The Fifth Circuit has handed down a fascinating computer search case in United States v. Reddick. Here's the question: If a private company runs a hash of a file and compares the hash to those of ...

In the past, we’ve talked about several free tools designed for calculating hashes and generating Checksum files. Most lack many features, and some have an ancient-looking user interface, which is ...

It is always important to verify whether the large file you downloaded is the file you expected to download or not. This is because files may change in some way from the original while downloading.

I am trying to find duplicate audio files in a folder structure that contains a little over 20,000 files. Some dupes will have identical names, others will not. I know that roughly 80%-90% of the ...

In many technology-related discussions—especially those involving memory cards, CCTV footage, or forensic evidence—you may ...