Case studies
These narratives are synthetic teaching examples—real incidents vary. They show how teams combine DocFusion with process and backups under pressure.
RAID-6 partial stripe loss on Dell PERC
Challenge. Two drives dropped offline during a firmware push; finance month-end databases were unreachable from application servers.
Approach. Virtual RAID assemble with parity rewrite simulation, then targeted NTFS MFT repair before file carving for orphaned MDF fragments.
Outcome. 92% of priority SQL artifacts recovered within 36 hours; remainder sourced from nightly backups.
TRIM-heavy NVMe after mistaken quick format
Challenge. Project drive formatted as exFAT during duplicate hardware imaging; TRIM had run aggressively on idle blocks.
Approach. SSD module with sparse bitmap reconstruction plus AI-assisted stitching for contiguous ProRes bundles.
Outcome. Critical finals delivered to client; long-tail B-roll partially restored from older incremental sets.
Synology SHR-2 degraded volume
Challenge. Expansion unit cable fault triggered degraded mode; DSM warned of impending shutdown with patient imaging at risk.
Approach. SHR parity map import, block-level clone to cold standby NAS, then selective restore of DICOM stores.
Outcome. Full PACS subset validated against modality checksum manifest; zero unplanned downtime for live imaging.
BitLocker-protected laptop, forgotten PIN window
Challenge. Custodian departed; device still powered with OS drive intact but TPM-sealed keys unavailable for counsel review.
Approach. Live acquisition of unlocked session RAM not possible—performed offline sector capture and logical extraction of non-encrypted containers per court order scope.
Outcome. Court-approved subset of PST and PDF evidence produced with hash disclosure packet.
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