“I compressed all my important documents, applications, songs and images in .zip file, but unfortunately the Zip archive got corrupt due to unknown reason. Whenever I try to extract the content of the Zip file, I’m stopped by an error message like ‘compressed (zipped) folder in invalid or corrupted’. Now, how do I repair my corrupt Zip archive? Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated"
Most of the computer users are familiar with the difference between Zip and RAR, and go for extracting the compressed files using WinZip, as it is compatible on any computer with any configuration. However, losing access to your precious images, important project documents, favorite songs and other crucial data within a zipped folder is quite intricate to deal with. It may happen due to any error or problem that is unknown. And once your Zip archive gets corrupt, you will not be able to access any of the content present in the Zip file until you repair damaged ZIP archive with some Zip archive repair tools. There are numerous events due to which your Zip files get corrupted and damaged, some of the most common ones are explained below:
However, you can easily overcome the above mentioned listed problems by utilizing Remo Repair Zip utility. This prominent Zip archive repair application fixes your corrupt Zip archive without causing any damage to it. This tool is packed with powerful algorithms which scans and repairs corrupt Zip archives within few minutes. More to this, the tool even fixes password protected and encrypted Zip files. Additionally, it is compatible to run on various version of Windows operating system such as Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 for repairing WinZip archive .
Step 1: For fixing corrupt or damaged Zip file, first download Remo Repair Zip software and install the same on your personal computer or laptop. Launch the application and then click on “Browse” option to choose your corrupt Zip Archive. After that click on "Repair" button to start the repairing process as given in Image 1.
Image 1: Select Zip File
Step 2: You can view the fixing process of Zip file thorugh progress window as given in Image 2.
Image 2: Repair Process
Step 3: As soon as the tool repairs Zip archive completely, you can preview the fixed Zip archive content by clicking on "Preview File" option as given in Image 3.
Image 3: Preview Repaired File
Step 4: At last browse the location to save repaired Zip Archive and click on "Save" button as shown in Image 4.
Image 4: Save Fixed File