diff --git a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/checkpoint/checkpoint.go b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/checkpoint/checkpoint.go
index b9476fb3d5e9..8a5a60b7d734 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/checkpoint/checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/checkpoint/checkpoint.go
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ func SaveKey(ctx context.Context, persister operator.Persister, rmds []*reader.M
 
 // Load loads the most recent set of files to the database
 func Load(ctx context.Context, persister operator.Persister) ([]*reader.Metadata, error) {
-	encoded, err := persister.Get(ctx, knownFilesKey)
+	return LoadKey(ctx, persister, knownFilesKey)
+}
+
+func LoadKey(ctx context.Context, persister operator.Persister, key string) ([]*reader.Metadata, error) {
+	encoded, err := persister.Get(ctx, key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker.go b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker.go
index 54bf5e9e12c1..c784d1c3485a 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Tracker interface {
 	EndPoll()
 	EndConsume() int
 	TotalReaders() int
+	FindFiles([]*fingerprint.Fingerprint) []*reader.Metadata
 }
 
 // fileTracker tracks known offsets for files that are being consumed by the manager.
@@ -164,13 +165,80 @@ func (t *fileTracker) archive(metadata *fileset.Fileset[*reader.Metadata]) {
 	if t.pollsToArchive <= 0 || t.persister == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	key := fmt.Sprintf("knownFiles%d", t.archiveIndex)
-	if err := checkpoint.SaveKey(context.Background(), t.persister, metadata.Get(), key); err != nil {
+	if err := t.writeArchive(t.archiveIndex, metadata); err != nil {
 		t.set.Logger.Error("error faced while saving to the archive", zap.Error(err))
 	}
 	t.archiveIndex = (t.archiveIndex + 1) % t.pollsToArchive // increment the index
 }
 
+// readArchive loads data from the archive for a given index and returns a fileset.Filset.
+func (t *fileTracker) readArchive(index int) (*fileset.Fileset[*reader.Metadata], error) {
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("knownFiles%d", index)
+	metadata, err := checkpoint.LoadKey(context.Background(), t.persister, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	f := fileset.New[*reader.Metadata](len(metadata))
+	f.Add(metadata...)
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// writeArchive saves data to the archive for a given index and returns an error, if encountered.
+func (t *fileTracker) writeArchive(index int, rmds *fileset.Fileset[*reader.Metadata]) error {
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("knownFiles%d", index)
+	return checkpoint.SaveKey(context.Background(), t.persister, rmds.Get(), key)
+}
+
+// FindFiles goes through archive, one fileset at a time and tries to match all fingerprints against that loaded set.
+func (t *fileTracker) FindFiles(fps []*fingerprint.Fingerprint) []*reader.Metadata {
+	// To minimize disk access, we first access the index, then review unmatched files and update the metadata, if found.
+	// We exit if all fingerprints are matched.
+
+	// Track number of matched fingerprints so we can exit if all matched.
+	var numMatched int
+
+	// Determine the index for reading archive, starting from the most recent and moving towards the oldest
+	nextIndex := t.archiveIndex
+	matchedMetadata := make([]*reader.Metadata, len(fps))
+
+	// continue executing the loop until either all records are matched or all archive sets have been processed.
+	for i := 0; i < t.pollsToArchive; i++ {
+		// Update the mostRecentIndex
+		nextIndex = (nextIndex - 1 + t.pollsToArchive) % t.pollsToArchive
+
+		data, err := t.readArchive(nextIndex) // we load one fileset atmost once per poll
+		if err != nil {
+			t.set.Logger.Error("error while opening archive", zap.Error(err))
+			continue
+		}
+		archiveModified := false
+		for j, fp := range fps {
+			if matchedMetadata[j] != nil {
+				// we've already found a match for this index, continue
+				continue
+			}
+			if md := data.Match(fp, fileset.StartsWith); md != nil {
+				// update the matched metada for the index
+				matchedMetadata[j] = md
+				archiveModified = true
+				numMatched++
+			}
+		}
+		if !archiveModified {
+			continue
+		}
+		// we save one fileset atmost once per poll
+		if err := t.writeArchive(nextIndex, data); err != nil {
+			t.set.Logger.Error("error while opening archive", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+		// Check if all metadata have been found
+		if numMatched == len(fps) {
+			return matchedMetadata
+		}
+	}
+	return matchedMetadata
+}
+
 // noStateTracker only tracks the current polled files. Once the poll is
 // complete and telemetry is consumed, the tracked files are closed. The next
 // poll will create fresh readers with no previously tracked offsets.
@@ -225,3 +293,5 @@ func (t *noStateTracker) ClosePreviousFiles() int { return 0 }
 func (t *noStateTracker) EndPoll() {}
 
 func (t *noStateTracker) TotalReaders() int { return 0 }
+
+func (t *noStateTracker) FindFiles([]*fingerprint.Fingerprint) []*reader.Metadata { return nil }
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker_test.go b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f16e2d647032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package tracker // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker"
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"math/rand/v2"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/checkpoint"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/fingerprint"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/operator"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/testutil"
+)
+
+func TestFindFilesOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	fps := make([]*fingerprint.Fingerprint, 0)
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		fps = append(fps, fingerprint.New([]byte(uuid.NewString())))
+	}
+	persister := testutil.NewUnscopedMockPersister()
+	fpInStorage := populatedPersisterData(persister, fps)
+
+	tracker := NewFileTracker(componenttest.NewNopTelemetrySettings(), 0, 100, persister)
+	matchables := tracker.FindFiles(fps)
+
+	require.Equal(t, len(fps), len(matchables), "return slice should be of same length as input slice")
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(matchables); i++ {
+		if fpInStorage[i] {
+			// if current fingerprint is present in storage, the corresponding return type should not be nil
+			require.NotNilf(t, matchables[i], "resulting index %d should be not be nil type", i)
+			require.Truef(t, fps[i].Equal(matchables[i].GetFingerprint()), "fingerprint at index %d is not equal to corresponding return value", i)
+		} else {
+			// if current fingerprint is absent from storage, the corresponding index should be empty i.e. "nil"
+			require.Nil(t, matchables[i], "resulting index %d should be of nil type", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func populatedPersisterData(persister operator.Persister, fps []*fingerprint.Fingerprint) []bool {
+	md := make([]*reader.Metadata, 0)
+
+	fpInStorage := make([]bool, len(fps))
+	for i, fp := range fps {
+		// 50-50 chance that a fingerprint exists in the storage
+		if rand.Float32() < 0.5 {
+			md = append(md, &reader.Metadata{Fingerprint: fp})
+			fpInStorage[i] = true // mark the fingerprint at index i in storage
+		}
+	}
+	// save half keys in knownFiles0 and other half in knownFiles1
+	_ = checkpoint.SaveKey(context.Background(), persister, md[:len(md)/2], "knownFiles0")
+	_ = checkpoint.SaveKey(context.Background(), persister, md[len(md)/2:], "knownFiles1")
+	return fpInStorage
+}
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/go.mod b/pkg/stanza/go.mod
index 957df12615fb..bbab8cdaf78a 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/stanza/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/expr-lang/expr v1.16.9
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.4.0
 	github.com/jpillora/backoff v1.0.0
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect