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File Recovery from Deleted Space

In this lab, you'll practice recovering deleted files from forensic disk images. When you're finished, you'll have recovered deleted files and verified their integrity.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 04, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Mount and Examine the Forensic Image

    In this challenge, you'll practice recovering deleted files from forensic disk images. When you're finished, you'll have recovered deleted files and verified their integrity.

  3. Challenge

    Recover Deleted Files and Verify Integrity

    Now that you've identified deleted files, you'll perform the actual recovery process. This challenge simulates a real-world forensic investigation in which you must extract deleted evidence, verify that its integrity has not been compromised, and establish a proper chain of custody.

  4. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

Angel Sayani is a Certified Artificial Intelligence Expert®, CEO of IntellChromatics, author of two books in cybersecurity and IT certifications, world record holder, and a well-known cybersecurity and digital forensics expert.

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

Provided environment for hands-on practice

We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.

Guided walkthrough

Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

Did you know?

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.