August 25, 2025

File System Forensics

43 minutes

Provides an extensive overview of file system forensics, primarily focusing on the technical aspects of analyzing various file systems common in digital investigations. It introduces Linux as a forensic platform, detailing its open-source advantages and essential commands for digital forensics. The text then explores the structure and analysis of different file systems, including FAT, ExFAT, NTFS, EXT2/3/4, XFS, Btrfs, HFS+, and APFS, explaining their on-disk structures, metadata, and data recovery techniques. Finally, the document addresses future challenges in digital forensics, such as new file systems and the complexities of live data forensics.

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