Detecting and managing orphan files between primary and secondary data stores

A method and system for locating and eliminating orphan files within a secondary storage device. The method includes identifying a secondary file on a secondary storage device, the secondary file being associated with file identification data, identifying a placeholder file on a primary storage devi...

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Main Authors Hagerstrom, Carl F, Hutchinson, Thomas Dixon, Bharthulwar, Shridhar, Tinius, Paul E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.03.2010
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Summary:A method and system for locating and eliminating orphan files within a secondary storage device. The method includes identifying a secondary file on a secondary storage device, the secondary file being associated with file identification data, identifying a placeholder file on a primary storage device, the placeholder file being associated with an offline reference, and determining if the offline reference of the placeholder file validly references the secondary file.