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I want to split up some large files so that I can post some scenes I think FF members would enjoy.
I'm a Mac user and use MacHacha successfully to join files. I've also managed to split in the past. But at the moment when I try I just get this message:
MacHacha can't handle files with Unicode names.
You can instead rename the file with plain ASCII characters and come back again later...
Can anyone advise? PM me if you like, thanks.
okay that I can't help you with - hope you will solve the problem
just rename the file to something simple; currently the file includes special characters
I tried that - for example changing
Damita_Monster
to just DM. But I get the same message. The weird thing is that no unusual characters are involved.
Is there on a Mac no "hidden/internal" file name ? It was a long time ago I used a Mac, not sure if it still. Maybe it can help you to find a solution.
After renaming try to put it on a Windows formatted drive, or up/dl it to get ride of.
Sorry, you've lost me there - I don't know what a hidden on internal filename is ...Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldbr
In windows some file extensions are hidden by default causing similar problems with files.
Is there a folder view where you can see if the entire file extension is shown?
You are not alone. :) Help us. lol
Piper
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Originally Posted by winstanley
There is but the filename is just the same. Appreciate your input, though! Wold love to get this sorted. MacHacha will join files just fine - splitting them is the problem. Any Mac users in this place?Quote:
Originally Posted by safn1949
Jzzr is the mac pro on the mod side,give him a pm on it.:D
It is a file name only the Operating System knows. Even when you change the name of the file, OS remember it and pass it to a program. But this is knowledge from the past system2 I believe:oQuote:
Originally Posted by winstanley
What version of MacHacha do u have ? in 3.2.1 there was a problem, but it is fixed... Have you google the error message ? Found 2 hits which can be helpfull.
Try a program called "Split & Concat". It is the Mac equivalent of HJ Split for Windows. I'm a Mac user and I have not run into any problems with this software.
http:// www. xs4all.nl/~loekjehe/ Split&Concat/ (remove the spaces for the link to work)
I also found another program that also combines split files in .001 etc extensions as well as .rar (WinRar) files. The program is called "The Unarchiver".
http:// wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/ unarchiver.html
Both programs are free to use without an expiration date.
Many thanks for all that - have now sought out version 4.0 of Machacha which has successfully spilt a file. Great! It seems to rebuild ok as well, so I guess it's time to post.
Thanks for all the advice!
Late to this thread, but it's worth using Get Info in the finder and looking at the filename there - sometimes, even though the extension is .txt, you'll find there's another hidden extension that screws things up.
The alternative is that there's some non simple ASCII character somewhere in the file. Try opening the file with something like Textwrangler - when you save it will warn you if there are control characters or non-standard stuff like n-dash etc.
You can then find each one, fix it and then it'll be clean.
Dunno if that will help.
But then again, upgrading to the next version is always a good idea.