# Flash Contents

To access this dialog box:

1. Double-click a Flash card.
2. Select Configure > Flash Contents.

The following information is displayed:

- File Name (ciscoFlashFileName)
- File Status (ciscoFlashFileStatus)
- File Size (bytes) (ciscoFlashFileSize)
- File Checksum (ciscoFlashFileChecksum)

File Name (ciscoFlashFileName)

Flash file name. Specify this name when copying the file.

File Status (ciscoFlashFileStatus)

Status of the file. Status can be:

- Valid: valid checksum
- Invalid: bad checksum
- Deleted: a deleted file continues to occupy file space in flash memory

File Size (bytes) (ciscoFlashFileSize)

Size of the file in bytes. The size does not include the size of the file system file header.

File Checksum (ciscoFlashFileChecksum)

File checksum stored in the file header. Checksum is computed and stored when the file is written in Flash. It serves to validate the data written in Flash. The system generates and store the checksum internally in hexadecimal form, this object will provide the checksum in a string form.

The checksum will be available for all valid and invalid-checksum files.