15 MB ZIP sample

A ZIP file of exactly 15,728,640 bytes. It is a valid ZIP archive file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 15 MB sample, test or dummy ZIP file.

sample-zip-15mb.zip

15 MB15,728,640 bytes

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Type: application/zip
SHA-256: 83491c7a632af70087f3d50d5a5ac1e07c18ea92bbf4ad8a9f12d634a056b3bf
Delivery: Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).

What is in this file

4 entries: a README, a CSV file and a JSON file compressed with deflate, plus payload.bin, 15,724,790 pseudo-random bytes stored without compression so the archive is exactly 15,728,640 bytes.

Entries	4
Compression	Deflate for text entries, stored for payload.bin
Encrypted	No
ZIP64	No
Largest entry	payload.bin, 15,724,790 bytes

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-zip-15mb.zip as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The ZIP signature is 50 4B 03 04.

00000000  50 4b 03 04 14 00 00 00  08 00 00 00 21 5c 2a e6 |PK..........!\*.|
00000010  3b 63 6e 00 00 00 7b 00  00 00 0a 00 00 00 52 45 |;cn...{.......RE|
00000020  41 44 4d 45 2e 74 78 74  0a 4e cc 2d c8 49 0d 49 |ADME.txt.N.-.I.I|
00000030  2d 2e 71 cb cc 49 2d 56  28 06 f3 15 a2 3c 03 14 |-.q..I-V(....<..|

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Where 15 MB matters

A 15,728,640-byte file, 15 MB in the binary units that operating systems and upload limits use. It is useful wherever a form, an API gateway, a storage quota or a mail server is configured with a limit of about this size.

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Use this file for

Measuring download speed from your own server or CDN
Testing bulk import features
Testing archive uploads and extraction

Testing notes for ZIP

Windows reports ZIP uploads as application/x-zip-compressed, so allow-lists need both MIME types.
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ZIP format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-zip-15mb.zip
Format	ZIP (ZIP archive)
Extension	.zip
MIME type	application/zip
Size	15,728,640 bytes (15 MB)
Kind	Binary
Signature	50 4B 03 04
SHA-256	83491c7a632af70087f3d50d5a5ac1e07c18ea92bbf4ad8a9f12d634a056b3bf
Created	2026-10-23
Validation	See the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility.
Preview	Not available for this file; details only
Source	Generated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
Licence	Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
Category	Archives

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 15 MB?: Yes. It is 15,728,640 bytes, which is 15 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 15 MB ZIP file?: 4 entries: a README, a CSV file and a JSON file compressed with deflate, plus payload.bin, 15,724,790 pseudo-random bytes stored without compression so the archive is exactly 15,728,640 bytes.
Are the archives encrypted?: No. They are not encrypted or password-protected and do not use ZIP64.

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