It's fast, free, ultrasimple to use, and completely portable. The splitter tool's progress bar pop-up was a bit sticky, hanging around after the job was done, but that's the limit of our issues with HJ-Split. When the checksum was ready, we clicked Copy to copy it to the clipboard for further use. To use the Checksum generator, we simply browsed to a file and clicked Start. The Compare tool quickly compared the size of two specified files, which is handy for making sure they're the same size before you start to combine them. Whether joining or splitting, HJ-Split worked quickly, with a green progress bar tracking the job. Once you've selected the first file, the program automatically fills in the sequence, so you never start with the wrong file (and finish with a corrupted mess).

HJ-Split simplifies the joining process by identifying the. We successfully split several large files, including multigigabyte files, using HJ-Split, and then turned around and joined them again, all in a few minutes.

The tool automatically splits and numbers the files and saves them to the destination folder. Clicking Split or Join calls up simple dialogs that involve browsing for source and destination files, setting the split file size, and pressing Start. HJ-Split's ultrasimple interface has six buttons, four of which access tools: Split, Join, Checksum, and Compare and About and Exit buttons, with Web links on the About button and the interface that access an online Help file. HJ-Split handles files up to 100 GB in size, so it can also split backup archives. This portable freeware runs without being installed, making it a useful addition to portable devices. Combining or joining the split parts of some big file is equivalent to restoring the original (pre-split) files. HJ-Split is an easy-to-use application that bundles several versatile splitter and joiner tools from Freebyte. With HJSplit you can not only split files but you can also join the split parts back together again. If you share files online, over private networks, or via devices like thumb drives, you probably know how useful file joiners and splitters can be. They make it possible to share, upload, and download files and data much too large for the typical PC to handle. File joiners and splitters break apart large files into smaller segments that can be joined together easily.

Join files with hjsplit