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    Default Archive Types and How to Handle Them

    I thought I would post this so no one needs to explain archives to people anymore .

    File formats you're likely to encounter on EP:

    .7z - A 7Zip archive, this can be opened by WinRAR or 7Zip.
    .rar - A WinRAR archive, this can be opened by WinRAR or 7Zip.
    .r00 - This is the old multi-archive extension used by WinRAR. WinRAR will open it without issue.
    .zip A Zip archive, this can be opened by WinRAR, 7Zip, or Windows.

    .001 A Split file, this can be opened by WinRAR (not in all cases), 7Zip, PeaZip, or HJSplit. Any file can be split with HJSplit, PeaZip, or 7Zip, this means ISOs, WinRAR archives, Executables, anything. Renaming it will NOT help because you need to join the file.
    Another thing to watch out for is associating archive programs with disc images. Make sure you uncheck ISO in the WinRAR associations list.


    Just follow the steps below depending on the archive type.

    Extracting files with 7Zip:
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    Open 7Zip
    Select the first piece of the archive

    Click Extract
    Choose where to extract the files



    You can also extract by right-clicking and selecting 7Zip in the context menu



    Combining split files with 7Zip:
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    Open 7Zip
    Select the .001 file
    Right-click and select 'Combine Files'


    Choose the file path and click OK


    Once it finishes combining the pieces you are done.
    If a RAR archive has been split with HJS (or 7Zip) you need to extract from the archive once it is combined.





    A list of archives supported by 7Zip
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    Combining files with HJSplit:
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    Run HJSplit
    Select Join
    Choose the input file (.001)



    Splitting files with HJSplit:
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    Run HJSplit (Duh!)
    Select Split
    Choose the input file

    Select the size (MB or KB) to split the pieces at



    Extracting files with WinRAR:
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    Run WinRAR
    Choose the files
    Click Extract

    Choose the location to extract the files and any other settings you want



    Extracting files with PeaZip:
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    Run PeaZip
    Choose the files.
    Click Extract


    Extract To is the same as WinRAR or 7Zip, you choose the location instead of extracting to the same folder as the archive



    Download links:
    WinRAR
    HJSplit
    7Zip
    PeaZip

    Both WinRAR, PeaZip, and 7Zip are integrated into the context menu (right click) when they are installed. That means you can right-click and choose the same options without opening either program. If you need me to explain what a function on any of the programs does, post, post I say!

    Thanks to Drageuth for posting it once the forums were back up .
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    ok i saw on another post you link to this thread and sorry for reviving a thread that hasn't had any new post in 4 months i already new all this as i think most of us do i think you need to add ecm to the list as that is the 1 people seem to have the most problem with even though on all the files with ecm i've downloaded there's a link to the program to un ecm i also think this should be a sticky.

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    We already have a tutorial for dealing with ECM files.

    http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...ighlight=unecm

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    Very good idea to make this tutorial.

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    If you need specific help, or want a tutorial added for an extraction program, feel free to post.

    I only have computers with Windows, I can't make a tutorial for a Mac archive program.

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    so, if the parts are in ISO format how do I combine them with 7zip?

    Or, after I re-read the thread, if an ISO is a disk image, can they be combined? I'm very new to emulation and have a 6 part game and I'm completely lost as how to install/use/play the game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottsin View Post
    so, if the parts are in ISO format how do I combine them with 7zip?

    Or, after I re-read the thread, if an ISO is a disk image, can they be combined? I'm very new to emulation and have a 6 part game and I'm completely lost as how to install/use/play the game.
    You need to extract the ISO. Could you post a link to the thread you got the game from?

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    Thanks for the tutorial and everything, but when I right click I don't get the combine files option. (and yes I already have 7zip) Could it be because all the parts are jZip files?
    Never mind. I followed some instructions on .rar files but I still can't get it to work, mybe it's just broken.
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    just hit extract or extract here, it automaictly reads all the other parts providing they are in the same folder using either 7-zip or winRAR

    If both fail just use the Jzip prog from www.jzip.com never heard of it until now so don't ask me how to use it

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    Several people have mistaken combining for extracting, I've updated the tutorial to include extracting with 7Zip.

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