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2006-10-04 09:03:08 · 9 answers · asked by jerry0nyechi 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
1. What is a RAR file
RAR is the native format of WinRAR archiver. Like other archives, RAR files are data containers, they store one or several files in the compressed form. After you downloaded RAR file from Internet, you need to unpack its contents in order to use it.
2. How to handle RAR files
WinRAR provides the complete support for RAR files, so you may both create and unpack them. If you installed WinRAR on your computer and downloaded RAR file from Internet, you may double click on RAR file icon to open it in WinRAR, select all files, press "Extract To" button, enter a destination path and press "OK". Another way is to click on the RAR file in Explorer using the right mouse button. If you enabled "Shell integration" option when installing WinRAR, the file context menu will contain "Extract to ..." item.
Some RAR files can be parts of multi-volume sequences. In WinRAR you can split a huge archive to a few smaller files, which are called volumes. They may have extensions .rar (the first volume), .r00, .r01, ..., or .part1.rar (the first volume), .part2.rar, ..., etc. If you need to unpack volumes, place all them to the same folder and start extraction from the first volume.
3. RAR versus ZIP
Comparing to ZIP file format, RAR provides a number of advanced features: more convenient multipart (multivolume) archives, tight compression including special solid, multimedia and text modes, strong AES-128 encryption, recovery records helping to repair an archive even in case of physical data damage, Unicode support to process non-English file names and a lot more.
2006-10-04 09:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by ladeehwk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get the latest version of Winrar here: http://bit.ly/1o0M15D
I like Winrar because it's a very good program to compress/decompress files in many different formats. You could also use other programs like 7zip or winzip for the same purpose but I think Winrar is the best option avalable. The funcionalities are pretty much the same for each program (you basically do everything with a simple right-click of your mouse) but Winrar is by far the best option.
The things I like about winrar is that it opens a bunch of compressed formats: .zip, .rar, .7z / 7zip, .iso, .tar, .jar etc. (much more than the other programs) and that it's 100% (trial period never expired so you can use it for free with no limitations)
These are the reasons why I recommend Winrar.
2014-08-17 11:00:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Simplyzip. It's a fantastic zip/rar achiever and unpacking tool that works with over a dozen file compression programs. Best of all, it was free.
2006-10-04 09:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to download a program called winrar..
Much like winzip, but a few other features... There are free versions all over the place so try google and go from there...
Good luck
2006-10-04 09:05:46 · answer #4 · answered by Jaws P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the win rar program. winrar.com
Or
do a search on winrar. it is a free download.
2006-10-04 09:04:36 · answer #5 · answered by w@rio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download "Winrar"( its similar to "winzip ") and uncompress the .rar file to a location on ur computer .
2016-03-27 04:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need the zip program winrar which you can get here
http://www.download.com/3000-2250-10007677.html
good luck
2006-10-04 09:09:34 · answer #7 · answered by ian6868 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simplyzip or Winrar, you can download them from www.download.com or www.winrar.com
2006-10-04 09:33:01 · answer #8 · answered by Mehul G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WinRAR from download.com
2006-10-04 09:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by A_Lankan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