Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

Did you download a large file? Or do you have a file that you have a suspicion about? The best way to ensure the file comes from a verified source is by measuring its checksum. A checksum is almost ...

If you would like to verify two copies of files or two mirrored directories, there are some Terminal commands that will let you do just that. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

An ISO file is an exact image of an optical disc such as a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc. Windows 7 provides limited native support for the format but it does not provide the functionality to check the ...

I'm looking to encrypt a file with OpenSSL functions (blowfish, des, rc4-- haven't picked one yet). Anyhow, after decrypting a file, I need to know if the file was correctly decrypted. The only way it ...

Steam updates any corrupted or missing files when you verify your game files, ensuring that the game has all the data it requires. Your game might be missing one or more files if it is glitching, ...

There are many reasons a Windows computer might crash, and the occasional lockup or blue screen is annoying but hard to avoid completely. However, if your computer crashes or freezes constantly, it ...

A frustrating error message is catching some players out in Borderlands 4, but there are three potential fixes that you need ...