There are multiple options available to split a large file into small manageable chunks and later join them, lets check how to split large files in Windows using free tools. –

1)  WhitSoft File Splitter :-

This is one of the oldest but the best available file splitter application on Windows platform.

It has got everything which will make you fall in love with it 🙂 . It is free, it is only 41 KB in size, it can split and join files and it runs as a portable application without any installation.

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You can either choose from the predefined files sizes from the list or type any size you want to define for each piece of file.

It comes with radio buttons to choose between Split or Splice.

Once you use it to split a file, it will create files with extension 001, 002, 003 and so on depending on the number of pieces.

Files created by both ‘HJSplit’ and ‘WhitSoft File Splitter’ are compatible with each other, so they can be joined using any of these software.

However to join pieces of file, it’s necessary to have either of these software on the other machine.

If you are looking for just a plain and simple software to split and join large files in Windows, nothing can be better than this.

2) HJSplit :-

Another free utility with many features. HJSplit  is also very small in size and does not need to be installed.

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It provides following features –

A) File Split

B) File Join

C) File Compare

D) File Checksum

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It’s very easy and professional looking software, and it allows you to define custom size for each piece of the output file.

Similar to WhitSoft File Splitter, splitting HJSplit also creates files with extension 001, 002, 003 and so on depending on the number of pieces.

Files created by both ‘HJSplit’ and ‘WhitSoft File Splitter’ are compatible with each other, so they can be joined using any of these software.

However to join pieces of file, it’s necessary to have either of these software on the other machine.

3) JASP (Just Another File Splitter)

Another tiny tool (300 Kb size), which comes for free and does its work perfectly. JASP allows you to set many of its configurations, the best thing about this software is that it creates a batch file which joins files at the destination.

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Therefore we do not need to have JASP installed (yes it can not be run directly from exe, it needs to be installed) on the destination machine and files can be joined by simply double clicking the batch file created by JASP.

4) How to Split file using WinZip

Yes our old friend WinZip can also split files for us, and its also very easy to use.

First compress a file and create a zip file, now go to Actions Menu> Split option. Now specify file name and size of pieces and click OK.

That’s all, you will get your large file divided into small pieces of specified size. When you want to join them, simply extract the archive using the main zip file and it will automatically join all chunks.

5) How to split file using WinRar

Right click on the file or folder which you want to compress and split using WinRar, now select option ‘Add to Archive’.

This will open an ‘Archive name and parameter’ window; here you will have option of set ‘Split to volumes’ setting.

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Now specify the size for each piece of file.

At the destination you will need to extract the main .rar file and it will automatically join all pieces while extracting the file.

6) How to split file using 7zip

Process of splitting a file using 7-zip utility is almost same as the processed used with Winrar.

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Right click on the file or folder which you want to compress and split using 7-zip, now select option ‘Add to Archive’.

This will open an ‘Archive name and parameter’ window; here you set ‘Split to volumes’ option.

At the destination you will need to extract the main file and it will automatically join all pieces while extracting the file.