Download Compressed Zip Folder
Anthony
Hey guys im having a problem opening folders I have downloaded from dropbox. I have since deleted it from dropbox (so cant try reloading the files). I have tried opening it 3 on different computers and im getting the same message. I tried using both windows 7 and windows 8.1
How big is this Zip file? Dropbox is known to have problems creating Zip files larger than 1GB or so. If you're using the built-in Zip support that Windows has, I would try a program like WinRAR, 7Zip or WinZip. Otherwise you may be out of luck.
Same here. Only, my compressed folders are from 1 to 116 MB. Not very large... I can't open any of the files when extracted, all broken. Pictures, txt files, pdf files, html files, mp3 files, nothing opens...
A strange thing happed to me... I've kept the broken zip archives - and they all work now, four weeks later. I changed my OS in the meantime (Mint to Ubuntu) but I don't know if that made any difference... I tried extracting one file at a time and all at once and it works, no problems whatsoever. Maybe you should try extracting one file at a time from the broken archive or something like that, or change the OS xD
Thanks so much for this answer. It worked for me and i have recovered hundreds of photos from my travels. If you are ever in nz let me know and i will buy you a beer!
Big shout out to mactorque who sorted it for me since i can hardly even turn a Mac on!
Its crazy that dropbox was not able to help with this issue.
Before you posted this I managed to get in touch with dropbox customer support which took a bit of hunting! However they repeatedly told me the fault was my doing, didn't believe what was happening to me and offered no solution!
Thanks so much!
I would suggest commenting out the rest of the actionscript so the extract is the last thing it does. Then connect to the target device and browse to the C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\__BESData\opsite4\__Download directory. Are your files there in the Img subdirectory? Since the move command failed, I suspect you will find something different. If not, we can try something other than move to see if that helps.
That being said, I do often use the method you were first attempting, of extracting to a different directory than the __Download folder. After we get the move working we could revisit the first method as well.
Thanks so much for your reply, I commented out the move commands after extraction and everything completed, AND the files were there!
I guess the move commands after extraction were not written correctly, this is what I have:
I left off the trailing slash after Download due to a personal preference, so feel free to put it back if you like. Regardless, this should evaluate to C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\__BESData\opsite4\__Download
I just came across this thread and I am hoping that someone may guide me in the right direction. I am attempting to use the WSD to create a compressed folder that will be extracted on the local machine. I then need to move the extracted files /subfolder into a directory within the end user machine. I was able to successfully upload the folder, got my sha etc details, I can see the file in the _download folder of the client machine. When I attempt to use the extra and move /copy functions I never get anything to work.
I used the wizard and then used the folder and checked the subfolder option to create a compressed file. I copied the example above and fail at the end when it is time to move the files into the specific folder.
AlanM- Thanks for the feedback, i will look into the link you provided. Since I am very new to BigFix and the tools, i have limited knowledge of the tasks and their commands. I was under the impression that the folder that i compressed would need to be extracted so we had the original folder and subfolder and then move them to where i need them.
My overall goal was to copy a folder that contains a subfolder and files over to the BES server using the windows software distribution wizard and then create a task that would download it to the client computers and move it to a specific folder on the system drive regardless if the folder exited or not.
Also, any information anyone can share about how this functionality works (The shortcut seems to open Compressed (zipped) Folder.ZFSendToTarget, which appears to be 0 byte file?!), would be appreciated.
Create a dummy zip file on/in the destination drive/folder using the Windows built in "Send to/compressed (zipped) folder" functionality. I simply created one with a single line text file as zero length files are not supported by the Windows built in zipper.
And on installation be sure the option is checked to make it the default handler for zip which will make it the handler for that compress files function also. But what really makes this a good solution IMO is it includes several configurable context menu options, including one for compress to a folder in a set location.
Another more difficult option if you don't want to use 7zip might be to create a batch file to zip from the command line then move to the right location. Then add this bat file to the context menu manually.
