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HashTools Discussions RSS https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/RSS/ HashTools Discussions RSS Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:52:06 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/RSS/ RE: HashTools context menu appears in Recycle Bin (should be excluded) https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-context-menu-appears-in-recycle-bin-should-be-excluded/?ID=019ca562-54ca-7001-a095-b985e040fe52#2 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:42:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-context-menu-appears-in-recycle-bin-should-be-excluded/?ID=019ca562-54ca-7001-a095-b985e040fe52#2 HashTools This is currently on our feature request list, so I've added your vote to it. We'll be sure to let you know if/when we're able to implement it in the future.

Thanks! ]]> HashTools context menu appears in Recycle Bin (should be excluded) https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-context-menu-appears-in-recycle-bin-should-be-excluded/?ID=019ca562-54ca-7001-a095-b985e040fe52 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:53:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-context-menu-appears-in-recycle-bin-should-be-excluded/?ID=019ca562-54ca-7001-a095-b985e040fe52 HashTools Hi Team,

I noticed that HashTools adds its options to the Recycle Bin's right-click menu. This is unnecessary since users rarely need to calculate hashes for deleted files.
Please update the software to exclude the Recycle Bin from the context menu to keep it clean.

Thanks. ]]> RE: Write hash after reading https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/write-hash-after-reading/?ID=019c633f-53d9-776c-9749-1c5acc4ec66b#2 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:59:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/write-hash-after-reading/?ID=019c633f-53d9-776c-9749-1c5acc4ec66b#2 HashTools I've added this to our feature request list, we'll let you know if it's something we add in the future.

Thanks! ]]> Write hash after reading https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/write-hash-after-reading/?ID=019c633f-53d9-776c-9749-1c5acc4ec66b Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:40:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/write-hash-after-reading/?ID=019c633f-53d9-776c-9749-1c5acc4ec66b HashTools Unfortunately I just completed a hash check for 4 hours but didn't realize that the automatically write the hash option was not checked. I discovered that there was no way to simply have the hash file written after compiling a list of about 500 hashes that I can see on screen after it finished. How frustrating! All it needs is a button to write the hashes it already generated and compiled. ]]> RE: Need checkbox to not overwrite if valid hash and move forward https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/need-checkbox-to-not-overwrite-if-valid-hash-and-move-forward/?ID=019c07ed-dbcf-7245-84eb-4d9c78fc7ee9#3 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:18:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/need-checkbox-to-not-overwrite-if-valid-hash-and-move-forward/?ID=019c07ed-dbcf-7245-84eb-4d9c78fc7ee9#3 HashTools Thanks so much for letting me know. It seems like it wouldn't be too difficult to implement and an incredibly valuable ability to ensure that all your files check and those that don't have hashes will have a new one created. Hope you can get to implementing! ]]> RE: Need checkbox to not overwrite if valid hash and move forward https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/need-checkbox-to-not-overwrite-if-valid-hash-and-move-forward/?ID=019c07ed-dbcf-7245-84eb-4d9c78fc7ee9#2 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:17:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/need-checkbox-to-not-overwrite-if-valid-hash-and-move-forward/?ID=019c07ed-dbcf-7245-84eb-4d9c78fc7ee9#2 HashTools This is currently on our feature request list, so I've added your vote to it. We'll be sure to let you know if/when we're able to implement it in the future.

Thanks! ]]> Need checkbox to not overwrite if valid hash and move forward https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/need-checkbox-to-not-overwrite-if-valid-hash-and-move-forward/?ID=019c07ed-dbcf-7245-84eb-4d9c78fc7ee9 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:05:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/need-checkbox-to-not-overwrite-if-valid-hash-and-move-forward/?ID=019c07ed-dbcf-7245-84eb-4d9c78fc7ee9 HashTools I love Hashtools but there is one significant challenge I face using it. I'll have many directories of files that will have an hash, such as a disk of photos with crc32 or md5. However, new photos may be added and often the hash creation process will be forgotten so I'd need the following:

Check a folder - if there is a hash file, I'd need an option to skip if there is one and validates and create new hash files for files that don't have one.

Ideally I'd like to be able to skip reading files if there is a hash file but that might be too complicated, even though it would be very useful. The first method is a must - validate your files, create a new hash file if there isn't one. ]]> HashTools 4.8.3 Now Available! https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-483-now-available/?ID=019b31f7-4e7c-73ec-9f75-c038d48a930c Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:57:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-483-now-available/?ID=019b31f7-4e7c-73ec-9f75-c038d48a930c HashTools

We're very excited to announce that HashTools 4.8.3 is now available for download! This version fixes some small issues.

