Many files with strange *.rXX extension.

[Umma Gumma]

I have a number of files on disk which I THINK are rar files. There is one
filename.rar and then a pile of files
named....e-filename-jn2k7.r00...e-filename-jn2k7.r02...e-filename-jn2k7.r04...e-filename-jn2k7.r05...e-filename-jn2k7.r06...e-filename-jn2k7.r09...e-filename-jn2k7.r10
etc. Does anyone have any idea as to what these files are? I THINK they're
spanned Winrar files, but I can't be certain....

 

[Ron Badour]

You are right. From Winrar help:

Volumes are parts of a split archive. Volumes are supported only by the RAR
archive format, so you cannot create ZIP volumes. Generally volumes are used
to store a large archive on several diskettes or other removable media.

By default RAR volumes have names like 'volname.partNNN.rar', where NNN is
the volume number. Using -vn switch it is possible to switch to another,
extension based naming scheme, where the first volume file in a multi-volume
set has the extension .rar, following volumes are numbered from .r00 to
..r99.

Volumes may also be solid and self-extracting. The first self-extracting
volume has a different (i.e. not .rar) file extension identifier, for
example .exe for DOS SFX volumes.

It is impossible to add, update or delete files in created volumes.

To unpack volumes you need to start extraction from the first volume. If
volumes are stored on non-removable media like a hard disk, you need to put
all volumes in the same folder before starting extraction.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Your suspicions are correct.
http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/44.html

 

[Umma Gumma]

You are right. From Winrar help:

Volumes are parts of a split archive. Volumes are supported only by the
RAR archive format, so you cannot create ZIP volumes. Generally volumes
are used to store a large archive on several diskettes or other removable
media.

By default RAR volumes have names like 'volname.partNNN.rar', where NNN is
the volume number. Using -vn switch it is possible to switch to another,
extension based naming scheme, where the first volume file in a
multi-volume set has the extension .rar, following volumes are numbered
from .r00 to .r99.

Volumes may also be solid and self-extracting. The first self-extracting
volume has a different (i.e. not .rar) file extension identifier, for
example .exe for DOS SFX volumes.

It is impossible to add, update or delete files in created volumes.

To unpack volumes you need to start extraction from the first volume. If
volumes are stored on non-removable media like a hard disk, you need to
put all volumes in the same folder before starting extraction.


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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2007

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Ron.

 

[Newbie Coder]

Umma Gumma,

They are rar part files

Are you a Pink Floyd fan as your name is taken from one of their albums?