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1. A method of backing up a computing device comprising a plurality of data blocks, the method comprising:
storing in the computing device, prior to a first backup of the computing device, a selected pre-populated reference file that comprises one or more references to at least some of the data blocks, the selected pre-populated reference file being selected from a plurality of pre-existing and pre-populated reference files depending upon a configuration of the computing device; and initiating the first backup of the computing device after additional data blocks have been created in the computing device, by:
adding, to the selected pre-populated reference file, references to data blocks in the computing device that are unrepresented in the selected pre-populated reference file; andsending the data blocks corresponding to the added references to a backup server over a computer network, wherein, prior to the first backup being initiated, the backup server comprises a pool of unique data blocks that comprises the data blocks referenced by the one or more references in the selected pre-populated reference file stored in the computing device. |