HashTools 4.8.3 Changes

Resolved some scaling issues
Bug fixes and performance improvements

Updating HashTools

We encourage everyone to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the HashTools change log. Thank you to everyone who helped to test the beta versions, that feedback is what makes HashTools so amazing. Thanks everyone!

]]> RE: Export an MD5 catalog for archive integrity? https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/export-an-md5-catalog-for-archive-integrity/?ID=019986e7-4356-724b-86c3-c82208f1ffa0#2 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:44:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/export-an-md5-catalog-for-archive-integrity/?ID=019986e7-4356-724b-86c3-c82208f1ffa0#2 HashTools I've added this to our feature request list. We don't guarantee that feature requests will be implemented, or offer timelines on possible implementation. We'll be sure to let you know if we do add it to our planned features in a future version.

Thanks! ]]> Export an MD5 catalog for archive integrity? https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/export-an-md5-catalog-for-archive-integrity/?ID=019986e7-4356-724b-86c3-c82208f1ffa0 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:42:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/export-an-md5-catalog-for-archive-integrity/?ID=019986e7-4356-724b-86c3-c82208f1ffa0 HashTools Currently I run MD5 calculation on a large folder of files. When it's finished I'll do 2 separate copy operations, copying the folder/file name and pasting it in a spreadsheet, then copying the MD5 hash values and pasting them in the next column. I can then save that spreadsheet as a record of the archive to test it against in the future.
I know I can create an SFV file with one click, but is there any way of doing something like the above as a single file? ]]> RE: Blake3 support https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/blake3-support/?ID=0196b7f8-1814-741b-bf28-f1690112241f#2 Mon, 12 May 2025 16:04:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/blake3-support/?ID=0196b7f8-1814-741b-bf28-f1690112241f#2 HashTools I've added this to our feature request list. We don't guarantee that feature requests will be implemented, or offer timelines on possible implementation. We'll be sure to let you know if we do add it to our planned features in a future version.

Thanks! ]]> Blake3 support https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/blake3-support/?ID=0196b7f8-1814-741b-bf28-f1690112241f Sat, 10 May 2025 02:13:32 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/blake3-support/?ID=0196b7f8-1814-741b-bf28-f1690112241f HashTools Are there any plans to add support for other algorithms such as blake3? ]]> RE: Error Message when selecting more files then right click open with HashTools https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/error-message-when-selecting-more-files-then-right-click-open-with-hashtools/?ID=01911eb6-e7d1-7617-8180-dd17a15b4942#3 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:36:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/error-message-when-selecting-more-files-then-right-click-open-with-hashtools/?ID=01911eb6-e7d1-7617-8180-dd17a15b4942#3 HashTools Hello,

Just wanted to follow up and let you know we've released a new version that should fix this up.

Thanks! ]]> HashTools 4.8.2 Now Available! https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-482-now-available/?ID=0193acd4-f997-770a-9f3f-0cd6dbab735c Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:11:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-482-now-available/?ID=0193acd4-f997-770a-9f3f-0cd6dbab735c HashTools

We're very excited to announce that HashTools 4.8.2 is now available for download! This version fixes some small issues.

HashTools 4.8.2 Changes

Fix: Minor UI fixes
Fix: Resolved a mutex error

Updating HashTools

]]> RE: Error Message when selecting more files then right click open with HashTools https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/error-message-when-selecting-more-files-then-right-click-open-with-hashtools/?ID=01911eb6-e7d1-7617-8180-dd17a15b4942#2 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:18:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/error-message-when-selecting-more-files-then-right-click-open-with-hashtools/?ID=01911eb6-e7d1-7617-8180-dd17a15b4942#2 HashTools We have this on our list to look into, we'll let you know if we have any news on it going forward.

