GSplit - Split Very Large Files Easily
Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 10:26 PM by Randall
Even with CD and DVD recorders to save files to, some files are just too big for one disk. That's when you need a program that will split up a file into multiple chunks that will each fit on one CD or DVD -- and let you put them back together at a later time. There are a number of programs out there that split files. However, as I discovered after I bought a DVD recorder, most of them cannot handle files over 4 gigabytes and most of those that can have a really crappy user interface. Then I discovered GSplit. Here are some of the things GSplit does that go above and beyond most of the file splitting programs I've used -- taken from the GSplit web page:
* Create two types of pieces: disk spanned and blocked (specific size). You can enter the size for each piece file or the number of pieces you want to obtain.
* Generate small full-featured Self-Uniting programs to restore your split files professionally. They provide your users with an intuitive Windows interface whose appearance can be customized according to your needs. GSplit is then not required in order to restore the split file.
* Store file properties and restore them: file's date, attributes are not lost contrary to batch files.
* Perform fast checks to detect file corruption (size, offset, CRC32) and to give you the assurance that your files are successfully restored by your users. When a piece is corrupted, you are notified about it, so you just need to get a new copy of that piece, not the whole set.
* Split very large files (normally bigger than 4 GB).
* Customize piece files according to your needs (size, filenames, title, author...), leave additional space on disks, create pieces without headers (useful for text-based files like large server log files).
* Support splitting multiple files in one time, include batch (automating) and command line options.
* Show you elapsed and estimated times during the splitting & uniting operations. You can also pause/resume the splitting operation.
* Store settings into profiles and let you use these settings for different files, remember MRU files and folders, automatically try to find out the best splitting settings...
* Integrate Windows Explorer to let you split your files directly from the context menu.
Rating: 5 Stars
Operating System: Windows
License:
Commercial Freeware
Price: Free
Version Reviewed: 2.0
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Site: http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/
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