Patent ID: 8131761

Claim:
A file management system comprising: a file data storage section that stores file data of a file; a management information storage section that stores management information identifying the file, the management information being related to the file data; a control information storage section that stores control information on a file to be blocked on which a predefined specified processing is to be executed; a management information retrieval section that retrieves the management information stored in the management information storage section; a control information retrieval section that retrieves the control information stored in the control information storage section; and an execution section that, when the management information retrieved by the management information retrieval section corresponds to the control information retrieved by the control information retrieval section, executes the predefined processing on the file data related to that management information, wherein the management information retrieval section retrieves, when the control information is added in the control information storage section, all of the management information stored in the management information storage section, the control information retrieval section retrieves, when the control information is added in the control information storage section, the added control information, and the execution section sequentially compares between the management information retrieved by the management information retrieval section and the control information retrieved by the control information retrieval section; and a processor to provide at least one of the management information retrieval section, the control information retrieval section and the execution section.