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MD5 hashes when using Storage Explorer

Tara L 0 Reputation points
2025-08-11T21:30:55.01+00:00

Just getting started with Blob Storage and Storage Explorer and want to confirm what maybe seems obvious. In settings for Storage Explorer, there is the option to check the setting

Put MD5

If enabled, AzCopy will compute and save an MD5 hash for uploaded files. This setting does not >apply when uploading Disks. For Disk upload, the MD5 hash is neither computed nor saved.

I take this to mean that if you use Storage Explorer to upload files, it will create an MD5 hash, as opposed to that only being an option if you are using AzCopy command line. Am I understanding that correctly?

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer
An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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  1. TP 131.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-08-11T22:35:50.1333333+00:00

    Hi,

    When Storage Explorer transfers files, it uses AzCopy. So the setting means that when it uses AzCopy it will instruct AzCopy to compute the hash and save it to Content-MD5 on the blob.

    Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful.

    Thanks.

    -TP

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