I am trying to find duplicate audio files in a folder structure that contains a little over 20,000 files. Some dupes will have identical names, others will not. I know that roughly 80%-90% of the ...

Verifying an SHA256 checksum Another popular checksum is SHA256, the kind used by Transmission's team. To verify it on a Mac, use: openssl dgst -sha256 /full/path/to/file Verifying an MD5 checksum MD5 ...

The latest version of Linus Torvalds' Git version-control system brings experimental support for the SHA-256 cryptographic hash, moving it away from its reliance on the less safe SHA-1. Google and ...

How mining works is fascinating. When I explain it to people, I enjoy seeing their face the moment their mind is blown. I’ll explain it here, but just know, I’m imagining all your faces as your minds ...

In the past, we’ve talked about several free tools designed for calculating hashes and generating Checksum files. Most lack many features, and some have an ancient-looking user interface, which is ...

When you download application installers and other files from the Internet, you may see a verification checksum associated with it. Here is how to use that number. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

Generating checksums—cryptographic hashes such as MD5 or SHA-256 functions for files is hardly anything new and one of the most efficient means to ascertain the integrity of a file, or to check if two ...

DART takes the folders and files you upload to it and packages them as a bag, a container that adheres to the BagIt File Packaging Format. This page describes how the package is structured. The ...