Splitting rar Files

[guitarfreak93]

Hey guys wats up. I've seen plenty of people do it and i was wondering how do you take files and split them into seperate archives like, r01, r02, r03, etc.?

[raynebc]

When you create a RAR file, you get the option of splitting into multiple "volumes", and can specify the maximum size of each volume, ie. 100000000 bytes (100 MB).

[Rapt0r]

If you want 100 mb parts, be damned sure you put in "100 mb" and not just "100". It defaults to bytes and I don't think you want to split anything into that many parts.

[R4nd0M]

When you create a RAR file, you get the option of splitting into multiple "volumes", and can specify the maximum size of each volume, ie. 100000000 bytes (100 MB).

Careful here. WinRar actually works in binary bytes, not the hard drive manufacturer/internet service provider decimal bytes

100MB (technically speaking, 100MiB) is in fact 100*1024*1024 = 104857600 bytes.

100000000 bytes is closer to 95.4 MB.

Or if you want to forget all of that, do what Rapt0r says and just be sure to put the gb/mb/kb suffix in the part size box.

[raynebc]

You're getting into the whole Megabyte versus Mebibyte issue, and the fact that the two are used interchangeably. Strictly, speaking, 1 Megabyte is 1 million bytes, 1 Mebibyte is 1000*1024 bytes. Not that it matters a whole lot, but not everybody knows it.

[guitarfreak93]

ty alot guys

[R4nd0M]

You're getting into the whole Megabyte versus Mebibyte issue, and the fact that the two are used interchangeably. Strictly, speaking, 1 Megabyte is 1 million bytes, 1 Mebibyte is 1000*1024 bytes. Not that it matters a whole lot, but not everybody knows it.

I know. The whole concept of having two measurement units is rather absurd. As far as WinRAR is concerned, you're going to have to use binary bytes.

Also a Mebibyte is actually 2^20 bytes (or 1*1024*1024) = 1048576.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mebibyte

@OP: glad you can do it now.

[raynebc]

Also a Mebibyte is actually 2^20 bytes (or 1*1024*1024) = 1048576

That was a stupid mistake for me to make, given that I know it's 1024^2