In NTFS file system analysis, analyzing file slack space can contribute to an investigation by revealing hidden or residual data. File slack space is the unused area within a file's allocated storage space on a hard drive. This occurs because files are typically stored in clusters, which are fixed-size units of storage. If a file's size is not an exact multiple of the cluster size, the remaining portion of the last cluster remains unused, creating slack space.....
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