Selective file and folder snapshot image creation
US7254682B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Tools and techniques are provided for using a snapshot, not a full volume copy, to preserve deleted items when creating an image file with other items from a computer storage volume. One method classifies items as desired or not, enables snapshotting, then deletes undesired items, then creates a blockwise volume image in which the deleted items are not imaged, and finally disables snapshotting. Systems and configured storage media for imaging selected files and folders are also provided.
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