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How to repaird corrupt zipped files

Posted by zee on June 9th, 2008 Comment »

Ever wondered how to fix your corrupt zip files? Well it usually happens when you transfer zipped files, download them or sometime leave them for a long time to return to see that “Ops they have gone corrupt”.What really happens is that some portion of the files do go corrupt while some portion is recoverable though you cannot recover or open it as when you try, it simply displays a message the file has gone corrupt.

So today we have zip repair, a free ware software that will repair you corrupted zipped files. The edge is if it cannot repair it, it will extract what it can. Usually what happens is zip tools check archives for integrity & If the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) values of the original files of an archive don’t match the extracted ones, the standard tools won’t extract them. So at that point Zip Repair gets handy it tries to repair corrupt zip file. All you have to do is provide it the location and the zip Repair will show a list of files from you zip archive that can be repaired and extracted.

Its a real life saver in terms of data when you don’t want to loose all of it and still can get some of it. The software is a free ware so you can easily download from here and for further information you can take a look at there website.

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Search Engine for File Extensions

Posted by zee on February 25th, 2008 Comment »

Have you ever received a file and want to open it but unable to find what extension it is ? Which tool to use to open the file, well i have and it usually happens, you try to use the option search the internet to find out and still the information provided by the internet is no good as you really dont want to know what the extension is about rather you want to know which software should i use to open the file.

So now make your life easier try FilExt.com :

Search Engine for File Extensions

What is FilExt ?
FILExt is a database of file extensions and the various programs that use them. If you know the file extension you want to learn about simply enter it into the search box on the left and click on the Search button. If it’s in any of the FILExt databases the data we have on that file extension will be shown on a results page. If it’s not in any of the databases you will be given a link to a page with hints on how to do further research. Don’t search on terms; just file extensions and only one at a time please. There will be another search box on the results page if you have multiple searches to do.