Create hashes from context menu.

[ezxpro]

What's the Problem?

We can't create checksum/hash files in locu when using Files v2

Solution/Idea

I see that checksum on file properties has already been requested and implemented.

My suggestion is that we should be able to create checksums from the context menu. For example, I use the HashCheck shell extension a lot. Like the HashTab extension mentioned in the feature request linked above, hashcheck shows a checksum/hash tab under file properties.

It also adds this context menu, though:

Once clicked, it lets me select between some algorithms:

Then a hash file is created in the same folder, with the same filename.

So suppose I have a file named foo.txt, and select md5 algorithm, it will create a foo.txt.md5 in the folder. Hashcheck also allows you to perform this operation in batches.

Very useful feature, would be nice if it was implemented.

Alternatives

So far, only going back to File Explorer to perform the operation, or using shell extensions on Files v2.

Priorities

Capability	Priority
This proposal will allow developers to accomplish W	Must
This proposal will allow end users to accomplish X	Should
This proposal will allow developers to accomplish Y	Could
This proposal will allow end users to accomplish Z	Won't

Files Version

Version: 2.0.13.0 OS Version: 10.0.22000.194

Windows Version

Windows 11 21H2 22000.194

Additional comment

No response

[gave92]

Hi thanks for the suggestion. Shell extensions are supposed to appear in Files context menu. Please check if you just need to scroll down the menu to see them.
If they still not appear please upload the app's debug logs.

[ezxpro]

Hi thanks for the suggestion. Shell extensions are supposed to appear in Files context menu. Please check if you just need to scroll down the menu to see them. If they still not appear please upload the app's debug logs.

You're right, The shell extension is visible if I scroll down, I hadn't noticed that 🤦‍♂️.

Thanks for pointing that out, you can close this if you want.

Thanks.

[gave92]

No problem, thanks for confirming. Having to scroll down is not intuitive at all and it's something we're looking to fix.