Patent ID: 8260748

Claim:
A method comprising: mounting a backup image as a backup mounted image, wherein the mounted backup image is mounted on a volume in a host computer, the mounted backup image comprises a plurality of copies of files copied from one or more originating volumes, the mounted backup image comprises file paths, the file paths are mapped to an originating file system of the originating volume(s), each of the file paths indicates at least one directory in the originating file system, the file paths are configured to be used by an originating operating system to reference the plurality of files in the originating volume(s), the mounted image further comprises one or more applications, the mounted image further comprises a plurality of application settings for the one or more applications, and each of the one or more applications is a copy of a respective original application on the one or more originating volumes; identifying a first application of the one or more applications on the mounted backup image; receiving an instruction to capture first application settings for the first application, wherein the plurality of application settings comprise the first application settings, the first application settings are usable by a second application, the host computer comprises a host operating system, and the second application is configured to be executed by the host operating system; and capturing data from the plurality of copies of files, wherein the capturing comprises capturing the first application settings.