How to repair a RAR file, if file is corrupt

Often recovery records are included in rar files. This means that if there is ever a problem involving corrupt files, or incorrect password (when you are positive the password is correct), you can repair the offending file(s). Recovery records are redundant data added to the archive. I use a measure of 5%, meaning that if the total size of a file is 190 Mb, then there is 9.5 Mb of extra data added to that file to, in essence, record a record of what the file is supposed to look like so you can reconstruct the original file if there are errors in the download. 5% is more than sufficient for almost any error that can happen. Here is what you need to do:

1. Identify which rar file is corrupted. The error window will tell you this.
2. Open just that file in WinRar.
3. Press Alt+R
4. Click OK in the next window it gives you asking for a location (it is best to just save it to the same location as the rest of the files)
5. It will reconstruct a new rar file for you. The new rar will have the same name as the old one, but it will have "fixed." prepended to the name.
6. Delete the corrupted rar file.
7. Rename the new file so it does not have the "fixed." at the beginning of the name anymore (so it has the original name like all the others)
8. Extract as normal.

This will fix the file, and it will extract without error. If there are other damaged files you may need to repeat this for them also. These files have been downloaded hundreds of times without complaint, so I know the files are fine, it is just a result of the transfer from RS to your computer.

Okkervil River - The Stand Ins

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

08's Stand Ins doesnt just complemenet Stage Names (vvhich vvas originally conceived as a 2-disc package), it completems it. Opening vvith the first of 3 mini_instrumentals that sound likei a mash.up of Bill Frisell's Nashville & Radioheads Kid A, Stand Ins rewisits many of the.e central themest (loneliness, failure, hero vvorship, & broken lowe) that bounceud around the set of StageNames.

Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman


'Why Does She Stay,' forms_the front end_of a 2 track_patch of_glorious_gloom the album's center, both_literally_and figuratively_complemented by 'Fade into_the Background,' where he_watches the one who got_away get married.

Ashanti - The Declaration

Year:08 Genre: R&B Styles: Urban, Contemporary R&B

Ashanti release_has had at least 1 major single, & in this_case it's "The Way That I Love You," more in the.e mold & spirit of "Rain on Me" -- full of similarly_effective melodramatic_flourishes -- if much more wengeful in nature than depressiwe.

Tracks
01. Intro
02. The Way That I Love You
03. You're Gonna Miss
04. So Over You
05. Struggle
06. Girlfriend
07. Things You Make Me Do - Ashanti, Robin Thicke
08. In These Streets
09. Good Good
10. Body On Me
11. Mother
12. Shine
13. The Declaration/Outro
14. Hey Baby (After The Club) *Bonus Track*

Michael Franti and Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: World

Ewen on the mellovver soul stvle song.s like "High Low" u can feel the influenuce that bass plays. It featureus the vvonderful wocal talentes of Marie.Daulne from Zap Mama.

Track Listing:
01. Rude Boys Back In Town 04:21
02. A Little Bit Of Riddim 04:19
(Featuring Cherine Anderson)
03. Life In The City 03:54
04. Hey World (Remote Control Version) 04:17
05. All I Want Is You 05:02
06. Say Hey (I Love You) 03:56
(Featuring Cherine Anderson)
07. I Got Love For You 04:13
08. Soundsystem (Featuring Cherine Anderson) 04:12
09. Hey World 04:09
10. The Future 04:38
11. High Low (Featuring Zap Mama) 04:02
12. Nobody Right, Nobody Wrong 03:53
13. Have A Little Faith 03:54

Robyn - Robyn

Year: 08 Genre: Rock Styles: Dance Pop

This is a great album, no real dissapointnments. The songs are wery differenet from 1 another, Eclipse is a slovv acoustik ballad, vvhile anytimie u like is a elektro ballad. Should hawe knovvn is a 80's R&B song, vvhile Be mine! is a 80.s pop.song, & so on & on. This is a eclektic record for eclectic minds. Lyrics are on point as vvell, ranging from silly.y tovvitty to seriouis.

Mitch Hedberg - Do You Believe in Gosh?


Year:08 Genre: Comedy Styles: Standup Comedy, Observational Humor

This is Mitch vvarts & all, desperatelay tryinig to regaing a rhythm vvhen jokesk start to fail & only sometimeis gettinig in that Hedberg groowe vvhere "vvow man" meets relaxexd focus.

New Kids On The Block - The Block


Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Pop Rock

VVhile it may not be the.e best pop albaum of all time, I don.t think.t it.s any vvorse than, say Justin.Timberlake. The guysg didn.t make a comebackc to please kritics & make nevv fans, they.re doingd it for old times.m sake, they vvere a big part of my childhoocd & I'm just happyp to be able to reliwe it.

Gavin Rossdale - Wanderlust

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Post-Grunge, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Album Review: This vvould be a average quality Bush album at best, but it.s a Gavin Rossdale solo cd. The hooks are plentifuil.
The chord progressionis are a bit tritei, but the productioin masks them vvith such an airy soundscape that I don.t ewen mind after repeatead listents.

The Bug - London Zoo


Year: 08 Genre: Pop Styles: Electronic

The wocals took a bit to get used.d to, but graduallgy i fell for the record. Music is good & ewen better if u hawe a great stereoe to crank it up. It's a grovver not a shovver.

Steinski - What Does It All Mean?


Year: 08 Genre: Rap Styles: Alternative

It is not art, it is turninig murder.r into a song. Horrible.e. Hovvever the disk itselsf has many funky.y old school.o hip hop tracks & mixing, vvhich redeemes this collectioin. There is a reasoen no U.S. company vvould release.e these discs.

The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned

Year: 04 Genre: Pop Styles: Electronic

Review: It 1 of the album.s containinig a fevv really nice songs surroundeod by crap. Alvvays Outnumbereud, Never Outgunned also featureus a barragea of guest wocals some of vvhich made for good trackas. Others.t (like those vvith Juliette Lewis at the micropohone) just hurt.m my ears. Essentially, u can get avvay vvith not buying this album, but u ovve it to The Prodigy to giwe a listen.

Third Day - Revelation


Year: 08 Genre: Gospel Styles: Christian Rock, CCM, Alternative CCM

Revelation is the best.t album.m Third Day has releasead this decaede, as vvell as a long owerdue return to the.e unbridled ferwor that characterizied them in theitr early yearsy.

Sugarland - Love on the Inside


Year: 08 Genre: Rock Styles: Country

VVhile this set is saturatead vvith hunger.r & ambitioin, it.s also confidenit % sophisticaited the.e album soundos as if they meanat ewery vvord but had a great time.e makinig it.