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US 8,275,983 B2Granted
File updating method by replacing at least one shortcut in system partition
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsLiang-Mao Hung, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Chia-Hung Chien, Peng-Zheng Yang, Chun-Wen Wang
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Abstract
A method for storing files in a storage device includes the following steps. The storage device is divided into an original partition and a system partition. A plurality of original files is installed in the original partition. A shortcut is established in the system partition pointing to a first original file of the original files. The first original file can be executed by activating the shortcut.
Claims4
A method for storing files in a storage device, the method comprising:
- dividing the storage device into an original partition, a first system partition and a second system partition;
- installing a plurality of original files in the original partition;
- establishing a first shortcut in each of the first system partition and the second system partition, the first shortcut pointing to a first original file of the plurality of original files;
- setting the second system partition to be a boot partition;
- replacing the first shortcut in the first system partition with a first updated file without writing files to the original partition;
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- setting the second system partition to be a non-boot partition, and setting the first system partition to be the boot partition;
- establishing a second shortcut in each of the first system partition and the second system partition, the second shortcut respectively pointing to a second original file of the plurality of original files;
- replacing the first shortcut in the second system partition with the first updated file and replacing the second shortcut in the second system partition with a second updated file;
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- setting the second system partition to be the boot partition.
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