公开(公告)号：US20160378354A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-29

申请号：US14864767

申请日：2015-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen Richard LEWALLEN ,  William M. BUMGARNER ,  David A. POUND ,  Matthew D. RICKETSON

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F9/30

CPC classification number: G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/30043

Abstract: The embodiments set forth techniques for managing storage space in user devices. A storage space manager can be configured to receive a request to increase an available amount of storage space within the user device, identify applications where at least a portion of the application's associated data can be deleted to increase the available storage space, determining particular applications whose identified associated data should be deleted, and causing the associated data to be deleted. According to some embodiments, applications managed by the storage space manager are not adapted to manage storage space themselves. Instead, these applications can be registered to the storage space manager and can be grouped into subsets that share sections of storage space within the user device. Moreover, the storage space manager can be a subsystem storage space manager that interfaces with a higher-level system storage manager that orchestrates storage space management within the user device.

Abstract translation: 实施例阐述了用于管理用户设备中的存储空间的技术。 存储空间管理器可以被配置为接收用于增加用户设备内的可用量的存储空间的请求，识别可以删除应用程序的关联数据的至少一部分以增加可用存储空间的应用，确定特定应用， 应删除识别的相关数据，并删除相关联的数据。 根据一些实施例，由存储空间管理器管理的应用不适于管理存储空间本身。 相反，这些应用程序可以被注册到存储空间管理器，并且可以被分组成在用户设备内共享存储空间部分的子集。 此外，存储空间管理器可以是与管理用户设备中的存储空间管理的上级系统存储管理器接口的子系统存储空间管理器。