CheckFolder validates the integrity of files in a folder or drive. Can check any type of media for problems, but especially useful for checking if a scratched or newly-burned CD or DVD is readable.
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Runs on: | WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the installer and launch and then extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CheckFolder.exe. |
Note that the installer in the first link above (kioskea.net) is the Spanish version, but the second one (softpedia.com) is in English.
Freely downloadable from http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-7374-checkfolder or http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Windows-Portable-Applications-Portable-CheckFolder-Download-101133.html (slightly older version).
Downloadable from the following site (but requires paid membership): http://www.nonags.com/freeware-checkfolder-v1-1-0-6_574.html
Website and Download links are broken.
Please note there is a newer version in Spanish.
I have not tested it as I do not speak Spanish.
Check Folder is very useful in validating the readability of data files written to optical disks. In principle, files that Check Folder reads should also be read by application software. After writing a data optical disk, I run Check Folder. Files not fully read are listed in an error log. Simple and fast.
This isn't really an integrity checker as it is a files-reader. I think integrity checking, I'm expecting a hash check of some sort, which this program doesn't do. This program would mostly be useful for checking for scratches/flaws on a CD or DVD.
You can get the size down to 377k if you delete everything in the {app} folder except for Checkfolder.exe and clasic.skn
@rziman: Thanks for your updates. I's updated !!