Re: Zip file too large

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It didn't do it. This app just splits the file in smaller files with a .exe
to build it back up again. It doesn't care whether it's a .zip-file,
..dat-file or whatever. So the problem will remain even though the file is
split in four parts.

Thanks anyway.

"Byte" skrev:

I have used the below File Splitter for files over 4Gb and it works great,
but I have not tried it on a ZIP file. You could take a test run on a copy
of the ZIP file, not the original. Take a look.
The File Splitter - Download
http://www.dekabyte.com/filesplitter/download.html
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"My nickname" wrote:

I have tried quite a few and they just say

Cannot open file: it does not appear to be a valid archive.


I'm not sure that I ever will be able to extract my pictures. And there's no
use trying to repair the file, right? Cause even if I repair it, it will
again be too large for the zip-format to be able to handle it.

I'm not 100% certain that this is the problem, but I'm as sure as you can
get. If you know what I mean.



"Dennis Marks" skrev:

Try a stand alone zip program.

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Dennis

Disclaimer: The above is my opinion. I do not guarantee it. Be sure to back
up any files involved and use at your own risk. Batteries not included. Not
for internal use. Don't run with knives.

"My nickname" <My nickname@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:13B2C655-622D-42C8-BBFC-4BE0704B8355@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I did a clean install of Windows a week ago to get rid of certain unwanted
programs and before that I did a backup of my photos. It's easy in XP so I
just used the built-in zip-tool and zipped them up and moved them to
another
harddrive before formatting and re-installing.

When I later tried to unzip the file I ran into trouble. It was corrupt or
something. After a lot of searching and trying and thinking I think I know
where the problem is. The file is too large. Apparently the zip-format is
can
only work with files up to 4Gig and I think my photos were somewhat over
that
limit.

Why am I allowed to create a zip-file that is too large? And more
importantly, how do I get my pictures back?



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