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User Manual Published: 25-Jun-20 at 20:37:10 Chapter Contents Published: 25-Jun-20 at 20:36:59 Quick Start Guide ..................................................................................................................... 11 Wibu CodeMeter Activation Dongle ............................................................................................................... 11 System Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Download ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Installation ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Forensic Explorer Module Overview .............................................................................................................. 12 Live Boot ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.2 Introducing Forensic Explorer ............................................................................................................ 16 1.3 Supported file formats ....................................................................................................................... 16 1.4 Supported file systems ...................................................................................................................... 16 1.5 Key program features ........................................................................................................................ 17 Chapter 2 - 30 Day Evaluation Version ...................................................................................... 19 2.1 30 day evaluation version .................................................................................................................. 20 2.2 Activating the 30-DAY evaluation version ......................................................................................... 20 Chapter 3 - Purchase ................................................................................................................ 25 3.1 Purchase ............................................................................................................................................ 26 3.2 License maintenance ......................................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 4 - Installation ............................................................................................................. 29 4.1 System requirements ......................................................................................................................... 30 4.2 Download ........................................................................................................................................... 30 4.3 Installation ......................................................................................................................................... 30 4.4 Uninstall Forensic Explorer ................................................................................................................ 35 Chapter 5 - Dongle Activation................................................................................................... 37 5.1 Dongle activation of the purchased version ...................................................................................... 38 5.2 GetData License Manager.................................................................................................................. 41 4 | P a g e Chapter Contents 5.3 Wibu CodeMeter Runtime for Windows User ................................................................................... 43 5.4 Network Licensing ............................................................................................................................. 45 5.5 Applying maintenance updates to your Wibu dongle ....................................................................... 48 Chapter 6 - Forensic Acquisition ............................................................................................... 49 6.1 Write block ........................................................................................................................................ 50 6.2 GetData’s Forensic Imager................................................................................................................. 51 Chapter 7 - Forensic Explorer Interface ..................................................................................... 61 7.1 Modules ............................................................................................................................................. 62 7.2 Module data views ............................................................................................................................ 64 7.3 Customizing layouts ........................................................................................................................... 66 7.4 Task Processes List ............................................................................................................................. 67 7.5 Process Logging and Priority .............................................................................................................. 68 7.6 Reference Library ............................................................................................................................... 69 Chapter 8 - Data Views............................................................................................................. 73 8.1 Data views summary .......................................................................................................................... 75 8.2 Tree view ........................................................................................................................................... 78 8.3 List view ............................................................................................................................................. 80 8.4 Disk view ............................................................................................................................................ 80 8.5 Gallery view ....................................................................................................................................... 88 8.6 Hex view ............................................................................................................................................ 97 8.7 Text view ............................................................................................................................................ 98 8.8 Info ..................................................................................................................................................... 99 8.9 Display view ....................................................................................................................................... 99 8.10 Byte Plot and Character Distribution ............................................................................................... 102 8.11 Filesystem Record view ................................................................................................................... 105 8.12 File Metadata ................................................................................................................................... 106 8.13 File Extent ........................................................................................................................................ 111 8.14 Permissions ...................................................................................................................................... 112 Copyright GetData Forensics Pty Ltd 2010 - 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Chapter Contents 5 | P a g e Chapter 9 - Working With Data .............................................................................................. 115 9.1 Working with data ........................................................................................................................... 117 9.2 Highlighted and checked items ........................................................................................................ 117 9.3 Add and edit bookmarks .................................................................................................................. 119 9.4 Open with ........................................................................................................................................ 119 9.5 Expand compound file ..................................................................................................................... 120 9.6 Export............................................................................................................................................... 121 9.7 Send to Module ............................................................................................................................... 125 9.8 Columns ........................................................................................................................................... 125 9.9 Sorting .............................................................................................................................................