Portable FileInfo

Portable FileInfo is a tiny application designed to help you obtain information on files and export it to file. It does not include complex options or configuration settings, making it suitable for all types of users, even those less experienced with computer software.

As the app name implies, it is portable, which means that no installation is necessary. You can just drop the program files in any part of the hard disk and just click the executable to launch Portable FileInfo.

Another possibility is to save the tool to a USB flash disk or other removable storage unit, in order to run it on any PC with minimum effort and no previous installers. An important aspect worth taking into account is that Portable FileInfo does not modify Windows registry settings or create extra files on the disk without your permission, leaving it clean after removal.

The GUI is user-friendly, based on a regular window with a plain and simple structure. Files and entire directories (with or without subdirectories) can be pointed out by dropping them into the main frame, and it is possible to filter files by mask.

In order to compile the information to file, all you have to do is indicate the output directory, file name and format (comma or semicolon CSV, TXT, HTML with file version info or summary info), and click a button to start the procedure. Just be careful when starting consecutive projects, since Portable FileInfo automatically overwrites files with existing names without asking for permission.

Shown details include the full path, attributes, size, date of creation, last modification and access, CRC32, MD5 and SHA1 checksums, along with the owner name of each file. Apart from the fact that you can remove selected or all directories from the list and change the UI language, there are no other notable options available here.

As expected, Portable FileInfo does not put a strain on computer performance, since it runs on low CPU and RAM. It has a good response time and works well, without triggering the OS to hang, crash or pop up error messages. Files are quickly generated.

To sum it up, Portable FileInfo comes in handy to anyone looking to find out file attributes and popular hash types for multiple files in batch mode, and it can be easily used.