How to Repair Broken or Corrupted Zip Files

Repair a Corrupted ZIP Archive

ZIP is the most popular and widely used File compression format. Most of the time, we use compressed files before sharing over the Internet to save network bandwidth. We also save files in compressed ZIP format to save disk space. But we all face problems when this zip archive becomes corrupted or broken after an incomplete download. At this moment, the archive will have no use and you cannot use downloaded files from the archive. But there are a few tools that lets tou repair broken or corrupted ZIP files. By using the Zip repair tool, you can recover the zip and access the files inside it.

Recover zip files with these toools

Before you learn about Zip repair tools, you need to first make sure that zip is corrupt. Sometimes, the issue is with the software you’re using to extract the ZIP file. Try using a different archive software like 7-Zip, WinRAR, or WinZip to see if it can handle the file better. If you use WinRAR, try its built-in repair tool.

There are so many tools available and a quick Google search will return links to many such tools. In this post, I am adding few nice zip recovery tool (Free/Paid) which you can use to recover files from broken ZIP.

Tools to Repair Broken or Corrupted Zip Files

1. DataNumen Zip Repair

This nice tool can repair the corrupt or damaged Zip files and recover as much of your data as possible. That can fix several ZIP files and self-extracting files created by WinZip, WinRAR, 7-Zip, and other Zip apps. It checks the data integrity and fix incorrect CRC values in the archive.

DataNumen Zip Repair

Select the damaged or corrupt zip file and click the Start Repair button. It will repair the zip file and extract all items in it to a directory called xxxx_recovered. The xxxx is the name of the source ZIP file.

There is a free version of this tool. If you want to use all the features of it, you can purchase the license. License for 1 user costs USD 49.95.

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2. DiskInternals ZIP Repair

DiskInternals ZIP Repair is a free tool with nice features.

DiskInternals ZIP Repair is a free tool with nice features. It aims to keep the zip recovery process simple. It has a basic wizard system and at last step it saves all recovered files to the disk. Although, the tool claims to recover all files inside the broken ZIP, I found some files were missing after the successful recovery. May be those files were incomplete inside the ZIP.

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3. Use Command Prompt (Windows):

You can try using the built-in Windows command-line tool “unzip” or “expand” to extract the contents of the ZIP file. Open Command Prompt, navigate to the folder containing the ZIP file, and try running the appropriate command. For example:

unzip filename.zip

or

expand filename.zip -f:*

Wrap Up

There are many other similar kind of tools available. But these works fine. You can try these and see which performs well. Dealing with a broken or corrupted ZIP file can be a frustrating experience, but it’s not necessarily the end of your data. By trying these various methods, you can often recover your files and restore the integrity of the ZIP archive. Remember to keep regular backups to minimize the impact of such issues, and always exercise caution when using online repair tools or services to ensure your data’s security and privacy. Do not forget to share your favourite Zip recovery tool with us. Which of these tools you like most? Share us via comments.

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