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Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Supported formats
  3. Basics
    1. How to install or uninstall
    2. How to set up file associations
    3. How to open an archive or disk image
    4. How to open a self-extracting (SFX) archive
    5. How to extract an archive or disk image
    6. How to create a new archive
    7. How to create a self-extracting archive
      1. How to create 7Z self-extracting archive
      2. How to create RAR self-extracting archive
    8. How to create an encrypted archive
    9. How to create a multi-volume archive
    10. How to create and use packing profiles
    11. How to add, update or remove files in an archive
    12. How to view archive’s properties
    13. How to set up a password
  4. Checksums
  5. Integration with plug-ins
    1. How to view installed plug-ins
    2. How to install new WCX plug-ins

How to create a multi-volume archive

A multi-volume archive is a non-editable archive split into multiple files. Multi-volume archives are useful for sending data by email when the maximum size of each attachment is limited.

TC4Shell allows for creating multi-volume archives in the following formats: CAB, RAR, SQX, WIM, and all archive formats supported by 7z.dll (7Z, ZIP, TAR, GZ, XZ). To create a multi-volume archive, choose Split to volumes in the Pack to dialog.

TC4Shell create multi-volume archive

Specify the size of each volume in the Volume size field. You can either type a size manually or choose it from the dropdown list. Since the list of volume sizes is not fixed, you can enable/disable certain sizes or customize them as required. To view the entire list of all pre-defined sizes, click Organize sizes. If a new size was entered manually, you can include it in the list of pre-defined sizes by clicking Add size to storage.

Note also that TC4Shell allows you to split any file using the Pack to>Split to volumes options.

TC4Shell create multi-volume archive

7Z, ZIP, TAR, GZ, XZ formats specific

For multi-volume archives, the file names will be as follows:

  • filename.7z.001 – Volume 1
  • filename.7z.002 – Volume 2
  • …
  • filename.7z.NNN – Volume NNN

If a multi-volume archive consists of only one part, then the additional extension ".001" will be removed automatically.

RAR format specific

For multi-volume archives, the file names will be as follows:

  • filename.part1.rar – Volume 1
  • filename.part2.rar – Volume 2
  • …
  • filename.partNNN.rar – Volume NNN

To open the entire multi-volume archive, simply open the first part, and all other parts will be opened automatically.

CAB format specific

Each volume of a multi-volume CAB archive cannot exceed 2 GB in size due to specific limitations of the CAB format. For multi-volume archives, the file names will be as follows:

  • filename.cab – Volume 1
  • filename.part2.cab – Volume 2
  • …
  • filename.partNNN.cab – Volume NNN

To open the entire multi-volume archive, simply open the first part, and all other parts will be opened automatically.