The 5-Step Binaries Tutor
Step 1. What Are Binaries?Step 2. How Do I Find Binaries?
Step 3. How Do I Download Binaries?
Step 4. How Do I Reassemble Binaries?
Step 5. How Do I Repair Binaries?
Software And Configuration Tips
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Install and Configure QuickPar©
To Repair Binaries
If you download binaries often, it's only a matter of time before you come upon damaged or incomplete files. This is where QuickPar comes in. QuickPar can repair binaries by testing every chunk or part in an archive, then reporting how many blocks are required to fix it. Once those blocks have been downloaded to the hard drive, QuickPar will automatically repair the damaged binaries and rebuild the archive, making it possible to extract the original file.
QuickPAR is a Windows program. Mac users can try UnRarX, which is also a RAR utility.
Get QuickPar here and install it to the folder of your choice. QuickPar might ask you to configure its options upon installation. If not, open the program and click the Options button as seen in the screenshot below:
This will open the following screen:
For people who like details, each numbered section is explained below.
Integration: Associates QuickPar with PAR2 files so that clicking on one will automatically open this program. Also associates it with legacy files. The last option is to integrate QuickPar in context menus, the menu that pops up when you right-click on something. This isn't necessary since if you need QuickPar, clicking on a PAR2 file will open it.
2. Default Verification & Repair Options: Let's say an archive is damaged, you've used QuickPar to tell you how many blocks are required, and you've downloaded the needed blocks. With these two boxes ticked QuickPar will detect and use PAR files as they arrive on your disk, without having to click the ADD and REPAIR buttons on the verification screen. Note that it cannot start to repair binaries until all blocks are completely downloaded.
3. Quiet Operation: Stops QuickPar from playing a sound file when it has finished repairing damaged binaries.
4. Preferred Block Size: Not relevant. Only used for creating PAR2 files.
5. File Deletion: Pretty self-explanatory. It might not be a good idea to delete used PAR2 files until the archive has been reassembled and the original file, extracted. If something should go wrong in the process and you need to start over, you'll still have the PARs on hand.
6. Default Priority: If set to high any other programs running will be very slow, as QuickPar will hog resources.
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