The invention provides an image forming apparatus and an information processing method, in which when a process for information which is put to each storage area is executed, a loop process which repeats a same specific process while moving the information between the storage areas is limited. When the input of the information to one of the storage areas is detected, whether or not loop information showing a loop state where the same specific process is repeated while moving the information between the storage areas has been set in history information set in attribute information of the input information is discriminated. If it is determined that the loop information is not set in the history information, a first process for executing the specific process is executed. If it is decided that the loop information has been set, a second process different from the first process is executed.