Data storage safety indicator and expander
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
- determining whether a low amount of available data storage space exists; and
responsive to determining that the low amount of available data storage space exists, directing a user to additional data storage.
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Abstract
The safety of data stored across distributed storage resources may be dynamically monitored and indicated to the user. Monitoring may occur in real time and/or in response to changes in the stored data. The notification may be in the form of, e.g., a visual indicator that appears in the taskbar of a graphical user interface of an operating system. The indicator may be presented in a particular color or having some other visual property associated with the particular data safety state. In addition, the user may be provided with a convenient way of obtaining additional storage resources. Upon automatically detecting that storage is running low, the user may be presented with a user interface that offers the user a way to easily add to the existing storage. For example, the user may be directed to a predefined Internet web site that is known to offer such additional storage.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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determining whether a low amount of available data storage space exists; and
responsive to determining that the low amount of available data storage space exists, directing a user to additional data storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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determining a replication status of data stored across distributed storage including both cloud storage via the Internet and local storage; and
depending upon the replication status, providing to a user an indication selected from the group consisting of an indication that the data is not sufficiently replicated, an indication that the data is sufficiently replicated, and an indication that the data is currently being replicated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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