HTML activityOpen
File System Working Visualizer
Interactive explanation of how a file system stores and tracks data.
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TECH5200 Digital ForensicsWeek 05
File Systems, Disk Information, and Recovery Activities
Interactive HTML activities for file-system concepts, disk information, file recovery, and before/after file metadata comparison.
Weekly focus
File systemsDisk layoutDeletion and recoveryMetadata comparison
Learning outcomes
- Explain how file systems organize metadata, directories, and data blocks.
- Compare before/after filesystem states using CSV evidence.
- Use visual activities to explain deletion, tampering, overwrite, and recovery concepts.
Teaching assets
Downloadable and interactive resources
HTML activityOpen
Disk Information Visualizer
Case visualizer for disk layout, metadata, hashes, and forensic comparison.
HTML activityOpen
File Recovery Simulator
Interactive activity showing deletion, tampering, overwrite, and file recovery ideas.
CSV datasetDownload
Files Before CSV
Before-state file listing for metadata comparison exercises.
CSV datasetDownload
Files After CSV
After-state file listing for metadata comparison exercises.
HTML activityOpen
Filesystem simulator
Standalone filesystem simulator from the original repository.
Week 05: File Systems, Disk Information, and Recovery Activities
This week is activity-led. Use the teaching assets above for the regenerated interactive HTML activities and datasets from the original repository.