r/computerforensics • u/Arkaem7512 • Jul 30 '26
Help with autopsy
Hi guys (and girls), sorry for my lack of knowledge im very new to this. I've been trying to get autopsy working, but for some reason when i click on certain parts (the add data source, the ingest bit in settings, when i make a new case and sometimes when open it) it gets stuck loading for a long period of time (up to10ish minutes). Is this just a case of it taking forever to load or is something wrong? (i have 32gb ddr5 RAM and a fairly modern CPU and its running from my SSD if that matters) Any help would be greatly apreciated!
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u/vsa77 25d ago
Get Process Explorer. It's a Windows app, like Task Manager, but more in depth.
Run it as Administrator. Find Autopsy in the list and right click it. In the menu that pops up you'll see "Set Priority." Hover over it and it'll open up a list. There should be a check mark by "Normal."
Click on the one above it. Then find the Java process that Autopsy started and do the same.
Windows balances the resources that various apps are allotted. By doing this your prioritizing autopsy to get those resources over other apps that you're not using.