Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting a folder from unauthorized file modification may include receiving, from a remote device, a modify request for a target file in a folder and determining whether the folder is a protected folder. The method may also include determining, in response to determining the folder is the protected folder, whether the remote device is a trusted host. The method may further include allowing, in response to determining that the remote device is the trusted host, the modify request for the target file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for backing up virtual machine data may include (1) identifying a volume of data for a guest system within a virtual machine that may be scheduled for a backup from outside the guest system, (2) identifying, before the backup may be scheduled to occur, a plurality of blocks within the volume of data that have changed since a previous backup of the volume of data, (3) partially performing the backup by copying the plurality of blocks to a backup image and (4) completing the backup from outside the guest system once the backup may be scheduled to occur by copying to the backup image an additional plurality of blocks within the volume of data that have changed since identifying the plurality of blocks. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include monitoring a computing system for evidence of potential data failures within the computing system. The computer-implemented method may also include detecting evidence that indicates a potential data failure while monitoring the computing system and identifying data implicated in the potential data failure based on the detected evidence. The computer-implemented method may further include initiating an action configured to proactively facilitate restoration of at least a portion of the data implicated in the potential data failure prior to determining whether the data implicated in the potential data failure needs to be restored. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a volume image backup of selected objects is provided. In one embodiment, a method for creating volume image backups using selected objects of a source volume, comprises processing metadata and mapping information regarding at least one object of a source volume, wherein the mapping information is used to identify at least one data block within the source volume for the at least one object, wherein the at least one object is selected from a plurality of objects configuring a file system hierarchy of at least one image file using the metadata and storing the at least one data block in the at least one image file using the mapping information.