Patent ID: 9720929
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for synchronizing directory structures, comprising: receiving, by a processor of a first computing device on which a first application having a first directory structure resides, a second directory structure of a second application residing on a second computing device; associating, by the processor, the first directory structure with the second directory structure; and responsive to a change in the first directory structure including a change in a first file of the first directory structure, causing, by the processor, an offer to select between at least two options to be presented for display to a user via the second computing device, wherein the at least two options include: i) a copying option to copy the first file to the second directory structure of the second application residing on the second computing device and ii) a link creating option to create a link to the first file in the second directory structure of the second application residing on the second computing device; wherein, responsive to an indication of selection of the copying option from the user, the first file is copied by the processor to the second directory structure of the second application residing on the second computing device by populating first fields of the second directory structure of the second application residing on the second computing device with data from the first file corresponding to second fields of the first directory structure; and wherein responsive to an indication of selection of the link creating option from the user, the link to the first file is created by the processor in the second directory structure of the second application residing on the second computing device.