File system content archiving based on third-party application archiving rules and metadata

A system comprising:

• an information management system that comprises one or more computing devices,
• wherein the information management system is configured to archive a file generated by a third-party application, comprising:
• initiate a third-party archiving operation,
• wherein the third-party archiving operation is initiated according to a schedule provided in an information management policy,
• wherein the information management policy is a data structure comprising a set of parameters for performing information management operations on data assigned to the information management policy,
• wherein the information management policy specifies that archiving of data assigned to the information management policy is to be executed according to third-party archiving rules;
• access the file, the third-party archiving rules, and third-party metadata at a primary storage device, wherein the file, the third-party archiving rules, and the third-party metadata were stored thereat by the third-party application,
• wherein the third-party metadata is associated with the file generated by the third-party application,
• wherein the third-party archiving rules are defined by the third-party application, and
• wherein the third-party archiving rules comprise one or more criteria for archiving the file;
• based on one or more of the third-party archiving rules, determine that the file satisfies the one or more criteria for archiving the file;
• based on determining that the file satisfies the one or more criteria, generate an archive copy of the file according to at least one of the third-party archiving rules;
• and
• store the archive copy at one or more secondary storage devices, which are distinct from the primary storage device.