Patent ID: 8606830
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of reading files from a storage media of a storage device comprising: receiving a name of a first file to retrieve from the storage media; identifying the first file name in a directory entry on the storage media separate from a file allocation table on the storage media; determining if the first file is stored in a first plurality of contiguous clusters on the storage media based on whether a first contiguous file flag is set for the first file in the directory entry; when the first file is determined to be stored in the first plurality of contiguous clusters, thereafter, receiving a second name of a second file to retrieve from the storage media; identifying the second file name in a second directory entry on the storage media separate from the file allocation table on the storage media; determining if the second file is stored in a second plurality of contiguous clusters on the storage media based on whether a second contiguous file flag is set for the second file in the second directory entry; and when the second file is not determined to be stored in the second plurality of contiguous clusters, thereafter,