In case you missed an article on X-Ways Forensics Imaging (page 40), you can download a free copy of the issue of eforensicsmag here:  http://eforensicsmag.com/jumpstart-3-free/

[caption id="attachment_471" align="aligncenter" width="379"] You may like the WinFE article too...I know the guy that wrote that article...
 

The article is an overview of imaging with X-Ways Forensics, which is covered in more detail in the XWF Guide.   If you haven't bought the guide yet and are on the fence on whether XWF is right for you, check out the article on the one feature of imaging and I am sure you will not be on the fence anymore.

[caption id="attachment_347" align="aligncenter" width="243"] I use this guide myself...and I was a coauthor!

Been using X-Ways Forensics for a while now, have ya?  Been to an X-Ways training class?  Then consider getting certified by X-Ways as an expert (X-PERT) in XWF.

http://www.x-pert.eu/

Be sure to set aside time, have your XWF Guide at your side, and dive right in.  It's a real forensics exam that if you pass, have a certificate that actually means you know what you are doing with X-Ways.

Consider the differences between X-Ways v12 below:

X-Ways Forensics version 12


With the current version 17:

X-Ways Forensics version 17
 

They look the same!

XWF has had literally hundreds upon hundreds of significant updates over this time between v12 and v17, but the interface and usage remains constant.  Personally, I enjoy an update to a program that looks the same, the buttons are in the same place, and there are new features to use.  The last thing I want is a totally different interface, buttons where I have to hunt and peck to find or miss completely, or have to take another class from the vendor to be told how to use their new fandangle program.

It's nice to know that in 10 years, XWF will probably look the same, even though I know it will be able to do so much more then, I'll be able to use it without skipping a beat.

This is also the reason that the XWF Guide will carry you through the next many years without having to worry about a major change in operation of XWF.  What other manual or guide can say that?