Imager is designed to be portable, requiring little more than a power source to operate it. All storage areas on the target media are captured by the image, including hidden, system and deleted areas in fact everything. The target or suspect computer remains unaffected by the imaging process vital for successful prosecution. Imager enables rapid data capture with around a gigabyte being imaged in less than one hour. Two images are taken simultaneously of the target system there s no second copying pass needed.
Floppy disks can also be imaged, either individually or automatically using customised equipment.
Software is run to index all the information on the image, which enables searching for text or numbers to take place. If the evidence lies in hidden, system files, deleted or partially overwritten areas elsewhere on the image it will be found. The system is excellent at revealing concealed evidence in fact anything stored on computer disk can be found. Not all computers used in crime are desktop systems. Networks, UNIX systems, and even mainframes can be imaged.