公开(公告)号：US11989095B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US18063655

申请日：2022-12-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pavel Cisler ,  Christopher A. Wolf ,  Loic E. Vandereyken ,  Eric A. Weiss

IPC: G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/16 ,  G06F16/178

CPC classification number: G06F11/1448 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/128 ,  G06F16/164 ,  G06F16/168 ,  G06F16/178 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F2201/80 ,  G06F2201/805 ,  G06F2201/82

Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for preserving clone relationships between files at a computing device. In particular, the techniques involve identifying clone relationships between files in conjunction with performing operations on the files where it can be beneficial to preserve the clone relationships. The operations can include, for example, preserving clone relationships between files that are being copied from a source storage device (that supports file cloning) to a destination storage device that supports file cloning. Additionally, the operations can include preserving clone relationships when backing up and restoring files between a source storage device (that supports file cloning) and a destination storage device that does not support file cloning. In this manner, the various benefits afforded by the clone relationships between files can be retained even as the files are propagated to destination storage devices that may or may not support file cloning.

公开(公告)号：US11188422B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US15721287

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pavel Cisler ,  Christopher A. Wolf ,  Loic E. Vandereyken ,  Eric A. Weiss

IPC: G06F16/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/16 ,  G06F16/178 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for preserving clone relationships between files at a computing device. In particular, the techniques involve identifying clone relationships between files in conjunction with performing operations on the files where it can be beneficial to preserve the clone relationships. The operations can include, for example, preserving clone relationships between files that are being copied from a source storage device (that supports file cloning) to a destination storage device that supports file cloning. Additionally, the operations can include preserving clone relationships when backing up and restoring files between a source storage device (that supports file cloning) and a destination storage device that does not support file cloning. In this manner, the various benefits afforded by the clone relationships between files can be retained even as the files are propagated to destination storage devices that may or may not support file cloning.

公开(公告)号：US11550665B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US15721311

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pavel Cisler ,  Christopher A. Wolf ,  Loic E. Vandereyken ,  Eric A. Weiss

IPC: G06F16/178 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/16 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/04845

Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for preserving clone relationships between files at a computing device. In particular, the techniques involve identifying clone relationships between files in conjunction with performing operations on the files where it can be beneficial to preserve the clone relationships. The operations can include, for example, preserving clone relationships between files that are being copied from a source storage device (that supports file cloning) to a destination storage device that supports file cloning. Additionally, the operations can include preserving clone relationships when backing up and restoring files between a source storage device (that supports file cloning) and a destination storage device that does not support file cloning. In this manner, the various benefits afforded by the clone relationships between files can be retained even as the files are propagated to destination storage devices that may or may not support file cloning.