1. A storage management system comprising: a processor that is configured to maneuver digital files among a plurality of storage devices according to commands that are received from software programs that operate on the processor; a file browser operating on the processor that is configured to display selected ones of the digital files that are maneuvered among the plurality of storage devices and to enable selection of specific digital files in the storage management system when requested by a user; a retrieval control operating on the processor that receives commands from the file browser and provides the file browser with information regarding the digital files selected by the user, the information being gathered during the time that the digital files are maneuvered among the plurality of storage devices by the processor; and an index in the retrieval control that stores the gathered information regarding each of the digital files for quick access when requested by the file browser, the index information being configured to account for digital files from storage devices that are located in different times zones.