SSanthoshinprogrammerzero.hashnode.dev·6d ago · 14 min readWho's Eating My Disk? A Windows Shadow Copy InvestigationOn a lazy Sunday afternoon, like any other engineer, I was doing random things on my machine. That's when I noticed my disk space was almost full. I was like, how did this happen?? and started digging00
GOGeraldine Okekeinchummygeraldine.hashnode.dev·5d ago · 3 min readLearning Linux Through OverTheWire Bandit: Finding the Right File (Levels 4–6)The third article in my OverTheWire Bandit series shifts from filename handling to metadata-driven file discovery. The target files were not identifiable by name alone, so I examined their content typ00
BPBhargav Patilincyberpub.hashnode.dev·Aug 2 · 3 min readThe File Systems in Operating Systems:What's a file System -: So in an Operating System,we perform numerous activities such as creating a file,deleting a file,editing and so on. So to store all these,we need a storage device,such as a S10
BByteLoggerinbytelogger.hashnode.dev·Aug 1 · 3 min readBuilding a File Watcher in Rust: Debouncing Done RightIn the last post, I talked about why watchr uses TOML for its config file. This one covers how watchr actually watches files - and why debouncing is the piece that makes it usable. The problem You hit10
UUlricaindatarecoveryinsights.hashnode.dev·Jul 21 · 7 min readShift+Delete vs Delete in Windows: What Really Happens to Your Files?Have you ever wondered why a file deleted with Shift + Delete can sometimes still be recovered? The answer is not as simple as the word "permanent" suggests. When Windows deletes a file, it usually do00
JJebitokinsharonjebitok.com·Jun 3 · 23 min readCVE-2026-43284: Dirty Frag (TryHackMe)Link to the Walkthrough on TryHackMe: CVE-2026-43284: Dirty Frag Introduction Dirty Frag is a vulnerability class that chains two separate Linux kernel bugs to gain root on every major distribution. T00
HRHarsh Rajinblog.harshx.in·Jun 3 · 8 min readLinux File System Hunting: 10 Discoveries That Changed How I See Linux I spent a few hours this week not running commands, but actually reading what Linux keeps lying around on disk. What I found was more interesting than I expected. Not because the files are complex, bu10
TATawaliou ALAOintawaliou.com·May 16 · 3 min readOS Design and Implementation: (Week 8-9) - Scheduling; File systemScheduling: big points To execute multiple processes (multiplexing), xv6 switches each CPU from one process to another in the following situations: Voluntary switches: Occur when a trap (such as a sy06Y
SAShahbaz Ahmedinknowingnodejsexpress.hashnode.dev·May 10 · 7 min readLinux File System HuntingWhen most beginners learn Linux, they start with commands like ls, cd, pwd, and mkdir. But Linux becomes truly interesting when you stop treating it like just an operating system and start treating it00
AKAshaaf Khaninashaaf.hashnode.dev·May 9 · 20 min readLinux File System Hunting: The Investigator’s Field GuideMost people think learning Linux is about memorizing commands like ls or cd. But if you really want to master the system, you have to stop looking at the commands and start looking at the files. In Li00
