Forensic Structure And Recovery Mechanisms Of ReFS

Authors: Rohit Kumar Singh, Surajit Das, Rohit Kumar Singh

Abstract: This research paper presents a deep forensic examination of Microsoft's Resilient File System (ReFS), highlighting its architecture, on-disk structures, recovery strategies, and experimental findings. Unlike NTFS, ReFS employs modern design principles such as B+ trees and a Copy-on-Write (COW) policy to ensure consistency and integrity, which both help and hinder forensic recovery efforts. Illustrated figures and annotated hex dumps are provided throughout to support forensic practitioners.

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