FileSystem

Author: Eric Zimmerman

description

File system metadata

includes (6)

paths

11 pathsfrom 6 targets
paths use Windows environment syntax

collection commands

# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: FileSystem
# Run as Administrator

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
$SourceRoot = "C:"
$DestBase   = "D:\Evidence"
$Summary = @{ Copied = 0; Missed = 0; Errors = 0 }

function Collect-Artifact {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$SourceDir,
        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$FolderName,
        [string]$FileMask = "*"
    )
    # Expand wildcards in any path segment (e.g. 'Program Files*',
    # 'ScreenConnect Client*'). robocopy itself does not glob the source.
    $sources = @(Get-Item -Path $SourceDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
        Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer })
    if ($sources.Count -eq 0) {
        $Summary.Missed++
        return
    }
    $FullDest = Join-Path -Path $DestBase -ChildPath $FolderName
    $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $FullDest -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    foreach ($src in $sources) {
        robocopy $src.FullName "$FullDest" "$FileMask" /E /COPY:DAT /R:0 /W:0 /NP /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS 2>$null | Out-Null
        if ($LASTEXITCODE -le 7) { $Summary.Copied++ } else { $Summary.Errors++ }
    }
}

# 1. $MFT
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:" -FileMask "$MFT" -FolderName "MFT"

# 2. $LogFile
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:" -FileMask "$LogFile" -FolderName "LogFile"

# 3. $J
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Extend" -FileMask "$UsnJrnl:$J" -FolderName "J"

# 4. $Max
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Extend" -FileMask "$UsnJrnl:$Max" -FolderName "Max"

# 5. $J
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Extend" -FileMask "$J" -FolderName "J"

# 6. $Max
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Extend" -FileMask "$Max" -FolderName "Max"

# 7. $SDS
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:" -FileMask "$Secure:$SDS" -FolderName "SDS"

# 8. $SDS
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:" -FileMask "$Secure_$SDS" -FolderName "SDS"

# 9. $Boot
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:" -FileMask "$Boot" -FolderName "Boot"

# 10. $T
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Extend\$RmMetadata\$TxfLog" -FileMask "$Tops:$T" -FolderName "T"

# 11. $T
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "C:\$Extend\$RmMetadata\$TxfLog" -FileMask "$T" -FolderName "T"

Write-Host ("Collection complete. Copied: {0}  Missed: {1}  Errors: {2}" -f $Summary.Copied, $Summary.Missed, $Summary.Errors) -ForegroundColor Green

Save as .ps1 and run as Administrator. Use: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File script.ps1

Note: This is a compound target that references 6 other targets. The KAPE command resolves them natively; the PowerShell/Batch/WSL scripts flatten every referenced path into explicit copy commands.
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