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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for selective defragmentation
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Application No.: US12550259Application Date: 2009-08-28
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Publication No.: US09646014B1Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Sanjay Jain , Anindya Banerjee , Kedar Patwardhan
- Applicant: Sanjay Jain , Anindya Banerjee , Kedar Patwardhan
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Veritas Technologies
- Current Assignee: Veritas Technologies
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: FisherBroyles LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
Various computer-implemented methods for selective defragmentation are disclosed. In one example, an exemplary method for performing such a task may include: 1) identifying a file system, 2) tracking changes to files in the file system, 3) creating a list of changed files, and then 4) selectively defragmenting files in the list of changed files. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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