Seer: predictive file hoarding for disconnected mobile operation

Abstract

Because of the limited storage space available on portable computers, disconnected mobile users must restrict their work to a subset of the files available on their network. The list of files needed to accomplish useful work is large, non-intuitive, and constantly changing. Selecting a subset by hand is difficult, time-consuming, and error-prone, suggesting that an automated solution is desirable. Our thesis is that it is possible and practical to automate the process of choosing files to be stored on a portable computer. To validate this thesis, we conducted a preliminary study in a live business environment, which demonstrated that the approach was feasible. We then developed a new metric, semantic distance, that quan...

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