How to split files in Windows 10

• If you’re currently struggling to split files in Windows 10, this article reveals some strategies.
• Feel free to try out WinZip, PDF Splitter Joiner, or any other reliable tool described below.
• Icecream PDF Split & Merge is also great; it packs a lot of functionality in an accessible package.
• To find more articles on the topic, feel free to check out this Software Tools & Utilities Hub.

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This is essential for backing up and sending larger files, and there are numerous third-party software packages available for Windows 10 that enable you to split files into smaller parts.

Just take a closer look at our top picks below.

How can I split files in Windows 10?

1. Splitting files with WinZip

Since you’re here, you probably need to install a great and easy-to-use tool for splitting files. WinZip isn’t just a modern looking application; it’s simply the perfect one for this job.

Besides the fact that it supports a variety of different archive types, it always protects your data with banking-level encryption.

Rest assured that this isn’t the only advanced feature that’s waiting for you. Users also appreciate the easy management of files not only on their PC but on network and clouds as well.

As for simple procedures such as splitting files and zipping them, you can’t find any other tool with a better overall speed.

WinZip

2. Splitting files with Icecream PDF Split & Merge

1. To easily split and merge unlimited files, click Merge to begin the procedure.
2. Then, click Add file or easily drag and drop the file you have in mind.
3. While in PDF Split & Merge, type a new name for the selected file.
4. Press the Merge button and you’re good to go.

If you’re looking for a powerful tool to easily split files in Windows 10, you’ll probably love Icecream PDF Split & Merge.

Do note that it comes with many advanced features, such as strong encryption or 50+ languages support. In spite of that, it doesn’t forget the basics, either.

With drag-and-drop support for arranging files with ease, passwords for both Split and Merge modes, and Windows/Mac OS compatibility, it’s definitely worth downloading (if you don’t have it already.)

Icecream PDF Split & Merge

3. Splitting documents with PDF Splitter Joiner

1. First, download the PDF Splitter Joiner tool for Windows 10.
2. With this software, you can split text documents, videos, and audio files. Click the Splitter tab and press the Input File button to select a file to split (or select the File Splitter Joiner option from file context menus). Note that file sizes must eclipse one megabyte.
3. Next, press the Output Folder button to choose a folder to save the split files in.
4. Then choose how to split the file. Click Split Equal Parts to split the file into equal-sized parts. Enter how many files to split the file to.
5. Alternatively, you could select the Split Volume option. With that, you can specify the approximate size of each of the split files. For example, a 10-megabyte video would split into 10 files if you entered 1 MB there.
6. Press the Split button to cut up the file.
7. The split files will save to the selected output folder.
8. Open that folder in File Explorer.
9. Open one of the file segments by right-clicking it and selecting Open with from the context menu.
10. Then, select to open it with a suitable software package. For example, you can play audio and video files with Windows Media Player.

4. Splitting text documents with HJ-Split

1. If you need to split text documents less than one megabyte, grab HJ-Split.
2. Unzip its zipped folder by opening it in File Explorer and selecting Extract all.
3. Enter a path for the extracted folder. You can open the window shown below from the extracted folder.
4. Click Split to open the options below.
5. Press the Input File button to select a text document to split.
6. Press the Output button to select where the split files will save to.
7. Enter a value in the Split file size text box. For example, to split a 4KB file in two exactly you would enter 2 there.
8. Then, press the Start button to cut the file up. Note that the software works best with TXT files, so if you can’t open the split files in a word processor convert the original document’s format to TXT before splitting it.
9. Open the split documents by right-clicking them and selecting Open with. Choose suitable software to open the document with. It’s best to select the default file format packages.

5. Splitting PDFs with PDF Shaper

1. If you need to split a PDF document, download PDF Shaper. More precisely, click the Download button under PDF Shaper Free to save the setup wizard and install the software. Open the program’s window below.
2. Click Content >Split to open the window in the snapshot below.
3. Click the Files tab and press Add to select a PDF to split.
4. Select the Options tab, and enter a value in the Split by the number of files box. That’s the number of split files you’ll get.
5. Then, press the Process button to split the PDF.

