CRC File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Name Total Commander Checksum File
Extension .CRC
Main Usage File verification
File Type Checksum file
MIME Type application/octet-stream
Checksum Type CRC-32
Generated By Total Commander
Structure Hexadecimal CRC values and filenames
Mode Text
Character Encoding ASCII
Line Separator CRLF (Windows)
Checksum Format 8-character hexadecimal string
File Name Inclusion Yes, following the checksum value
Usage Context File integrity check, File comparison
Compatibility Primarily Windows
Advantages Easy to generate and verify, Supported by widely used file manager Total Commander
Limitations Checksum could be identical for different files (Collision), Not as secure as SHA or MD5 for cryptographic purposes
Tool Support Total Commander, Various checksum utilities
Applicable Range All file types (binary, text)
Space Efficiency Low, considering each file's checksum requires eight characters plus the path length
Comparison Efficiency High, quick to compute and compare