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Adjusting storage capacity in a computing system

  • US 10,430,079 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2015
  • Issued: 10/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of adjusting storage capacity in a computing system, the method comprising by a storage device:

  • reducing data;

    determining an amount of storage capacity saved by reducing the data;

    determining an updated total storage capacity for the storage device in dependence upon an anticipated deduplication reduction level; and

    representing in the updated total storage capacity provided to a computing device, some portion of the amount of storage capacity saved by reducing the data, as additional storage capacity, wherein the portion of the amount of storage capacity saved is less than the amount of storage capacity saved.

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