Patent ID: 7546324
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing electronic data, the method comprising: storing electronic data that satisfies a first storage criteria to a first file location in a first storage device, the first storage device comprising a network attached storage device (NAS); copying, according to a second storage criteria, the electronic data from the first file location to a second file location in a second storage device; replacing the electronic data stored in the first location with a stub file; retrieving, in response to a request to access the electronic data stored in the first file location, the electronic data stored in the second file location according to information contained in the stub file, wherein said retrieving comprises directly accessing the electronic data stored in the second file location without transferring the electronic data to the NAS; modifying the electronic data and storing the modified electronic data in the second file location without transferring the electronic data or the modified electronic data to the first file location; and updating the stub file in the first file location to reflect modifications made to the electronic data in the second file location without transferring the electronic data or the modified electronic data to the first file location.