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What is X-Ways Forensics?

X-Ways Forensics is an advanced work environment for computer forensic examiners and our flagship product. Runs under Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10*, 32 Bit/64 Bit, standard/PE/FE. (Windows FE is described here, here and here.) Compared to its competitors, X-Ways Forensics is more efficient to use after a while, by far not as resource-hungry, often runs much faster, finds deleted files and search hits that the competitors will miss, offers many features that the others lack, as a German product is potentially more trustworthy, comes at a fraction of the cost, does not have any ridiculous hardware requirements, does not depend on setting up a complex database, etc.! X-Ways Forensics is fully portable and runs off a USB stick on any given Windows system without installation if you want. Downloads and installs within seconds (just a few MB in size, not GB). X-Ways Forensics is based on the WinHex hex and disk editor and part of an efficient workflow model where computer forensic examiners share data and collaborate with investigators that use X-Ways Investigator.

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X-Ways Forensics is an advanced work environment for computer forensic examiners and our flagship product. Runs under Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10*, 32 Bit/64 Bit, standard/PE/FE. (Windows FE is described here, here and here.) Compared to its competitors, X-Ways Forensics is more efficient to use after a while, by far not as resource-hungry, often runs much faster, finds deleted files and search hits that the competitors will miss, offers many features that the others lack, as a German product is potentially more trustworthy, comes at a fraction of the cost, does not have any ridiculous hardware requirements, does not depend on setting up a complex database, etc.! X-Ways Forensics is fully portable and runs off a USB stick on any given Windows system without installation if you want. Downloads and installs within seconds (just a few MB in size, not GB). X-Ways Forensics is based on the WinHex hex and disk editor and part of an efficient workflow model where computer forensic examiners share data and collaborate with investigators that use X-Ways Investigator.


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X-Ways Software is a German company specializing in advanced computer forensics and data recovery solutions. Founded in 1997, the company is renowned for its flagship product, X-Ways Forensics, which is an efficient and comprehensive tool for digital investigations, forensic examinations, and e-discovery. The software supports a variety of file systems and offers features such as disk imaging, data carving, and search functionalities. X-Ways Software products are widely used by law enforcement agencies, military organizations, and private sector professionals globally.

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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"The best forensic software"
Reasinably oriced, Easy to use, nicely laid out and does what it says on the tin without major bugs.
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"I have used Xways from last two years during my DRIF activities."
Fast Keyword search and deleted files recovery.

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Reasinably oriced, Easy to use, nicely laid out and does what it says on the tin without major bugs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about X-Ways Forensics?

When refining vol snapshot Mutithreading is not efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is X-Ways Forensics solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are in a law enforcement environment and X-Ways is our main forensic tool, we find that its the best for the procedures we have in place and the features it offers fits out requirements. It enables us to complete investigations quicker and produce very accurate evidence and enables us to have confidence in the work that we produce which I can't say about some of the other tools out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Fast Keyword search and deleted files recovery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about X-Ways Forensics?

Some time takes more time for mounting disk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is X-Ways Forensics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Fast and accurate forensics analysis on cold boot mode. Also time line analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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