Quickly Fix Corrupt ZIP Files using Remo Zip Repair Tool
A Zip file contains one or more files that have been compressed or archived to reduce the overall file size. It is a data compression and archive format and is supported by all major operating systems including Windows, which has in-built support for ZIP files.
ZIP file is widely used to compress files to send data over the internet, or to take a backup of important data in lesser size. However, due to its architecture, it can sometimes get prone to corruption. And any sort of corruption or damage can leave your crucial data inside a ZIP file inaccessible.
There can be several causes, which can leave a Zip file in a corrupt or damaged state. The below-mentioned list highlights a few common causes for Zip file corruption.
- A file or folder may get broken due to any interruption while downloading from the Internet or transferring it from the local network, this may lead to CRC errors or corruption in the ZIP file when we try to open it.
- Cannot open file: does not appear to be a valid archive
- The archive is corrupt or damaged
- Bad CRC
- Unknown compression method
- Compressed (zipped) folder is invalid or corrupted
- If Zip files are deleted and when recovered using a data recovery software the recovered file can be incomplete due to fragmentation with file system. Such files again would not open and will be in corrupt state
Remo Repair Zip helps in repairing corrupt Zip file structure and allows you to extract the contents from the corrupt Zip file. The software provides completely automated wizard based interface to repair corrupt Zip files.
Features of Remo Repair ZIP software
- Repairs all types of Zip (32 -bit, 64-bit) and Zipx files
- Repairs corrupt Zip files with CRC errors
- Repairs large Zip files (4GB or more in size).
- Repairs Zip files stored on any storage media
- Once repair process is over, you can preview the lost data that can be recovered from the damaged / corrupt zip file
- Recovered file contents can be saved to any destination location accessible to the host operating system
- Supports Windows 11, 10, Windows 8 & 8.1, and Windows 7 (32 - bit, 64-bit)
Why Remo Repair Zip?
Free Demo version - To view the recovery results and evaluate the capability of the software
Safe to use - Remo Repair Zip is non-destructive read-only software, which makes sure that your original Zip file is intact.
Technical Support - Free professional technical support to assist you when you need any help
Guide to Repair ZIP File using Remo Repair ZIP
- Download and install Remo Repair ZIP trial
- Browse and select Zip or Zipx file using Browse option and click on Repair button to begin repair process
- The software will start scanning the .zip file. It will read all its internal structure to reconstruct valid zip file parameters to regenerate the compressed archive, and eventually you will get a list of files / folders from the compressed archive
- If the corrupt zip file had some files in the root, then double click Lost Files folder to open and view those files. The folder will open and you can browse complete list of recoverable files
- To save lost data from corrupt ZIP file, press Next, a window will open where you can specify the destination to save lost data
- Click the Select Folder button to choose the destination path. Choose the location and hit on Save button to save recovered data
Note: The trial version of Remo Repair Zip software is technically similar to the activated version, except that "saving" of recovered data is disabled. The software needs to be activated in order to enable "saving" functionality, which completes the repair process
Remo Repair ZIP is a repair tool, which can repair corrupt ZIP files. In case if, you are looking to recover deleted ZIP files then download either Remo Recover (Windows) or Remo Recover (Mac).