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Context sensitive distributed file system synchronization and merging semantics

  • US 9,524,151 B2
  • Filed: 03/21/2014
  • Issued: 12/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a cloud-based server, a synchronization event initiating synchronization of data objects in distributed file system;

    selecting a first computing device responsive to receiving the synchronization event, the first computing device having a first local file system;

    determining, by the cloud-based server, one or more expected access patterns of the distributed file system by the first computing device,wherein each expected access patterns is determined based on a corresponding file directory of the first local file system; and

    synchronizing data objects of the distributed file system with the first local file system with based on the expected access patterns,wherein performing the synchronization on the first computing device further comprises determining a type of activity associated with a particular data object of the first local file system, wherein if the type of activity is not of a first type of activity, allowing the synchronization to complete while synchronizing less than all of the data associated with the particular data object, and wherein if the type of activity is of the first type of activity, allowing the synchronization to complete once all of the data associated with the particular data object is synchronized.

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