Zip file created on OS X fails to open in Windows

I have created a 10 GB zip file (I suppose that it is a zip 64 file) as a backup of my Mac. I have moved it into a Windows computer, however, whatever program I use, it fails to open. The closest I got was using a 3rd party zip program, which succeeded in reading the directories, but not the individual files. Is there a program that I can use, or is this only compressible on a Mac (on a Mac, I have succeeded in uncompressing the file)?

There are of course several different companies that make and furnish there product on the market many are free while others you have to pay for. In all the years I have been playing with computers I have found this one to be one of the best on the market.
http://mac.winzip.com/features.htm
Scroll down and you will find the capabilities. You can create and open either Mac or PC.
They also offer a trial version so you can see if this is what you want.
Cheers
Don

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