1. A method for managing electronic data in a storage system, the method comprising: storing a plurality of data objects in a storage device; receiving a log having a plurality of entries identifying data interactions between at least one application and one or more of the plurality of data objects, the log entries being populated by a journaling application; updating, based on the log entries, metadata stored in a metabase; accessing a selection criteria regarding performing at least one storage operation on at least one of the plurality of data objects based on the metadata; and identifying at least a first data object of the plurality of data objects based on the metadata that satisfies the selection criteria.