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  • US 10,043,020 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2015
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a computer processor;

    an input operable to receive computer-readable files and computer-readable folders;

    a computer memory containing;

    a destination folder, on a first filesystem, for at least one computer-readable computer file;

    a program that, when executed on the computer processor, performs an operation for processing data, comprising;

    receiving a first copy of a computer-readable filter file that includes at least one rule specific to the transfer of files from a source folder on a second filesystem to the destination folder, wherein the first copy of the computer-readable filter file is stored in the destination folder, and wherein a second copy of the computer-readable filter file is stored in the source folder;

    upon comparing the first copy of the computer-readable filter file to the second copy of the computer-readable filter file and determining that the first copy of the computer-readable filter file and the second copy of the computer-readable filter file match, commencing the transfer of the files from the source folder to the destination folder;

    during a file transfer operation to transfer files to the destination folder from the source folder;

    comparing attributes of each file to the at least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder; and

    comparing each file to the at least one rule specific to the file transfer operation;

    upon attributes of a compared file violating a rule of the at least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder, preventing, by a software component performing the file transfer option, the transfer of the violating file from the source folder to the destination folder.

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