Do you have an archive/ZIP file that will not open correctly? If so, our free-to-use ZIP repair tool may be able to help. Our tool analyses the content of your ZIP file and is able to determine if the compressed file content is valid. Our tool will let you know what is wrong with your ZIP file and attempt to fix it.
Or drag and drop your files here to upload.
A maximum of 20 files can be uploaded at once.
Here are 3 simple steps to repair your ZIP using our fast and free repair tool.
Yes! Our ZIP repair tool is 100% free to use.
No, you can repair as many files as you wish. We do not have any limits when using our ZIP repair tool.
We aim to process ZIP repairs as quickly as possible; this usually takes around 5 seconds; however, this may be longer depending on the file size and data needed to be repaired.
Once your ZIP has been selected, it will undergo some initial checks to verify that the file has some basic information. If the initial checks pass, we then upload the file to our servers for more detailed analysis.
Yes, of course it is! Your ZIP, once repaired, is deleted 15 minutes after upload, and any download link will expire after this time.
Yes! Our ZIP repair tool will run on any system with a modern web browser.
| Extension | ZIP |
| Full Name | ZIP Archive |
| Type | Archive |
| Mime Type | application/zip |
| Format | Binary |
A ZIP file is a compressed file container format that has been around for many years and has become a universal standard for compressing multiple files into a single package. Along with compressing individual files, ZIP files can also compress entire directory structures.
The compression algorithm of the ZIP format enables highly efficient compression of most file types, whether they be text, music, or images. ZIP files are a great way to group together and compress multiple files for easy storage and distribution.
As ZIP files have become a standard format for file compression, most operating systems and platforms are capable of creating and opening ZIP files without any additional software.
ZIP file types aim to provide a highly compressible container in which to place other files with the aim to reduce storage space used or to conveniently distribute many files. The format for ZIP archive file types is binary and, as such, contains a rigidly defined set of sequential bytes to identify the file type, regardless of what the filename extension may be.
Our ZIP repair tools can read several archive formats and algorithms; this is necessary to retrieve potentially damaged data from an archive file. If the ZIP file does need to be repaired, the actual compression algorithm will not be altered; only the data contained within will be changed.
