Patent ID: 8302162

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving user authentication information corresponding to a user account, wherein said user account corresponds to a website hosted by at least one content server, said website enables a user to create or store online content associated with said user account, said website further enables another user to create or store additional online content related to said online content, and said online content and said additional online content are stored on a memory accessible by said at least one content server; receiving an archival schedule, wherein said archival schedule comprises a frequency in which to archive said online content and said additional online content, said frequency ensures said online content and said additional online content are archived before said online content and said additional online content are deleted from said memory, said deletion of said online content and said additional online content from said memory is performed due to storage restrictions associated with said user account, and said archival schedule is received at an archive server; and according to said archival schedule, periodically archiving said online content and said additional online content to an archive by: using said user authentication information to access said user account, in response to successfully accessing said user account, archiving said online content and said additional online content in said archive, and said archive is stored on said archive server.