Patent ID: 8661054

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing directory access, the method comprising: detecting a directory move request for moving a directory, wherein the directory is identified by a directory name and a directory source location, from the directory source location to a directory target location; creating a file move link for the directory associating the directory source location with the directory target location; storing the file move link within a file move link storage structure of the computer file system for a subsequent directory access request; detecting a directory access request searching for a file move link associated with the directory and the directory source location; retrieving the directory target location associated with the file move link if a file move link is found; and providing access to the directory at the directory target location; and after the searching: defining a new directory path for the directory if a file move link is not found, the new path defined by concatenating a parent directory path of the directory; and repeating the searching for the new directory path.