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Extracting Archived files
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I recently downloaded a program off of a newsgroup and need help opening it. The program is broken up like a .rar archive that needs to be extracted. The name is in this format: Programname.zip.001, 002, 003, etc. I have tried unzipping it, unstuffing it and using UnRar X. I have even tried renaming the files like this: Programname.001.zip or Programname.001.rar, but I still cannot extract it.
I'm somewhat of a newbie, so it might just be something painfully obvious that I am overlooking. Can anyone help me?
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If you pulled it off a newsgroup it could be using any number of programs to break it up: WinRAR, WinACE, yEnc, etc. Try opening the first file with a binary editor to peek at the data inside; there may be a hint as to what tool created it.
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Originally Posted by paendragon
I recently downloaded a program off of a newsgroup and need help opening it. The program is broken up like a .rar archive that needs to be extracted. The name is in this format: Programname.zip.001, 002, 003, etc. I have tried unzipping it, unstuffing it and using UnRar X. I have even tried renaming the files like this: Programname.001.zip or Programname.001.rar, but I still cannot extract it.
I'm somewhat of a newbie, so it might just be something painfully obvious that I am overlooking. Can anyone help me?
Thanks
It sounds most likely like the file "Programname.zip" has been split-up using something like Master Splitter or some other program like it. Easiest way to rejoin them is to actually drop to the shell and:
cat "Programname.zip.001" >> Filename.zip
cat "Programname.zip.003" >> Filename.zip
...
cat "Programname.zip.017" >> Filename.zip
and on and on until you get to the last file and then expand "Filename.zip" like you normally would.
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Originally Posted by PDX Chris
It sounds most likely like the file "Programname.zip" has been split-up using something like Master Splitter or some other program like it. Easiest way to rejoin them is to actually drop to the shell and:
cat "Programname.zip.001" >> Filename.zip
cat "Programname.zip.003" >> Filename.zip
...
cat "Programname.zip.017" >> Filename.zip
and on and on until you get to the last file and then expand "Filename.zip" like you normally would.
OK, this is probably gonna be a stupid question but, what do you mean by "drop to the shell"?
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drop to the shell = open up a terminal window 
Sorry, heeheh, should have been more specific.
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When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.
~Epitaph of Leonard P. Matlovich
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