System and method for identifying a removable storage device

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2011-03-08

2011-03-08

Lee, Wilson (Department: 2163)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

File or database maintenance

Database archive

Reexamination Certificate

active

07904426

ABSTRACT:
The identification information about unnecessary files is registered to generate an unnecessary-file database. The identification information about files stored on a plurality of storage devices connected to a host computer is acquired to judge with the unnecessary-file database whether the identification information about files conforms to unnecessary-file conditions. Files nonconforming to the unnecessary-file conditions are checked to determine whether they are already migrated to a different storage device. If all the files stored on a storage device conform to the unnecessary-file conditions or are already migrated to a different storage device, the identification information about the former storage device is displayed to indicate that the storage device can be removed.

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