Creating a new case

To create a new case, select “New...” in the Case Manager window. When the Create New Case dialog is displayed, give the case a name, enter an optional description, enter an investigator name, and select a location (Data folder) where you want to store data that belongs to this case.

Note: The default location is: C:\Documents and Setting\<username>\Application Data\Intella\cases\

Tip:  If you use a removable hard drive, a USB drive for example, to hold the evidence you index for a case, it is important to be sure that the drive is assigned the same drive letter when reconnected before you reopen the case. If you open a case with the evidence in a location that is not the same as when you indexed the evidence, your case will fail to open or export items.
We recommend that you reserve a drive letter for use with Intella, for example I:\, for use with a removable drive. This will ensure that the evidence is in the same location when the case is moved.

Note:  Do not enter the data source to be indexed by Intella here. Define data sources to be indexed by Intella after opening a case.