How to recover damaged ZIP files?

[JustinWalt 0]

Where get effective a zip recovery software for corrupted archives? How to recover damaged ZIP files?

[Steve 1,657]

On 4/27/2015 at 1:44 AM, JustinWalt said:

Where get effective a zip recovery software for corrupted archives? How to recover damaged ZIP files?

There are a few tools out there you can search for, however, in most cases, the data will be lost if the ZIP file is corrupted. WinZip has a KB article on how to repair a ZIP file. You might check it out:

After installing WinZip, using the following commands:

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   1. On the keyboard, press (the Windows key)+R
   2. In the Run dialog that opens, type: cmd and then press Enter on the keyboard
   3. Change directories to the folder where the corrupted Zip file is located
   4. Type: "C:\Program Files\WinZip\wzzip" -yf zipfile.zip
   5. Press Enter on the keyboard

    

   http://kb.winzip.com/kb/entry/126/