System and method for efficiently restoring a plurality of deleted files to a file system volume
US8572045B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/162
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of a system and method for restoring a plurality of files previously deleted from a volume are described. For each respective file of the plurality of deleted files, the method may operate to determine a time at which the respective file was last modified and a time at which the respective file was deleted. These times define a respective recovery time window for the respective file. The method may further comprise determining a particular point in time that is within the recovery time windows for two or more of the plurality of deleted files. A temporary version of the volume as it existed at the particular point in time may be created, and each file of the two or more files may be restored to the volume from the temporary version of the volume.
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