Dividing a large file on two CDs

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I have to move a large file (1.5 gig) from my Mac to a PC in another building. There is no LAN connection and unfortunately no internet either. I don't have an external HD - and would like to go a cheaper route than buying one at the moment.

Is there a program that would allow me to divide the file onto multiple CDs and reassemble it on the PC end?

I tried macupdate and version tracker, but maybe used the wrong terms.
 
Thanks for the quick reply, Bob.

It's a little expensive though. For 80 clams I can get an external drive. Anyone know of a cheaper route?
 
pds said:
I have to move a large file (1.5 gig) from my Mac to a PC in another building. There is no LAN connection and unfortunately no internet either. I don't have an external HD - and would like to go a cheaper route than buying one at the moment.

Is there a program that would allow me to divide the file onto multiple CDs and reassemble it on the PC end?

I tried macupdate and version tracker, but maybe used the wrong terms.
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If you are willing to use the Unix shell there is the "split" command which does just that - it splits a file into arbitrary sized segments that can then be put together with "cat". Cf. the man pages via "man split" and "man cat", in the shell.
 
That should do it - thanks.

I'll boot the PC with ubuntu on a cd to concatenate. Thanks again
 
Inverter said:
If you are willing to use the Unix shell there is the "split" command which does just that - it splits a file into arbitrary sized segments that can then be put together with "cat". Cf. the man pages via "man split" and "man cat", in the shell.
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Like bobw my first thought was StuffIt, since that has been the answer to this question as long as I've been using Macs.

But I have to say, I really like the unix spit --> cat solution... I just love these things hidden in our "all powerful" OS.

Seems like it would be trivial for someone to make a Splitter app that's simply a GUI on top of split and cat.

:->
 
Keep in mind that (I think) split and cat will not respect resource forks. I guess that's probably not a problem since you're moving it to a PC anyway, but just so you know. If you need to retain a resource fork, you should archive it first, then split the archive.
 
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