Patent ID: 7814277

Claim:
A method of providing a user with control over the utilization of a portion of a storage device for one or more file types, and by utilizing a user-interface providing for multiple limit mechanisms, the method comprising: receiving a request to display a user interface for allowing user control of settings controlling utilization of a storage device; and in response to the request, displaying the user interface on a hardware display device, the user interface comprising a plurality of selectable settings, each of the plurality of selectable settings including a selection mechanism for indicating: (a) selection by the user of the respective selectable setting; and (b) an adjustment mechanism for indicating selection by the user of a numeric value relative to the respective selectable setting, wherein the selectable settings comprise at least four limits, including: a size limit, wherein the size limit defines a maximum size allocation for a portion of the storage device to store one or more files, wherein the maximum size allocation is represented by a numeric value representing raw size; a percentage limit, wherein the percentage limit defines a maximum percentage of the portion of the storage device to store the one or more files, wherein the maximum percentage is represented by a numeric value representing a percentage of the storage device; an item limit, wherein the item limit defines a numeric value as a maximum number of the one or more files for storage in the portion of the storage device; and an access frequency limit, wherein the access frequency limit defines a numeric value as a minimum number of times a file must be accessed before the file is stored in the portion of the storage device.