US Patent 9767106 Snapshot based file verification

In an embodiment, a method can include loading a first snapshot of data stored on a storage device, the first snapshot being verified. The method can further include capturing a second snapshot of data stored on the store device after waiting an interval of time from creation of the first snapshot. The method can further include generating a list of closed files between the two snapshots by differentiating the first snapshot and the second snapshot. The method can additionally include verifying the second snapshot by comparing the closed files in the list of closed files by in the second snapshot to the closed files in the storage device, which is an active snapshot. The method can also include deleting the first snapshot.