Pau Lo
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md5 hash generator
I need a tool that can scan a folder of choice and generate an md5 hash for every file in the folder. And I then need to create say a csv file to hyperlink to the original file. Any pointers? Ideally free.
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After copy/pasting my answer into a browser tab already opened with your question and then submitting it, I now see that you discovered NirSoft's HashMyFiles on your own. It works really well. I'm sure you'll like loading the HTML report into Excel, which gives you tremendous flexibility on formatting, sorting, searching, etc., including the ability to add hyperlinks. I use the HTML Report feature in many of the NirSoft Utilities — works a charm! Regards, Joe
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What exactly changes an md5 would changing the filename change the md5 or would only changing text inside the files bare in mind these are word or excel files
MD5 hashes the contents of the files, not the file names. So two files with the same contents but different file names will have the same MD5 hash. You may test that easily with HashMyFiles — simply copy a file to a new file with a different file name and check the MD5 hashes on them — they'll be the same. Of course, if there's an OS that stores the file name inside the file, then that would change the MD5. But Windows doesn't do that. Regards, Joe
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