Copying files, attributes, and timestamps

Recipe Difficulty: Easy

Python Version: 2.7 or 3.5

Operating System: Windows

Preserving files is a fundamental task in digital forensics. It is often preferable to containerize files in a format that can store hashes and other metadata of loose files. However, sometimes we need to copy files in a forensic manner from one location to another. Using this recipe, we will demonstrate some of the methods available to copy files while preserving common metadata fields.