Patent ID: 8433734

Claim:
A method of identifying a file path of a removable storage device, wherein the file path is unknown by a host device that is coupled to the removable storage device, the method comprising: at the host device: selecting a file path associated with the removable storage device by: receiving a first size associated with a first root directory accessible to the host device, wherein the first root directory corresponds to the removable storage device; comparing the first size to a second size of a second root directory corresponding to the host device; determining that the first size associated with the root directory corresponding to the removable storage device differs from the second size associated with the root directory corresponding to the host device; and selecting the file path based upon the comparison of the first size and the second size; and verifying the selected file path by: initiating a memory access operation using the selected file path; and identifying a result of the memory access operation as indicating successful access to the removable memory storage device.