The built-in compression utility is called "windows compressed folders" and is run using a very limited-functionality "zipfldr.dll" that does not include such capability as-is via rundll32.exe. However, there does seem to be a vbscript interface for it.
Also I should add that if you are looking to distribute an application or something like that without requiring a user to download another app, another possibility would be to include 7zip's dll as part of your own package, with the caveat that you'd need to adhere to the same gpl for your app.
The only issue is that compressed folders are extremely slow to open. You open a compressed (zipped) folder, and even browsing the files inside of it can take 5-30 seconds to respond. The rotating circle and NOT RESPONDING appear in the window. Same goes for opening the files inside it.
I realize this post is older and the system was restored to resolve but I struggled with this exact same compressed folders/zip issue for over 6 months and FINALLY found the issue to be with QuickAccess cache files. Google searches kept bringing me to this page so hopefully this will help someone else too.
I bet this also fixes a lot of other Windows Explorer (not responding) issues as I found this solution for a File Explorer crashes (not responding) when Preview Pane is on - Microsoft Community issue here:
I have a user that cannot zip folders on his desktop. I have checked permissions and the Environment Variables and all seems well. When I log on with an administrator account I can zip files just fine. I log back in as the user and it seems I can zip folders in his download folder but not his desktop?? Why would this be happening?
Aryson Zip File Repair tool is a safe and windows-based Zip Recovery utility that helps users to repair corrupted and damaged zip files. Zip Repair helps the users to recovers data from the Zip file, which is created by WinZip and WinRAR.
I was zipping the contents of my subversion sandbox using WinXP's inbuilt "Send to Compressed (zipped) Folder" capability and was surprised to find that the .zip file created did not contain the .svn directories and their contents.
So, isnt there a smart way to handle the problem? The real problem (show hidden files set to true. .svn folders are not compressed because windows does not consider them as valid folders) is still un-answered.
Send to zipped Folder does not traverse into folders without names before dot (like ".svn"). If you had other folders that begin with dots, those would not be included either. Files without names are not excluded. Hidden attribute does not come into play.
It may not include files that you normally wouldn't see. Or, the files may be there, but you may be unable to see them when reopening the .zip file in explorer, because they are hidden. You may go into Tools->Folder Options, go to the View tab, and select the radio button to view hidden files and folders.
"Send to --> Compressed (zipped) Folder" creates a zip file. What it puts in there is based on your settings. It does not include hidden files with the default settings. If you have your explorer view settings set as Kibbee mentioned to "Show hidden files and folders", then "Send to --> Compressed (zipped) Folder" will put the hidden files into the zip file.
Microsoft Windows provides a utility that allows you to zip multiple files into a single compressed file format. This is especially helpful if you are emailing files as attachments or if you need to conserve space (zipping files can reduce file size by up to 50%).
I need your suggestion on an issue that our users are experiencing intermittently. From investigation i managed to do until now, they are experiencing I/O errors when transferring SAS tables from work to a file server via the network. This error doesn't appear all the time and that is why it is hard to gather evidence. Platform details: 16 cores server, 128 GB RAM, 250 GB C drive where windows server 2016 is installed, 250 GB D drive where SAS is installed, 3TB S drive where work space is. The throughput is sufficient to and from work drive in terms of SAS requirements and enough free space is on all drives for what the users are doing (using EG clients for manipulating data).
- then the user moved manually the table from the uncompressed folder to the compressed one and it decreased size to 24 GB - this is the current workaround. The table is undamaged if transferred in this way.
- The user also used x command to transfer the file in the compressed folder and it arrived there damaged as well (which makes me think that the windows process that compresses big files somehow is not working correctly)
Naturally I want to say that the conclusion is that when you transfer to a compressed folder using data step that does the compression while you transfer then SAS loses pointer to the rows of the table and ends the file in an unnatural way if the file is too big.
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