RAR File Recovery

[Stuart]

I have lost volume 4 of a 5 volume set of RAR files. Is there any freeware
program to view RAR volumes one at a time. WinRAR expects you have a valid
backup and makes you supply the file or cancel the extract when you hit the
missing volume.
Stuart//

 

[SID]

VLC

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[Stuart]

VLC

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

The download file at that location was corrupted and did not pass my
anti-virus scan. So I did not load it. The site shows VLC to be a media
player. How would that split up a corrupted RAR file?
Stuart//

 

[Fran]

You could try copying one of other volumes and renaming it as the missing
file. The program will report crc error, bat it may continue extraction.

 

[Stuart]

You could try copying one of other volumes and renaming it as the missing
file. The program will report crc error, bat it may continue extraction.

Good idea - but the crc error stops WinRAR's extraction. Thanks for trying.
Stuart//

 

[Onno Voors]

I have lost volume 4 of a 5 volume set of RAR files. Is there any
freeware program to view RAR volumes one at a time. WinRAR expects
you have a valid backup and makes you supply the file or cancel the
extract when you hit the missing volume.

OT: Use the 'keep broken file' option in Winrar
On topic: Use 7zip or Tugzip to extract the partial file, or use the
command line version of Rar, which is freeware.