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Storing data in a directory-less dispersed storage network

  • US 9,495,118 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2014
  • Issued: 11/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a directory-less file system within a dispersed storage network (DSN), the method is executable by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices and comprises:

  • sending a plurality of sets of encoded data slices to DSN memory for storage in accordance with a plurality of sets of DSN data addresses, wherein data is dispersed storage error encoded to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein the data has a data name, wherein the plurality of sets of DSN data addresses is generated based on a data object number associated with the data and data storage information, and wherein the data name includes file system information;

    generating retrieval data that is based on the data object number and the data storage information;

    dispersed storage error encoding the retrieval data to produce a set of encoded retrieval data slices;

    generating a set of DSN retrieval data addresses based on the data name and on retrieval data storage information; and

    sending the set of encoded retrieval data slices to the DSN memory for storage therein in accordance with the set of DSN retrieval data addresses.

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