/*! \page cases_page Cases

You need to create a case before you can analyze data in Autopsy.  A case can contain one or more data sources (disk images, disk devices, logical files). The data sources can be from multiple drives in a single computer or from multiple computers.  It's up to you. 

Each case has its own directory that is named based on the case name. The directory will contain configuration files, a database, reports, and other files that modules generates. The main Autopsy case configuration file has an ".aut" extension. 

\section case_create Creating a Case

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There are several ways to create a new case:
- The opening splash screen has a button to create a new case.
- The "Case", "Create New Case" menu item

The New Case wizard dialog will open and you will need to enter the case name and base directory. A directory for the case will be created inside of the "base directory". If the directory already exists, you will need to either delete the existing directory or choose a different combination of names.

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NOTE: You will only have the option of making a multi-user case if you have configured Autopsy with multi-user settings.  See \ref install_multiuser_page for installation instructions and \ref creating_multi_user_cases for details on creating multi-user cases.

You will also be prompted for optional information as shown below:

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All fields on this panel are optional. Additionally, the Organization section will only be active if the \ref central_repo_page "central repository" is enabled.

After you create the case, you will be prompted to add a data source, as described in \ref ds_add. 

\section case_open Opening a Case

To open a case, either:
- Choose "Open Case" or "Open Recent Case" from the opening splash screen.
- Choose the "Case", "Open Case" menu item or "Case", "Open Recent Case"

"Open Recent Case" will always bring up a screen allowing you to select one of the recently opened cases. "Open Case" will do one of two things;
- If multi-user cases are not enabled, it will bring up a file chooser that can be used to browse to the ".aut" file in the case directory of the desired case
- If multi-user cases are enabled, it will bring up the multi-user case selection screen. This uses the coordination services to find a list of multi-user cases. If needed, the "Open Single-User Case" button can be used to bring up the normal file chooser. The multi-user case selection screen has a \ref ui_quick_search feature which can be used to quickly find a case in the table. The following shows the multi-user case selection screen:

\image html multi_user_case_select.png

\section case_properties Viewing Case Properties
You can view the case properties by going to the "Case" menu and clicking "Case Properties".

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You can use the "Ingest History" tab to view which data sources had which modules run upon them, and when, as shown in the screenshot below.

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