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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Date added: May 28, 2005
- Total Downloads: 35,009
- Downloads last week: 77
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 7 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
You can't tell whether two files are identical just by looking at them, but your computer can figure it out by reducing the contents of each file to a single number and comparing the two. To do this it uses a set of calculations known as a hashing algorithm. The free and incredibly simple DigestIT uses the MD5 and SHA-1 algorithms. Just select one or more files and right-click them; DigestIT's context menu lets you instantly choose a hashing algorithm or verify files against a hash. Generated hashes can be saved to the clipboard or a file. In our tests, DigestIT processed a 2GB file without trouble. It's a handy little tool for software developers and cryptography buffs.Publisher's description
From Colony West Software Company :digestIT 2004 allows you to easily calculate or verify an MD5 or SHA-1 hash by right-clicking on the file in Explorer. Copy the results to the clipboard or save them to a file. Can calculate the MD5 or SHA-1 for multiple files, but will not re-curse into folders. Can verify only one file at a time.
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- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 7 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: DigestIT 2004 3.0.2004
Pros: Install took seconds; and the fact that it's built into Explorer makes it incredibly easy.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: DigestIT 2004 3.0.2004
Pros: Create or compare MD5 or SHA-1 with a right-click of the mouse.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: DigestIT 2004 3.0.2004
"Easy to use; can copy or save the result; versatile"
Pros: Simply right-click on the file, and away one goes. Choose the option one requires. And inspect, copy, or save the result.
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Version: DigestIT 2004 3.0.2004
"didn't work on my w2k setup with an 8gb file"
Pros: installer had nice graphics but...
Cons: program said file size was -1 bytes... hmmm... not ready for y2k? please update guys... thanks for the program -- hope it can work with large files soon
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Version: DigestIT 2004 3.0.2004
Pros: it's simple
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