RAR File Unknown Format or Damaged

Have you ever encountered a situation where in you download a big RAR file and when you try to extract the content of the downloaded file from it, it gives “RAR file unknown format or damaged” error message. You tried extracting the files using WinRAR application but got the empty extracted folder? If your answer is yes! Don’t worry this problem is very common these days, you can easily repair such damaged RAR file by using RAR Repair utility. This tool is the best way to overcome RAR file errors and fix corrupt RAR archive.

This smart utility is designed for users who prefer, to compress their important files before saving and transferring. Usually people compress their files and folders in RAR format to reduce its file size as this saves memory space. Although RAR compression method is used to transfer files over internet, but it usually gets corrupted during file downloading or extracting process and generates many error messages. Few common RAR file errors are listed below:

• "! (xxxxxxxx).part10.rar: The archive is either in unknown format or damaged"
• "! xxxxxxxx.part10.rar: The file "???" header is corrupt”
• "! xxxxxxxx.part10.rar: Unexpected end of archive”

The above error messages states that the RAR file is severely damaged. There are three main reasons due to which you get these errors messages. First one is that, the file which you have is not .rar archive. It could be some junk file which ends like .rar. Second one is improper downloading of RAR file and the last one is the RAR file in the server is itself corrupt. At such situations the first question you ask yourself is how to overcome this problem? How to fix corrupt RAR archive? WinRAR says unknown file format? How to eliminate WinRAR file is either unknown format or damaged error? The answer to these questions is very simple, by making use of RAR repair tool.

This utility successfully resolves all issue related to RAR file corruption. It use advance algorithms to perform scanning operation on damaged RAR file and fixes it. Using this application user can deal with all major issues and fix broken WinRAR archive within few minutes. Before we switch towards RAR file repair process, lets’ have a look on some reasons due to which WinRAR says unknown file format damaged error. RAR file might get corrupt due to the following reasons:

• Archive is downloaded partially: This is one of the most general reasons for RAR archive corruption. This happen because whenever you download a RAR archive by clicking on a hyperlink on a webpage and when you try to extract it you get a file is partially download error message.
• Drive corruption: Virus or malware infection on the drive will damage the RAR file stored on drive and makes it inaccessible.
• RAR archive broken or CRC error: RAR archive can be broken due to abrupt power failure, inappropriate system shut down or software malfunction. When you try to extract such files you will get CRC error. Here www.repairrar.net/crc-error.htmlyou will find complete information about how to repair corrupt RAR file after CRC error.

However users can still re-download the whole RAR archive again if it is still available. If you're lucky it might get downloaded without any errors. And if even after downloading the file if you have the same RAR file unknown format or damaged error issue then you need help of RAR repair tool. With this tool you can Repair corrupt RAR file after incomplete download. To investigate more go through this site: http://www.repairrar.net/incomplete.html

This utility scanning the RAR file to repair each and every file from it. You can use this utility to repair your highly encrypted or password protected RAR files. Can fix RAR error occurred during file transfer over a network. It will even fix corrupt RAR archive of more than 4 GB size. Repair RAR has enough potential to repair not opening WinRAR file without any difficulty. Try trial version of this tool to repair WinRAR file is either unknown format or damaged error. And if you’re satisfied with its results then go for its licensed version.

Steps to repair rar file unknown format or damaged error:

Step 1: Download and install software and run the application on your computer. Correspondingly, specify the corrupt RAR file using "Browse" option and click on "Repair" option to start mending process as shown in Figure A as follows:

Figure A : Main Window

Step 2: Soon after that the software will start mending process and extract all data from the corrupt RAR file and makes a new healthy copy of RAR file as shown in Figure B as follows:

Figure B : Preview Repaired RAR File

Step 3: Once the scanning process is completed, you can finally specify the destination and save the mended file in a secure location as shown in Figure C as follows:

Figure C : Save RAR File

Step 4: Soon after saving the repaired files using "Save Recovery Session" option. If you are satisfied with the software you can purchase and activate the software to load previously saved and scanned information.