S>
         populate: Populate,
     ) -> OperationResult<()> {
         // Vector data
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(vectors_path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(vectors_path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/read_only/immutable/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/read_only/immutable/lifecycle.rs
index 6a64e9882f..6ac6f769cd 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/read_only/immutable/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/dense/read_only/immutable/lifecycle.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl<T: PrimitiveVectorElement, S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyImmutableDenseVectorSt
         ImmutableDenseVectorData::<T, S>::preopen(fs, &path.join(VECTORS_PATH), populate)?;
 
         // Deleted flags
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             &path.join(DELETED_PATH),
             Some(bitslice_open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
             None,
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_multivector_storage/offsets.rs b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_multivector_storage/offsets.rs
index 64726c0d91..99052d4d6c 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_multivector_storage/offsets.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_multivector_storage/offsets.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl MultivectorOffsetsStorageRam {
     ///
     /// The open reads the whole file, so the prefetch populates it.
     pub fn preopen(fs: &impl CachedReadFs, path: &Path) -> OperationResult<()> {
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(
+        fs.schedule_open(
             path,
             Some(Self::open_options(Populate::PreferBackground)),
             None,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> MultivectorOffsetsStorageMmap<S> {
         path: &Path,
         populate: Populate,
     ) -> OperationResult<()> {
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_storage.rs b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_storage.rs
index f725726feb..540b6b61f0 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_storage.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_storage.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> QuantizedStorage<S> {
         path: &Path,
         populate: Populate,
     ) -> OperationResult<()> {
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(path, Some(Self::open_options(populate)), None)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs
index 9022e8a0b5..e1c97e8e00 100644
--- a/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/lib/segment/src/vector_storage/quantized/quantized_vectors/read_only/lifecycle.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyQuantizedVectors<S> {
         // Config; `open` reads it off the parked handle.
         let config_path = QuantizedVectors::get_config_path(path);
         if fs
-            .schedule_prefetch(&config_path, None, None)
+            .schedule_open(&config_path, None, None)
             .ok_not_found()?
             .is_none()
         {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<S: UniversalRead> ReadOnlyQuantizedVectors<S> {
         }
 
         // Per-method metadata
-        fs.schedule_prefetch(&QuantizedVectors::get_meta_path(path), None, None)?;
+        fs.schedule_open(&QuantizedVectors::get_meta_path(path), None, None)?;
 
         let placement = QuantizedVectors::memory_placement(
             quantization_config.memory_placement(),
diff --git a/lib/sparse/src/index/inverted_index/inverted_index_compressed_mmap.rs b/lib/sparse/src/index/inverted_index/inverted_index_compressed_mmap.rs
index 0dde206670..7ce7ba8dfc 100644
--- a/lib/sparse/src/index/inverted_index/inverted_index_compressed_mmap.rs
+++ b/lib/sparse/src/index/inverted_index/inverted_index_compressed_mmap.rs
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ fn index_open_options(populate: Populate) -> OpenOptions {
 /// (mmap).
 pub fn preopen(fs: &impl CachedReadFs, path: &Path, populate: Populate) -> UioResult<()> {
     // Config
-    fs.schedule_prefetch(&index_config_file_path(path), None, None)?;
+    fs.schedule_open(&index_config_file_path(path), None, None)?;
 
     // Index data
-    fs.schedule_prefetch(
+    fs.schedule_open(
         &index_file_path(path),
         Some(index_open_options(populate)),
         None,