How to deal with .rar files?

November 23, 2005 2:16 PM from

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Could someone advise me how to use this type of file? I'm a little confused how to use it for icons.

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Reply #1 November 23, 2005 2:51 PM from

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*.rar files are archivation files kind of like zip-files and need an "unpacker" to access the content within.

Some of the more common programs like the unpacker included in WinXP and 'Winzip' can't unpack *.rar files.

The most common *.rar archiver is WinRAR, which has a trial version here: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

However, there is a free archiver called 7-zip, which will unpack (but not pack) *.rar files for you. Get it here: http://www.7-zip.org/

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Reply #2 November 23, 2005 2:54 PM from

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Rar files are another form of zip files, supposedly that compress the file 8-10% smaller. There are numerous programs to unzip rar files. Just do a search for rar files and go from there, with a little searching you should be able to find a free utility. I use Winrar myself but it's not free after the trial period.
Robert

Reply #3 November 23, 2005 3:17 PM from

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Thanks guys.

Reply #4 November 23, 2005 3:39 PM from

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Thanks, aufisch for the link. Been using ZipGenius, but it has no support for .rar whatsoever. And I love FREE stuff!!

Reply #5 November 23, 2005 9:00 PM from

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http://www.izarc.org/

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