potfile, remove FAQ clarification
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The hashcat.restore (do you call this "session file" ?) file is again a different file... it will also be updated regularly, but only after a new "checkpoint" was reached. How frequently this happens depends a lot on the number of salts/hashes and the hash algorithm itself... so it's not possible to say in general when the restore/session file is updated compared to the update of the hash list (--remove see --remove-timer , default currently is approximately every 1 minute but only if there are some changes i.e. hashes cracked).

If you (@rsberzerker) instead mean when the potfile is updated compared to the hash list (with --remove), I already answered that question above:
Quote:the potfile feature normally just appends as the cracks come in

so it's basically an append lines writing mechanism of the hashcat.potfile and happens in general as soon as the cracks are displayed on the display (or, if enabled, appended/written to the --outfile)
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RE: potfile, remove FAQ clarification - by philsmd - 04-07-2021, 10:23 AM