In-place disk partition canonization and storage optimization
July 15, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod for eliminating file fragmentation and reducing average seek times in a magnetic disk media environment System and method for reading and writing disks formatted for an operating system foreign to the host computer Two-pass defragmentation of compressed hard disk data with a single data rewrite Method for moving an open file being accessed by at least one user Method for manipulating disk partitions Method for manipulating disk partitions System for the identification and configuration of computer hardware peripherals Apparatus for restoring/copying the contents recorded in a storage medium to an auxiliary storage including partitions having independent file structures Real-time apparatus and method for minimizing disk fragmentation in a computer system Transaction processing for user data employing both logging and shadow copying Patent #: 6035379 InventorApplicationNo. 115196 filed on 07/15/1998US Classes:707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE711/112, Direct access storage device (DASD)711/113, Caching711/173Memory partitioningExaminersPrimary: Alam, Hosain T.Assistant: Kindred, Alford W. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 017/00G06F 012/02 G06F 012/00 AbstractMethods and systems are provided for canonizing, defragmenting, and improving the storage efficiency of advanced file systems stored in one or more disk partitions. Partition and file manipulations are performed without destroying user data, making it unnecessary to copy data to tape or other intermediate storage and wipe the partition clean. Advanced file system features, such as relocatable file system structures and multiple data streams, are treated appropriately during the manipulations.Other References
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