About This File Follow Sam and Jenny on their misadventures in the D.C. Wasteland. This will be an ongoing series with monthly (?) episodes.
bjornk 570 Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Can't open any of the archives with Winrar, 7zip doesn't work either. I get an "The archive is either in unknown format or damaged" error. Downloaded Kendo_2's_Type3_Body_Pack.rar to find out if it's a problem on my side and I was able to open it. Have you changed Winrar's compression algorithm or something? Edited December 15, 2018 by bjornk Quote
Kendo 2 2,863 Posted December 15, 2018 No, I haven't changed anything. I'll download the files and see if I can open them. Quote
Kendo 2 2,863 Posted December 15, 2018 52 minutes ago, bjornk said: Can't open any of the archives with Winrar, 7zip doesn't work either. I get an "The archive is either in unknown format or damaged" error. Downloaded Kendo_2's_Type3_Body_Pack.rar to find out if it's a problem on my side and I was able to open it. Have you changed Winrar's compression algorithm or something? I downloaded the files and when I right click, 'Extract to' it worked fine. Quote
bjornk 570 Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Kendo 2 said: I downloaded the files and when I right click, 'Extract to' it worked fine. It works on your end because you are the one who compressed it. I've also tried downloading them with VPN and got the same result. My Winrar and 7zip versions cannot open that archive for some reason. Is there any other file here compressed with the same version of Winrar? Have you updated your Winrar since you posted the Type3 Body Pack above? Edited December 15, 2018 by bjornk Quote
Kendo 2 2,863 Posted December 15, 2018 I haven't updated winwar. Try opening this. It's just one image. Quote
bjornk 570 Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Can't open that either. Do you have 7zip? May I see the compression parameters screen in Winrar? Edited December 15, 2018 by bjornk Quote
Kendo 2 2,863 Posted December 15, 2018 OKAY. Gimme a few minutes and I'll have all the files for you. Quote
Kendo 2 2,863 Posted December 15, 2018 50 minutes ago, bjornk said: I can open it. Hope these open for you as well. If they open for you let me know and I'll add them to the upload page. 1 Quote
bjornk 570 Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) For some reason the download speed is really slow for the 3rd file, it's about 15 KB/sec. I keep canceling it and restarting. The other two open fine. Both Winrar and 7zip can open them. Still waiting for the 3rd file to finish. Edit: Okay, all fine now. I can open all 3 files without any problem. Edited December 15, 2018 by bjornk 1 Quote
ritualclarity 1,301 Posted December 15, 2018 All worked for me just fine. No problems with opening or downloading. Strange. Quote
bjornk 570 Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) If you look at the file header in a HEX editor you'll notice the signature of 52 61 72 21 1A 07 01, which shows that these are RAR5 files (newer RAR format). While Kendo_2's_Type3_Body_Pack.rar has a different signature, 52 61 72 21 1A 07 00, which is RAR4 or older. So there WAS a change at some point. I have a registered version of Winrar 4.20 which I've been using for years, and it obviously doesn't support RAR5 format, which was the problem here. If there's an option to use RAR4 file format or legacy versions I'd suggest using it to make the archives more compatible. Or just compress them as 7z. https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/29/winrar-5-0-introduces-the-new-rar-5-format-what-you-need-to-know/ Also: "7-Zip 9.20 supports RAR 2/3/4 formats only and doesn't support RAR5 archives. But latest versions of 7-Zip supports RAR5 archives." That's why I couldn't open them with version 9.20. Edited December 15, 2018 by bjornk Quote
MrComplex 0 Posted April 11, 2019 hey can we expect more awesome episodes or is the forever a three part series? Quote
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