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When should you use New-FileCatalog
New-FileCatalog creates an Windows catalog file for a specific set of files and folders. This catalog file contains hashes of all files within the specified paths. The catalog file can be distributed to users along with their files, so that they can verify whether any changes have occurred since catalog creation.
NOTE: Catalog versions 1 & 2 are supported. Version 1 uses the deprecated SHA1 hashing algorithm for creating file hashes. Version 2 uses SHA256. Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 do not support catalog version 2. Catalog version 2 is not supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.
What version of PowerShell do I use?
Get the PowerShell Version for your machine
$PSVersionTable
This command displays the PowerShell version information for your machine.
How do I use New-FileCatalog
Create a file catalog for Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility:
New-FileCatalog -Path $PSHOME\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility -CatalogFilePath \temp\Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility.cat -CatalogVersion 2.0
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