Patent ID: 7809756

Claim:
A method of providing file management of backup data stored on one or more removable storage media in a system, comprising: displaying, in a file management display output screen, a hierarchical tree structure representing content of a removable storage medium, the content including backup copies of data on a primary storage medium of the system, wherein displaying the hierarchical tree structure in the file management display output screen is performed while the removable storage medium is off-line, wherein the off-line removable storage medium is not inserted in a storage device of the system; changing the display of the hierarchical tree structure in the file management display output screen in response to receipt of user selection of an item in the displayed hierarchical tree structure while the removable storage medium is off-line; in response to selection of an option indicating additional data to backup, prompting a user to insert the removable storage medium the storage device if it is detected that the removable storage medium is not inserted in the storage device; and copying the additional data to the removable storage medium after the removable storage medium has been inserted in the storage device.