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Don Camillo
Username: willybilly

Registered: N/A
Posted on Thursday, Jun 14, 2007 - 13:39:   

I do not know if such a tool already exists, but it would be very helpful: an USB dongle with an included (small) hard drive (USB stick).
The reason for this: Older machines and laptops often have less USB ports - and they are at the backside. When making a backup from a running system with X-Ways Forensics you need three USB ports for creating a backup from the running system: One for the dongle, one for the software and one for the target drive. If the dongle had an included small "hard drive" it would be possible to start X-Ways-Forensics from ONE USB-port. The second one would be free for a larger target HD.
It would be also possible to add some other software on the "USB-HD part" of the dongle, e.g. X-Ways Capture.

Could you ask the dongle company if this is possible?

Thank you.
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Björn Ganster
Username: admin4

Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Thursday, Jun 14, 2007 - 14:03:   

You could use a USB hub to circumvent these problems.
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Don Camillo
Username: willybilly

Registered: N/A
Posted on Monday, Jun 18, 2007 - 14:52:   

Of course I can do this. But:
This idea was a proposal for the future - means:
a) telling the producers of the dongle that adding an USB stick would be a good idea,
b) if it should come out some day XWF should offer this possibility for new customers to stay an innovative company.

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