Information regarding cloning a windows hard disk if in the event it is failing, or running out of space. This imaging technique does not require the re-installation of files, software or other acquired information since you've had the computer in your possession, and does not require a windows CD nor windows CD key.
Information regarding the recovery of files and other data from a hard drive that may have died, or requires evidence collection. Please note that this document does not follow the chain of custody or normal methods for forensic evidence collection. This is only intended to rescue files from an impacted hard drive that still functions and has not had a backup plan implemented. NOT TO BE USED FOR EVIDENCE COLLECTION!