How To Extract DAA Files In Ubuntu?

By | June 19, 2008 |

Most often when you download a huge file from a P2P network, it is compressed in the .daa format. When you click on it, you will find that there is no application in Ubuntu that can handle it.

If you are wondering, DAA (Direct-Access-Archive) is actually a proprietary file format created by PowerISO to compress, password protect and to split a huge file to multiple volumes. To decompress a .daa file, you have to use the PowerISO application.

Download PowerISO for Linux

Extract the tar file

cd /usr/bin
sudo tar -xf [path-to-poweriso-tar-file]

To extract .daa file

poweriso extract /input-file.daa / -od /extracted-file-path

Done



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  • Larry

    Thanks a lot! The command syntax as a little tricky, thanks for clearing it up.

  • Larry

    Thanks a lot! The command syntax as a little tricky, thanks for clearing it up.

  • Larry

    Thanks a lot! The command syntax as a little tricky, thanks for clearing it up.

  • Aljaz

    Another way of extracting a file

    poweriso convert image.daa -o image.iso -ot iso

  • Aljaz

    Another way of extracting a file

    poweriso convert image.daa -o image.iso -ot iso

  • Linux Nooob

    “sudo tar -xf [path-to-poweriso-tar-file]”

    if the file is in the Downloads directory, then what do i write?

    • http://maketecheasier.com/ Damien

      Try

      sudo tar -xf ~/Downloads

      or

      sudo tar -xf /home/yourusername/Downloads

    • http://maketecheasier.com/ Damien

      Try

      sudo tar -xf ~/Downloads

      or

      sudo tar -xf /home/yourusername/Downloads

  • Linux Nooob

    “sudo tar -xf [path-to-poweriso-tar-file]”

    if the file is in the Downloads directory, then what do i write?

    • http://maketecheasier.com Damien

      Try

      sudo tar -xf ~/Downloads

      or

      sudo tar -xf /home/yourusername/Downloads

  • Brad

    Just wanted to say thanks for posting this article =0)

  • Pablo

    thanks a lot!