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In digital forensics, what is a write-blocker used for?

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  1. Encrypt the suspect disk
  2. Recover deleted files automatically
  3. Prevent writes to the media being imaged

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  1. NIST SP 800-86, Guide to Integrating Forensic Techniques into Incident Response nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-86.pdf Checked 2026-10-10.

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