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Method and apparatus for managing files in a storage medium

  • US 6,192,375 B1
  • Filed: 07/09/1998
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for managing a storage medium, comprising:

  • searching the storage medium for a first file containing one of executable code and data, the first file also having a reference included within the first file to a second file containing one of executable code and data, the second file having moved to a new location on the storage medium, wherein the reference is a search path to a location on the storage medium where the second file resides; and

    updating the reference included in the first file such that it indicates that the second file has moved to the new location, wherein the updated reference is a new search path to a location on the storage medium where the second file has moved.

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