Document processing system and method

A computer-readable medium including computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for processing electronic documents, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of electronic documents stored in a file container created based on a file system;
• retrieving metadata from the file container, the metadata indicating forensic information about the plurality of electronic documents;
• applying an interactive filtering to the metadata according to user inputs;
• and
• selectively extracting one or more electronic documents from the file container according to results of the interactive filtering.

A computer system for processing electronic documents including:

• a storage medium for storing computer instructions for processing a plurality of electronic documents;
• and
• a processor for executing the computer instructions, the computer instructions causing the processor to:
• receive a plurality of electronic documents stored in a file container created based on a file system;
• retrieve metadata from the file container, the metadata indicating forensic information about the plurality of electronic documents;
• apply an interactive filtering to the metadata according to user inputs;
• and
• selectively extract one or more electronic documents from the file container according to results of the interactive filtering.