subject: Zip File Corruption On A Damaged Removable Storage Medium [print this page] Zip File Corruption on a Damaged Removable Storage Medium
Already, zip files are susceptible to corruption due to various reasons like virus infection, transfer errors, application malfunction, etc. Yet another reason for zip file(s) corruption is storing them on the damaged removable storage mediums. In most cases, you fail to extract a corrupted zip file and the data stored inside the file becomes inaccessible. Using a backup in such situations helps in restoring the data. But, if there is no backup available, then you need a zip repair software to retrieve the data completely from the corrupted zip file.
Consider this situation Suppose, you have a zip file in a removable storage medium, let us say, a Pen drive. You connect the Pen drive to the system and try to extract the zip file, but the extraction process fails. Repeated attempts to extract the file also fail. This is worrying, as your crucial data is at stake, since, you are unable to access the data stored in the zip file.
Cause:
The Pen drive on which you stored your zip file was damaged. And storing a file on a corrupt storage media, leads to file corruption (including zip file corruption). As a result of file corruption, the extraction process fails and the data stored inside the zip file becomes inaccessible.
Resolution:
The most ideal and simple way to get over such situations is to obtain another copy of the zip file from the same or a different storage media. That would solve the issue.
However, if you fail to do so, then the only way to resolve such issues is to use a zip repair software to repair zip file completely. Such repair applications employ scanning algorithms to scan and repair the corrupted zip file with ease. These tools also enable safe restoration of the repaired file and do not overwrite the original contents or settings of the file. And, you do not face any difficulty while using these tools as they are easy to use and understand.
