Could use some help in collecting data from a client's Mac

mtbinva · mtbinva #1 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 01:29 PM

We have a client where we need to collect data off of there Mac. We typically get data from PC based systems, however, we cam across a Mac. The utility we typically use is Pinpoint Safecopy, however, it is based on M$ Robocopy.

Does anyone know of a software package that will allow me to copy file from a Mac OS to an external drive without hosing the metadata? Do not need the entire hard drive, just selected files.

Thank you in advanced.

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 03:09 PM

Is the drive damaged in any way, or do you just need to access a mac formatted drive in a PC system?

mtbinva · mtbinva #3 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 05:33 PM

Mac formatted files. These files will be emails, documents, pdf's etc...I just need a tool that will copy them forensically to an external drive. The documents reside on a Mac, make and model are unknown to me.

mtbinva · mtbinva #4 (**permalink**)

03-18-2010, 10:31 AM

So, in my research, I found that Unix makes an "exact" copy of a file. The only metadata field that would change then is date accessed, however is to would seem that the date modified date created still remain unaltered.

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Member Since: Jan 13, 2010 Location: East Coast Posts: 282 Mac Specs: 15"MBP 2.66, 750GB 7200RPM HD, 8GB RAM; iPhone4S 64GB; 32GB iPad, White, AT&T.	03-09-2010, 01:29 PM We have a client where we need to collect data off of there Mac. We typically get data from PC based systems, however, we cam across a Mac. The utility we typically use is Pinpoint Safecopy, however, it is based on M$ Robocopy. Does anyone know of a software package that will allow me to copy file from a Mac OS to an external drive without hosing the metadata? Do not need the entire hard drive, just selected files. Thank you in advanced.
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Member Since: Jan 13, 2010 Location: East Coast Posts: 282 Mac Specs: 15"MBP 2.66, 750GB 7200RPM HD, 8GB RAM; iPhone4S 64GB; 32GB iPad, White, AT&T.	03-18-2010, 10:31 AM So, in my research, I found that Unix makes an "exact" copy of a file. The only metadata field that would change then is date accessed, however is to would seem that the date modified date created still remain unaltered.
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