Avoiding duplicative storage of managed content
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1. A method for avoiding duplicative storage of content, comprising:
- determining whether content associated with an object has been stored previously in a storage location with which the object is associated, the storage location being one of a plurality of storage locations used to store managed content with which the object is associated; and
in the event it is determined that the content has been stored previously in the storage location;
associating the previously-stored content with the object; and
storing the object, but not a duplicate copy of the content, in the storage location.
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Abstract
Avoiding duplicative storage of managed content is disclosed. It is determined whether content associated with an object has been stored previously in an associated one of a plurality of storage locations used to store managed content with which the object is associated. If it is determined that the content has been stored previously in the storage location, the previously-stored content is associated with the object and the object, but not a duplicate copy of the content, is stored in the storage location.
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1. A method for avoiding duplicative storage of content, comprising:
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determining whether content associated with an object has been stored previously in a storage location with which the object is associated, the storage location being one of a plurality of storage locations used to store managed content with which the object is associated; and
in the event it is determined that the content has been stored previously in the storage location;
associating the previously-stored content with the object; and
storing the object, but not a duplicate copy of the content, in the storage location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for avoiding duplicative storage of content, comprising:
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a processor configured to;
determine whether content associated with an object has been stored previously in a storage location with which the object is associated, the storage location being one of a plurality of storage locations used to store managed content with which the object is associated; and
in the event it is determined that the content has been stored previously in the storage location;
associate the previously-stored content with the object; and
store the object, but not a duplicate copy of the content, in the storage location; and
a memory configured to provide instructions to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for avoiding duplicative storage of content, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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determining whether content associated with an object has been stored previously in a storage location with which the object is associated, the storage location being one of a plurality of storage locations used to store managed content with which the object is associated; and
in the event it is determined that the content has been stored previously in the storage location;
associating the previously-stored content with the object; and
storing the object, but not a duplicate copy of the content, in the storage location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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