HJ Split - Identify File Type

By now you should have known how to join file with extension .001, .002, .003 and so on (if you understand my previous post). By the way, its not that hard.

Sometimes people just splits the movie file before uploads them to the filehosting but sometimes they zip/rar the movie file and then use HJ Split to split them into smaller size and then upload to the filehosting. You can identify the file that has been split by HJ Split simply by its filename. Take a look at this screenshot:

The first set of file is a movie file. You can see the file format just before the extension .001. In this case, my file is Harpers.Island.avi.001, so I'll combined them and my resulting file should be an .avi file. If you've download this kind of file then you can test the quality. Just play the .001 file using Media Player Classic. (I've tried using Windows Media Player but it won't work).

The second set of file is a zip file. We can't test this file so that we need to join it. After the join process is completed, we need to extract it using Winrar or Winzip or any other softwares that support this format of file. After the extracting process is completed then we can watch the movie.

There is also a software that can be used to split file into HJ Split (.001, .002) format. The truth is, the second set of split files in the screenshot has been split using this software. The resulting split file is in this format but we need to join and extract it. If we're using that software, then we just need to extract it. It also can be used to join the HJ split files like the no 1 set of files in the screenshot. Not only that, it also can extract .rar format files. I'll share about it in the next post.

HJ Split - How to join file

Because of problem with corrupted file, people tends to split file using another software. The most common one is HJ Split. This is a freeware software, so you can download and distribute it legally. No need to pay for it. You can find it easily in the internet. The file split by this software will have 001, 002, 003 and so on extension. Just like the Winrar archive files, the size for these files also exactly the same except for the last part. Here is the screenshot of a set of HJ Split file:


As for now, I haven't experience any error with the downloaded files which has been split using this software. This is an advantages for this software if compared to Winrar. Another advantage is we can test the quality of the movie once we have completed download the part 1 file. You can play using media player such as Media Player Classic. And also, this is a portable software, you don't have to install into your PC. Just save it even in your flash drive and you can use it in any PC, as long as the PC is using the correct operating system.

This is the interface of HJ Split:

How to join the files? Just click the 'Join' button and then click the 'Input File'.

Note that this software will only list down .001 file for you to select. Other parts of the file will not be listed.

Just select the file and click 'Open'. This interface will appear.

You can select your destination folder by clicking the 'Output File' button. The default folder will be the same with the input file. If you're ready just click the 'Start' button and wait for the joining process to complete. After the process is completed, you'll get a working movie file and you can enjoy it.


* 1. All of your downloaded part should be in the same folder and have the same name except for the extension (.001, .002, .003 and so on).
* 2. You only have to select the .001, and this software will automatically join all part of it as long as the other parts are in the same folder and their name is exactly the same.