Intelligent Data Duplication/Backup

A method of performing data duplication in a data storage device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by control circuitry, a command for data duplication between a host and a data storage device;
• analyzing, by the control circuitry, a file of the host and a file of the data storage device based on content of the file of the host and the file of the data storage device without considering respective file names and folder locations to determine whether files are duplicated between the host and the data storage device;
• and
• providing, by the control circuitry, a suggested file name for the duplicate file for backup to the data storage device based on one or more of:
• the analysis of the initial portion of the content of the file, the file naming convention of the host, or the file naming convention of the data storage device.

A data storage device comprising:

• a non-volatile memory;
• and
• controller means configured to:
• receive a command for data duplication between a host and the data storage device;
• analyze a file of the host and a file of the data storage device based on content of the file of the host and the file of the data storage device without considering respective file names and folder locations to determine whether files are duplicated between the host and the data storage device;
• and
• provide a suggested file name for the duplicate file for backup to the data storage device based on one or more of:
• the analysis of the initial portion of the content of the file, the file naming convention of the host, or the file naming convention of the data storage device.