Abstract: An indication to perform a backup of file system data is received. The file system data includes a content file having a size greater than a threshold size. A plurality of component file metadata structures for the content file are generated. File metadata of the content file split across the plurality of component file metadata structures is stored. The plurality of component file metadata structures are associated with different portions of the content file. A component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures stores file metadata corresponding to a portion of the content file. The file metadata corresponding to the portion of the content file includes one or more references to locations of data chunks associated with the portion of the content file.

Abstract: A request to delete a directory from a storage is received. The directory is unlinked from a parent metadata object. A success confirmation that the directory is unlinked from the parent metadata object is provided. After the success confirmation is provided, one or more metadata objects of the directory are marked for deletion, and the one or more marked metadata objects and at least one of their descendant metadata objects are identified and deleted.

Abstract: A size associated with a content file is determined to be greater than a threshold size. In response to the determination, file metadata of the content file split and stored across a plurality of component file metadata structures. The file metadata of the content file specifies tree structure organizing data components of the content file and each component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures stores a portion of the tree structure. A snapshot tree is updated to reference the plurality of component file metadata structures for the content file.

Abstract: A first group of chunk identifiers associated with a first content identifier structure of a first metadata element and a second group of chunk identifiers associated with a second content identifier structure of a second metadata element are determined. A common sequence of chunk identifiers across at least a portion of the first group of chunk identifiers associated with the first content identifier structure and the second group of chunk identifiers associated with the second content identifier structure is determined. A portion of the first group of chunk identifiers associated with the first content identifier structure and a portion of the second group of chunk identifiers associated with the second content identifier structure is updated to reference a common sequence identifier in place of the determined common sequence of chunk identifiers.

Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for expedited indexing of content is presented. Submitted content is received via a user interface, where the submitted content is copy-and-pasted content from an entity claiming authorship of the content. A link identifying an Internet address hosting the submitted is also received. Responsive to determining the submitted content is new relative to known content, the submitted content is indexed without visiting the Internet address.

Abstract: A virtual machine container file is analyzed to determine which portion of the virtual machine container file corresponds to a virtual machine file system metadata of the virtual machine container file. One or more differences between a first version of a virtual machine container file and a second version of the virtual machine container file are determined at least in part by traversing a snapshot structure associated with the virtual machine container file. The determined one or more differences that corresponds to the virtual machine file system metadata portion of the virtual machine container file are identified based at least in part on the analysis of the virtual machine container file.

Abstract: A cloud server component determines that a size of a first cloud storage element object is at least below a first threshold. In response to the first determination, a client-side component is requested to store additional data in the cloud storage element object including by having the client-side component update the first cloud storage element with an updated version that includes previously existing data of the first cloud storage element and the additional data. The first cloud storage element object is added to a set of one or more cloud storage element objects available for update. The client-side component is configured to generate an updated version of the first cloud storage element object that has a size that is greater than or equal to the first threshold.

Abstract: A specification of content to be stored in a cloud storage is received at a client-side component. A portion of the content is divided into a plurality of data chunks. One or more data chunks of the plurality of data chunks that are to be sent via a network to be stored in the cloud storage are identified. It is determined whether a batch size of the one or more identified data chunks meets a threshold size. Based on the determination of whether the batch size meets the threshold size, selecting a cloud storage destination among a plurality of different cloud storage destinations associated with different performance tiers is selected.

Abstract: A size associated with a content file is determined to be greater than a threshold size. Contents of the content file split across a plurality of component files are stored. Metadata, for the content file, is updated to reference a plurality of component file metadata structures for the component files. A node of the metadata is configured to track different sizes of portions of the content file stored in different component files of the plurality of component files. File metadata of the content file is split across the plurality of component file metadata structures and each component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures specifies a corresponding structure organizing data components for a corresponding portion of the content file.

Abstract: A virtual machine container file is analyzed to determine which portion of the virtual machine container file corresponds to a virtual machine file system metadata of the virtual machine container file. One or more differences between a first version of a virtual machine container file and a second version of the virtual machine container file are determined at least in part by traversing a snapshot structure associated with the virtual machine container file. The determined one or more differences that corresponds to the virtual machine file system metadata portion of the virtual machine container file are identified based at least in part on the analysis of the virtual machine container file.

