If a hard drive has been fdisked, where must you point in EnCase to recover the deleted partition(s) using the Add Partition feature?

In the context of recovering deleted partitions after a hard drive has been fdisked, the correct location to point to in EnCase is the Volume Boot Record. When a partition is deleted, not all the associated data is immediately erased; rather, the information about the partition becomes inaccessible. The Volume Boot Record contains crucial data structure about the volume itself, which includes details about the file system and the locations of files within the partition.

When utilizing the Add Partition feature in EnCase, pointing to the Volume Boot Record allows the tool to analyze the remaining data structures and identify partitions that might have been marked as deleted. This makes it easier for forensic analysts to recover the partitions and the data they contained.

Other options such as the Master Boot Record and the Partition table hold important information as well, but they relate to leading partitioning processes rather than directly facilitating recovery post-deletion. Unallocated space can be involved in basic data recovery, but it typically does not include the specific metadata needed to effectively rebuild a deleted partition structure. The focus on the Volume Boot Record is what enables the effective restoration of the partition and access to the data within it.