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Monday, 19 November 2007 21:55 |
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Added Compare MD5 dialog - Can compare one file's MD5 checksum with another automatically:
Compare MD5 with inputed/pasted one:
- Select one md5 item with calculated MD5 checksum
- Press F2, use the Edit | Compare MD5 menu item, or use the Compare MD5 right-click context menu item to bring up the Compare MD5 dialog
- Or you just double click the md5 item
- Input/paste MD5 in the lower edit control and watch the result in the top-right edit control
Compare two files' MD5 checksums:

- Select two md5 items with calculated MD5 checksums
- Press F2, use the Edit | Compare MD5 menu item, or use the Compare MD5 right-click context menu item to bring up the Compare MD5 dialog
- Watch the result in the top-right edit control
Other tip: You can select other md5 items without closing the Compare MD5 dialog.
Tip to compare MD5 checksums manually: The MD5 algorithm determines that the MD5 checksum will become totally different even if the file has been changed a bit. For instance, it may change from C3FCD3D76192E4007DFB496CCA67E13B to 56785C60518BBA6B4F895CB73628C491, but to D3FCD3D76192E4007DFB496CCA67E13B? Scarcely possible. Therefore, when you compare MD5s manually, comparing the first/last a few characters is fine. If you are still not so sure, use the Compare MD5 dialog.
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