Have you ever adopted a site and wondered if it was built correctly? Was core hacked? Contrib modified?

This is how you can employ crime scene investigation tactics to a Drupal site, to find out everything that went on before you came into the picture.

Learn how to analyze the files system and the database, leaving no stone unturned. Using some Drush tools and contrib modules makes the process quite painless, changing what would normally be a nightmare when attempting updates into a catharsis.

These tools are becoming more and more in demand, as the number of Drupal sites increases, so too does the number of sites you may need to support. If you didn't build it how do you know that updating core or contrib won't break something until after the update?