Good luck, and happy flashing!

The official Realme Flash Tool is Windows-only. Running it via Wine or virtual machines often causes this error due to file system translation issues. Use a native Windows PC.

Check our other guides on "Status BROM errors," "Sahara fail," or "OFP extraction failed."

Your firmware file is likely irreparably corrupt. Find a different source for the same firmware version (e.g., different region or build number). Also, try downloading from a different PC.

OFP Extractor Tool (Download from XDA-Developers).

No. The tool cannot proceed until the firmware structure is readable. Conclusion The "Cannot find central directory" error in Realme Flash Tool is almost always a file corruption or tool mismatch issue . It is fixable without needing advanced technical skills.