File splitting/joining program of choice?

webfork · **Posted:** Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:30 am

There are a LOT of programs here on the site that split / join files. Some are integrated into file managers and aren't listed specifically in the category set up for it. I think a little note about which one is the best and why would help visitors pick.

I personally use 7-zip's archive splitter, just because it can be opened by programs other than 7-zip itself. What do you use?

SYSTEM · **Posted:** Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:00 pm

I use Swiss File Knife. It's a CLI program, but I split/join files so rarely that I don't want a separate application for that.

m^(2) · **Posted:** Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:31 pm

Total Commander. It has one annoying quirk (requires you to select only the first file and if you select others too, instead of correcting, shows an error message), but I always have it by hand.

-.- · **Joined:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:32 pm **Posts:** 332

i like hjsplit if it's 1 big file... otherwise i use 7-zip/winrar to compress/split

Ruby · **Joined:** Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:35 pm **Posts:** 287

I like the one 'I am Baas' suggested here.

File Splitter Lite

But like 'SYSTEM', I also use Swiss File Knife, it's an amazing tool.

joby_toss · **Posted:** Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:12 am

Now I use 7-zip to split/join files.

webfork · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:26 am

So an old thread update: I'm still using 7zip, but the problem is that it reads the entire file and then writes the file in parts. A splitter program should ideally take a file and just chop it up with as little effort as possible. The difference when splitting a 10 gig file is several minutes of time (more if you're doing it over a network) and a lot of hard drive activity.

Are there any programs that do this?

NickR · **Joined:** Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:37 am **Posts:** 60

I also use 7zip for this - But I use compression Level 'Store' and I see the files appearing immediatly as the bar progresses accross the graph

the_watcher · **Joined:** Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:30 am **Posts:** 140

i've tried Gsplit a couple of times, without much success though [i was unable to re-combine them]. the split procedure was quick [compared to winrar] but my inability to merge the files doesn't allow me to suggest this app. you could give it a try though. maybe you 'll have a different experience

lautrepay · **Joined:** Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:31 am **Posts:** 646

Concadec
http://www.concadec.debug-pro.com/index.php?language=en

I am Baas · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:51 am **Posts:** 2589

FFSJ: The Fastest File Splitter and Joiner

http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/

Quote:

FFSJ-Lite is only one .EXE file, it does not need to be installed, you can directly run FFSJ by double-clicking FFSJ.exe.

Not tested for portability.

joby_toss · **Posted:** Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:35 pm

FFSJ-Lite saves settings to "...\AppData\Roaming\FFSJ\FFSJ.cfg".

NickR · **Joined:** Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:37 am **Posts:** 60

HxD (Hex editor) has Split & Concatenate functions from its toolbar.
(it also has: Secure delete, File-compare, Check-sums & Statistics)
As I use HxD a lot for large file search and replace, I often install it to the context menus
Always to hand, for me, beats most other considerations.

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