Methods and systems for managing data

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, using one or more processing units, a plurality of requests associated with one or more files stored on a storage device, wherein each file is stored at a storage location, wherein each request has a corresponding priority, and wherein each request corresponds to an indexing operation or a metadata operation;

determining, using the one or more processing units, that the storage device is in a low power mode;

determining, using the one or more processing units, a first subset of requests, wherein the priority of each request in the first subset has a high priority;

determining, using the one or more processing units, a second subset of requests, wherein the priority of each request in the second subset has a low priority;

queuing, using the one or more processing units, the first subset of requests in a high priority queue;

queuing, using the one or more processing units, the second subset of requests in a low priority queue;

generating, using the one or more processing units, a sequence of requests in the high priority queue, wherein the sequence is based upon the storage locations of the files associated with the first subset of requests; and

processing, using the one or more processing units, requests in the high priority queue according to the sequence.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a high priority request corresponds to a request generated by a creation of a file or a modification to a file, and wherein a low priority request corresponds to a request generated by a background operation or a system scan.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating a sequence includes determining file ownership, and wherein requests associated with files from a same owner are processed together in the sequence.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the low power mode corresponds to battery power.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein requests in the low priority queue are processed after requests in the high priority queue are processed, and wherein the requests in the low priority queue are processed for a predetermined period of time.

6. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations, including:

receiving a plurality of requests associated with one or more files stored on a storage device, wherein each file is stored at a storage location, wherein each request has a corresponding priority, and wherein each request corresponds to an indexing operation or a metadata operation;

determining that the storage device is in a low power mode;

determining a first subset of requests, wherein the priority of each request in the first subset has a high priority;

determining a second subset of requests, wherein the priority of each request in the second subset has a low priority;

queuing the first subset of requests in a high priority queue;

queuing the second subset of requests in a low priority queue;

generating a sequence of requests in the high priority queue, wherein the sequence is based upon the storage locations of the files associated with the first subset of requests; and

processing requests in the high priority queue according to the sequence.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein a high priority request corresponds to a request generated by a creation of a file or a modification to a file, and wherein a low priority request corresponds to a request generated by a background operation or a system scan.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein generating a sequence includes determining file ownership, and wherein requests associated with files from a same owner are processed together in the sequence.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the low power mode corresponds to battery power.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein requests in the low priority queue are processed after requests in the high priority queue are processed, and wherein the requests in the low priority queue are processed for a predetermined period of time.

11. A computer-program product, embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:

receive a plurality of requests associated with one or more files stored on a storage device, wherein each file is stored at a storage location, wherein each request has a corresponding priority, and wherein each request corresponds to an indexing operation or a metadata operation;

determine that the storage device is in a low power mode;

determine a first subset of requests, wherein the priority of each request in the first subset has a high priority;

determine a second subset of requests, wherein the priority of each request in the second subset has a low priority;

queue the first subset of requests in a high priority queue;

queue the second subset of requests in a low priority queue;

generate a sequence of requests in the high priority queue, wherein the sequence is based upon the storage locations of the files associated with the first subset of requests; and

process requests in the high priority queue according to the sequence.

12. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein a high priority request corresponds to a request generated by a creation of a file or a modification to a file, and wherein a low priority request corresponds to a request generated by a background operation or a system scan.

13. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein generating a sequence includes determining file ownership, and wherein requests associated with files from a same owner are processed together in the sequence.

14. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein the low power mode corresponds to battery power.

15. The computer-program product of claim 11 , wherein requests in the low priority queue are processed after requests in the high priority queue are processed, and wherein the requests in the low priority queue are processed for a predetermined period of time.