The Ghost in the Archive: A Digital Forensic Analysis of "Candy Cane97.rar"
How does the file's naming convention influence the user's perception of "danger" versus "nostalgia"? Candy Cane97.rar
Drawing on Mark Fisher’s theories of hauntology, we examine why a file named "Candy Cane" feels inherently ominous when discovered decades later. The contrast between the festive name and the cold, clinical nature of a .rar extension creates a "digital uncanny." The Ghost in the Archive: A Digital Forensic