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--- todo:rewritable_hard_disks_and_flash_media [2022/07/27 16:13] – hiccup
+++ todo:rewritable_hard_disks_and_flash_media [2026/01/02 23:16] (current) – hiccup
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-There is a risk when plugging USB devices or other writeable storage media into a conventional operating system that the OS will write to the device, meaning a clean dump of the original media cannot subsequently be made. To enable as clean as possible a dump to be preserved - even in the case of used devices it is good to avoid making any further changes.
+There is a risk when plugging USB devices or other writeable storage media into a conventional operating system that the OS will write to the device, meaning a clean dump of the original media cannot subsequently be made. To enable as clean as possible a dump to be preserved - even in the case of used devices it is good to avoid making any further changes. Note that the write-protect switches that some SD cards doesn't actually prevent writes - if it works, it just tells the reader to not write to the card - not all readers will comply with this.
 This method uses a forensics-oriented Linux distribution which defaults to blocking all devices in read-only mode to ensure as secure as possible an environment (without using a hardware write blocker) for imaging of writeable storage media.
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 ===== Methods =====
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 ==== Method 1 ====
-[todo: elaborate]
 **Tools required**
   * External USB drive of at least 4GB OR a writeable DVD