Inventors:
John H. Hong - Irvine CA, US
Richard Sarner - Irvine CA, US
Assignee:
TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - Irvine CA
International Classification:
G06F 12/16
Abstract:
Certain embodiments relate to an information processing apparatus and a data rescue method that makes it possible to restore an operating system while preserving certain user data on the same partition as the operating system. The system may identify a directory, prior to booting to an operating system located on a first partition, the directory comprising user files. The directory may be located on the first partition. The system may rename the user directory to a unique identifier to ensure its preservation during the recovery process.