Checksum data
File type: Various data file
Files with md5 file extension can be primarily found as so call checksum files, a relatively small data files which contains only the checksum values of other files. Nothing more, nothing less.
Found 2 different file type records with the same md5 filename suffix.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 16, 2023
The md5 file extension is commonly used for checksum files. The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm uses a hash function that produces a 128-bit (16-byte) hash value.
This format was used in many programs and is frequently used to check data integrity. It was first designed in 1991 by Ron Rivest.
A typical md5 checksum file is an relatively small file which contains the checksum values of other files. Because the checksum values have fixed length (usually from 16 to 256 bits) the size of checksum file not depend from size of this files, only from their quantity. This allow by small oversizing of summary data let possibility of verifying integrity of data files at any time.
Some programs can analyze checksum files, but that's about it.
Checksum files cannot be converted to anything else and there is also no reason to do so.
FSUM (Microsoft Windows)
RapidCRC (Microsoft Windows)
ISOBuster (Microsoft Windows)
TeraCopy (Microsoft Windows)
MD5summer (Microsoft Windows)
ExactFile (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: August 15, 2024
File extension md5 is also used for a specific checksum format for the Samsung Galaxy, a family of smart phones with Google Android operating system.
A typical .md5 file stores archive with firmware for Samsung Galaxy phones.
When you download a firmware for your Samsung Galaxy device, it usually comes in a zip file. Inside this zip file, there is an MD5 file along with other files.
MD5 file is used by the flashing tool (like Odin) to make sure that the firmware file being flashed has not been tampered with or corrupted during the download process. If the MD5 file does not match the firmware file, the flashing process will be stopped to prevent potential damage to the device.
Use Odin to install .md5 firmware files to Samsung Galaxy phones.
This file type is not meant to be converted to anything else.
Odin (Microsoft Windows)
Samsung Kies (Microsoft Windows)
Odin (Microsoft Windows)
Samsung Kies for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
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