Many files with strange *.rXX extension.

[Guest 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....

[Guest Ron Badour]

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]

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]

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]

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.

>

>