1. A method of displaying checkpoint information includes the steps of: identifying one or more characteristics of a checkpoint recovery set, wherein the checkpoint recovery set includes checkpoints of a primary file system; filtering checkpoints to generate a result set of recovery checkpoints having one or more of the characteristics; merging the resultant set of recovery checkpoints into a set of virtual directories placed directly within the primary file system; and upon the occurrence of a trigger event, updating the virtual directories associated with the trigger event.