Patent attributes
A file storage system can include a file manager that adaptively partitions memory to accommodate the storage of fragmented data information. The fragments, potentially of varying size, can be stored in a volume of memory that is partitioned to include a group of storage segments. In the event that a particular fragment is not sized to efficiently fit in a free storage segment, the segment can be further subdivided to accommodate a fragment. In this way, a segment allotted for storage of data information can be adaptively subdivided into a smaller group of storage sub-segments. These sub-segments and yet potentially smaller storage partitions of the sub-segments can then be used to store additional fragments of a related stream of data. Based on this technique, portions of a logical stream of data information can be stored in the segments that vary in size. Meta data associated with the stored fragments can be used to facilitate reconstruction of a file or data stream.
