Systems and methods of reclaiming storage space
AssigneeMacPaw Inc.
InventorOleksandr KOSOVAN
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reclaiming storage space are described, including detecting a user input indicating removing a corresponding copy of each media file of a group of one or more media files; selecting the group of one or more media files; identifying the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files; and removing from storage space the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for reclaiming storage space, comprising:
- detecting a user input indicating removing a corresponding copy of each media file of a group of one or more media files;
- selecting the group of one or more media files;
- identifying the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files;
- and
- removing from storage space the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for:
- detecting a user input indicating removing a corresponding copy of each media file of a group of one or more media files;
- selecting the group of one or more media files;
- identifying the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files;
- and
- removing from storage space the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files.
A computing device comprising storage and a processor configured to perform:
- detecting a user input indicating removing a corresponding copy of each media file of a group of one or more media files;
- selecting the group of one or more media files;
- identifying the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files;
- and
- removing from storage space the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files.
The computing device 14, wherein the selecting the group of one or more media files comprising selecting the group of one or more media files that meet at least another user input.
The computing device 14, wherein the group of one or more media file comprises image media files.
The computing device 14, wherein the group of one or more media files is imported from at least one source and the corresponding copy of each media file is created based on the group of one or more media files by an application.
The computing device 14, wherein the group of one or more media files is created by an application and the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files is imported from at least one source.
The computing device 18, wherein the application is iPhoto executed on an OS X operating system.
The computing device 19, wherein the OS X operating system is executed in a virtual machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.