Constraint n°044

The Autopsied File

Open an old file or system file. Analyze its metadata like an archaeologist.

Take an old file (photo, document, video) and analyze its metadata: creation, modification, device, location. Reconstruct the file's history.

Instructions

  1. Find an old file on your computer (photo, document, audio, video).
  2. Use a tool to extract its metadata (ExifTool, MediaInfo, file properties).
  3. Note everything... creation date, modification dates, device, location, format.
  4. Write a detective archive of the file... what has it lived through?
  5. Share the metadata and your narrative on the site.

Variants

Do this with multiple files from the same period... reconstruct a day.

Find an old file from a deceased person. Tell their story.

Inspired by

Evan Roth →
Sensitivity : 🟢
Hashtag : #ouviepo_fichierautopsie
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