A method for performing a backup includes: receiving, by a computing device, a native view request for a graphical user interface (GUI) of a local file system; intercepting, by a backup services agent executing on the computing device, the native view request before the GUI is generated; obtaining, by the backup services agent and in response to intercepting the native view request, a file system backup metadata associated with the local file system from a backup storage device and a local file system metadata associated with the local file system from a local storage of the computing device; generating a combined file system content list using the file system backup metadata and the local file system metadata; generating the GUI using the combined file system content list; and displaying, on a display of the computing device and to a user, the GUI.