Transferring large files is a serious hassle, especially if you want to upload to the internet or use a removable drive with small storage.
It is possible to compress and split files using archive tools. However, you may’t individually utilize the split files without decompressing them to a single file.
So, in this article, we will provide different ways with which you may split files while making certain files such as audio, video, text, etc., readable even in split state.
How to Split Files in Windows
Here are the methods you may use to split files in Windows:
Split Files Using a Custom Script
Windows does not have a built-in utility or app to split a file. So, we have created a user-friendly custom PowerShell script for splitting and rejoining a file to help you out.
Since most people need to split a file according to a particular size, our custom script implements only this feature. you may use it to create split files with an input MB size.
If you want to split using any other sizes, you may change the code as we have directed in the comments (lines followed by #).
First, open Windows PowerShell as admin and enter the commandGet-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser. you may typepowershellon Run and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as admin.
If it shows Restricted, Undefined or AllSigned, you may’t run the script. To change it, enterSet-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned.
If you want more information, please refer to our article on Running Scripts Is Disabled On This System.
After changing the execution policy, follow the instructions below:
you may also open PowerShell, change the directory to theSplit.ps1file’s location and enter.\Split.ps1to run it.
First, ensure that PowerShell’s execution policy allows running scripts (see the above section). Then, follow the instructions below to join the files:
