I have to download one and I dont really know what it is.
2007-04-06 08:12:41 · 10 answers · asked by Kitana Kuroda 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Its a compression format, somewhat like zip.
7-zip from http://7-zip.org/ can open them.
2007-04-06 08:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by David D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In computing, RAR is a proprietary file format for data compression and archiving, developed by Eugene Roshal (hence the name RAR: Roshal ARchive). Some people mistakenly believe that RAR stands for "Russian ARchiver".
The file extension is .rar. The MIME-Type is application/x-rar-compressed.
RAR compression operations are typically much slower than compressing the same data with early compression algorithms like ZIP and gzip, but a much better rate of compression is achieved whenever the data can still be compressed further. Bzip2, which came after ZIP and gzip, compresses more efficiently at a cost of computational time compared to them, but is in turn less efficient and computationally cheaper than RAR.
2007-04-06 08:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by taavot232 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rar is a compressed file , like a Zip file. You can download Rar from cnet.downloads , the software is basically free and will allow you to open your RAR file.
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2007-04-06 08:19:41 · answer #3 · answered by Roland 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an .RAR file is NOT a zip file. It is a compressed file similar to .ZIP. Most IT professionals agree the .rar compression is better than .zip.
You need a utility called winrar (very similar to winzip) You can download the evaluation version from www.winrar.com
2007-04-06 08:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a compressed format like a zip file and you can use software like WinRAR, 7-Zip or any other file compression software to extract it's contents. I recommend using 7-Zip. 7-Zip is an open source file archiver with high compression ratio. 7-Zip has a strong community backing and unlike WinZip and WinRAR is completely free (contrary to popular belief WinRAR and WinZip are not free though you can use the trial periods indefinitely).
2016-05-18 22:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like ZIP.
Download 7-zip, which supports ZIP and RAR and other formats.
2007-04-06 08:19:08 · answer #6 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a compressed file to save space and download time.
2007-04-06 08:18:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a .rar file is a compressed file just like a a.zip file.
Use winrar to de-compress it. http://www.rarlabs.com
2007-04-06 08:16:23 · answer #8 · answered by jackie_1969uk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a compressed file. Use WinRAR (program similar to WinZip) to open its contents.
2007-04-06 08:16:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a zip file, you can use WinRAR to unzip it.
2007-04-06 08:15:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