Corrupt ZIP File for Testing
Download an intentionally corrupt ZIP file for testing error handling. This file has damaged headers — your application should detect it and show a meaningful error instead of crashing.
sample-corrupt.zip
7.2 KB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-corrupt.zip
- Exact size
- 7,420 bytes
- Displayed size
- 7.2 KB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/zip/sample-corrupt.zip
Other ZIP files
sample-1kb.zip
1.1 KB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-1kb.zip
- Exact size
- 1,163 bytes
- Displayed size
- 1.1 KB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/zip/sample-1kb.zip
sample-10kb.zip
10.8 KB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-10kb.zip
- Exact size
- 11,097 bytes
- Displayed size
- 10.8 KB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/zip/sample-10kb.zip
sample-100kb.zip
104 KB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-100kb.zip
- Exact size
- 106,174 bytes
- Displayed size
- 104 KB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/zip/sample-100kb.zip
sample-500kb.zip
510 KB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-500kb.zip
- Exact size
- 522,444 bytes
- Displayed size
- 510 KB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/zip/sample-500kb.zip
sample-1mb.zip
1.05 MB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-1mb.zip
- Exact size
- 1,102,644 bytes
- Displayed size
- 1.05 MB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/zip/sample-1mb.zip
sample-5mb.zip
5.25 MB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-5mb.zip
- Exact size
- 5,503,944 bytes
- Displayed size
- 5.25 MB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/zip/sample-5mb.zip
Frequently Asked Questions
Why would I need a corrupt ZIP file?
To test that your application gracefully handles invalid uploads. Users may accidentally upload corrupted files — your app should detect this and show a helpful error message, not crash or hang.
What is wrong with this ZIP file?
The file has intentionally damaged central directory headers. It will be detected as a ZIP by magic bytes but fail during extraction — testing your error recovery code path.
Other archive formats
Similar files in other formats
sample-corrupt.zip
7.2 KB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-corrupt.zip
- Exact size
- 7,420 bytes
- Displayed size
- 7.2 KB
- MIME type
- application/zip
- Note
- Damaged ZIP — local file headers present, central directory corrupted
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/corrupted/sample-corrupt.zip
sample-1mb.rar
1.00 MB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-1mb.rar
- Exact size
- 1,048,658 bytes
- Displayed size
- 1.00 MB
- MIME type
- application/vnd.rar
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/rar/sample-1mb.rar
sample-1mb.7z
1.00 MB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-1mb.7z
- Exact size
- 1,048,789 bytes
- Displayed size
- 1.00 MB
- MIME type
- application/x-7z-compressed
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/7z/sample-1mb.7z
sample-100kb.tar.gz
100 KB
Verified file details
- Filename
- sample-100kb.tar.gz
- Exact size
- 102,400 bytes
- Displayed size
- 100 KB
- MIME type
- application/octet-stream
- License
- CC0 / Public Domain
- Download URL
- https://truefilesize.com/files/tar-gz/sample-100kb.tar.gz