Aren’t You Forgetting Something?

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An article by Craig Ball, Esq. on his blog Ball in Your Court.

This article discusses commonly missed file types that are often overlooked during the preservation phase, and even if preserved, the files referenced are often not processed during eDiscovery.

The file types discussed are IPD files and .OST files.  The article states, "An IPD file is the synchronization container file created when a user backs up a BlackBerry device, and it’s a real humdinger when it comes to holding data you can’t find anywhere else. Stuff like SMS messaging, tons of e-mail, phone call logs, photos, memos, contacts and task lists. Whatever role the BlackBerry device played in the user’s life, the IPD has an elephant’s memory for the details."

The article further states, "If you’ve been around e-discovery for more than ten minutes, chances are you know that, by default, the Microsoft Outlook mail client stores Outlook messaging, calendars, contacts, etc. in a file or files with the extension .PST. But it’s surprising how often I come across e-discovery acolytes who don’t know that, when Microsoft Outlook connects to a Microsoft Exchange Server (as occurs in most companies bigger than a breadbox), the Outlook messaging and other content tends to be stored in a file with the extension .OST, not PST."