System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data
US8645320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for performing an image level copy of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, retrieving data associated with the contents of the information store from a file allocation table, copying the contents of the information store to a storage device based on the snapshot, and associating the retrieved data with the copied contents to provide file system information for the copied contents.
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