Systems and methods for determining an execution location for a utility component

A method for determining an execution location for a utility component, wherein the method comprises:

• receiving, at a client device, a request to execute the utility component that performs an action on a target file;
• automatically determining whether the execution location of the utility component is to be locally upon the client device, remotely upon a remote application server or a combination of locally upon the client device and remotely upon the remote application server;
• responsive to determining the execution location is to be fully or partially upon the remote application server, transmitting the request to be executed within a remote session between the client device and the remote application server;
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• responsive to determining the execution location of the utility component is on the client device, executing the utility component on the client device.