Systems and methods for storage consistency

An apparatus, comprising

• a translation module configured to clone a file corresponding to data stored on a storage device by binding the data of the file to both an original set of logical identifiers and a clone set of logical identifiers;
• a storage layer configured to preserve the file data stored on the storage device and bindings between the preserved file data and the original set of logical identifiers while performing storage operations configured to change the file in reference to the clone logical identifiers;
• and
• an interface configured to provide access to the preserved file data through the original logical identifiers after performing the storage operations.

A system, comprising:

• means for creating a logical copy of a file in response to a request to open the file, wherein creating the logical copy comprises referencing data of the file through two different sets of logical addresses;
• means for modifying the file in reference to the first one of the two different sets of logical addresses;
• and
• means for providing access to an original version of the file through a second one of the two different sets of logical addresses after modifying the file in reference to the first set of logical addresses.