Patent ID: 8972355
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for archiving related items, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: identifying a data element on the computing device; identifying at least one additional data element on the computing device that is related to the data element, the data element and the additional related data element collectively comprising a group of related data elements; prior to archiving any of the data elements within the group of related data elements, determining, by applying an archiving policy to the group of related data elements, that each data element within the group of related data elements is eligible for archiving; archiving the group of related data elements only upon determining that each data element within the group of related data elements is eligible for archiving; upon archiving the group of related data elements, creating a single reference on the computing device for the entire group of related data elements that points to the archived group of related data elements; eliminating redundant information within the reference by: