System setup for electronic backup

• US 8,725,965 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2007
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Hart, David, Wolf, Christopher, Cisler, Pavel, Ulrich, Robert, Tiene, Kevin, Metas, Mike
• Primary Examiner(s): THAI, TUAN V
• Application Number:
  US11/760,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20080307175A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,531 Days
• Field of Search: 717168-272, 717/5, 717/718, 711/1, 711/100, 711/154, 711/161, 711/162, 711/165, 714/5, 714/718
• US Class Current: 711/162
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1461 Backup scheduling policy
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes detecting a remote storage device, prompting the user to use the detected remote storage device for backup operations, receiving a user input to use the detected remote storage device for backup operations, and automatically configuring backup operations using the remote storage device. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, computer program products, and computer readable media.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying installations during install processes including identifying one or more files used to install an application on the computing device;

storing a backup of the identified installations including storing a backup of the identified one or more files used to install the application;

presenting one or more application installations stored by backup operations and available for reinstallation, each application installation including backup files associated with a particular application installation;

receiving a user selection of an installation to reinstall;

reinstalling the associated application using the backup files associated with the selected installation; and

wherein the identifying and storing are performed as a background task by the computing device during installation of an application on the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, where reinstalling the associated application includes performing an uninstall of a current version of the associated application prior to the reinstallation.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

identifying installations during install processes including identifying one or more files used to install an application on the computing device;

storing a backup of the identified installations including storing a backup of the identified one or more files used to install the application;

presenting one or more application installations stored by backup operations and available for reinstallation, each application installation including backup files associated with a particular application installation;

receiving a user selection of an installation to reinstall;

reinstalling the associated application using the backup files associated with the selected installation; and

wherein the identifying and storing are performed as a background task by the computing device during installation of an application on the computing device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3, where the instructions that cause reinstalling the associated application include instructions that cause performing an uninstall of a current version of the associated application prior to the reinstallation.

5. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes;

identifying installations during install processes including identifying one or more files used to install an application on the computing device;

storing a backup of the identified installations including storing a backup of the identified one or more files used to install the application;

presenting one or more application installations stored by backup operations and available for reinstallation, each application installation including backup files associated with a particular application installation;

receiving a user selection of an installation to reinstall;

reinstalling the associated application using the backup files associated with the selected installation; and

wherein the identifying and storing are performed as a background task by the computing device during installation of an application on the computing device.

6. The system of claim 5, where the instructions that cause reinstalling the associated application include instructions that cause performing an uninstall of a current version of the associated application prior to the reinstallation.