File and Disk Utilities

Question 1

What is DiskView used for?

Answer 1

gain a visual understanding of how disk space is used on a computer’s hard drive or storage devices

Question 2

What does DiskView allow admins to do?

Answer 2

identify large files, folders, and wasted space

Question 3

What is Disk2vhd used for?

Answer 3

• create virtual hard disk (VHD) files from physical disks or volumes on a Windows computer
• convert physical machines or partitions into virtual machines

Question 4

What is VHD?

Answer 4

file format commonly used by virtualization software like Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and VMware to create virtual machines (VMs)

Question 5

Is Disk2vhd utilized in forensics?

Answer 5

no, it does not provide the level of control and forensically sound practices required for digital forensics investigations

Question 6

What is AccessChk used for?

Answer 6

view the permissions and access control lists (ACLs) associated with files, directories, registry keys, services, and other securable objects on Windows systems