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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Riyan Alex Mendonsa, Edina, MN (US);
Jon D. Trantham, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Described are data storage systems and methods in which data ingested by a hard disk drive (HDD) may be first stored in a designated intake zone of the HDD magnetic media using conventional performance parameters and recording techniques, and thereafter compacted and moved to a designated high-density zone on the magnetic media. The compacted data is stored at higher data storage densities than what is convention, and at lower performance parameters, and thus the moving of compacted data to the high-density zone may be done opportunistically in the background. The intake zone and high-density zone may be statically designated or dynamically defined based on HDD performance requirements, usage characteristics, available media capacity, and so forth.