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opening rar files?

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Enagonios, Nov 2, 2008.

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    [​IMG] yes, I do have winrar installed. but I don't know how to use it :o

    sooo, what do i do? i notice that a number of the icons are those of books. Do I just highlight those and, uh, extract them or something?
     
    Enagonios, Nov 2, 2008
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    Double-click the .RAR file in Windows Explorer to open it, or right-click and select Extract to Here or Extract to <filename> (this creates a folder with the name <filename>).

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    Montresor, Nov 2, 2008
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    [​IMG] Options I get when right clicking on a .rar

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    Open
Explore
Extract files...
Extract Here
Extract to Stuff\
    Open - opens up winrar, from there you can select Extract To (alt+E) to choose where to unrar to, you can also select only the files you want extracted, though it can be a little unpredictable with that.

    Explore - treats the rar as a directory to view what is in it without opening winrar itself.

    Extract files... - brings up a menu and a directory tree to chose where you would like to unpack things.

    Extract Here - extracts to the current directory the rar is in

    Extract to X - creates a sub directory in the current directory the rar is in.

    With multiple normal files (or rar files) selected you have more options when you right click. The option to create an archive puts all files selected into one rar file, there are also options for rar files selected to extract each to a separate folder, which can be handy managing downloads in one go.

    Those are the main things I personally use, and that are most commonly used, anything else you want to know about it?
     
    8people, Nov 2, 2008
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    You will only see the options listed above if you have chosen to integrate WinRAR with the shell during installation; if not, you'll need to pick shell integration in the program's properties after installation.
     
    Taluntain, Nov 2, 2008
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    ah. that.. was easier than I thought lol. Thanks guys, I thought maybe I had to extract them all one by one or something, apparently not.
     
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    Another sweet thing about WinRAR is that it opens pretty much everything.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Nov 4, 2008
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    I use Extract Now and it opens all of my compressed files with ease. It is as simple as drag and drop.
     
    Munchkin Blender, Nov 12, 2008
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