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archive file format , with redundant information

Capt'n Midnight · 2008-09-10 21:08:28

can't remember the name but isn't there an archive file format like .zip or tar but with extra data added so if you loose part of the file you can rebuild the rest of it ring any bells ?

10-09-2008 9:08pm

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can't remember the name but isn't there an archive file format like .zip or tar but with extra data added so if you loose part of the file you can rebuild the rest of it

ring any bells ?

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Are you talking about .rev files when creating a .rar volume set?

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#3 15-09-2008 12:03pm

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http://www.techsono.com/faq/par.html

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#4 17-09-2008 9:17pm

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Thanks that's what I was looking for

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parchive

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