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Opening compressed files (*.ARC)

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jeje137 Posted messages 52 Status Member -  
cleo80 Posted messages 2 Status Member -
Hello,

I can't open my *.ARC files with PowerArchiver, Winzip, or others.

Here is the message from PowerArchiver:
"PA cannot open this file. It does not appear to be a valid archive. If it's a SFX file, it must be in Zip format or it is corrupted. If you are trying to open a multi-volume archive, open the last part of the archive."

WinZip message:
"Message WZ13: WinZip cannot open the specified archive, read the archive directory, or if a filename is invalid. The file may not be an archive or may not exist. It may be damaged or there may be insufficient memory or disk errors."

How can I open my ARC files?
Thank you in advance.
Jérôme

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    sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
     
    I found this:
    pk361.exe 119808 Feb 27 1989
    This packs and unpacks .arc files (self-extracting)
    ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/arcers/pk361.exe
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Do you have a link for PKARC?
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    3. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
       
      This is the link I provided, it is still valid (7 years later!).

      After decompressing the programs (run pk361.exe), you can decompress an .ARC archive by typing: 

      pkunpak archive.arc c:\destination
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    4. Cpassimple Posted messages 3987 Status Member 923
       
      Awesome program of yours, better than IzARC for reading and decompressing an [ARC] file.
      Thanks
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    5. riad
       
      Use free arc
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  3. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
     
    .ARC ?
    It is compressed with PKARK, a program created by PKWare.
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    1. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
       
      Sorry, PKARC.
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  4. jeje137 Posted messages 52 Status Member 4
     
    Sorry, but it is indeed a .ARC file and not ACE.
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  7. sendi
     
    Here is the link:

    http://www.freearc.org/Download.aspx

    ============================
    test ==> ok
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    1. Karim Li Jr
       
      It's going really well, my buddy... really well (y)
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  8. jeje137 Posted messages 52 Status Member 4
     
    I will try this software!
    Thank you.
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  9. kneko
     
    ARC ???? unless I'm mistaken, it's ACE compressed files!

    So compatible with ZIP RAR, but if the file is corrupt, you can't open it, and there's strictly nothing you can do except download it AGAIN FROM ANOTHER SOURCE !!!!
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    1. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
       
      No no, ARC and ACE are different.

      ARC is much older (pkarc, etc.)
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