What is the best way to calculate a checksum for a file that is on my machine?

Question

I\'m on a Windows machine and I want to run a checksum on the MySQL distribution I just got. It looks like there are products to download, an unsupported Microsoft tool, an

Answer 1

Just to add another option for Windows users, the Get-FileHash PowerShell cmdlet can be used (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn520872.aspx).

Example usage: Get-FileHash MyImage.iso -Algorithm MD5

If all you're after is just the raw hash then: (Get-FileHash MyImage.iso -Algorithm MD5).Hash