Patent ID: 8447735

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a search query, by a backup program running on a computing device; transmitting the search query by the backup program to a search program also running on the computing device, the search program different than and not part of the backup program, the search program being a preexisting computer program, the search program being a search computer program not explicitly tailored to the backup program and not explicitly designed for usage with the backup program in particular, wherein the search program is one of: a search program built into an operating system running on the computing device, a search program available from a third party for usage with the operating system running on the computing device; receiving search results corresponding to the search query, by the backup program from the search program, the search results comprising a list of data objects stored on a storage device and that satisfy the search query; and, backing up one or more selected data objects of the list of data objects, by the backup program.