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Originally posted by mynetx
XP1,
I've put my suggestion on an internal list now, so that it won't be forgotten. Thanks for reminding!
Thanks.
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Originally posted by CookieRevised
A faster method would be to check the filechange date and time. Though this isn't as accurate as comparing byte per byte by the use of a hash (the datetime can be changed by the user using 3rd party software and other Windows APIs), it is maybe accurate enough in most cases.
Yeah, this won't be accurate when someone zips up display pictures into an archive that strips away the date and time information. Thus, when the archive is extracted, all of the dates / times are re-set to the same current date / time (or pre-defined date / time set at archive creation).
Using file hashes is probably the best way to go.
