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This is the Kiwix '''Frequently Asked Questions''' (or '''FAQ''') page. If you don't find an answer to your question, please consider to read the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help page]] or visit our [http://forum.kiwix.org Forum]. | This is the Kiwix '''Frequently Asked Questions''' (or '''FAQ''') page. If you don't find an answer to your question, please consider to read the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help page]] or visit our [http://forum.kiwix.org Forum]. | ||
{{FAQ_entry|question=Where can I find new content?|answer=Kiwix uses the [http://openzim.org ZIM format]. We release our own ZIM files which are available for download in the Kiwix library (in the software). You can also use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Book Book creator] on Wikipedia to generate your own ZIM files.}} | |||
{{FAQ_entry|question=My ZIM file is too big, what should I do?|answer=Kiwix is able to deal with 2GB splitted ZIM files. The splitted ZIM files must be named xxx.zimaa, xxx.zimab, xxx.zimac, etc. To split a ZIM file you may use: | |||
* On Microsoft Windows: [http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/ FSJ-Lite], | |||
* On Apple Mac OSX: [http://loekjehe.home.xs4all.nl/Split&Concat/ Split&Concat] | |||
* On GNU/Linux and with the console: split --bytes=2000M my_big_file.zim | |||
* On Microsoft Windows: [http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/ FSJ-Lite], | |||
* On Apple Mac OSX: [http://loekjehe.home.xs4all.nl/Split&Concat/ Split&Concat] | |||
* On GNU/Linux and with the console: split --bytes=2000M my_big_file.zim | |||
To be readable by Kiwix, all chunks must be located in the same folder. Open then the xxx.zimaa file with Kiwix. | |||
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{{FAQ_entry|question=Why is Kiwix not available for PPC Macs?|answer=We do not have a PPC architectured Mac and this architecture is outdated.}} | {{FAQ_entry|question=Why is Kiwix not available for PPC Macs?|answer=We do not have a PPC architectured Mac and this architecture is outdated.}} | ||
{{FAQ_entry|question=Is it possible to update a ZIM file?|answer=It is not possible to update a ZIM file itself, but you may download a new ZIM file with updated versions of the contents.}} | {{FAQ_entry|question=Is it possible to update a ZIM file?|answer=It is not possible to update a ZIM file itself, but you may download a new ZIM file with updated versions of the contents.}} | ||
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{{FAQ_entry|question=I have downloaded a ZIP file (pre-indexed ZIM file) but I can't unpack it, the file seems to be corrupted. What should I do?|answer=Use an unpacking software which supports the ZIP64 format (ZIP format for big files), like for example [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-zip]. If this still fails, then your file was corrupted during the transfer, please restart the download using Bittorrent, then it will work.}} | {{FAQ_entry|question=I have downloaded a ZIP file (pre-indexed ZIM file) but I can't unpack it, the file seems to be corrupted. What should I do?|answer=Use an unpacking software which supports the ZIP64 format (ZIP format for big files), like for example [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-zip]. If this still fails, then your file was corrupted during the transfer, please restart the download using Bittorrent, then it will work.}} | ||
{{FAQ_entry|question=I can't copy Kiwix on my USB flash drive because the index files (*.idx directory) are too big.|answer=USB flash drives are often | {{FAQ_entry|question=I can't copy Kiwix on my USB flash drive because the index files (*.idx directory) are too big.|answer=USB flash drives are often formatted using the FAT32 filesystem which can't store files bigger than 4GB. We recommend to use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT exFAT] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS NTFS] which can deal with big files and is broadly supported.}} | ||
{{FAQ_entry|question=How can I launch Kiwix with a specific article?|answer=You need to launch Kiwix from the command line using the -articleByUrl option. For example:<source lang="bash">kiwix.exe -articleByUrl "zim://A/foo.html" bar.zim</source>}} | {{FAQ_entry|question=How can I launch Kiwix with a specific article?|answer=You need to launch Kiwix from the command line using the -articleByUrl option. For example:<source lang="bash">kiwix.exe -articleByUrl "zim://A/foo.html" bar.zim</source>}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help]] | * [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help]] | ||
* [http://forum.kiwix.org Forum] | * [http://forum.kiwix.org Forum] | ||