Frequently Asked Questions
Answer: Droid does not need active internet connection for identification, however Droid uses the signature database from Pronom. Droid checks to see if there is a newer version of he signatures available, if it is, Droid updates its own copy with the latest version. For this update to work, Droid needs an internet connection. Droid ships with the latest signature files available at the time of release. If there is no active internet connection, Droid makes use of the signature file(s) that are already present.
Question: Does Droid collect any user data before installation or during usage (Personal details, Credit card info, etc.)?
Answer: Droid is an open source tool which does not require you to provide any personal details or credit card information to use. As a result we do not ask for any of this information for download or use of Droid
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As of v6.7.0, Droid has a dialog box showing few details about the application. You can launch this dialog from the menu Help -> About Droid. This dialog shows the location of where the log files are available on the system. There is a button next to it, clicking this button opens the location in the default file system browser on the computer.
Answer: You can override one or more global properties on the CLI using the appropriate parameter. As a result, if you wish to generate a checksum using SHA256 algorithm, you could simply use a command as follows:
./droid.sh -Pr "profile.generateHash=true" "profile.hashAlgorithm=sha256" -a <path to the file to be identified> -p <path to the generated profile>