Patent ID: 8285674

Claim:
A method for managing synchronization configuration files at a computing device, the method comprising: determining that at least one configuration file has expired by determining that a time between a last synchronization and a present time has exceeded a threshold value, said at least one configuration file associated with a second computing device and comprising data for synchronizing said second computing device with said computing device; and, when it is determined that said at least one configuration file has expired: determining a location of said at least one configuration file; and causing said at least one configuration file to be deleted at said location; detecting that said second computing device is in communication with said computing device after said at least one configuration file has been deleted; and, in response: determining that said second computing device is a new computing device to be synchronized with said computing device; receiving at least a subset of data from the second computing device and storing the at least a subset of data; compiling at least one new configuration file comprising new data for synchronizing said second computing device with said computing device; and storing said at least one new configuration file in association with said second computing device.