Patent ID: 9529818
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method of transferring files and providing access to files stored in a cloud comprising the steps of: detecting at a client computer system a relevant change made to a file residing in a cloud file system; determining by the client computer system whether the file originated via cloud computing services, wherein the file originated via cloud computing services when the file was not obtained or derived from content stored on the client computer system; determining whether the file has a file type that is associated with a cloud application; if the file originated via cloud computing services and was not obtained or derived from the client computer system, and if the file has a file type that is associated with a cloud application, then storing in the client computer's local file system a linking file comprising a link to the file residing in the cloud file system and not storing a copy of the file residing in the cloud system in the client computer's local file system;