Methods and systems for data recovery

Details Methods and systems for data recovery Methods and systems for data recovery

2011-08-30

2011-08-30

Jalil, Neveen Abel (Department: 2165)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

File or database maintenance

Database recovery

C707S823000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08010502

ABSTRACT:
To recover deleted files in a data store, candidate blocks of the data store may be identified and, for each of the candidate blocks, a probability that the candidate block contains a directory entry may be determined. Directory entry metadata for candidate blocks that have a determined probability that is greater than a predetermined probability threshold may then be extracted.

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