Untar multipart tarball on Windows

Answer 1

Install Cygwin

Answer 2

Install 7-zip. Right click on the first tar. In the context menu, go to "7zip -> Extract Here".

Works like a charm, no command-line kung-fu needed:)

EDIT: I only now noticed that you mention already having tried 7zip. It might have balked if you tried to "open" the tar by going "open with" -> 7zip - Their command-line for opening files is a little unorthodox, so you have to associate via 7zip instead of via the file association system built-in to windows. If you try the right click -> "7-zip" -> "extract here", though, that should work- I tested the solution myself (albeit on a 32-bit Windows box- Don't have a 64 available)

Answer 3

The tar -M switch should it for you on windows (I'm using tar.exe).

tar --help says:

-M, --multi-volume             create/list/extract multi-volume archive

Answer 4

I found this thread because I had the same problem with these files. Yes, the same exact files you have. Here's the correct order: 042358617 (i.e. start with part0, then part4, etc.)

Concatenate in that order and you'll get a tarball you can unarchive. (I'm not on Windows, so I can't advise on what app to use.) Note that of the 19 items contained therein, 3 are zip files that some unarchive utilities will report as being corrupted. Other apps will allow you to extract 99% of their contents. Again, I'm not on Windows, so you'll have to experiment for yourself.

Enjoy! ;)