Virtual storage system client user interface

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• provide a virtual storage space (VSS);
• provide access to the VSS to at least two user systems;
• provide a user interface (UI) for the VSS, through which a first user may place at least one of virtual files and virtual applications in the VSS, including at least a streaming application, there being only one actual copy of any file or application that a virtual file or application placed in the VSS represents, the single actual copy being stored on a single server;
• receive an indication from a second user, who has accessed the VSS, to open the at least one file or application;
• in response to the indication, open the at least one file or application for the second user without downloading the at least one file or application to the second user's local system;
• in response to a file added to the VSS by a user, each existing application in the VSS automatically take the added file as an input or as an additional input, as appropriate, and re-run the application to generate one or more new outputs;
• and
• in response to an application added to the VSS by a user, the added application automatically take each existing file in the VSS as an input or an additional input, as appropriate, and process those inputs or additional inputs to generate one or more new outputs.

A system for accessing files or applications via a virtual shared space, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a display;
• and
• memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
• provide a virtual storage space (VSS);
• provide access to the VSS to at least two user systems;
• provide a user interface (UI) for the VSS, through which a first user may place at least one of virtual files and virtual applications in the VSS, including at least a streaming application, there being only one actual copy of any file or application that a virtual file or application placed in the VSS represents, the single actual copy being stored on a single server;
• receive an indication from a second user, who has accessed the VSS, to open the at least one file or application;
• in response to the indication, open the at least one file or application for the second user without downloading the at least one file or application to the second user's local system;
• in response to a file added to the VSS by a user, each existing application in the VSS automatically take the added file as an input or as an additional input, as appropriate, and re-run the application to generate one or more new outputs;
• and
• in response to an application added to the VSS by a user, the added application automatically take each existing file in the VSS as an input or an additional input, as appropriate, and process those inputs or additional inputs to generate one or more new outputs.