So those are four great software tools you can split files up with. Those programs enable you to split up audio, video, text documents, and PDFs .

Then, you can also join files together with HJ-Split or PDF Splitter Joiner and not only.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I split a file into multiple files?

If you want to split a file into multiple files, don’t hesitate to use Icecream PDF Split & Merge. Its intuitive interface and convenient controls make it the best choice for most users.

How do I split multiple files in Windows?

Both Icecream PDF Split and Merge and HJ-Split are ideal for anybody trying to split multiple files. Use them as described in this guide dedicated to splitting files in Windows 10.

How do I split a Word document into multiple PDFs?

Doing so is possible when creating a PDF of your document, then choosing Extract pages, and ticking Extract as separate files. Just make sure you use the official Adobe Acrobat and no other shady tool.

Split a Windows image file (.wim) to span across multiple DVDs

Split a Windows image (.wim) file into a set of smaller (.swm) files.

Use this procedure when you’re installing Windows from media that can’t handle the Windows image file size, for example:

DVDs (A standard single-sided DVD stores 4.7GB).

USB keys formatted as FAT32. FAT32 is required to boot many modern (UEFI-based) PCs, but has a maximum file size of 4GB. (Workaround: Create a USB key with multiple partitions.)

Limitations:

• You can’t modify a set of split image (.swm) files.
• Applying split image (.swm) files is only supported when all of the .swm files are in the same folder. This means for DVD deployment, you’ll need to copy the files over to the destination PC before you can use Windows Setup or DISM /Apply-Image, as shown in this topic.

Split the file

Mount your Windows distribution ISO.

Split the Windows image:

C:\sources\install.wim is the name and the location of the image file that you want to split.

C:\sources\install.swm is the destination name and the location for the split .swm files. The first split .swm file is named install.swm file. The file names for the next files include numbers, for example, install2.swm file, install3.swm file, and so on.

4700 is the maximum size in MB for each of the split .swm files to be created.

USB deployment

Store all of the .swm files in the same folder on the USB key.

For Windows Setup instructions, see the Troubleshooting section from Install Windows from a USB flash drive.

DVD deployment

Copy the files to individual DVDs. For example, insert the first DVD and type:

Then insert the second DVD and type:

And so on until all .swm files are copied to DVDs.

From Windows PE, you can either deploy using Windows Setup or a script.

Configure and format your hard drive partitions, as shown in Capture and Apply Windows, System, and Recovery Partitions.

Copy the files to a single temporary folder. For example, insert the first DVD and type:

Then insert the second DVD and type:

And so on until all .swm files are copied.

Install using Windows Setup or a script.

Windows Setup: Insert a DVD with Windows Setup, and use it to install the split Windows image files.

Use a script

Apply your image using the DISM /Apply-Image /SWMFile option:

Set up your system and recovery partitions, as shown in Deploy Windows using a Script.

8 Ways to Split and Join Large Files

As time moves on, the size of software and files found on your computer gets bigger. A photo will have more pixels in it and be larger, video files are now being distributed in 4K which means bigger file sizes than before. The same applies to games, some can now be as much as a 200GB download on platforms such as Steam. Applications are also growing, the latest Microsoft Office installation is now much bigger than it used to be.

As everything grows in size, it becomes more of a problem when you are trying to move or copy the files to a more restricted medium. For instance, you might be trying to send a video file via email which has an attachment size limit. Or you could be trying to backup or copy large files, such as ISO images, onto optical media or flash drives. If the file is too big for the space limit you have available, it needs to be split into separate parts.

Splitting files into smaller parts that can then be joined together again, later on, is done all the time on the internet. It’s also quite common to split a large file when you have to fit it onto several CDs, DVDs, or even floppies. Curiously Windows itself has the capacity to join already split files, but can’t split the file in the first place. For that you need a third party method, here are 8 ways for you to do it. All methods were tested on Windows 7 and 10.

