Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Repair corrupted Zip Files

It is very essential to realize the importance of data and store it in an organized manner. It helps us in managing and accessing data quickly and without any problem. Most of the data is stored in the form of files and various file formats are used to store data.

The Zip file format is one of the most popular data compression and archival format used to store data. A Zip file typically contains one or more files which have been compressed to reduce the file size or stored in their original form. It comes in various versions such as WinZip, BOM Archive Helper, Info-ZIP, WinRAR, Universal Extractor and Zip Genius.

ZIP files normally use the file extensions ".zip" or ".ZIP" and the MIME media type application/zip. There are some software which use Zip file format to compress a large number of files. The advantage of using Zip format is that it is a very simple archive format which compresses each file separately. It allows individual files to be retrieved easily without reading through other data which means that it allows better compression by using different algorithms for different files.

Even though Zip file format is very convenient and widely used format users may experience some problems when they try to access and save zip files on their computers. Some of the most commonly faced error messages are the following:

• Database and data store files were not successfully extracted from zip file.
• An error occurred while copying the zip file to the course directory.
• Cannot open file: it does not appear to be a valid archive
• The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted.
• The archive is corrupt.
• File Path: Either multipart or corrupt ZIP archive.
• File Path: Wrong Password for "File Path".

These are some of the most common error messages faced by users of Zip. You will not be able to access your Zip files in these cases. You will need the help of Zip repair software in these situations.

The software will help you recover corrupted Zip files after repairing the damage in the zip files. The software scans corruption in zip files and repairs it to recover data. It also helps in repairing and recovering all Zip files and archives. The software also supports Zip recovery in the case of a virus attack, unexpected system shutdown or a media read error. It can also repair and recover large zip files up to 800 MB. Additionally, the software helps in saving and restoring files to their original location on the hard disk, or on any other storage media.