System and method for copying linked documents

A method for maintaining links for a document workspace, the method carried out by one or more computing devices and comprising:

• receiving, from a user device, a document selection for a request to copy documents, wherein the document selection includes a first destination document that contains a first link to linked content;
• identifying a first source document that contains the linked content using the first link, wherein the first source document is not contained within the document selection and the linked content is linked to a plurality of destination documents having respective links to the linked content, the plurality of destination documents including the first destination document that is contained within the document selection and a second destination document that is not contained within the document selection;
• selecting a copy mode for the first source document using an intrinsic property associated with the second destination document, the copy mode being selected from:
• a first copy mode where a second destination document that is a copy of the first destination document is generated and includes a second link to the linked content within the first source document, without copying the first source document, and
• a second copy mode where i) a second source document that is a copy of the first source document is generated, ii) the second destination document that is the copy of the first destination document is generated and includes a second link to the linked content within the second source document;
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• performing a copy process in response to the request to copy documents using the selected copy mode.

A non-transient computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions being executable by one or more processors, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, from a user device, a document selection for a request to copy documents, wherein the document selection includes a first destination document that contains a first link to linked content;
• identify a first source document that contains the linked content using the first link, wherein the first source document is not contained within the document selection;
• select a copy mode for the first source document using an intrinsic property associated with the first link, the copy mode being selected from:
• a first copy mode where a second destination document that is a copy of the first destination document is generated and includes a second link to the linked content within the first source document, without copying the first source document, and
• a second copy mode where i) a second source document that is a copy of the first source document is generated, ii) the second destination document that is the copy of the first destination document is generated and includes a second link to the linked content within the second source document;
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• perform a copy process in response to the request to copy documents using the selected copy mode.