Basic information about RAR file
There are 1 file types using the RAR file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the RAR file with their brief description and a list of programs that support RAR file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the RAR file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the RAR file?
- How to open a RAR file?
- What programs do I need to open a RAR file?
- What programs help to create and edit a RAR file?
- How to convert RAR files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to RAR file format?
1.Detail information about RAR file extension: WinRAR Compressed Archive
File type | WinRAR Compressed Archive | Category | Compressed Files |
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Developer | Eugene Roshal | File format | Binary |
Description | RAR file is a WinRAR Compressed Archive developed by Eugene Roshal. The RAR file type is primarily associated with WinRAR by RarLab. Spanned archives can come in two forms: the original .R00 to .R99 or the new PART#.RAR form. Some programs use the RAR format for their data files as well. As a bit of trivia: RAR was created by Eugene Roshal (RAR= Roshal ARchive). | ||
Software programs that will open, edit or convert RAR files | |||
Windows |
File Viewer Plus WinRAR 5 Corel WinZip 21 Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Windows 7-Zip Zipeg PeaZip B1 Free Archiver WinMount International WinMount Whirling Dervishes Alpha ZIP Free RAR Extract Frog Advanced RAR Repair IZArc RAR Password Recovery |
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macOS |
Corel WinZip Mac 6 Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 16 Incredible Bee Archiver The Unarchiver B1 Free Archiver UnRarX Zipeg iArchiver RAR OS X StuffIt Expander |
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Linux |
unrar B1 Free Archiver PeaZip Xarchiver |
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Android |
ES File Explorer File Manager RARLAB RAR ZDevs ZArchiver |
How to convert RAR files to another file format?
How to convert another files to RAR file format?
Can't open a RAR file?
”Can't open this file: example.RAR”。
To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the RAR extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support RAR file?
How to change file associations?
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
- In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
- Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.
Can I change the extension of RAR files?
What else may cause problems width open a RAR file?
- Whether the RAR file is damaged.
- Whether the RAR file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the RAR file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the RAR file format is incompletely.
- Whether the RAR file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a RAR file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a RAR file.
If the RAR file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.