File extension E01
| File type | EnCase Forensic Image Format |
| Developer | Guidance Software |
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What is a E01 file?
E01 is a file format used by EnCase Forensic, a software package of tools for forensics analysis. E01 is a disk image file ready for analysis. E01 files are used for securing digital evidence.
EnCase Forensics support many different system files and disk file systems. E01 is an encrypted disk copy stored in binary format. E01 images can be mounted using Vmware virtual machine. EnCase Forensics tool is commonly used by companies, forensics units, military, intelligence agencies, and courts.
Program(s) that can open the .E01 file
How to open E01 files
If you cannot open the E01 file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports E01 among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the E01 file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the E01 format files
The inability to open and operate the E01 file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the EnCase Forensic Image Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a E01 file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the E01 file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the E01 from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the E01 format
- The E01 file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the E01 file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a E01 file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the E01 file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the E01 file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the E01 file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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| .atr | Atari 8-bit Disk Image |
| .avhd | Microsoft Hyper-V Differencing Disk Format |
| .b5i | BlindWrite Image Format |
| .b5t | BlindWrite Image Format |
| .b6i | BlindWrite Image Format |
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.E01) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected E01 file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the E01 file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. E01) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.