Patent ID: 9086809
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for storing files, the apparatus comprising: a storage medium on which physical ranges of groups of plural files stored across a plurality of wraps divided in a width direction of the storage medium are aligned in a traveling direction of the storage medium, wherein the travelling direction of the storage medium is a longitudinal direction of the storage medium, and wherein the width direction of the storage medium is a lateral direction of the storage medium, wherein as a result of traveling the storage medium in the traveling direction from a first position to a second position of the storage medium as a certain wrap, a group of plural files is written in a first physical range between the first position and the second position, as a result of traveling the storage medium in the traveling direction from a third position to a fourth position of the storage medium as another wrap, a group of plural files is written in a second physical range between the third position and the fourth position, the first physical range and the second physical range, and further relative positions of plural files in these ranges are substantially aligned in the traveling direction of the storage medium, an attribute of each of plural files stored in the first physical range is substantially identical to an attribute of each of plural files stored in the second physical range, and the group of plural files on the certain wrap and the group of plural files on the other wrap are provided in a manner to be distinguishable from each other.