Mac Split Zip Into Multiple Files

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. Splitting a File: Right click the file you want to split, then roll your mouse over the 7-Zip, then click Add to archive. In my tests I am splitting a testfile.exe that is 625MB. A split archive can also be converted into a single-file archive using a split size of 0: zip -s 0 test.zip -O single.zip. So, first, combine the split archive to a single archive: zip -s 0 split-foo.zip -out unsplit-foo.zip Then, extract the single archive using unzip: unzip unsplit-foo.zip. How to Split Zip Files in OS X. A ZIP file bundles and, if possible, compresses multiple other files into a convenient and smaller package. However, the ZIP file may still be quite large. Follow these easy steps to split a PDF document into multiple, separate files: Click the Select a file button above, or drag and drop a PDF into the drop zone. Sign in to Acrobat. Select divider lines to set up the page ranges for each split file you need. Acrobat saves the split files in your original Document Cloud folder or a new. When finishes, you’ll see that a large file is split into new smaller Zip files which size are limit as you defined. In this example, I get 3 file: Book.zip.001, Book.zip.002 and Book.zip.003. To get the original file from these Zip files, right-click one of these Zip files - select 7-Zip- click Open archive.

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7-Zip Tutorial #6 – How to Decompress a Split Archive

7-Zip is a simple and quite plain looking archive manipulation utility that is free, but do not be fooled by its appearance, we are before a really solid piece of freeware that offers great functionality. You can easily achieve really high compression ratios that will help you to save HDD space and gain speed in your file uploads, downloads and emailing. In a previous tutorial I told you how to split (or break up) an archive into parts for easier sending, today I´m going to show you how to decompress a split archive (also called multi volumes) in an easy and quick way using 7-Zip.

Before we start with this tutorial make sure to have 7-Zip ready to run in your computer, if not click the “Download” button we have placed for you on top of this page. Follow the instruction the InstallIQTM installation manager will give you to complete the setup process.

Zip To Multiple Files

Assuming you have received/downloaded an archive that came in several parts or volumes, you have two ways of decompressing it, the first and most simple is to browse to the directory/folder where this split archives are located and right-click on the zip.001, part01.rar, 7z.001 or the first part in the sequence if it came in other supported formats.

From the context menu select any of the three “Extract...” options the first will let you select the location of the decompressed file, the second will automatically decompress the file in the current location and the third will create a new folder called after the split archive name. For this example I selected the first:

How To Split Zip File

The second way is to open the 7-Zip file manager and browse to the location of the split archive. Again select the first volume and click on the Extract button, a dialog where you can specify the location of the extracted file will popup.

Click OK and a progress bar showing the advance of the extraction will be shown.

After that you'll find the extracted file in the desired location.

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How To Zip Several Files

As you can see extracting this kind of archives is really easy and simple yet you you'll find a lot of options to choose from and advanced control of the process if you need so. 7-Zip is your friend when it comes to compressing decompressing and managing archives, download your free and fully functional copy by following the download link you'll find below these lines.

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