Every so often I copy off all data from one hard drive to another to keep it fresh, wiping and testing the old hard drive for fitness. If it's of useful information to anyone, I have another system of hash verification in my repertoire. I've not actually tested them SxS in a while. Especially when the data are splitted in multiple files. Maybe time to have another look.īig issue : the verification time is way faster in HashCheck though. Nevermind, OpenHashTab added a sfv feature in 3.x releases. I hope OpenHashTab will implement all the needed features once! Didn't find a good replacement that also can verify sfv releases. It focuses more on the shell extension UI and adds coloring for matching sums between multiple files, and also supports a very huge array of hash algorithms, like HashTab, that HashCheck does not yet support (but that very few people would actually use). Inspired by HashTab, this is another wholly new development with similar design, but lacks the hash verify UI of Kai Liu's HachCheck. (project) (releases) 2019-present(2021) - OpenHashTab by on A nice surprise after 5 years of stalled development. This fork switches algorithms SHA-256, SHA-512 and SHA3 to use the OpenSSL engine for great speed improvements, and adds Blake3 algorithm. Mike Tzou of Hash C++14 Header-only Hash Library 2021-present(2021) - HashCheck forked by Mounir Idrassi of VeraCrypt on Trout (2014) and Tim Schlueter (2016) but I lost what their contributions were. (project) (releases)Ĭredit is also given to David B. ![]() 2014-2016 - HashCheck forked by Christopher Gurnee to ![]() I forget the source of the commercial library that HashTab was using. ![]() (changelog) (download)Īround this time, HashTab supported a very huge array of hash algorithms that HashCheck did not have. When HashTab Shell Extension became closed-source non-free software (at the time), Kliu came out with his own free offering, HashCheck. (eol statement) 2008-2009 - HashCheck by Kai Liu of Ī new champion enters the ring. In 2021, Implbits announced HashTab has reached its End of Life and source code will be released to github. Sold(?) / Evolved(?) to Implbits Software. (only fairly accurate) 2004-2009 - HashTab Shell Extension by Cody Batt of (defunct) It works very fast and it integrates into the “File Properties” menu so you don't need to use an external tool.Checkpoint. Other than that, HashTab is quite a handy tool that may become a must-have for many users out there. Things are slightly different when it comes to larger files, but one thing is for sure: you can safely use it on older machines as well.Īlthough everything is so intuitive and easy to use, there is no help file included in the package, which means users looking for more information have to use a search engine for the job. ![]() Since it integrates so well into Windows, the program remains incredibly light on computer resources all the time, so it won't slow down the operating system in any way. Just pick the file you wish to compare using the adjacent browsing button and the information is displayed in no time. In addition, the application comes with a handy comparison tool at the bottom of the screen. HashTab provides three different algorithms, namely CRC32, MD5 and SHA-1, with all values displayed straight in the same window. In other words, if you wish to check file integrity, it's enough to perform a simple right-click on the file you want, hit “Properties” and look for the “File Hashes” tab. Context menu integrationĪlthough most similar applications come with a dedicated interface, HashTab adopted a different approach and can be accessed via the Windows Context Menu, once the user clicks on the “Properties” option. HashTab is a file hasher that integrates into Windows and remains very light on computer resources all the time.
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