Methods, Computer Program Products, and Systems for Automatically Synchronizing Directory Structures Across Different Applications

摘要

Directory structures of a messaging application and a personal file manager application are synchronized. A designated layer in the directory structure of the messaging application is associated with the designated layer in the directory structure of the personal file manager application. Each time a folder is created or an existing folder is modified or deleted in the designated layer in the directory structure of the messaging application, a corresponding folder is created, modified, or deleted in the designated layer in the directory structure of the personal file manager application and vice versa. Files or links to files are created in the folders of the messaging application to correspond to files or links to files within folders in the personal file manager application, and vice versa. A folder (and its contents) is deleted in the messaging application to correspond to deletions in the personal file manager application, and vice versa.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a system having a processor, a first directory structure of a first application; receiving, by the system, a second directory structure of a second application; associating, by the system, the first directory structure with the second directory structure; copying, by the system, a first change in the first directory structure to the second directory structure; copying, by the system, a second change in the second directory structure to the first directory structure, and initiating, if at least one of the first change and second change includes deletion of directory content, archiving of the directory content.