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How to Recover Corrupted ZIP Files on Mac OS X?

2012-08-24 16:30:17 / Posted by to PC Utilities Topic
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Zip file is commonly used to compress files, to deliver data over internet or to backup data. It makes the transfer much easier because it can conclude several files and gather them around for distribution at one time. However, because architecture it is highly prone to corruptions. Corruption or any kind of damage can leave crucial data in the Zip file inaccessible. Then, is there any way to resuscitate the corrupted ZIP files on Mac machine? If you have the same question, you are in the right place. Now let us take a look the answer to get back corrupted ZIP document on Mac.

The tool you need is the Amacsoft Mac Data Recovery, which is an excellent ZIP File Recovery for Mac and be capable of repairing corrupted ZIP files on Mac OS with 1-2-3 simple steps. It can also help you recover many other formats files such as photos, music, videos, documents and so on. Here are some other tips that are worth a reading: Recover Lost Excel Document on Mac, Recover Lost Partition on Mac. Thanks to the user-intuitive interface and step-by-step wizard, any computer level users can handle this software without any trouble.

Below is the detailed tutorial to show you how to use this Mac program. The Windows version of the software is also available. Just turn to Amacsoft Data Recovery Pro to learn more. The free downloadable version of the ZIP File Recovery for Mac application provides preview of the images, videos, audio, documents, ZIP files and more.

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Repair Corrupted ZIP Files on Mac

Step 1: Run the Mac ZIP File Recovery from the installation location. Program main window will be displayed as shown follow. Choose one of the recovery modes from the list.

Step 2: Select the drive from the "Logical Drives" list, or double click on the drive which you lost your ZIP files. Head to the "Select File Kind" drop-down list to choose the ZIP file. If you have not found the lost ZIP files, you can enable "Deep Scan" option. It will take more time, but can find more files with complete folder structure.

Now, start scanning the lost ZIP files from your logical drive by hitting "Scan" button.

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Step 3: When the ZIP File Recovery for Mac completes the scanning process, the recovered data/file will be analyzed and displayed in a well-organized data tree. You can preview the found ZIP files on right window.

Select the file you want to recover and press the "Recover" button to start getting back lost ZIP document on Mac.

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Before recovering, select a location to save the recovered ZIP files on a safe location. Easy and straightforward! When the restoring ZIP files are finished, you can open and view the recovered files in your output destination.

When the recovering is complete you will see the recovered files in your destination location. With the help of Mac ZIP Recovery, in few simple clicks, you can also easily Restore Lost 3GP Videos on Mac, Retrieve Lost MP4 Video from iPod on Mac and more.

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