Automatic real-time file management method and apparatus

摘要

A method for archiving files includes determining when a change in an operating file is imminent, capturing the operating file immediately before the change in the operating file occurs, if the operating file has not already been captured; and capturing the operating file immediately after the change in the operating file has occurred.

主权项

1. A method for archiving files, comprising steps of (a) to (i) following:
(a) the step of detecting an instruction by a resident program in a computing device for performing an operation on an operating file; (b) the step of creating an archive file from the operating file and storing the archive file in a temporary storage location temporally proximate to the operation being performed on the operating file and responsive to detecting the instruction; (c) the step of identifying presence of the archive file in the temporary storage location responsive to the occurrence of a first event; (d) the step of transmitting the archive file to a second storage location responsive to a second event, the second storage location being an intermediate or a permanent storage location; (e) after storing the archive file in the temporary storage location, updating a database to indicate that the archive file is located in the temporary storage location; (f) determining a final destination for the archive file; (g) moving the archive file from the temporary storage location to an intermediate storage location; (h) updating the database to indicate the archive file is located in the intermediate storage location; and (i) after moving the archive file to the second storage location, updating the database to indicate the archive file is located in the second storage location.