EnCE EnCase Computer Forensics: The Official EnCase Certified Examiner Study Guide, 3rd Edition
by Steve Bunting
Mounting Files
Many files are compound in nature. A compound file contains data that may be hierarchical, compressed, encrypted, or a combination of these methods. Its raw data is often illogical, difficult, or even impossible to view in its native state. EnCase can decode and mount these files so they are displayed in a logical or hierarchical format. In this manner, the examiner can see the data in the file in a more meaningful and logical format.
It is important to understand which files can be searched without mounting and which files can’t be searched until they are mounted. Also, it is important to understand that certain files are mounted as part of other processing.
The process is the same for mounting any compound file. You simply ...
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