System and method for selecting a backup plan for newly stored files

A system for performing backup of electronic data, the system comprising:

• a hardware processor is configured to:
• sample metadata of files on a computer during a predetermined time interval;
• extract derivative features from attributes of the metadata by:
• analyzing values in the attributes of the metadata;
• and
• encoding the values analyzed into encoded values in a particular format for the derivative features, wherein the derivative features are created based on different types of values in the metadata;
• predict file usage dynamics for a time interval subsequent to the predetermined time interval, based on a combination of the derivative features and the attributes of the metadata, wherein the predicted file usage dynamics indicate how the files will be utilized on the computer during the time interval;
• identify on the computer at least one newly stored file;
• select a backup plan for the at least one newly stored file based on the file usage dynamics;
• and
• back up the at least one newly stored file to a storage server according to the selected backup plan.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon instructions that when executed perform a method for backup of electronic data, the instructions comprising:

• sampling metadata of files on a computer during a predetermined time interval;
• extracting derivative features from attributes of the metadata by:
• analyzing values in the attributes of the metadata;
• and
• encoding the values analyzed into encoded values in a particular format for the derivative features, wherein the derivative features are created based on different types of values in the metadata;
• predicting file usage dynamics for a time interval subsequent to the predetermined time interval, based on a combination of the derivative features and the attributes of the metadata, wherein the predicted file usage dynamics indicate how the files will be utilized on the computer during the time interval;
• identifying on the computer at least one newly stored file;
• selecting a backup plan for the at least one newly stored file based on the file usage dynamics;
• and
• backing up the at least one newly stored file to a storage server according to the selected backup plan.