

Most likely (at least in my case) it was created when inserted into a Mac (which it should not do, but nevertheless), as Mac OSX creates hidden files for each file on a FAT32 formatted drive. In this case, the issue was that there was a “corrupted” zip folder in the root(or basically home) of the drive. Clicking OK and cancel does nothing as it comes back up again. Enjoy :)Īnnoying pop ups that says “Please Insert the last disk of the Multi-Volume set and click OK to continue” come up when a certain flash drive or folder is being opened. Welcome to Adriel’s SYSDUMP, these little short, seemingly random notes are things that I discovered and publish here hoping it might help someone else. Then it don’t allow you to access the file.Solution to “Compressed Zip Folder Error”

Your antivirus program (such as Windows Defender, Bitdefender, e.g.) will detect this as soon as you double click the compressed file. The Compressed (zipped) folder is invalid because it contains malware or virusesĪ ZIP-file from the internet may very well contain malware, viruses, ransomware or whatsoever. Please wait until repairing is finished, then click Next to view the results.Īfter repairing, close Object FIX ZIP and then browse to the folder where you saved the repaired archive file.

– Fix/Repaird archive – try to create a new good ZIP file.ĥ. Open Object FIX ZIP and go to the folder of the corrupted archive.ģ. Download and install Object FIX ZIP on your computer.Ģ. It can reconstruct a specified Zip file by creating a new Zip archive while recovering the contents of the faulty Zip file where possible.ġ. Object FIX ZIP is a program for repairing Zip archive files. If the issue still persists, you may need to repair the file using Object Fix Zip. Note: Make sure you have sufficient free disk space on your drive.Ģ. First, re-download the ZIP-file from the internet. If your ZIP-file is corrupted or contains inconsistencies, you may need to repair the file. This tool is freeware and can handle most archived files. If your ZIP-file is too large, you may need to use a third-party tool such as WinZIP.

There are several methods to fix the error, but the success rate depends on the cause of the issue. See more: How to Fix ZIP file won’t open/extract on Windows 10 How to fix Windows cannot open the compressed ZIP folder The error happens in all Windows versions (Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7) since basic ZIP functionality was added. The download may not have completed successfully. Causes may vary, but most of the times it’s a ZIP file downloaded from the internet. The Compressed (zipped) folder is invalid when a ZIP-file is corrupt. You may receive an error message such as Windows cannot open the folder.
