The RAR file would see the light of day in 1993, but even today it is still one of the most widely used compression formats . Understanding this, today we will teach you in a very simple way how to open RAR files on your Windows 10 computer.
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- How can various files be compressed correctly?
- If you want to unzip your files from a folder follow these simple steps
- How can a RAR file be opened without having to install a special program?
- Can a damaged RAR file be extracted?
- Complete Guide to Extract RAR Files Easily on Windows 10 Laptop
How can various files be compressed correctly?
RAR is a very popular private compression file, in any case it does not have native support from Microsoft. For this reason it is necessary to download an external compression program to compress and open RAR files.
The first application that comes to mind for this purpose is WinRAR, an app that, although it has a payment system, can be used without any type of limitation and for free. The only ‘but’ is that the app will constantly invite you to purchase the software after the trial period.
- The first thing is to download and install WinRAR.
- To compress a file, go to the folder where the document is located and right click on it.
- Locate the ‘Add to file’ option.
- Set the compression options, for example you can change the ‘Compression method’ to make the file smalleror add a password. After finishing click ‘OK’ to compress the file to RAR.
It should be noted that the options present in WinRAR go beyond what was mentioned before. In fact, you can split or split a large file and many other advanced options. It is enough that you carefully read all the functions that the application shows us .
If you want to unzip your files from a folder follow these simple steps
- After downloading WinRAR, go to the folder where the compressed file is located
- Right click on the compressed document
- And select the ‘Extract here’ optionif you want it to unzip to the same folder. If you want to unzip to another folder select ‘Extract files…’.
How can a RAR file be opened without having to install a special program?
You can’t really open files in RAR format without having special programs. In any case, WinRAR is not the only application that can serve us for this purpose. In fact, there are many Apps that we recommend in case you don’t want to use WinRAR.
Other very useful applications to extract files in RAR format are WinZip or 7zip, the latter essential for files with a .7z extension. Similarly, it is also possible to decompress RAR files on the cell phone and practically on any smart device today.
Can a damaged RAR file be extracted?
The RAR format has some interesting qualities, among which the possibility of recovering damaged files stands out . In fact, it is a representative feature of RAR format archives and you can use WinRAR to recover the document and extract the files.
Of course, it is very important that the file is specifically in the RAR format and it is required that the file has been created with the recovery record . If the archive does not have the recovery record, you will not be able to extract the damaged RAR file. The process to recover a RAR file is as follows.
- Open the damaged RAR file with WinRAR.
- At the bottom click on ‘Tools’ and then click on the ‘Repair File’ option.
- Select the folder where you want to save the file.
- After the above, go to the folder of the recovered file and press right click.
- Click ‘Extract Here’ and check if the files were repaired.
Complete Guide to Extract RAR Files Easily on Windows 10 Laptop
- The process to extract RAR files on laptops is the same as on desktops. The first thing is to download the WinRAR application.
- After the above, locate the compressed file in RAR format and right click on it.
- Select the ‘Extract here’ or ‘Extract files…’option, the latter option is useful if you want to unzip the archive to a specific folder.
