1. A computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising: detecting an attempt to access an active copy of original data; identifying an access rule associated with the original data, wherein the active copy of the original data comprises a persistent snapshot of the original data being generated by a backup utility of an operating system, and the access rule comprises a file-system rule associated with the file-system path of the original data; determining whether to allow access to the active copy by applying the access rule to the attempt to access the active copy of the original data; associating the access rule with a file-system path of the active copy; permitting access to the active copy of the original data if the access rule permits.