Systems and methods for copying database files
US8924353B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/21
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for copying database files may include (1) identifying a request to copy a database file to a target location, and in response to identifying the request to copy the database file to the target location, (2) identifying a preallocated but unused portion of the database file, (3) transmitting a used portion of the database file to the target location, and (4) transmitting a metadata representation of the unused portion of the database file to the target location, the metadata representation being smaller than the unused portion. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
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