meant winzip. However it might be good to put the file to gether ie. link it up to one then have a go

its 10 GB :-).

Anyway, Forrest - you are at correct track, it would be a lot of manual work but that is the only way…

regards,

:cool: I have resolved myself to the fact I may not be able to recover the files. I am continuing mostly out of curiosity now.

I have combined the files into one file using the instructions here;
http://www.repairfile.com/faq.htm

10.3 GB (11,089,920,000 bytes)

I tried “Advanced Zip Repair” but it locked up. It may have had problems because I was using to many system resources. I’ll try to rerun it overnight.

I am looking into the structure of zip files at this link;
http://www.pkware.com/company/standards/appnote/

I am using this hex editor which handles large files;
http://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/

If I find anything new I’ll make a post.

–Forrest

p.s. davidsplash - I’m not sure if winmzip was a mispelling as I cannot find any information on it. Besides “Advanced Zip Repair”, I have tried powerarchiver, pkzip, zipzag, and winzip. None of them will open the file.

you could try repairimg the file using the file repair or you could try winmzip as they might be able to sovle your problem but if that fails then i would try advance zip repair.

For safety, only do this with copies of your Zip Files - otherwise you might lose them completely.

@davidsplash:

canbn you post it here so we can try to recover the files for you.

Cannot attach 10GB !!
Or even first couple (15MB each)!!

Your right! Oooops! Been awhile since I did the numbers. :p
14.6 MB (15,360,000 bytes)

:eek: Me too - ~15M*760 = ~11.275GB

So, now on G: you still have (zip…Z731) files which are valid -
Which is about 10.9GB correct? :D

15000 kBytes = 1.5 Gigabytes 760 * 1.5 GB = 11.40 Gigabytes

No (approximation ignoring decimal/hex argument) -

1 GB {Giga} = 1000 MB {Mega}
1 MB {Mega} = 1000 kB {kilo}

So 15000 kB = 15 MB

Whereas
1.5 GB = 1500 MB = 1500 000 kB

For intended 11.4 GB -> did you activate “Make Large Zip File (over 4GB)” ?

But too late now :(

I’ll leave it to spwolf regarding recovering files from incomplete spanned Zip.

–Forrest

Yes, I cleared the additional space on G: drive. No, there is nothing in the recycle bin. I have archived and moved other files since this happened.

Here are the settings for file size when spanning volumes. I wanted the option of copying to a FAT32 partition so I kept the file sizes under 2 gig.

Multiple Disk Spanning: Custom
Max. volume size: 15000 kBytes

15000 kBytes = 1.5 Gigabytes
760 * 1.5 GB = 11.40 Gigabytes

Thanks,
Forrest

I created them on drive two partition G:
…
Drive 2: Maxtor 6Y080P0 Capacity: 80 GB
G: Capacity: 42 Used: 25 Free: 17 FAT32 % Used: 60
…
Yes, I’ve already cleared additional space off.

Is that correct?
On this drive you tried to create an archive of ~15M*760 = ~1.275GB
You have 25GB free and it failed because the drive was FULL?

Something seriously wrong here… :confused:
You didn’t clear the additional space on this G:drive I hope?

I don’t know if you can recover anything from the incomplete split Zip.

Hopefully, spwolf or Ivan will chip in on that.

Are the original files (not the Zip archives) still in trash/recycle bin?
Maybe you need an “undelete type” tool?

[Off Topic]
For future reference:
Deflate64 on RAR,PDF,ZIP, ISO is not a good idea as they are already compressed,
just store them into split Zip.
[/Off Topic]

Below is the additional information.

:) Thanks,
Forrest

!) What OS?
Windows XP home addition.

2. Did you create archives on the same Drive / Partition as the files?
   Yes, I created them on drive two partition G:

3. Do you have another Drive/Partition to work with?
   Yes, I’ve already cleared additional space off.

4. What is the size of your Drives/Partitions?
   Drive 1: Western Digital WD1600BB-22FTA0 Capacity: 160 GB
   C: Capacity: 80 Used: 52 Free: 27 NTFS % Used: 65
   D: Capacity: 32 Used: 11 Free: 21 FAT32 % Used: 35
   E: Capacity: 40 Used: 20 Free: 19 NTFS % Used: 51
   Totals Capacity: 152 Used: 83 Free: 68 % Used: 55

Drive 2: Maxtor 6Y080P0 Capacity: 80 GB
G: Capacity: 42 Used: 25 Free: 17 FAT32 % Used: 60
K: Capacity: 35 Used: 26 Free: 8 NTFS % Used: 76
Totals Capacity: 78 Used: 52 Free: 25 % Used: 67

5. What were the original files?
   Many different kinds (EXE, TXT, PDF, ISO, ZIP, RAR, etc.)

!) What OS?
2) Did you create archives on the same Drive / Partition as the files?
3) Do you have another Drive/Partition to work with?
4) What is the size of your Drives/Partitions?
5) What were the original files?

If the answer to 2) is yes - then do not create any new files/directories (or copies) on it.