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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 ?

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10-09-2008 10:08pm

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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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#2 15-09-2008 12:58pm
Jonathan

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

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#3 15-09-2008 1:03pm
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http://www.techsono.com/faq/par.html

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#4 17-09-2008 10:17pm
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Thanks that's what I was looking for

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

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