any program tht allows me to break a huge file down into smaller files?

Theraker007 · Nov 16, 2009, 11:49 AM

i got a 6gb file i need to send to my other computer since its i cant get the network configured and its too big for a dvd.. files that big wont be sent over aim or anything really.

anyone know how on a mac i can break it down into smaller files? its a .iso

iMacmatician · Nov 16, 2009, 11:54 AM

HJSplit

Detektiv-Pinky · Nov 16, 2009, 12:45 PM

Use the command-line split program already installed on your Mac.

$man split

-> split -- split a file into pieces

SHADO · Nov 16, 2009, 04:54 PM

I don't want to hijack your thread, but I have a split .iso file (with extensions .iso.001 , .iso.002 , etc.). How would I recombine that into a .iso file?

Nov 16, 2009, 11:49 AM	#1
Theraker007 macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009	any program tht allows me to break a huge file down into smaller files? i got a 6gb file i need to send to my other computer since its i cant get the network configured and its too big for a dvd.. files that big wont be sent over aim or anything really. anyone know how on a mac i can break it down into smaller files? its a .iso

Nov 16, 2009, 11:54 AM	#2
iMacmatician macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The world of Macmatics, flying with my calculator…	HJSplit __________________ paradox00: "Big/oversized iPhone touch" is also short for "I heard the OS was going be based on iPhone OS but I lack any imagination so it must just be a big iPod touch".

Nov 16, 2009, 12:45 PM	#3
Detektiv-Pinky macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany	Use the Terminal Use the command-line split program already installed on your Mac. $man split -> split -- split a file into pieces __________________ Anecdotal evidence is an oxymoron!

Nov 16, 2009, 04:54 PM	#4
SHADO macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Right Behind You	I don't want to hijack your thread, but I have a split .iso file (with extensions .iso.001 , .iso.002 , etc.). How would I recombine that into a .iso file? __________________ SHADO WAS HERE

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