Free software to split large files into smaller parts
We review a group of free tools for Windows that help you split large files so that they are easier to share.
Sometimes sharing large files with someone else can be difficult. Whether you want to send them to someone via email or upload them to different websites, there are limits to the amount of data that can be uploaded. Otherwise, your slow internet speed will not help you get the job done quickly. And if the file size is very large , it will take a long time even when you need to transfer it from one place to another on the hard drive or to the flash memory. Fortunately, there is a good way to deal with such situations, which is to split the large file into smaller parts, so that they fit on any storage unit or upload them to any site. This has become very easy with the availability of multiple tools that allow you to do this, as they split the files and then rejoin them to the original file again with 0% errors. Below we take a look at a group of the best of these tools that are available for free for Windows.
BobSplit is specially designed for the function of splitting large files into small parts and re-merging them together and recovering the original file. The features of this program are: speed, ease of use, and the ability to process many operations without affecting the device's resources. The program is also light in size (does not exceed 1 MB) and does not require installation. The only condition for using it is that the Java 8 (64-bit) package is installed on your device.
After downloading and running the program, click on the "Input File" button to select the file or folder you want to split into parts, then click on the "Output" button to select where to save these parts. Now, through the Output File Size, select the size of each part that the program will cut from the original file, whether in bytes, megabytes or gigabytes, and note that below the program tells you the number of parts you will get. It also provides you with the option to split the file into parts that are suitable for storage on DVD or CD discs.
After specifying the properties of the parts through the Output File Size options, click the Start Splitting button below to immediately begin the process of splitting the selected file into small parts and saving them in the selected location. When a message appears confirming the completion of the process, go to this location to find all the parts into which the original file is divided, each part with a small equal size according to what you specified while setting the Output File Size properties. All files will not be readable by other programs except for one compressed file containing the data of the original file. Now you can share each part separately instead of sharing the entire file.
When you're done, you'll need to use BobSplit again to rejoin the parts together. You can do this by going to the Join section, clicking the Input File button to select where the parts of the file are located, and then clicking the Output File button to select where to save the original file. Finally, click Start Joining to join all the parts together and restore the original file. It's super simple with BobSplit, so we recommend that you make it your first choice when you need to complete this task at any time.
With this program you will be able to split large folders on your device into smaller folders easily according to pre-defined conditions. Folder Splitter is a completely free program that provides an easy-to-use interface through which you can convert a folder into a group of folders based on the total size of the files in each folder, the amount of files, or the creation/modification date of each file in the large folder. All you have to do is select the large folder that contains the files, then choose the location where all the smaller folders that will be created will be saved. After that, choose whether to copy or move the files from the selected folder, so that if you choose "Copy" the files will be deleted from the original folder once the splitting process is complete.
Folder Splitter can split a folder according to three different criteria: size, quantity, and date. As such, it is possible to choose the total size of each folder, for example no more than 10MB or 1GB, and so on, or you can specify a certain number of files to be added to each folder. Alternatively, you can sort files by creation date, last modification date, and last access date and use them as criteria to split a large folder into smaller parts. Once done, click "Split Folder" and you will get all the split folders at once.
The program can be used without installation by downloading the portable version, which performs the same as the regular version. In general, the basic function remains distinctive and useful, which is to allow dividing a large folder into smaller folders without much trouble and effort.
Split Byte comes with a variety of features that make it a powerful tool to use to split large files into smaller parts with ease. The best thing about this program is that it supports the Arabic interface, so you will not feel complicated when using it. All you have to do to split the file after running the program is to specify the file path through the "Split File" field and then specify the path to save the parts in the "Folder Interface" field.
You can then decide how you want to split the file, either split it into equal parts, or you can split it into specific sizes in megabytes or gigabytes. The program also comes with additional features that you can enable from the “Options” section such as encrypting data, sending parts to a specific email automatically, compressing parts, deleting the original file after the split is complete. Now click on the “Split” button at the bottom to start the process. Later, you can head to the “Join” section to easily combine the parts and return the original file to its original state.
FFSJ stands for Fastest File Splitter and Joiner. As the name suggests, it is a program for splitting and merging large files quickly. The program claims to boost cache and RAM usage so that files can be split and joined together as quickly as possible. The program comes with an easy and simple user interface and also with great features such as integration with the right-click menu for fast file splitting, file encryption and deletion of the original file after splitting.
The program can also join parts created by another splitting program such as HJSplit. Its usage is not much different, you select the file and the location to save the parts, then specify the size of each part or the number of equal parts and press Split on the right. To rejoin the files together, go to the Joining section to specify the location of the parts.
A program that can be used on a computer, whether Windows, Mac, or Linux, to split files. Splitcat is completely free and open source, and enables you to split files into parts that meet the file upload requirements imposed by communication platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram. Likewise, it can join the split parts to restore the original file again. When you run the program, you will find ready-made settings to split files to suit the maximum file sizes when sharing them on platforms such as Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, and email, which helps you speed up the fragmentation process. You can also use the "Custom" option to set the size according to your preferences. In the Enter chunk size in MB field, specify the size of each part. You can also enable ZIP before to compress files before splitting them and set a password for protection.
Finally, click on “Split File” to split the selected file into smaller parts. The program will split the file and then open the sharing option for you. Generally, the file parts will be saved in the same original folder. To get the file back, run Splitcat and go to the “Merge” section, click on the “Browse files” button, add all the parts, and click on “Merge files” and it will merge all the file parts again.
These were some free software that will do the job of splitting large files into parts so that you can share them easily. It can also help you split and encrypt your files, as encryption with file fragmentation gives you a high level of security.