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splitting_large_files_with_7z
Spliting large files into 1GB chunks for copying.
Go and get the portable 7za from https://www.7-zip.org/download.html Grab the one labelled
(7-Zip Extra: standalone console version, 7z DLL, Plugin for Far Manager)
The following command will use the fastest compression and split into 1GB chunks
7za a c:\temp\<archive name>.7z c:\temp\<source_files>.* -v1000m -mx1
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