Managing digital content over time can be challenging as one has to protect against loss of data, format obsolescence, natural and man-made disasters. There are small steps you can take now to help ensure access to your digital content in the future. If you want to determine that the files you are storing have not become corrupt, or be able to better track how much digital content you have and the file formats used, you may want to attend this hands-on lab. Presenters will show you how to use some of the freely available tools out there to help you monitor the health of your digital files. Checksum tools that tell you if your files have changed over time at the bit level will be demonstrated like Exact File and Hash My Files, and more. You will have a chance to work with file duplicate detection tools as well as with DROID, which assists with file format identification, captures file property information, and displays information to you in a readable report.
