Systems and methods for synthesizing virtual hard drives

A system for synthesizing virtual hard disk drive files, the system comprising:

• an identification module, stored in memory, that identifies distinct data objects as underlying sources for synthesizing a virtual hard disk drive file to create a synthetic virtual hard disk drive file to store data within the distinct data objects;
• a generation module, stored in memory, that generates hard drive metadata for the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file at least in part by correcting at least one of a boot record and a boot configuration data entry for the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file based on a generated layout for contents of the virtual hard disk drive file;
• a synthesizing module, stored in memory, that synthesizes the virtual hard disk drive file, such that the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file simulates, through meta-virtualization, the virtual hard disk drive file even though the virtual hard disk drive file does not actually exist within an underlying file system, by associating the generated hard drive metadata with the distinct data objects as the underlying sources such that a data management system is configured to:
• direct requests for hard drive metadata of the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file to the generated hard drive metadata;
• direct, through translation, requests for hard drive content of the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file to the distinct data objects as the underlying sources for the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file;
• at least one physical processor that executes the identification module, the generation module, and the synthesizing module.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• identify distinct data objects as underlying sources for synthesizing a virtual hard disk drive file to create a synthetic virtual hard disk drive file to store data within the distinct data objects;
• generate hard drive metadata for the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file at least in part by correcting at least one of a boot record and a boot configuration data entry for the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file based on a generated layout for contents of the virtual hard disk drive file;
• synthesize the virtual hard disk drive file, such that the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file simulates, through meta-virtualization, the virtual hard disk drive file even though the virtual hard disk drive file does not actually exist within an underlying file system, by associating the generated hard drive metadata with the distinct data objects as the underlying sources such that a data management system is configured to:
• direct requests for hard drive metadata of the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file to the generated hard drive metadata;
• direct, through translation, requests for hard drive content of the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file to the distinct data objects as the underlying sources for the synthetic virtual hard disk drive file.