Get-ForensicVolumeInformation

NAME Get-ForensicVolumeInformation



SYNOPSIS

Gets information about the specified volume.





SYNTAX

Get-ForensicVolumeInformation [[-VolumeName] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]



Get-ForensicVolumeInformation -Path <String> [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Get-ForensicVolumeInformation cmdlet parses the $Volume file's $VOLUME_INFORMATION attribute to return the

metadata about the specified volume.



By default, the cmdlet parses the $Volume file on the C:\\ drive. To specify an alternate target drive, use the

-VolumeName parameter. To specify an exported $Volume file, use the -Path parameter.



Except as noted, the cmdlets in the PowerForensics module require the permissions of a member of the

Administrators group on the computer. To run them, start Windows PowerShell with the 'Run as administrator' option.





PARAMETERS

-VolumeName [<String>]

Specifies the name of the volume or logical partition.



Enter the volume name in one of the following formats: \\\\.\\C:, C:, or C.



Required? false

Position? 0

Default value \\\\.\\C:

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Path <String>

Path to file to be parsed.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

System.String













OUTPUTS

PowerForensics.Ntfs.VolumeInformation













-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



[ADMIN]: PS C:\\>Get-ForensicVolumeInformation



Name : VOLUME_INFORMATION

Version : 3.1

Flags : 0



This command gets the metadata about the C:\\ logical volume.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



[ADMIN]: PS C:\\>Get-ForensicVolumeInformation -Path 'C:\\evidence\\$Volume'



This command gets metadata about an exported volume file, C:\\evidence\\$Volume.



RELATED LINKS