Data Domain: Viewing Raw File System Data

Summary: This article addresses questions about accessing raw file system data from a Data Domain.

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Instructions

There are two main situations where users may want to view the raw file system data:
  1. After data encryption: To check whether a particular file has been encrypted, and how its raw data appears.
  2. After use of a third-party data deletion or sanitization utility: To check the empty parts of the file system to prove that the specified sanitization pattern has been written.
 
There are no tools to allow users to view the raw file system data.

Additional Information

More information about sanitization can be found in the relevant Data Domain Administration Guide for the specific DD OS release in use.

Affected Products

Data Domain

Products

Data Domain
Article Properties
Article Number: 000014426
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 07 أبريل 2026
Version:  4
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