FreeEed architecture
FreeEed architecture (overview for developers) Processing Staging. Packages all files in the project that are set up for eDiscovery, and puts them into zip files. This serves a double purpose: create copies of all files for processing and not the original ones, and these same zip files will be distributed to individual Hadoop mappers. Each […]
Windows particulars
You may need to set up JAVA_HOME if it is not set For imaging to PDF, you need to install LibreOffice.
Prerequisites
8 GB RAM or more and sufficient hard drive space for eDiscovery are recommended Single-workstation: FreeEed works in Windows, Mac or Linux. Java 7 or later needs to be installed MS Office/Outlook are not needed For image creation (PDF) you need OpenOffice or OfficeLibre On Linux, you need to install utilities: readpst, tesseract, etc. FreeEed […]
Q&A
Q: I do not get the search working – the Review screen comes up but no documents are in the search. A: In the Project Settings, in the “Search” tab, select “Prepare Solr search.” Q: I do not get Quick Preview. A: You need to request it, and it is not always generated, for some […]
Choice of processing engine
Starting from version 9.4.0, you have two processing engines, Standard and Piranha. Standard is the current open-source engine included in FreeEed. Piranha engine gives a 5-10 increase in processing speed and unlimited scalability if multiple computers are available. The choice is in the project’s settings. If you choose the Piranha processing engine, you […]
Download
To download a complete FreeEed, with processing and review, click here To unzip, you will need a key which can be obtained by emailing to info@scaia.ai
Search
Search in FreeEed Review 1.) Single terms You can type single terms like “John” or “Smith”. The review will search multiple metadata fields: Subject, Body, From, To, custodian, etc. 2.) Query syntax examples The query syntax is field-name:value, e.g. Custodian:John. The case is important, “Custodian” not “custodian”. Copy the metadata field name verbatim. All the […]
Review
“Review” is the review part of the FreeEed software. It is intended for you to review eDiscovery documents processed by FreeEed. In the FreeEed main window, chose “Review” – “Go to review”. You will be taken to the login screen: Log in with the default username ‘admin’ and password ‘admin’, and you will see this […]
Quick start
FreeEed quick start To run the program on Windows, Mac, Linux Go to the Download section here, download the complete pack Unzip Run start_all.bat in Windows, start_all.sh in Mac or Linux To run in VirtualBox or VMWare Download the *.ova file Import appliance in VirtualBox or open in VMWare Player Run start_all.sh in the FreeEed […]
Who is it for
A do-it-yourselfer, who wants to process documents for eDiscovery for free A law firm that wants to implement its own custom eDiscovery solution, without being tied to a particular eDiscovery vendor A processing bureau that wants to build its own eDiscovery solution that is simple, free, scalable, and extensible A corporation that wants to implement […]