Thanks! ]]> Error Message when selecting more files then right click open with HashTools https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/error-message-when-selecting-more-files-then-right-click-open-with-hashtools/?ID=01911eb6-e7d1-7617-8180-dd17a15b4942 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:46:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/error-message-when-selecting-more-files-then-right-click-open-with-hashtools/?ID=01911eb6-e7d1-7617-8180-dd17a15b4942 HashTools when i select more files an right click open with hashtools then a eroor message is displayed for every file but not the first one. Only one filename ist loaded. This Error only occurs when HashTools ist closed. When HashTools ist openend before selecting the files an right click all runs perfectly. I have this tested with a fresh installed windows 10 and 11 Pro German Edition. It ist hashtools version 4.8.1

here the error message
An unknown error has occurred.
Failed to call CreateMutex: BFS_HashTools
Mutex already exists.
[System.Exception]
[PlN.llq] ]]> RE: .NetCore v8 support (v7 now EOL) https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/netcore-v8-support-v7-now-eol/?ID=018fca43-aea3-71f9-b34c-6186ade14023#2 Fri, 31 May 2024 17:25:44 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/netcore-v8-support-v7-now-eol/?ID=018fca43-aea3-71f9-b34c-6186ade14023#2 HashTools We've released a new version that uses .net 8, you can grab it here: https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Download/

Thanks! ]]> HashTools 4.8.1 Now Available! https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-481-now-available/?ID=018fcfaa-4676-74cb-a961-e52943858d78 Fri, 31 May 2024 17:19:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-481-now-available/?ID=018fcfaa-4676-74cb-a961-e52943858d78 HashTools

We're very excited to announce that HashTools 4.8.1 is now available for download! This version updates HashTools to .NET 8 and has some UI and performance updates.

HashTools 4.8.1 Changes

Updated to .NET 8
Many UI and performance improvements

Updating HashTools

]]> .NetCore v8 support (v7 now EOL) https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/netcore-v8-support-v7-now-eol/?ID=018fca43-aea3-71f9-b34c-6186ade14023 Thu, 30 May 2024 16:09:45 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/netcore-v8-support-v7-now-eol/?ID=018fca43-aea3-71f9-b34c-6186ade14023 HashTools Can you please update HashTools to work with .NetCore v8?

v7 is now EOL and therefore we can't have it installed on our workstations. ]]> RE: Making it easier to SEE if a check fails https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/making-it-easier-to-see-if-a-check-fails/?ID=6e1b5b89-4353-4989-80b5-07ecc9c18251#7 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:56:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/making-it-easier-to-see-if-a-check-fails/?ID=6e1b5b89-4353-4989-80b5-07ecc9c18251#7 HashTools Just wanted to follow up and let you know we've released a new version of HashTools that supports this.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Compatibility with linux md5sum files https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/compatibility-with-linux-md5sum-files/?ID=c16c70da-9330-4b41-8520-f61c6ce6264d#3 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:55:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/compatibility-with-linux-md5sum-files/?ID=c16c70da-9330-4b41-8520-f61c6ce6264d#3 HashTools Just wanted to follow up and let you know we've released a new version of HashTools that supports this.

Thanks! ]]> HashTools 4.8 Now Available! https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-48-now-available/?ID=be4fc669-20fa-4b95-b6f9-6571122849e2 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:03:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/hashtools-48-now-available/?ID=be4fc669-20fa-4b95-b6f9-6571122849e2 HashTools

We're very excited to announce that HashTools 4.8 is now available for download! This version fixes a few issues and adds some new features.

HashTools 4.8 Changes

Note: This is the last version of HashTools that will install and run on Windows 7/8
Change: Added an option to show only failed hash comparisons
Change: Added a filter box
Change: md5 and sfv files are automatically excluded when adding a folder
Fix: Now supports Linux style md5 files (e.g. " ")

Updating HashTools

]]> RE: Making it easier to SEE if a check fails https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/making-it-easier-to-see-if-a-check-fails/?ID=6e1b5b89-4353-4989-80b5-07ecc9c18251#6 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:04:59 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/making-it-easier-to-see-if-a-check-fails/?ID=6e1b5b89-4353-4989-80b5-07ecc9c18251#6 HashTools It is still open on our list, we're hoping to add it in for the next version

]]> RE: Making it easier to SEE if a check fails https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/making-it-easier-to-see-if-a-check-fails/?ID=6e1b5b89-4353-4989-80b5-07ecc9c18251#5 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:28:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/Discussions/View/making-it-easier-to-see-if-a-check-fails/?ID=6e1b5b89-4353-4989-80b5-07ecc9c18251#5 HashTools

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I'm actually surprised this hasn't been requested before, because it seems so obvious in hindsight! I've put this on our feature request list for the next version.

Thanks!

This came up again today and I thought I'd check back and see if it's still on the roadmap. Thanks again for an awesome product! ]]>