Customizing hashing settings

Set the format for hash values

AXIOM Process can create hash values in MD5 and SHA1 formats.

  1. In AXIOM Process, on the Tools menu, click Settings.
  2. In Hashing > Hash formats, in the drop-down list, select the hashing format that you want to use.

Prevent hashing of large files

When you set up a search, you can add files that contain hash values. AXIOM Process then uses these values to ignore non-relevant files or automatically categorize pictures. In either case, AXIOM Process must hash every file it encounters during a search to compare to the hash lists. Hashing very large files can take a long time, so you can set the maximum size of files to hash to help improve search times. The default value is 500 MB.

  1. In AXIOM Process, on the Tools menu, click Settings.
  2. In Hashing > File size limit for hashing, select the To optimize processing time, don't calculate hashes for files larger than option.
  3. Type the maximum file size (in MB) that you want to create hash values for.
  4. Click Okay.

Set the location where you store hash values

You can change the location where imported hash sets are stored. If you change the location where imported hash values are stored, AXIOM Process must restart to apply the change.

  1. In AXIOM Process, on the Tools menu, click Settings.
  2. In Hashing >Hash value storage location, browse to the location you want imported hash values to be stored and click Select folder.
  3. Click Okay.

To apply the changed location of the hash set database, AXIOM Process must restart.

If the hash set on your computer isn't stored in the new location that you choose, AXIOM Process must move it to the new location before it restarts.

If there is no hash set on your computer, AXIOM Process creates an empty HashList.db file at the new location you choose before it restarts.