Linux distributions in form of whole CD images, frequently with additional checksum files, often in the MD5 format. If you send also a checksum file additionally, the receiver can determine on the basis the checksum whether the received files are OK or not.Īlso many files in the Internet are offered for the Download, e.g. If you send files by E-Mail to friends, nobody can guarantee to 100% that the arrived files are unchanged, also correctly. So you can examine the integrity of the data also later still at any time.Ī further important application field for checksums is the transmission of data over the Internet.
You can burn these also additionally to the actual data also on the CD.
The checksum files are small and only little storage location need. Provide in addition simply before archiving the volume of data to burn with checksums and test you directly after the burning process the integrity of the data.
Perhaps you know the problem: They burned important data on CD, the burning program means all OK but are you sure that your data is real to 100% with the originals? The EF CheckSum Manager helps to eliminate you such doubts fast.
