Having problems with WinRAR

[dcpsoguy]

So, I have been downloading backups to my Dreamcast games from my own FTP. I uploaded them when I get my new computer, and are trying to redownload them. I redownload them, and when I try to extract, I get CRC error: File is corrupt, and Unexpected End of Archive. Now, I know what this means. But the RARS worked before! What could be the problem?

 

[dcpsoguy]

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[MercenaryForHire]

The problem could be that you're a worthless warezmonkey. 😛

Now, if those were legit archives, I'd suggest making sure you're using the same version of WinRAR to extract them.

And FFS, don't bump after 3 minutes, unless you like big red padlocks.

- M4H

 

[Legendary]

You didn't finish downloading? You downloaded them in ASCII when you need to do it in binary? Check to see if the file sizes match up.

 

[dcpsoguy]

Originally posted by: Legendary
You didn't finish downloading? You downloaded them in ASCII when you need to do it in binary? Check to see if the file sizes match up.

Never thought of that!

 

[dcpsoguy]

It's not a binary problem.

And for some reason, the RAR file is at 583 MB, when the download is at 576. Why would it do this?

And how do I check which version my RAR was made in? I forget.

 

[Sunner]

ARe you sure the difference in filesizes isn't due to byte->kbyte->mbyte conversion?

Most FTP programs will show file sizes in bytes, while Windows will often show it in kilobytes or even megabytes, thus it will look bigger in the FTP client.
Just have a look through DOS and you'll get the sizes in bytes.

A good way to check if the data is intact is to check the md5 sums of the files.
You can download a windows binary of md5sum here.

 

[dcpsoguy]

Originally posted by: Sunner
ARe you sure the difference in filesizes isn't due to byte->kbyte->mbyte conversion?

Most FTP programs will show file sizes in bytes, while Windows will often show it in kilobytes or even megabytes, thus it will look bigger in the FTP client.
Just have a look through DOS and you'll get the sizes in bytes.

A good way to check if the data is intact is to check the md5 sums of the files.
You can download a windows binary of md5sum here.

How do I get it to work?

And how do I check which program my RAR was made in?

 

[dcpsoguy]

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[Sunner]

Just download the md5sum.exe file and put it either somewhere in your PATH or in the directory you have the rar files in.
Then just run it from a command prompt, the syntax is just "md5sum.exe filename.rar"

Comp will work for a short while and then output something like

sunner@litovel: /data/downloads/Kernels> md5sum linux-2.4.20.tar.gz
4606bddce8887deec72120a9ef78f4c2 linux-2.4.20.tar.gz

Of course it will slightly different, but roughly the same 🙂
The long string before the filename is the md5 sum, if those are the same on the original file and the file you downloaded, then they're the same.

Oh and I wouldn't worry about RAR versions, I've used RAR for a long long time and never had a problem with files created using different versions of the RAR software.