FFSJ is small, efficient, and easy to use and comes as either a Lite or Standard version. Lite is a portable executable while the Standard installer version includes the context menu option that can split and join by right click. FFSJ also has a command line interface so files can be split and joined from batch scripts or the Command Prompt.

Splitting a file is easy and you only need to drop a file onto the window or manually locate it, choose a different output directory if required, and set the split method. The file can be split according to a specific number of parts or a specific size. The Encrypt data option is useful as only those that know the password can rejoin the files (you must rejoin the files with FFSJ).

For joining files you only have to drag and drop or locate the first file in the set and supply a save to directory. A password will be required if you encrypted the files. The MD5 Checksum tab allows you to get the checksum of the file before splitting, then a joined file can be verified to see if its checksum matches.

2. KFK

KFK is by KC Softwares who also make other well known tools like the software update monitor Sumo. In addition to splitting and joining files, KFK also has an option to burn the files to disc (if you have the shareware VSO CopytoDVD software) and also offers disk spanning by splitting a file over multiple floppy disks.

It’s possible to drop a file onto the KFK window or you can browse for one manually. For splitting, you can choose either to set a specific number of parts or a specific size of each part. The “Generate automatic rebuild file” checkbox creates a batch file with the files so you can join them together without using KFK.

Make sure to download the Lite or portable version of KFK. In the past, KC softwares have bundled adware with their installers. At the time of writing, they appear to be adware free but be aware when downloading.

3. GSplit 3

GSplit is definitely the program with the most advanced options here. Not only can it automatically span a file across several removable devices (floppies, USB flash drives, etc), GSplit can also create custom tags for the files and a custom self uniting program. There’s even a batch option where a number of files can be split one after the other (using the Several Files button).

There are four standard split methods; by numbers of files, by the size of each file, entering the size of each file individually, or even splitting a text file by line. The self uniting function (SFU) adds an executable to the files so they can be joined without GSplit.

The SFU file can be customized with your own messages, a picture, a chosen destination folder, run a program after splitting and auto start/end. The Express button is a faster way to quickly split a file from a single window. Both installer and portable versions of GSplit 3 are available.

4. Puran Splitter

Splitter is also part of the Puran Utilities tweaking software but this is the standalone version. It’s unfortunate that the program has to be installed but you can easily copy the folder from Program Files and then uninstall to create a portable version. Delete the file “Default.cjstyles” from the program folder if you prefer not to have the light blue theme.

Splitting a file is self explanatory and you simply drop or browse for the file to split, browse for an output folder, set the size of each file, and press the button. Sizes are in Kilobytes or Megabytes so multiply Megabytes by 1024 to use Gigabytes.

A useful feature is the option to either create a batch file to rejoin the files back together or create an executable. Either option works without the need for Puran Splitter. The batch join option uses the Windows Copy command which is useful to get around any restrictions that don’t allow an unknown executable to run on the computer.

5. Split Files Using an Archiving Program (PeaZip)

One of the most known methods of splitting files into multiple parts is by using a file archiver. Most archiving software has the ability to create a multi part Zip or 7z archive. We’re looking at PeaZip because it can actually split files by creating a multi part archive or using the standard method of splitting the file like the tools above. PeaZip is also a very good general archiver with a portable version if you would rather not install it.

To create a multi part archive, press Add, and drop the file onto the window. Choose where to save the split files, and in the dropdown boxes select Self-extracting 7Z, and Store. Select the split file size from one of the presets or choose Custom and enter a specific size in KB, MB, or GB.

With the self extracting 7Z you can join the files back together without an archiver installed. If that’s not required, use the 7Z or Zip methods instead. To create a standard split file, choose Split in the top drop down and pick the split size in the bottom drop down and start the process.

An alternative split window is in Tools > PeaUtils although here the output path is locked to the same as the input file. The PeaUtils window is also where you can join split parts together again. Click the drop down and select Join spanned file, then locate the first file in the set (.001) or drop it onto the window.

PeaUtils is a standalone program that doesn’t require PeaZip to work. Therefore, you can use split, join, or any other options available in the drop down without using or installing PeaZip.