Splitting a file

I want to burn a 720 mb file to a CD but we all know this wont fit. Is there anyway i can spilt the file, burn it on separate discs, then re-combine it? Thanks as always.



--Stephen

 

If it's a single file chainsaw will work. It's free and no spyware.

 

There are a couple of other alternatives to direct filesplitting...

If the file is uncompressed you might want to test with a compression tool such as WinRAR, you might be able to get it to fit on a single CD if you compress the file.
Otherwise WinRAR has a built in file split functionality, it's found on the "General" tab on the dialog which is shown when choosing to add files to an archive - it's called "Split to volumes, bytes" and has default settings for splitting to sizes fitting for Floppy and Zip 100 Drives and CD (both 650 and 700MB sizes).

A third and less secure option is to use a 700MB CD-R and burn it with hardware and software which allows for overburn... I know that Nero Burning Rom supports overburn, but this is also hardware dependent and might not be readable on other readers.

 

Actually, there's oodles of them out there. The ones I've tried all seemed to work fine. The thing I like about chainsaw is you don't have to have any special app to put it back together again. Just run the batch file it creates and the file's joined. Kinda nice if you're intending on copying the file on another computer. Nothing to install to get it done.

 

Goetz's File Splitter is what I use. It seems to work the same way as Chainsaw---a batch file to reconnect the parts.

It useful for making smaller parts for friends trying to download larger files from me, especially if they get disconnected a lot.

 

Thanks for all the suggestions. I used chainsaw and it worked perfectly.

--Steve