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Methods and systems for managing data

  • US 7,873,630 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2006
  • Issued: 01/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A machine implemented method of processing data, the method comprising:

  • mounting a storage device;

    determining, by a data processing system automatically in response to the mounting, whether to index one or more files on the storage device, wherein the determining comprisesdetermining a first delay between a last time of usage or closing of an indexing database and an unmounting time or last write time of the storage device and also comprisesdetermining a second delay between a first time of usage or opening of the indexing database after the unmounting time and a mounting time or first write time of the storage device and also comprisesdetermining not to index the one or more files if the first delay is less than a first criteria and the second delay is less than a second criteria.

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