Patent ID: 7818608
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of using a file system to generate backups of data for any of one or more different application programs in response to receiving a request to save the data at a file system filter driver and without requiring user input at the time of the request to save the data that specifically requests that a backup of the data be created, the method comprising: receiving at the file system filter driver a request generated by a particular application program to save a data file being processed by the particular application program, wherein the operating system of the computing system is operably coupled through the file system filter driver to a policy engine for automatically determining backup policies to be applied to the data processed by one or more different application programs, and wherein the operating system includes a file system and one or more drivers for accessing either embedded or removable storage; upon receiving the request to save the data file, the file system filter driver automatically accessing the policy engine and accessing one or more policies which specify: upon determining that the one or more policies accessed by the file system filter driver require making a backup copy for the data file, the operating system thereafter controlling the one or more drivers in order to store a backup copy of the data file for the particular application program in accordance with the one or more policies.