Supported packing/unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM.

High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression.

And the app compresses to zip format 2-10% better than most of the other zip compatible programs. Usually, It compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. You don't need to register or pay for 7-ZipĬompression ratio results are very dependent upon the data used for the tests. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. With these tools, you can easily send large quantities of information or open compressed files you receive without hassle. This will take some time, depending on the size of the file.Īfter this completes, you will see the separate files in the same location as the original file.7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. You will see a progress window displaying the status. zip extension at the end of the file name. You can also change the name in the Archive: section, be sure to keep the. Then in the Split to volumes, bytes section, enter or choose a size from the drop down menu.

The Add to Archive menu will come up, i n the Archive format section click the drop-down box and select zip.

In my tests I am splitting a testfile.exe that is 625MB.

Right click the file you want to split, then roll your mouse over the 7-Zip, then click Add to archive.

Since the split files will be created in the same folder your original file is in, I recommend creating a new folder and putting the file you are splitting in it.

You will need 7-Zip installed for this tutorial, it is a free open sourced archiving software that is available online, and can be downloaded here. In this tutorial we will show you how to split a file into separate pieces using the 7-Zip archive program. For example, you may want to split a large file into 700MB sections that will fit on CD's, or split a 50MB file into 10MB chunks so you can email them. At times you may have to split a large file into several smaller pieces.

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