i just downloaded Pea Zip and i want to know how to use it's file repair feature. does it repair files automatically or do i have to click on something?
First answer posted by SteveQueen at 09/07/2011 03:53
1 Answers
SteveQueen
PeaZip can repair FreeARC archives: open the file and select 'Repair' in Options > Action.
Only few kinds of archives have successful chances to be repaired with a
reasonable amount of computation, the format must define a reasonable
amount of extra data to attempt to infer missing data.
The error correction information must be created alongside the archive,
or by external applications like Par in a second time (logically, it
must be done before the archive gets corrupted!)
But anyway there is no guarantee of successful recovery, it is a race
between how much information is missing and how much recovery is
possible with the extra control data.