Script to Get Hash Value of a Directory

Vadims Podans has posted a script for PowerShell here which can be used to generate the hash value of a folder containing multiple files.

Simply copy and paste this function in PowerShell:

function Get-FolderHash ($folder) { dir $folder -Recurse | ?{!$_.psiscontainer} | %{[Byte[]]$contents += [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($_.fullname)} $hasher = [System.Security.Cryptography.SHA1]::Create() [string]::Join("",$($hasher.ComputeHash($contents) | %{"{0:x2}" -f $_})) }

Then enter the command:

Get-FolderHash "C:\foofolder"

A single SHA1 hash value will be generated for the entire folder.

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PowerShell Command to get Hash Values

You can use the Get-FileHash command in PowerShell to generate hash values of an electronic file. PowerShell supports the MD5; SHA1; SHA256; SHA384; and SHA512 algorithms.

Enter the Get-FileHash command, followed by the path of the file to be analyzed, and then the specification for the algorithm. The Format-List cmdlet will show each of the properties of the command on a separate line.

Get-FileHash C:\foofolder\FederalRulesofEvidence.pdf -Algorithm SHA1 | Format-List

Command to get list of Outlook folders

The PowerShell script posted here by staggerlee011 on SQL Notes From The Underground can be used to generate a list of folders in an Outlook profile.

First connect to Outlook:

$Outlook = New-Object -ComObject Outlook.Application

Then enter two more commands to generate the list:

$Outlook.Session.Folders.Item(1).Folders

$OutlookFolders | ft FolderPath