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Method and utility for copying files from a faulty disk

US7984023B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2007
Grant dateJul 19, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a faulty disk copy utility. A method for copying files in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: obtaining a list of files to be copied from a first location to a second location; initiating copying of a file from the list; logging an identifier of the file in a log file if an error occurs during the copying; and repeating the copying and logging for each file in the list of files; wherein the copying of the files from the list does not end if an error occurs during the copying.

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