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: Open PowerShell and use Get-FileHash -Path "yourfile.mp4" -Algorithm SHA1 .

: If 1,000 people upload the exact same video, a server can see they all share the hash b355edf... and only store one copy, saving massive amounts of space. b355edf98131f48b3fb071dafbd4eb631cf4c4bf.mp4

Think of a hash as a "digital fingerprint." Just as no two humans have the exact same fingerprints, no two different files should have the same hash. The filename in our title is an example of a digest. : Open PowerShell and use Get-FileHash -Path "yourfile

: While NIST deprecated SHA-1 for high-security digital signatures in 2011 due to theoretical vulnerabilities, it remains a standard for non-security tasks like identifying files in Git or legacy databases. How to Check Your Own Files b355edf98131f48b3fb071dafbd4eb631cf4c4bf.mp4