Method and system for managing data in a communication network

A method for managing a plurality of files in a communication network, the communication network comprising a plurality of clients and at least one file of the plurality of files comprising one or more data segments, the method comprising:

• a. receiving metadata associated with a file, by a server, wherein the file is a secured file stored in a virtual data drive of a first client of the plurality of clients;
• b. receiving, by the server, data segments associated with the file from the virtual data drive of the first client;
• c. storing the metadata and data segments associated with the file at the server;
• d. generating, by the server, a first representation of the file based on the received metadata and data segments associated with the file;
• e. sending, by the server, the first representation of the file to the plurality of clients;
• f. receiving, by the server, a request from a second client of the plurality of clients for at least one data segment of the file;
• g. authenticating, by the server, the request based on a plurality of access rights of a user of the second client;
• and
• h. sending, by the server, the at least one data segment of the file to the second client when the request is authenticated.