how do i extract .par files

rideahyperLite · May 22, 2003, 07:28 PM

ok, i may be just stupid but i downloaded a bunch of files and they look like this:
movie.par
movie.p01
movie.p02
etc..

k now i have no idea how to extract them. i tried stuffit and unrarx but they dont seem to work. maybe i am doing it wrong im not sure. any help would be greatly appreciated.

rideahyperLite · May 22, 2003, 07:32 PM

yeah i also have another set of files that look like:
movie2.par
movie2.p#1
movie2.p#2
etc.

and i also have no idea what to do w/them.

sparkleytone · May 22, 2003, 07:54 PM

those are just parity files. you can open them with unrarX but you need the .rar files to actually get the movie. the parity files only check and make sure that the RAR files are bit perfect. although i believe if you are missing some files, it has the ability to fill in the missing data.

rideahyperLite · May 22, 2003, 07:56 PM

ok so do u have any idea as to what i should do, like how do i use unrarx b/c its not working right for me

May 22, 2003, 07:54 PM	#3
sparkleytone macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC	those are just parity files. you can open them with unrarX but you need the .rar files to actually get the movie. the parity files only check and make sure that the RAR files are bit perfect. although i believe if you are missing some files, it has the ability to fill in the missing data. __________________ "The Reality Distiortion Field™ is starting to warp Steve's mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off."

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May 22, 2003, 07:28 PM	#1
rideahyperLite macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2003	how do i extract .par files ok, i may be just stupid but i downloaded a bunch of files and they look like this: movie.par movie.p01 movie.p02 etc.. k now i have no idea how to extract them. i tried stuffit and unrarx but they dont seem to work. maybe i am doing it wrong im not sure. any help would be greatly appreciated.

May 22, 2003, 07:32 PM	#2
rideahyperLite Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2003	yeah i also have another set of files that look like: movie2.par movie2.p#1 movie2.p#2 etc. and i also have no idea what to do w/them.

May 22, 2003, 07:56 PM	#4
rideahyperLite Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2003	ok so do u have any idea as to what i should do, like how do i use unrarx b/c its not working right for me