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Notepad++

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Author: Banaanhangwagen and Matt Dawson

description

Notepad++ Backups, recently searched/replaced terms and recently opened documents

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3 paths
› paths use Windows environment syntax

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# PowerShell Artifact Collection Script
# Target: Notepad++
# Run as Administrator

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$DestBase = "D:\Evidence"

# Function to handle artifact collection with robocopy
function Collect-Artifact {
    param (
        [string]$SourceDir,
        [string]$FolderName,
        [string]$FileMask = "*"
    )
    $FullDest = Join-Path -Path $DestBase -ChildPath $FolderName
    robocopy "$SourceDir" "$FullDest" "$FileMask" /E /COPY:DAT /R:0 /W:0 /NP /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS | Out-Null
}

# 1. Notepad++ Unsaved Edits
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FolderName "Notepad___Unsaved_Edits"

# 2. Notepad++ Config
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FileMask "config.xml" -FolderName "Notepad___Config"

# 3. Notepad++ Session
$UserPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\"
Collect-Artifact -SourceDir "$UserPath" -FileMask "session.xml" -FolderName "Notepad___Session"

Write-Host "Collection complete!" -ForegroundColor Green

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

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