Guest Umma Gumma Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 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....
Guest Ron Badour Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Many files with strange *.rXX extension. 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. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Umma Gumma" <Itstotallyinvalid@invalid.ca> wrote in message news:Ob%23dNkZwHHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >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.... > > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Many files with strange *.rXX extension. Your suspicions are correct. http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/44.html -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Umma Gumma" <Itstotallyinvalid@invalid.ca> wrote in message news:Ob%23dNkZwHHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >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.... > > >
Guest Umma Gumma Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Many files with strange *.rXX extension. "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message news:ec6MdoZwHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > 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. > > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Ron.
Guest Newbie Coder Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Many files with strange *.rXX extension. Umma Gumma, They are rar part files Are you a Pink Floyd fan as your name is taken from one of their albums? -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "Umma Gumma" <Itstotallyinvalid@invalid.ca> wrote in message news:OqbKSbbwHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message > news:ec6MdoZwHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Ron Badour > > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Ron. > >
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