Unknown File Types

[joemamma493]

im having trouble downloading some files they bring me to this page http://big.tessource.net/download.php?file...,1-TESSource.7z

 

 

and then they start downloading and the file type says "unknown" they actually download fine im guessing but i cant activate any of them here are some im talking about

 

 

2950-2.0-Waldelfs Nude Girls V2-TESSource.7z

 

2984-2.1-Eshmes Female Bodies_ Growlfs Hot Clothes Full Installable V 21 -TESSource.7z

 

3569-1-Modders Ressource_ Seamless Female Body-TESSource.7z

 

3610-6 - 7z-All In One Basement 7z-TESSource.7z

 

3611-2.0-Eshmes Female Bodies and Clothes Version2 -TESSource.7z

 

3612-version 2-Better Bodies V2-TESSource.7z

 

 

 

 

if u have any idea of y these arent working please tell me

[Dark0ne]

You need a program that can extract .7z files. Can't remember which one it is or if WinRAR can do it. It may be WinACE. Either way this is not a bug report so I'm moving this thread.

[Marxist ßastard]

7-ZIP

PowerArchiver

ZipGenius (I suspect that this just calls 7-ZIP)

WinRAR

[trog2006]

Stick to winrar, mainly because is can unzip the majority of compressed files.

[Marxist ßastard]

In order from greatest to least number of extractable formats, based on what wc -w tells me:

1. Read, extract, and write support for ZIP, 7Z, CAB, LZH, TAR, GZ, BZ2, BH, XXE, UUE, yENC, and MIME
   Read and extract support for RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, and ZOO

2. Read, extract, and write support for 7Z, ZIP, GZ, BZ2, and TAR
   Read and extract support for RAR, CAB, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB, and NSIS

3. Read, extract, and write support for ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, 7Z, CAB, LZH, SQX, YZI, and RPM
   Read and extract support for ACE, RAR, and ARJ
    
   (Items in italics require external programs that are not included in the ZipGenius package)

4. Read, extract, and write support for RAR and ZIP
   Read and extract support for CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, BZ2, ACE, UUE, 7Z, and Z

[teh_cat_namedme]

Well i had the same problem :ph34r: . If the files have the notepad icon, then you need an application to use them. I personally use 7-Zip for my RARfiles. Hope this helps :D

[chrisdragon425]

What is stopping GamingSource from restricting uploadable archive files to only RAR and ZIP?

[Marxist ßastard]

7-ZIP yields a much smaller archive.

 

Besides, modders don't quite get the point when it comes to filetype restrictions --- if 7-ZIP were forbidden, then they would just upload their mods as a 7-ZIP file enclosed within a ZIP or RAR file, like they do with OMOD files.

[solops]

I need some help. My 7-Zip v.4.4.2 (the latest available) won't extract any of Growlf's zip files. Weird. I get a message that it is not a supported archive.

[RedRocketTM]

Due to a moderator telling me to post it here, I will, so here we go! ^^

 

FAQ: How to handle files containing the ending zip, rar, 7zip, ace and such

 

For the reason I frequently find the question how to handle compressed files such as rar, zip, 7zip, ace or others, while I think those are the common, I made up my mind to finally write down a short tutorial for newbes, which an admin might pin up here, so nobody needs to ask all the time.

 

First you should know that the files you downloaded endling with rar, 7zip, ace, zip [...] are compressed originals of the file you were trying to get.

To get them to work, you have to decompress them, by using a little program like WinRar or 7-zip.

You can download them here:

 

WinRAR:

http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

There are versions in serveral languages, which I appreciate the most, just pick yours and download it.

 

7-zip:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/7zip.html

 

Once you downloaded one of those programs, follow the installation instructions given by the auto-installer.

If done, you usually just need to click onto the modfile you downloaded before, and your decompressing program will start automattically, giving you the option to place the files into whatever directory you want.

To place your mod data right, you have to follow the instructions of the contained readme, as neither WinRAR nor 7-zip is responsible for your mods not to work because of wrong placement of its files! :)