Most modern lab manuals, such as the one from Malla Reddy College of Engineering & Technology (MRCET) , focus on three primary educational goals:

: Providing hands-on experience with industry-standard software like Autopsy , EnCase , and FTK (Forensic Toolkit) .

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: Teaching the chain of custody to ensure evidence integrity from the crime scene to the courtroom.

: Analysis using tools like Exchange EDB or MBOX viewers to track email headers and recover deleted messages.

: Using Process Monitor to examine boot-time logging and system registry changes. The 5 Steps of Digital Forensics Investigation

: Using tools like Cellebrite or SAFT to retrieve call logs, SMS history, and contact lists.