Photorec's file naming system

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erw1
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Photorec's file naming system

#1 Post by erw1 »

Presumable Photorec's recovered file are named using some data integrity algorithm (like checksum). What algorithm exactly? Having this information would help identity duplicates.
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Re: Photorec's file naming system

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erw1 wrote: 20 Aug 2022, 18:20 Presumable Photorec's recovered file are named using some data integrity algorithm (like checksum).
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What algorithm exactly? Having this information would help identity duplicates.
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