EnCE EnCase Computer Forensics: The Official EnCase Certified Examiner Study Guide, 3rd Edition

Home Screen

When you launch EnCase 7, you will see the Home screen, as shown in Figure 6-1. From this screen, aside from what is available on the various toolbar menus, you can open a case, create a new case, choose options, view paths, or access the help screens. If you have recently opened cases, they will also be available to you under the Recent Cases section, as shown in Figure 6-1.

From the Home screen shown in Figure 6-1, I opted to open an existing case, which was called bbtest. Soon, I’ll go into creating a new case, but for now I simply want to show the EnCase landscape. Upon opening the existing case, you can see many options still on the Home screen pertaining to the open case, as shown in Figure 6-2.

In the Evidence category, you ...