Method and system for reducing fragmentation
US6757804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0643
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for reducing fragmentation (both file fragmentation and free-space fragmentation) in digital storage devices (10). In such a device in which a plurality of files is available for deletion the invention proposes selectively deleting the file that maximises defragmentation. The selection may optimise file and free-space defragmentation.
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