stuffit refuses to open .zip file

[27 houdini's]

I have a .zip file that seems corrupted (that is, stuffit refuses to open it, error code -40)
does anyone a way to unzip the file and/or alternative for stuffit?

 

[fryke]

The Finder - at least in newer versions - can unzip directly. However: If StuffIt refuses to unzip, this usually means an archive _is_ corrupted.

 

[wraith]

Try opening a terminal, changing to the directory that the zip is in, and then typing "unzip <filename>". If that doesn't work, the file is definitely corrupt.

 

[27 houdini's]

i'm no terminal person, i get

-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'

is it "unzip <filename>" including quotes and <> ? need i type the extension?

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

No, no quotes. Like this:

unzip filename.zip

Where "filename" is the file's name. Yes, you need to type the ".zip" extension.

 

[DataNumen]

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[eric2006]

Hi,

You can try our product Advanced Zip Repair. It is a powerful tool to recover data from corrupt or damaged Zip files.

too bad it's for Windows.