Prioritized files
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsAidan Hughes, Paul Barr
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Abstract
An entry for a file to be stored in a file system can be created. A priority is assigned to the file that indicates an importance of the file relative to a plurality of additional files stored in the file system, the priority being one of three or more priorities available to files in the file system. Additionally, one or more of the files that are associated with the lowest priority values can be automatically deleted.
Claims39
One or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, causes the one or more processors to:
- create an entry for a file to be stored in a file system;
- and
- assign a priority to the file that indicates an importance of the file relative to a plurality of additional files stored in the file system, the priority being one of three or more priorities available to files in the file system.
A method comprising:
- accessing data describing a file stored on a storage device;
- and
- obtaining, from the data, a priority value for the file, wherein multiple files of a plurality of other files stored on the storage device have different ones of a plurality of priority values, and wherein each of the plurality of priority values is different than the priority value for the file.
One or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
- maintain, for each of a plurality of files stored on a storage device, a priority value associated with the file;
- and
- automatically delete one or more of the plurality of files associated with the lowest priority values.
A computer comprising:
- a processor;
- a storage device;
- a system memory, coupled to the processor, to store instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
- access data describing a file stored on the storage device;
- and
- obtain, from the data, a priority value for the file, wherein multiple files of a plurality of other files stored on the storage device have different ones of a plurality of priority values, each of the plurality of priority values being different than the priority value for the file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.