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Author:  einstein9 [ September 15th, 2010, 2:26 ]
Post subject:  Data Extractor Image Files Join
Guys,,,

I was wondering about this question really in data extractor

When we DUMP HDD Image Files for later Raw Recovery, the PC3k dumps those binary image files into for example here:
img000000000.bin
img000010000.bin

and so...

for 500GB HDD, we will have alot of those, i was reading here about the copy /b which is joining all of those files into ONE Single Image File

i was doing my own research on this and i was wondering :

Is there Any Utility to Join all of those into ONE Single HDD Image File?

anyone tried it?

many thnx
Author:  guru [ September 15th, 2010, 2:54 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
As a side not I know a few data rec pro's who hate this feature. I used it once many years ago and found it to be a pain and useless!!

Better to just mount drive to O/S using DE and then use another "Off the shelf" piece of SW for imaging
Author:  einstein9 [ September 15th, 2010, 3:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
guru wrote:
As a side not I know a few data rec pro's who hate this feature. I used it once many years ago and found it to be a pain and useless!!

Better to just mount drive to O/S using DE and then use another "Off the shelf" piece of SW for imaging



Well, thnx for the reply but my AIM is to FREE the pc3k task and move it to another station to analyze
keeping my pc3k working with something else

:idea:
Author:  guru [ September 15th, 2010, 4:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
I mean mount your patient drive to O/S with DE and then make an image (bit copy) of drive. AFter this your UDMA is free and you can run recovery tools on the image that is created.

While imaging to file you can use other port for FW repair and testing


I have a couple of external drives with E-SATA that I use for cloning and then take these to my analysis machines for recovery etc.
Author:  mdarwish [ September 15th, 2010, 5:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
Hi,

Try to use the term "Concatenate" files , to search for tools.

Hex editors do that. You can use WinHex : Tools | File Tools | Concatenate.

Good luck!
Author:  einstein9 [ September 15th, 2010, 7:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
mdarwish wrote:
Hi,

Try to use the term "Concatenate" files , to search for tools.

Hex editors do that. You can use WinHex : Tools | File Tools | Concatenate.

Good luck!



many thnx,, i never really went to File Tools in winhex before, something new
thnx again for the tip really

will chk it
Author:  zebong [ September 15th, 2010, 15:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
try this:

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Author:  guru [ September 15th, 2010, 15:51 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
Bugger, does that make one BIG file?
Author:  zebong [ September 15th, 2010, 15:55 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
yes it makes an image of the size of the disk :(

do you know a way to make a smaller image ?
Author:  guru [ September 15th, 2010, 16:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
So it will image whole drive to a single file?

Silly me never even noticed that option... :OP
Author:  guru [ September 15th, 2010, 16:03 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
If you want to chop up a large image file (For faster analysis across drives) you can use hxxp://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/
Author:  hddguy [ September 16th, 2010, 6:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
guru wrote:
So it will image whole drive to a single file?

Silly me never even noticed that option... :OP


Problem with this way is that if Data Copy option is selected, which for most cases would be, then it will create the image files in addition to the single file - effectively 2 images.
Author:  einstein9 [ September 16th, 2010, 11:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Data Extractor Image Files Join
guru wrote:
If you want to chop up a large image file (For faster analysis across drives) you can use hxxp://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/



have u ever tried this? works with you?

coz am working with dump images for a WEAK head HDD, which i wanted to process with other Appz

please confirm?
i know this app you listed for movies, and never tried it with 500GB dump images

thnx
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