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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Tianbo Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Heyang Sun, Shanghai, CN;
Xiao Le Shang, Shanghai, CN;
Lu Lei, Shanghai, CN;
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to de-duplication. An example method includes acquiring mirror files, wherein each mirror file in the mirror files includes at least one layer. The method further includes generating a directory by de-duplicating layers of the mirror files. The method further includes redirecting the de-duplicated mirror files to the directory by using hard links. The method further includes packaging the redirected mirror files and the directory into a target package. Beneficially, the mirror files can be de-duplicated in a unit of layer, and the flexibility in downloading a part of the mirror files can further be ensured.