How to check that your uploaded or imported files are complete in a Media Asset Management system?

One way to check if your files are complete in a Media Asset Management system is to use the md5sum tool. This tool generates a unique "checksum" for a file, which can be used to verify the integrity of the file. To use md5sum, you would first run the tool on the original file to generate a checksum, and then run it again on the uploaded or imported file to compare the two checksums. Your online provider should display this information for any uploaded or importer file. If the checksums match, the file is complete and has not been corrupted during the upload or import process.

How to check md5sum for a file on Windows?

On Windows, you can check the md5sum of a file using the command line tool certutil.exe.

Here's an example of how to use certutil to check the md5sum of a file called "example.txt":

Open the Command Prompt by pressing the Windows key + R, typing "cmd" and pressing Enter.

Navigate to the directory where the file is located by using the "cd" command. For example:

cd C:\Users\username\Desktop
Type the following command and press Enter:
certutil -hashfile example.mp4 MD5

This will display the md5sum of the file.

Alternatively, you can use a third-party tool like HashTab, which is a free utility that can be used to check the md5sum of a file on Windows. It can be installed and will add a tab to the file properties where you can see the hash.

Please note that it is also possible to check the MD5, SHA1, SHA256, and SHA512 hash of a file using the Windows PowerShell.

Get-FileHash example.txt -Algorithm MD5

This command will give you the MD5 hash of the file.

How to check md5sum for a file on MacOS?

On macOS, you can check the md5sum of a file using the command line tool md5.

Here's an example of how to use md5 to check the md5sum of a file called "example.mp4":

Open the Terminal by pressing Command + Space and typing "Terminal" and pressing Enter.

Navigate to the directory where the file is located by using the "cd" command. For example:

cd /Users/username/Desktop

Type the following command and press Enter:
md5 example.mp4

This will display the md5sum of the file, along with the name of the file.

Alternatively, you can use the command md5sum instead of md5 and the output will match the linux format.

md5sum example.txt

Article written by
Sylvain Corvaisier