Redirection to local copies of server-based files
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1. A method of mapping a server file to a locally stored copy of the server file, comprising:
- receiving a selection for opening a server file to a local computing device remote from a server containing the server file;
storing a local copy of the server file at the local computing device;
generating a mapping from the server file at the server to the local copy at the local computing device;
after generating the mapping, receiving a selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file;
in response to receiving the selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file, determining whether a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file; and
if a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file, retrieving the local copy at the local computing device via the mapping, and opening the local copy.
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Abstract
Mapping a server file to a corresponding locally stored copy of a server file and redirecting an application to a server file or to a corresponding local copy of the server file are provided for opening a most up-to-date and/or most reliable version of the desired file.
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1. A method of mapping a server file to a locally stored copy of the server file, comprising:
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receiving a selection for opening a server file to a local computing device remote from a server containing the server file;
storing a local copy of the server file at the local computing device;
generating a mapping from the server file at the server to the local copy at the local computing device;
after generating the mapping, receiving a selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file;
in response to receiving the selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file, determining whether a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file; and
if a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file, retrieving the local copy at the local computing device via the mapping, and opening the local copy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of mapping a server file to a locally stored copy of the server file, comprising:
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receiving a selection for opening a server file to a local computing device remote from a server containing the server file;
storing a local copy of the server file at the local computing device;
generating a mapping from the server file at the server to the local copy at the local computing device;
after generating the mapping, receiving a selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file;
in response to receiving the selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file, determining whether a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file; and
if a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file, retrieving the local copy at the local computing device via the mapping, and opening the local copy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of mapping a server file to a locally stored copy of the server file, comprising:
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receiving a selection for opening a server file to a local computing device remote from a server containing the server file;
storing a local copy of the server file at the local computing device;
generating a mapping from the server file at the server to the local copy at the local computing device;
after generating the mapping, receiving a selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file;
in response to receiving the selection for opening either the server file or the local copy of the server file, determining whether a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file; and
if a mapping is available from the server file to the local copy of the server file and if no changes have been made to the server file since the local copy was stored at the local computing device, then retrieving the local copy at the local computing device via the mapping, and opening the local copy.
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