When I make a right click on the first file (CC12345A.001), I can see Type of file is : Archive WinRAR (.001) When I make a right click on the second file CC12345A.002 (and the two others subsequent files), I can see Type of file is : 002 (.002)

When I try to open the CC12345A file with 7zip, I am getting the following error message : Cannot Open File as Archive

Hello, On a floppy disk, I have 4 files coming from a single multi files backup made in 1997. I copied and pasted such files on a single folder on my current computer running under Windows 10. The 4 files have the following names : CC12345A.001 CC12345A.002 CC12345A.003 CC12345A.004 On such recent …

I wanted to copy (to a hard drive) a set of floppy disks related to an old (year 1996) WinRAR archive. When trying to copy the content of the first floppy disk, I got the following error message : " the disk media is not recognized it may not be formatted " Therefore, I tried to use other methods : …

1- I checked the size of the files displayed in zipfile.zip and it matches approximately the size of five floppy disks (5 x 1440 Ko) Therefore all the files from the backup have been properly restored. Thank you again for this help in this matter. 2- I tried to restore another backup made from 15 …

Thank you to everyone for your prompt replies. I used the advise given by lolo799. It seems to work very well. I would have one question : When I try to open the files listed in zipfile.zip (coming from disk #5), I can open every listed file, as expected. But, when I try to open zipfile.z01 folder ( …

Hello, I have old files saved on floppy disks with Winzip under windows 3.1. Each folder contains dozens of files (often Word or Excel files). One single folder is saved on several floppy disks (for example a set of 5 floppy disks). I would like to recover files from these folders. For this, I …

Hello, I received all the necessary connectors to connect the old Kenitec 486X2-50 hard disk (500 Mo) on my current computer (running under Windows 10) But the hard disk is not showing up. Using the same accessories, I connected a Maxtor IDE hard disk, dated from 2004, and it was instantaneously …

Thank you alvaro84 for your suggestion. What application would you recommend to compress files as .rar archive ? Do you recommend Winrar ? Winrar for Windows 3.1 seems available here : http://www.win3x.org/win3board/viewtopic.php?t=226 But is written on the above page : " Require to have installed …

1- I checked again the hhd connection, and realized that it was not well made. There is really a very small space between the hdd and the power supply, and the connector on the hdd is nearly not visible at all. I apologize for disturbing several people due to my clumsiness. 2- In case, I would like …

I am adding two more pictures : - PC front with red light on (normal or not ?) - there is a symbol above the red light : would you know what does it means? - PC front with hdd light off I confirm that when switching on the computer nothing happens, just a very low noise (the fan ?), but the hard …

I am adding attached the following pics : - Computer when case opened - The two connectors I disconnected and reconnected - One connector when disconnected - The computer front - The computer back I also noticed that there are two places on the front related to lock the computer. I may have the …

I opened case and got some trouble 1- On the hard disk, I just unplugged the power supply connector and the IDE connector And I realized that the hard disk was not easy to remove. 2- So, I just re-plugged the two plugs. But when I switched on the computer again, I heard an usual sound and got the …

Hello, Thank you again to everyone. 1- I have already got the following item : Easy Ide from SOHOUSB (https://picclick.fr/Easy-Ide-Usb-Ide-Data-Transfer-Cable-324215972523.html) Can this item be useful ? 2- To Doornkaat : Thank you for your suggestion of using a floppy emulator. Is there a way to …

Hello, I thank everyone for each reply. 1- I had considered copying the files on 3.5" floppy disks, but I should need tens of 1.4 Mo disks. 2- Is there a way to plug anything, either on the RS232 serial output or the the parallel output, to transfer the data on a media that could next be read on a …

Hello, I have got the following old computer, dated from the 90's : Kenitec 486X2-50 Th OS is Windows 3.1. The computer is still working properly. I would like to transfer the data located on the Hard Disk (500 Mo) to another support (such as an SSD). The files I would like to copy are mostly Word …