About Cases

In Autopsy, a "case" is a container concept for a set of images. The set of images could be from multiple drives in a single computer or from multiple computers. When you make a case, it will create a directory to hold all of the information. The directory will contain a configuration file, some databases, and some other information.

Creating a Case

Refer to the Creating a Case page for more details.

Opening a Case

There are three ways to open a case:

• Go to "File" and then select "Open Case..."
• Select the icon on the toolbar
• Press "Ctrl + O" on the keyboard

After that, a File Chooser dialog will show up. Then select a ".aut" file that you previously created. It will be in the case folder.

What's Next?

After you create a case, you can add an image to the case.

If you want to view case details or edit some case information, use the Case Properties window.