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Verify Your Files with HashTab
Author: ajua15 Jun
Many sites list hashes, a unique file string based on different algorithms, for their file downloads so that every user can verify the integrity of those files, or even check if the file they got its the same that the one that is on the site.
HashTab makes this a snap by adding a tab called File Hashes to the properties window of every file. If you need to verify a file, right click on it, select Properties and click on File Hashes tab. It automatically hashes the file and shows the calculated string based on the algorithms you choose.
It supports the most used algorithms, including MD5 and CRC32. Another great use for this is to check pairs of files to see if they are identical, because this algorithms produce unique strings for every file, except when they are 100% identical..
I use this very often for patched files in unattended installations or if i want to check a file i got from somewhere else, comparing it with the hash provided in the official source.
HashTab does not support SFV (Simple File Verification) files. If you are looking for a program to check SFV files, i use SFVLite, which is great for checking this type of files.
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2 Responses for "Verify Your Files with HashTab"
I have not tried you program yet. But I have been looking for a
good file verification program. However are us sure the name is
correct? Hash usually refers to a hashed look up table (of a large size)
that is hashed into small segments to make look ups go faster.
Yours is a CRC or Check-sum program I believe
Regards,
Very nice site I check it once a day.
Hi HolmanGT.
To be exact, hashes are the results of a hash function, which is an algorithm that produces character strings out of determined data.
Hash tables are structures that use hash functions to make lookups very fast and efficient. The data is not hashed into segments. Hash tables make use of hash functions on the keys index to retrieve the key’s data position, not the data itself.
The only feature missing in HashTab is support for SFV files. If you want a program that does this, i can recommend you SFVLite. I use it for checking SFV files.
Regards.
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