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Disk Investigator is a tool used to view and analyze raw disk data, often employed to uncover hidden or protected files on Windows systems. In a Windows 7 context, users have reported using Disk Investigator to find URLs and passwords stored in plain text on the C drive, even in areas protected by TrustedInstaller. Overwriting such data directly can be blocked by Windows security, leading users to seek alternative methods like backing up the disk with Paragon, modifying the backup, and restoring it. Disk Investigator is mentioned alongside other hex editors like HxD and WinHex for low-level disk editing, though access restrictions remain a challenge.
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Windows 7 Removing data protected in TrustedInstaller area
I have found with Disk Investigator scores of urls and passwords on my disk that windows7 has somehow put in the clear on my C drive. I have tried using HxD to overwrite the passwords, but windows7 gives me an 'Access denied' message when I try to save the changes. This write is supposedly...- Landers
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- access denied backup c drive data recovery data security disk investigator disk management file access file system hxd linux overwriting paragon password restore security trustedinstaller windows 7 winhex
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