Deletion in Electronic Backups
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying a current view;
initiating a history view, the history view including two or more visual representations of corresponding earlier versions of the current view;
identifying a selection of an item in a visual representation;
receiving an input to delete the selected item; and
deleting each instance of the selected item in the history view.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes displaying a current view, initiating a history view, the history view including two or more visual representations of corresponding earlier versions of the current view, identifying a selection of an item in a visual representation, receiving an input to delete the selected item, and deleting each instance of the selected item in the history view. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a current view; initiating a history view, the history view including two or more visual representations of corresponding earlier versions of the current view; identifying a selection of an item in a visual representation; receiving an input to delete the selected item; and deleting each instance of the selected item in the history view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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displaying a visual representation of a current view; identifying a selection of an item in the current view; receiving an input to delete the selected item; and deleting the item and each instance of the item within a backup archive associated with the current view. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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initiating a backup system; selecting one or more preferences for backup operations, the one or more preferences including identifying items to be excluded from the backup operations; and performing one or more backup operations according to the identified preferences, the backup operations generating a backup having stored data corresponding to a file system structure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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