Fixity Users

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Welcome to the Fixity Users Google Group. Please chime in with questions, use cases, and news about ongoing developments.

For bugs in the current public release, however, please submit those to the github repo: https://github.com/avpreserve/fixity/issues.

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Melissa Olson

8/23/22

Removed files listed on subsequent scans

Hey there! I have some projects that get scanned monthly. I've noticed that for the last few

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Removed files listed on subsequent scans

Hey there! I have some projects that get scanned monthly. I've noticed that for the last few

8/23/22

Rhonda Beecroft

7/20/21

Offline use

I'm a tech in an academic library. One of my users has a data computer she keeps offline and

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Offline use

I'm a tech in an academic library. One of my users has a data computer she keeps offline and

7/20/21

RahulPP

6/4/21

Wrong checksum report with wrong file names

Dear Team , I am using currently trail version of Fixity Pro & doing checksum for .dpx image

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Wrong checksum report with wrong file names

Dear Team , I am using currently trail version of Fixity Pro & doing checksum for .dpx image

6/4/21

Susan, ch...@weareavp.com2

6/26/20

removed file and new file does that mean a change in fixity

Hello Susan, Thanks for your email. A few questions: 1. Are the files you're scanning on a

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removed file and new file does that mean a change in fixity

Hello Susan, Thanks for your email. A few questions: 1. Are the files you're scanning on a

6/26/20

Fixity OpenJDK Support?!

5/12/20

Fixity OpenJDK Support?!

Is it possible to support OpenJDK instead of Java commercial version? We should purchase Java

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Fixity OpenJDK Support?!

Is it possible to support OpenJDK instead of Java commercial version? We should purchase Java

5/12/20

Janice Chen, Bertram Lyons2

12/30/19

Q&A

Fixity running in background slows PC?

Hi Janice -- This issue may be related to issues we are having with Fixity 1.0 in general. Are you

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Q&A

Fixity running in background slows PC?

Hi Janice -- This issue may be related to issues we are having with Fixity 1.0 in general. Are you

12/30/19

Paul Dougherty, … Bertram Lyons4

12/30/19

hang-ups during Fixity audit?

Hi Paul, and Jamie -- Thanks for the feedback on the new version of Fixity (1.0). We have been

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hang-ups during Fixity audit?

Hi Paul, and Jamie -- Thanks for the feedback on the new version of Fixity (1.0). We have been

12/30/19

Danielle Spalenka, ch...@weareavp.com2

8/26/19

Issue launching fixity

Hello Danielle, I am sorry to hear that you're having issues. My initial instinct would be to

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Issue launching fixity

Hello Danielle, I am sorry to hear that you're having issues. My initial instinct would be to

8/26/19

Jamie Patrick-Burns, ch...@weareavp.com2

3/26/19

Encryption of history and report files

Hello Jamie, Thanks for your email. Fixity does not encrypt these files. I am guessing that the

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Encryption of history and report files

Hello Jamie, Thanks for your email. Fixity does not encrypt these files. I am guessing that the

3/26/19

Jolene Smith, ch...@weareavp.com3

12/20/18

Splitting up a project in a very large directory

Thank you for your response! This almost gets me where I need to be, but not quite. New directories

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Splitting up a project in a very large directory

Thank you for your response! This almost gets me where I need to be, but not quite. New directories

12/20/18

Kyna, … ch...@weareavp.com6

12/19/18

Error message: Index Value Equals Zero

Hello, the issue of getting an index value that equals 0 can result from a couple of issues. One is

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Error message: Index Value Equals Zero

Hello, the issue of getting an index value that equals 0 can result from a couple of issues. One is

12/19/18

Ikrananka, ch...@weareavp.com3

12/19/18

Network and Mapped Drives

Hello, and thanks for your note and the update. Fixity should work with any drive that is mounted on

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Network and Mapped Drives

Hello, and thanks for your note and the update. Fixity should work with any drive that is mounted on

12/19/18

Paul Dougherty, Pamela Vizner3

10/4/18

target volume unmounting during scan

Hi Paul, Thank you very much for sharing your experience with Fixity. We are very sorry that you are

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target volume unmounting during scan

Hi Paul, Thank you very much for sharing your experience with Fixity. We are very sorry that you are

10/4/18

Paul Dougherty, Chris Lacinak4

9/22/18

where are Project settings saved? (& related revision strategies)

Thanks so much Chris for this thorough answer(s) Best, Paul

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where are Project settings saved? (& related revision strategies)

Thanks so much Chris for this thorough answer(s) Best, Paul

9/22/18

Jenny Mitcham, Pamela Vizner3

9/4/18

A blog about Fixity v. Checksum

Thanks so much for your reply - and also for commenting directly on the blog. Pleased to hear that

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A blog about Fixity v. Checksum

