People working with archives have probably had to deal with the problem of their damage. When trying to open the archive, the user receives a notification that it is damaged and cannot be opened. Of course, if there is a copy of the archive itself or the files it contains itself, then this is not a problem. Everything is much more serious if the archive is only in one copy and contains the necessary information.
Necessary
- - Computer with Windows OS;
- - WinRAR program.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, you need to install one of the latest versions of the WinRAR program on your computer, as they are more functional, and the chances of a successful operation will also be higher. You can find out more about the versions of the program, its changes and updates on the official WinRAR website.
Step 2
Start unpacking the corrupted archive file. When a window appears informing about an unpacking error, write down the name of the damaged archive or archive volume or file. Then abort the unzip operation.
Step 3
Then open the archive. Information about the opening error will appear. Further in the window, where the list of volumes, archives and files, find the file, volume or archive on which the error information was displayed. Select it with the left mouse button. Then, in the WinRAR program menu, select the "Operation" option, then - "Archive recovery". A window will appear. Although you can select the type of archive in it, you do not need to do this. The program will automatically detect this. You only need to select the folder to save the information.
Step 4
To do this, click "Browse" and specify the required folder. Then click OK. A window will appear in which the process of restoring the archive will be displayed, the time of which depends on the contents of the archive itself and on the power of your computer. If the program manages to restore the archive, then after the process is completed, the bottom of the window will say "Finish".
Step 5
Go to the folder you selected. Open the archive. It now opens normally. You can open files both in the archive itself and extract their contents. The original name of the restored archive is changed. You can rename it back if necessary. The damaged archive can be deleted from the hard disk of the computer.
