Scalpel

What is Scalpel?

Scalpel is a powerful file carving and indexing application that runs on both Linux and Windows operating systems. As an open-source data carving tool, Scalpel has evolved significantly since its initial release in 2005, which was based on the Foremost 0.69 tool. The latest public version, v2.0, introduces a range of new features designed to enhance its performance and capabilities

Highlights

• Minimum carve sizes: Scalpel allows users to specify minimum file sizes for carving, enabling more targeted and efficient data recovery
• Multithreading support: The application can leverage multiple CPU cores to execute carving tasks more quickly, improving overall processing speed
• Asynchronous I/O: Scalpel's design enables disk operations and pattern matching to be performed concurrently, resulting in a substantial performance boost
• Regular expression support: Users can now utilize regular expressions to define custom header and footer patterns for more precise file type identification and carving
• Embedded file handling: Scalpel can effectively process structured file types that may contain embedded files, ensuring a more comprehensive data recovery process.