Abstract: A request to delete a directory from a storage is received. The directory is unlinked from a parent metadata object. A success confirmation that the directory is unlinked from the parent metadata object is provided. After the success confirmation is provided, one or more metadata objects of the directory are marked for deletion, and the one or more marked metadata objects and at least one of their descendant metadata objects are identified and deleted.

Abstract: A size associated with a content file is determined to be greater than a threshold size. Contents of the content file split across a plurality of component files are stored. Metadata, for the content file, is updated to reference a plurality of component file metadata structures for the component files. A node of the metadata is configured to track different sizes of portions of the content file stored in different component files of the plurality of component files. File metadata of the content file is split across the plurality of component file metadata structures and each component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures specifies a corresponding structure organizing data components for a corresponding portion of the content file.

Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for expedited indexing of content is presented. Submitted content is received via a user interface, where the submitted content is copy-and-pasted content from an entity claiming authorship of the content. A link identifying an Internet address hosting the submitted is also received. Responsive to determining the submitted content is new relative to known content, the submitted content is indexed without visiting the Internet address.

Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for or crawling and indexing content is presented. A message is received, where the message includes (i) submitted content, wherein the submitted content is identified as being published by an entity, and (ii) a link to a location on a resource hosting the submitted content. An evaluation is made as to whether the submitted content is represented in an index of known content to determine whether the submitted content is new relative to the known content. In response to the evaluation, a request is issued to a search engine to crawl and index the submitted content hosted by the resource associated with the link when the submitted content is new relative to the known content.

Abstract: File metadata structures of a file system are analyzed. At least one metadata element that is duplicated among the analyzed file metadata structures is identified. The at least one identified metadata element is deduplicated including by modifying at least one of the file metadata structures to reference a same instance of the identified metadata element that is referenced by another one of the file metadata structures.

Abstract: A size associated with a content file is determined to be greater than a threshold size. In response to the determination, file metadata of the content file split and stored across a plurality of component file metadata structures. The file metadata of the content file specifies tree structure organizing data components of the content file and each component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures stores a portion of the tree structure. A snapshot tree is updated to reference the plurality of component file metadata structures for the content file.

Abstract: A size associated with a content file is determined to be greater than a threshold size. In response to the determination, file metadata of the content file split and stored across a plurality of component file metadata structures. The file metadata of the content file specifies tree structure organizing data components of the content file and each component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures stores a portion of the tree structure. A snapshot tree is updated to reference the plurality of component file metadata structures for the content file.

Abstract: A virtual machine container file is analyzed to determine which portion of the virtual machine container file corresponds to a virtual machine file system metadata of the virtual machine container file. One or more differences between a first version of a virtual machine container file and a second version of the virtual machine container file are determined at least in part by traversing a snapshot structure associated with the virtual machine container file. The determined one or more differences that corresponds to the virtual machine file system metadata portion of the virtual machine container file are identified based at least in part on the analysis of the virtual machine container file.

Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for or crawling and indexing content is presented. A message is received, where the message includes (i) submitted content, wherein the submitted content is identified as being published by an entity, and (ii) a link to a location on a resource hosting the submitted content. An evaluation is made as to whether the submitted content is represented in an index of known content to determine whether the submitted content is new relative to the known content. In response to the evaluation, a request is issued to a search engine to crawl and index the submitted content hosted by the resource associated with the link when the submitted content is new relative to the known content.

Abstract: A size associated with a content file is determined to be greater than a threshold size. Contents of the content file split across a plurality of component files are stored. Metadata, for the content file, is updated to reference a plurality of component file metadata structures for the component files. A node of the metadata is configured to track different sizes of portions of the content file stored in different component files of the plurality of component files. File metadata of the content file is split across the plurality of component file metadata structures and each component file metadata structure of the plurality of component file metadata structures specifies a corresponding structure organizing data components for a corresponding portion of the content file.