Another software app you to consider is Beyond Compare (
https://www.scootersoftware.com/).  Not open source, but inexpensive and
feature-rich.

It's rather coincidental that I purchased it specifically for use with
scanned microfilm files that will eventually make their way to Chuck's neck
of the woods.

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On Fri, 28 Oct 2022 at 09:09, Matt Sherman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Chuck,
>
> I recently started a new job and the previous digital archivist's workflow
> notes suggest using TeraCopy as you can use it to move files and select an
> option to have it do integrity checks. So you might want to take a look
> into that.
>
> Matt Sherman
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 9:04 AM Chuck Henry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Listmates!
> >
> > I'm looking for some software or strategy suggestions:
> >
> > We digitize microfilm in house and typically produce rather large and
> > numerous files as part of that process. We regularly move these source
> > files from the scan machine to external storage (NAS). We've done this
> > fairly willy-nilly over the years. I'd like to tighten up this process
> so I
> > can be fairly certain that the copy on the NAS is perfect. The machine
> > creating the files is a Windows 10 machine.
> >
> > I've looked at Bagit but it seems kinda tedious to use. I guess what I'm
> > asking is: does anyone have a suggestion for a particular piece of
> software
> > that allows copying of files with some form of built in checksum? Or is
> > Bagit really the best-practice path to happiness? I'd love an open-source
> > solution but I'm not beyond paying for the just-right piece of software.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!
> >
> > Chuck Henry
> > Integrated Technologies Coordinator
> > Northern New York Library Network
> > [log in to unmask] :: nnyln.org <http://www.nnyln.org/>
> >
>