System and method of using performance-maintaining commands for generating a backup of unsupported file systems
US10360108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/11
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for using performance-maintaining commands for generating backup data of an unsupported file system. An example method includes intercepting a plurality of data storage commands transmitted from the file system to a storage device, where the plurality of data storage commands indicating sectors of the memory of the computer that do not contain valid data. The method further includes analyzing the plurality of data storage commands to determine sectors of the memory that contains valid data, generating a data structure that indicates the sectors of the memory that contain valid data and the sector of the memory that do not contain valid data, and subsequently generating the backup data copy of the memory of the computer based on the data structure.
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