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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Allen Keith Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nils Haustein, Soergenloch, DE;
Gail Hepworth, Milton, NY (US);
Craig Anthony Klein, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ulf Troppens, Mains, DE;
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Allen Keith Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nils Haustein, Soergenloch, DE;
Gail Hepworth, Milton, NY (US);
Craig Anthony Klein, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ulf Troppens, Mains, DE;
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Busines Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method to sequentially deduplicate data, wherein the method receives a plurality of computer files, wherein each of the plurality of computer files comprises a label comprising a file name, a file type, a version number, and file size, and stores that plurality of computer files in a deduplication queue. The method then identifies a subset of the plurality of computer files, wherein each file of the subset comprises the same file name but a different version number, and wherein the subset comprises a maximum count of version numbers, and wherein the subset comprises a portion of the plurality of computer files. The method deduplicates the subset using a hash algorithm, and removes the subset from said deduplication queue.