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Extracting multiple archives with WinRAR where some are missing parts
I have a folder with a few thousand rar and zip files. Some are separated into multiple parts and others are not. My goal is to extract all of the files. The files are large and I expect this may take ...
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WinRAR - Span Archives instead of splitting (Internet Archive)
I'm having a small issue trying to back up data to the Internet Archive.
I have tried to used 7zip to split files into certain sizes (such as 7G or 25G) to upload better, but IA won't accept ...
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Split zip archives using WinRar vs 7-Zip
I created a split zip archive using WinRar and 7-Zip.
WinRar creates
archive.zip
archive.z01
archive.z02
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7-Zip creates
archive.zip.001
archive.zip.002
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With Total Commander I could enter(CTRL+...
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Can winrar "Delete files after archiving" files restore from hard disk?
winrar has an "delete files after archiving" option. we know even permanently deleted files can be restored when the laptop stolen or sold to anyone malicious. that's why we know we should ...
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How to delete zip file while unzipping it with WinRAR
I am going to unzip a 35GB zip file with winrar but i only have 37GB of space, so i will only have 2GB of space after downloading the zip file, how do i replace the zip after unzipping it instantly ...
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Why does winrar duplicate an entire archive when adding to it
I just noticed that instead of adding files to the archive winrar actually just duplicates the current archive and then adds the files on top of everything else... personally it makes absolutely no ...
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New archive of the same files is different?
I need to be sure that several files are not changed. For this purpose I'm using SHA256 calculation utility on archyved files:
CertUtil -hashfile arch.rar SHA256 >>arch.rar.sha256.txt
I do ...
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How to create a self-extracting Archive without triggering false virus positives?
I have a small program which converts some data files between different versions of a game (Age of Empires 2). It requires some dll libraries such as boost and a few additional data files. I would ...
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How to delete/rename a file from a multi-part winrar archive
I created a 7 part winrar archive with videos in it, but there is no option to delete or rename a selected video. How can I delete/rename them without extracting the entire archive?
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WinRAR Explorer shows all files in archive root directory from subfolders
Currently, my WinRAR installation shows all files from any archive in the root archive directory and I have no idea how to fix it nor I know what caused it as I did not change any settings I remember.
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How to extract zipped archive hidden behind an image file?
I zipped few files using winRAR and hide those behind an image file using the following command :
Copy /b imagename.jpg + filename.rar finalimage.jpg
The operation was successful, however the ...
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Auto extract .rar files from qbittorrent with WinRAR command line CLI
After a torrent download on qbittorrent completes, I am executing an external program via the options menu:
Tools -> Options -> Downloads --> Run external program on torrent completion
"C:\...
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Fixing a corrupted RAR-file
I have a password protected RAR-file that I created using WinRAR. I wanted to add another file to it, however the way I did it ended up seemingly corrupting the file. Now if I open it and type in my ...
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How do I recover a ZIP file in WinRAR that's inside of another RAR file?
I tried to use WinRAR to extract an archive, but I couldn't extract all of it because of 1 thing: a file inside the archive was corrupt. I tried using Alt+R, but it tried to do it to the entire ...
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RAR/ZIP multiple files separately in separate folders
I have 300 Microsoft Word files sitting in 300 folders.
I want to password protect these files with a single password in one go.
My understanding is that the easiest way to accomplish this would be ...
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