More about checking the integrity of files on macOS, with a new version of a free utility, news of the next apps, and error-correcting code perhaps?
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To check the integrity of important documents, we’re going to calculate their SHA256 digests. But where should those be stored if HFS+ and APFS don’t have a suitable attribute?
If macOS can’t do it, how should we check the integrity of important files? Use a checksum, or a hash function? And which?
We take for granted that our files remain uncorrupted, but know that isn’t always true. How can we fix or even detect such changes?
More file, folder and permissions magic courtesy of Catalina’s privacy system. How to tag a Photos library.
First release version, for El Capitan to Catalina. And completely free of course.
This page is for your support questions and comments on my free file integrity checker Dintch. Full details, […]
Other major changes include detailed reporting, and user control over the size of buffer used, bringing big performance improvements.
How can you tell whether the file you see in storage today is the same as it was a year ago when you last opened it?
The Eclectic Light Company 