An information management system implements a geo-location-based data replication using a machine-learning algorithm implemented by a client computing device. The client computing device may create secondary copies at a secondary storage device, wherein a secondary storage computing device creates auxiliary copies of the secondary copies at an auxiliary storage device. The client computing device may move from one geographic location that is near the secondary storage device to a second geographic location that is far from the secondary storage device, but closer to the auxiliary storage device. The machine-learning algorithm is provided with input signals in response to the move, and outputs a probability value that the move is temporary or permanent. Based on the output from the machine-learning algorithm, a storage manager that manages the client computing device may then direct the client computing device to use the auxiliary storage device for storing secondary copies.