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You download a compressed file from the Internet but it is corrupted during the extraction process and you do not know how to fix it. The following article will guide you on how to recover data in corrupted compressed files using WinRAR software.
How to fix corrupted compressed files in WinRAR
Download and install WinRAR
Step 1: After installing WinRAR, you can open the program in one of the following ways
- Method 1: Click on the software icon on the Desktop (if you agreed to create a shortcut on the Desktop during installation)
- Method 2: Click on Start (bottom left corner of the screen). In the Search Programs and files section, enter the keyword Winrar and search results will be displayed on the screen. Click on the search result 'Winrar' to open the program.
- For Windows XP: Use the software startup command through the Run function with the command 'C://programfiles/Winrar/Winrar.exe'
Step 2: After opening the software interface, you go to the Options menu and select Repair Archive. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Alt + R.
After selecting the Repair Archive feature, a new window will appear. This window will prompt you to set the output for the compressed file after recovery, you can press Browse to set the storage file.
- After you have finished setting up, press OK to proceed to the next step
Step 3: After pressing OK, the system will proceed to automatically repair the compressed file.
After the repair process is complete, press OK to finish the repair process.
This is the compressed file after being repaired using the data recovery feature.
Restoring data in corrupted compressed files will help you save more time. You will not have to spend time re-downloading files from the Internet. Furthermore, using this data recovery method will help you avoid installing additional third-party software. Hopefully, after this article, you have learned how to restore data in a simple and easy way. In addition to the above feature, WinRAR also has 7 other features that you may not know, refer to 7 WinRAR's cool features to enhance your knowledge.
Using WinRAR is not always smooth, especially for Windows 10 users, the 0x80010135 path too long error when extracting Zip files is said to be the most common. If encountered, refer to how to fix 0x80010135 path too long error that we have instructed.
