Systems and methods for restoring data files

A system for restoring data files, the system comprising:

• a reception module, stored in memory, that receives a request to restore a data file to a particular point in time;
• an access module, stored in memory, that in response to the request, accesses, in a storage device:
• a backup copy of the data file that represents the data file at a time prior to the particular point in time;
• and
• at least one log of actions performed on the data file after the backup copy of the data file was created;
• a storage module, stored in memory, that:
• identifies a location of each action within the log that was performed on the data file up until the particular point in time by monitoring input and output through a file system within the storage device that stores the backup copy of the data file and the log of actions performed on the data file;
• and
• stores each identified location within a section of memory that has a faster access time than the storage device;
• a restoration module, stored in memory, that when restoring the data file to an additional point in time, accesses at least a portion of the locations in the section of memory to identify at least a portion of the actions required to restore the data file to the additional point in time;
• and
• at least one physical processor configured to execute the reception module, the access module, the storage module, and the restoration 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:

• receive a request to restore a data file to a particular point in time;
• in response to the request, access, in a storage device:
• a backup copy of the data file that represents the data file at a time prior to the particular point in time;
• and
• at least one log of actions performed on the data file after the backup copy of the data file was created;
• identify a location of each action within the log that was performed on the data file up until the particular point in time by monitoring input and output through a file system within the storage device that stores the backup copy of the data file and the log of actions performed on the data file;
• store each identified location within a section of memory that has a faster access time than the storage device;
• and
• when restoring the data file to an additional point in time, access at least a portion of the locations in the section of memory to identify at least a portion of the actions required to restore the data file to the additional point in time.