Patent ID: 7509355

Claim:
A computer-based method for migrating data between storage media of different types, comprising: a) detecting presence of a removable source media of a first media type in a source storage drive; b) in response to said detecting, automatically prompting a user to transfer files from said removable source media to removable destination media of a second media type in a destination storage drive, said first media type is different than said second media type; c) automatically selecting all files stored in said removable source media for transfer to said removable destination media; d) in response to user input, automatically transferring said all files from said removable source media in said source storage drive to said removable destination media in said destination storage drive by performing a raw data read of said removable source media thereby creating an image of all data in said removable source media; e) creating an index of said transferred all files in response to said user input, said index comprising a plurality of keys for one file of said transferred all files, each key of said keys respectively matching text within said one file; and f) storing said index on a local hard drive of a computer system which communicates with said destination storage drive holding said removable destination media and said source storage drive holding said removable source media.