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Contents
CHAPTER 7 Working with Evidence
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Overview...................................................................................................................................................... 180
Types of Entries ..................................................................................................................................... 180
EnCase Evidence Files .......................................................................................................................... 180
Logical Evidence Files .......................................................................................................................... 181
Raw Image Files..................................................................................................................................... 181
Single Files.............................................................................................................................................. 181
Supported File Systems and Operating Systems.................................................................................... 182
Using Snapshots.......................................................................................................................................... 182
Getting Ready to Acquire the Content of a Device ................................................................................ 183
Previewing ............................................................................................................................................. 183
Live Device and FastBloc Indicators................................................................................................... 184
Previewing the Content of a Device ................................................................................................... 184
Add Device Wizard .............................................................................................................................. 185
Sources Page of the Add Device Wizard ........................................................................................... 186
Sessions Sources Page of the Add Device Wizard............................................................................ 188
Choose Devices Page of the Add Device Wizard ............................................................................. 190
Preview Devices Page of the Add Device Wizard............................................................................ 192
Adding a Device.................................................................................................................................... 193
Completing the Sources Page .............................................................................................................. 194
Completing the Sessions Sources Page .............................................................................................. 195
Completing the Choose Devices Page................................................................................................ 195
Completing the Preview Devices Page .............................................................................................. 196
Acquiring ..................................................................................................................................................... 196
Types of Acquisitions ........................................................................................................................... 197
Doing a Typical Acquisition ................................................................................................................ 197
Acquisition Wizard ............................................................................................................................... 198
After Acquisition Page ......................................................................................................................... 199
Search Page ............................................................................................................................................ 201
Options Page.......................................................................................................................................... 204
Acquisition Results Dialog................................................................................................................... 206
Opening the Acquisition Wizard ........................................................................................................ 207
Specifying and Running an Acquisition ............................................................................................ 208
Completing the After Acquisition Page of the Acquisition Wizard............................................... 209
Completing the Search Page of the Acquisition Wizard.................................................................. 210
Completing the Options Page of the Acquisition Wizard ............................................................... 212
Canceling an Acquisition ..................................................................................................................... 213
Acquiring a Local Drive ....................................................................................................................... 214
Acquiring Device Configuration Overlays (DCO) and Host Protected Areas (HPA)................. 214
Using a Write Blocker ........................................................................................................................... 215
Windows‐based Acquisitions with FastBloc Write Blockers .......................................................... 215
Acquiring in Windows Without a FastBloc Write Blocker.............................................................. 217
Windows‐based Acquisitions with a non‐FastBloc Write Blocker ................................................. 217
Performing a Drive‐to‐Drive Acquisition Using LinEn ................................................................... 218
Acquiring a Disk Running in Direct ATA Mode .............................................................................. 219
Acquiring a Palm Pilot ......................................................................................................................... 220