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Method and system for creating and restoring an image file

  • US 7,293,150 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2002
  • Issued: 11/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A destination storage media having an image file stored thereon, wherein the image file is created from source data stored on a source storage media, the image file including a plurality of image streams, comprising:

  • a control stream including data identifying the image file;

    a data stream containing the source data; and

    a cluster map stream containing a plurality of records, each record identifying;

    a first location corresponding to allocation of a portion of the source data on the source media;

    a second location corresponding to a location of the portion of the source data in the data stream;

    wherein the plurality of image streams further comprising;

    a bitmask stream containing data identifying allocated and unallocated clusters of the source storage media; and

    wherein the bitmask stream comprises a plurality of bits, each bit corresponding to a cluster on the source storage media volume and each bit having a value that identifies whether the cluster on the source storage media volume is allocated or unallocated.

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