Thanks so much for your reply - and also for commenting directly on the blog. Pleased to hear that

9/4/18

Paul Dougherty, Pamela Vizner3

8/29/18

Auditing a (somewhat) dynamic archive

Hi Pamela, that is great news and what I was hoping for:)

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Auditing a (somewhat) dynamic archive

Hi Pamela, that is great news and what I was hoping for:)

8/29/18

Andy Steadham, … Tunesi, Lorenzo5

8/29/18

Q&A

Fixity report is incomplete

Good morning, The files Fixity looks at reside on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. Version:

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Q&A

Fixity report is incomplete

Good morning, The files Fixity looks at reside on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. Version:

8/29/18

Andy Steadham

8/16/18

Fixity scans taking too long

Hi Fixity users, I'm interested in hearing from other archives – particularly in the corporate or

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Fixity scans taking too long

Hi Fixity users, I'm interested in hearing from other archives – particularly in the corporate or

8/16/18

Allison Seagram

5/23/18

Re: [fixity-users] How long will take to scan 42MB files?

Hi Lingling, I scan a network drive of 171 GB and it takes anywhere from 1 hour 40 min to over 5

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Re: [fixity-users] How long will take to scan 42MB files?

Hi Lingling, I scan a network drive of 171 GB and it takes anywhere from 1 hour 40 min to over 5

5/23/18

Lingling Jiang

5/23/18

Scheduler doesn't run no matter if the application opens or not

Hi there, I start testing the tool on my work computer to see if we can use it for digital files

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Scheduler doesn't run no matter if the application opens or not

Hi there, I start testing the tool on my work computer to see if we can use it for digital files

5/23/18

Pamela Vizner

5/18/18

Announcement

Announcing Release of Fixity 1.1

Dear group members, AVP announces the release of Fixity 1.1. This new version addresses an issue

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Announcement

Announcing Release of Fixity 1.1

Dear group members, AVP announces the release of Fixity 1.1. This new version addresses an issue

5/18/18

Allie W, … Natalie S13

5/15/18

Unable to save email settings

Hi Pamela, This is actually the version I've been using. I'm using a gmail account, and I am

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Unable to save email settings

Hi Pamela, This is actually the version I've been using. I'm using a gmail account, and I am

5/15/18

Catherine Lucy

5/10/18

Are there minimum requirements for a Windows PC running Fixity that can help with scans timing out?

Hello, I downloaded the latest version in April. I have separated my directories into multiple

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Are there minimum requirements for a Windows PC running Fixity that can help with scans timing out?

Hello, I downloaded the latest version in April. I have separated my directories into multiple

5/10/18

Pamela Vizner, Lingling Jiang3

5/8/18

Announcement

Reporting Bug: Renamed Files Functionality

Hi Lingling, Thanks for your interest in Fixity! We are currently working on this fix. We will

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Announcement

Reporting Bug: Renamed Files Functionality

Hi Lingling, Thanks for your interest in Fixity! We are currently working on this fix. We will

5/8/18

Louise BB, Kari S.2

4/26/18

Scans on network share

Hi Louise, we loaded Fixity on the computer (VM) that was the network share main entry point and then

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Scans on network share

Hi Louise, we loaded Fixity on the computer (VM) that was the network share main entry point and then

4/26/18

Rebecca Russell, Pamela Vizner4

4/4/18

Estimate time for scanning 318 GB folder?

Incremental scans worked up until the 318 GB folder I referenced in my earlier post. The largest

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Estimate time for scanning 318 GB folder?

Incremental scans worked up until the 318 GB folder I referenced in my earlier post. The largest

4/4/18

Elizabeth Chance, Pamela Vizner12

3/29/18

Issue Downloading and Installing

Good morning Pamela, I run the 64 bit version. Best, E

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Issue Downloading and Installing

Good morning Pamela, I run the 64 bit version. Best, E

3/29/18

Pamela Vizner

3/19/18

Announcement

Anunciamos Serie de Tutoriales Online en Español / Announcing Webinar Series in Spanish

Estimados miembros del grupo: AVP se complace en presentar el lanzamiento de una nueva serie de

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Announcement

Anunciamos Serie de Tutoriales Online en Español / Announcing Webinar Series in Spanish

Estimados miembros del grupo: AVP se complace en presentar el lanzamiento de una nueva serie de

3/19/18

ldfs, Pamela Vizner2

3/14/18

Folder for Reports

Hi Lara, For now reinstalling is the only way to change the reports folder location once it's

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Folder for Reports

Hi Lara, For now reinstalling is the only way to change the reports folder location once it's

3/14/18

Sautter.Photography, Pamela Vizner9

3/9/18

Q&A

External Volumes

another observation: I scheduled several scans to start at the same time. Which works as expected.

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Q&A

External Volumes

another observation: I scheduled several scans to start at the same time. Which works as expected.

3/9/18