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RAR - Corrupted files

10 years ago

Hi Experts,

How do I fix corrupted
rar files, or at least extract whatever is possible? Or
knows someone a good rar recovery tool?

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karl jeppesen

10 years ago

Open WinRAR choose the
"Extract to" button on the toolbar in the window that opens
"Keep broken files" is on the bottom right under Miscellaneous.

You could also try
(from the drop down menu) "Repair archive (Alt+R)" but do this on a copy of the file.

If will show error "the
archive is either in unknown format or damaged" you're getting
means that the file is corrupted, so it just cannot be repaired.

But maybe the file is
not completely corrupted and some part of the information can be saved. I think
there will a RAR recovery items. If you want to try this tool RAR Recovery Toolbox

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Comments (7)

aputernut
10 years ago
Here's a Free one to DL it has very good user reviews, and say's easy to use.

.http://download.cnet.com/Free-RAR-Extractor/3000-2250_4-76084614.html
Elmer J Fudd
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
It could be corrupted when prepared OR when transmitted. Have the person reshrink the contents into a new file and resend it. Zip tends to be less problematic than RAR but everyone has their preference.

RAR tended to be used in the past by people preparing files to "share" via BitTorrent. Is this something you got that way?
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Elmer J Fudd
10 years ago
Where are the forum detectives when they're really needed?

This might be one of the two step spam entries - someone will come along and post a solution using an obscure or dangerous link.
rhys bannon
Original Author
10 years ago
It was a file that I created and it has not been used. now it doesn't open. can't it be due to the reinstallation of Windows?
Elmer J Fudd
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Try it again, and maybe try zip instead. You could be using a defective encoding program or maybe it just hiccuped the first time.
rhys bannon
Original Author
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Thank you all for the help!

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