A system performs a pre-processing activity by identifying at least one file requiring a pre-processing activity to be performed prior to the file(s) being accessed by an application operating on a computerized device. The system schedules the pre-processing activity on the file(s) prior to receiving an invocation of the application that accesses the file(s). The pre-processing activity is scheduled to minimize a performance impact on the computerized device. The system then performs the pre-processing activity on the file(s) in accordance with the scheduling.