File Extension Library


.MD5SUM File Extension

  • Category: Various data Files

What are .MD5SUM files and how to open them?

Can't open .MD5SUM file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .MD5SUM file.

What is a .MD5SUM file extension?

.MD5SUM file extension has been classified as Various data Files.

.MD5SUM is md5sum data

The md5sum file extension is associated with the md5sum a software that allows users to calculates and verifies 128-bit MD5 hashes, as described in RFC 1321.

The md5sum file stores some kind of data used by the md5sum.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .md5sum file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .MD5SUM files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .MD5SUM files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .MD5SUM file format
  2. You need to check the .MD5SUM file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)