Split large files into a specific number of packages, or to files that have a limited size, and merge them together again in no time. #Split file #Merge file #File splitter #Splitter #Merger #Split
Transferring large file archives or video files to different devices can take a lot of time, regardless if you are using an internet connection, or a removable drive.
Pica is a minimalist Mac OS X application that offers you the possibility to split any file into a specific number of archives, or into packages that have a certain size.
Within the Pica main window, you have the option to choose if you want to split or merge files together. In the first case, you must point the app to the file you want to process, and choose the splitting method you want to apply.
You get to monitor the splitting process within the same window, but keep in mind that in the case of small file everything is over relatively fast. Pica was able to split a 291MB MKV file into 3 separate archives in a matter of seconds.
On the other hand, while processing a 16GB file on a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with 6GB RAM, Pica used more than 2GB of RAM memory and turned the computer unresponsive.
The archives generated by Pica are placed in a separate folder in the same location as the source file: you can use the smaller archives to transfer the data to a remote location faster. The next step is to use the Pica merge function to put them together.
However, even though Pica generates a .plist file for the archives, the document does not retain the original file format, and the system does not know what application can be used to access the data in the .pica.merged archive.
Nonetheless, if you manually input the correct file extension, everything gets back to normal. To conclude, Pica is a fast solution for splitting and merging files back together, but further adjustments are in order to make it a reliable tool.
Pica 1.2
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- Mac OS X 10.7 or later (Intel only)
- file size:
- 2.9 MB
- filename:
- Pica v1.2.dmg
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