Efficient incremental backups using a change database

Details Efficient incremental backups using a change database Efficient incremental backups using a change database

2011-03-22

2011-03-22

Bragdon, Reginald G (Department: 2189)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711S161000, C711SE12103, C711S156000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07913044

ABSTRACT:
Efficient incremental backups using a change database is disclosed. Based at least in part on a file attribute it is determined that a file has changed since a previous backup. Change data is stored in a data structure additional to a file system with which a file is associated. Change data indicates the file has changed since the previous backup. The file attribute is configured to be reset, each time a file is backed up, to a value indicating the file has not changed. Storing the change data enables a backup operation performed subsequent to the file attribute being reset to determine that the file has changed since the previous backup.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6101585 (2000-08-01), Brown et al.
patent: 6366986 (2002-04-01), St. Pierre et al.

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