Appraisal

Function definition: Tools that enable the assessment of content against in order to decide on it's relevance or appropriateness for preservation

Lifecycle stage: Create or Receive (Acquire)

Tools for this function

Tool	Purpose
ArchiFiltre	Overview of folder trees with fine diagrams
Autopsy Digital Forensics	Open source, free digital forensics tool
Brunnhilde	Siegfried-based characterization of directories and disk images
Czkawka	Czkawka is a simple, fast and free app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.
DArcMail	Processing and access to email accounts
Docuteam packer	Creates and edits SIPs
EPADD	ePADD is a software package developed by Stanford University's Special Collections & University Archives that supports archival processes around the appraisal, ingest, processing, discovery, and delivery of email archives.
Package Handler	View, create, edit, and validate Swiss archival packages
RATOM	Review, Appraisal, and Triage of Mail (RATOM) is software to assist archives and other collecting organizations with email analysis, selection, and appraisal tasks
RODA-In	The tool creates SIPs from files and folders available on the local file system.
Sumfolder1	sumfolder1 is a utility for use within the archival and digital preservation community to generate checksums for file system directories, and to generate an overall "collection" checksum for a given set of files. The utility may be used in support of de-duplication at a directory/folder level.
Tree	Tree displays the directory structure of a path or of the disk in a drive graphically.
TreeSize	Manage disk space and scan your hard disks.
UKWA GSuite Add-On	GSuite functions for people working with web archives. The functions use the Memento API (specifically the TimeGate) to look up whether a given archive holds a given URL. It currently supports checks against: UK Web Archive UK Government Web Archive Internet Archive