Mount Image Pro™ Version 4 - English
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Setting Mount Image Pro v4 in the Windows PATH
Setting the PATH environment variable will simplify your command line use of Mount Image Pro. Setting the PATH variable means that you can execute 'MIP' commands from the command line within any DOS folder. Learn how to set the PATH variable here.
Mount Image Pro v4 Command Line Functions
Please note:
The following examples have been executed at the DOS command prompt with MIP added to the Windows Path. The DOS command for Mount Image Pro v4 is "MIP4". All DOS commands and options are case insensitive.
Use "MIP4 HELP [COMMAND]" for detailed help for each command.
MOUNT
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Mounts an image. Default is to "Mount Disk" (see below to mount as filesystem). |
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MIP4 MOUNT image [/P:part#] [/L:drive] [/S:sectorsize#] |
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image |
Specifies the path to the disk image file. This must be the second parameter. |
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/P:part# |
Specifies a partition number to assign a drive letter. By default, drive letters are assigned to all mountable partitions. |
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/L:drive |
Specifies drive letters to use. By default, the first available drive letter is used. |
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/S:sectorsize# |
Specifies the virtual disk sector size number (default is 512). |
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/T:2 |
Mount as Mount Image Pro Filesystem drive (1 = Mount Drive, 2 = Mount Filesystem) |
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/E:T |
Mount to Existing Filesystem drive letter (T = True, F = False) as specified by /L:drive |
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/A:T |
Mount the access mode (T = read only, F = simulate windows writes) |
Examples:
Note that in this example that "C:\Program Files\GetData\Mount Image Pro v4" has been added to the Windows Path:
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In this example we mount the EnCase image file C:\image-test.e01 using C:\mip4 mount c:\image-test.e01 /L:G |
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In this example we mount the EnCase image file C:\image-test.e01 using C:\mip4 mount c:\image-test.e01 /T:2 /L:H |
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In this example we mount the EnCase image file C:\second-image.e01 using C:\mip4 mount c:\image-test.e01 /E:T /T:2 /L:H |
STATUS
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This command prints the following information: Driver running state Driver start type (AUTO/MANUAL) Driver start/stop permission Driver file path Driver file version Number of disk devices Service running state Service start type (AUTO/MANUAL) Service start/stop permission |
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Command: |
MIP4 STATUS |
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Options: |
None |
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UNMOUNT
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Usage: |
Unmounts drives and partitions |
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Command: |
MIP4 UNMOUNT |
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/ALL |
Unmounts all drives |
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/disk# |
specify a disk number to unmount |
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/drive |
specify a drive letter to unmount |
VIEW
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Usage: |
Displays disk image information: Virtual disk access mode (only for mounted image) Capacity of the image Apparent geometry of the image Number of segment files Type, capacity and path of each segment file Size and type of each partition in the image |
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MIP4 VIEW IMAGE |
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Option: |
IMAGE |
Unmounts all drives |
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/D:disk# |
specify a disk number to unmount |
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/L:drive |
specify a drive letter to unmount |
LOOKUP
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Usage: |
This command prints the following information for the target image or drive letter: Number of segment files Mounted Image File Names Drive Letters List |
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Command: |
MIP4 LOOKUP [IMAGE] |
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Option: |
image |
Specifies the mounted image name |
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/D:disk# |
Specifies a drive letter of a partition on the disk. |
HIDEGUI
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Usage: |
This command hides the graphic user interface. It is commonly used by third party software vendors that use Mount Image Pro to mount and image for access by their tool, but do not wish to display the Graphic User Interface (GUI) to the end user. |
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Command: |
MIP4 HIDEGUI |
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Option: |
None |
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HELP
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Usage: |
Provides help information about each command |
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Command: |
MIP4 HELP or MIP4 HELP [OPTION] |
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Option: |
START |
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STATUS |
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MOUNT |
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UNMOUNT |
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VIEW |
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LOOKUP |
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HIDEGUI |
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