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Case Options Tab
The Case Options tab contains settings that apply to the open case.
Name contains the name of the case associated with the case options set on this tab. The case
name is used as the default filename when the case is saved. The filename can be changed when
the file is saved.
Examiner Name contains the name of the user acting as the investigator.
Default Export Folder contains the path and name of the folder where files are exported.
Temporary Folder contains the path and name of the folder where temporary files are created.
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Index Folder contains the index file for any indexed file or collection of files.
Global Tab
The Global tab of the Options dialog contains settings that apply to all cases.
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Auto Save Minutes (0 = None) contains the number of minutes that constitute the interval
between automatic saves of case files. The automatically saved data is written to *.CBAK files.
Use Recycle Bin for Cases determines whether backup files are moved to the recycle bin and not
overwritten when a file is automatically saved.
Enable Picture Viewer determines whether the picture viewer is used for graphics of the
appropriate formats.
Enable ART and PNG Image Display determines whether ART and PNG image files are
displayed. When these files are corrupted, they can cause the program to crash, so this setting
enables you to limit the impact of corrupted ART and PNG files.
Flag Lost Files determines whether lost clusters are treated as unallocated space. Doing so
decreases the amount of time required to access the evidence file. When selected, all lost clusters
appear in the disk tab as unallocated clusters.
Enable Pictures in Doc View determines whether pictures that are natively displayed by
EnCase display using Oracle Outside In technology in the Doc tab of the View pane.
Invalid Picture Timeout (seconds) contains the amount of time the program attempts to read a
corrupt image file before timing out. When the read times out, the corrupt file is sent to the cache
and no attempt is made to read it again.
Date Format includes these options:
MM/DD/YY (for example, 06/21/08)
DD/MM/YY (for example, 21/06/08)
Other enables you to specify your own date format.
Current Day contains the current date in the specified date format.
Time Format includes these options:
12:00:00PM determines whether a twelve‐hour clock is the basis of the time format.
24:00:00 determines whether a twenty‐four hour clock is the basis of the time format.
Other enables you to specify your own time format.
Current Time contains the current time in the time format selected.
Show True contains the symbol indicating a value of true in table columns displayed in the
Table tab of the Table pane.
Show False contains the symbol used indicating a value of
false in table columns displayed in the
Table tab of the Table pane.
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Backup Files contain the maximum number of files stored as backup files when a case is saved.
Debug Logging contains the various settings that determine where debugging is logged.
Color Tab
This tab enables you to associate colors with various case elements.
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Default Colors contains a list of case elements that can be associated with a color. Double
clicking on a listed element opens the Color Palette dialog so you can choose and associate a
color with the listed case element.
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Fonts Tab of the Options Dialog
This tab enables you to associate fonts with various case elements.
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Default Fonts contains a list of case elements that you can associate with a font. Double clicking
on a listed element opens the Font dialog so you can choose and associate a font with the listed
case element. The font can be defined in terms of:
Font
Font style
Size
Script
The script attribute enables you to select the character set used.
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EnScript Tab
This tab enables you to specify the location of the include files library used by EnScript
®
programs.
Include Path displays the path and name of the folder that contains the include files library.