Patent ID: 8260833

Claim:
A method allowing for fast mapping between a content identifier (ID) for a media content file and a file path of said media content file in an electronic data storage system, the method comprising: dividing a plurality of characters making up said content ID into a plurality of ordered subsections separated by a separator character; correlating at least one of said subsections with a directory in an electronic file system for said electronic data storage system; correlating the last of said subsections with a name of said media content file, said media content file being located within a directory correlated with a preceding subsection; receiving a content ID from a client system; replacing at least a first subsection of said content ID with a root directory on a volume where said media content file is located; and replacing each of said separator characters with a forward slash character to create said file path for said media content file; in which said media content file is one of a video file, an audio file, or a data file.