How to Open RAR Files on Your Windows 10 PC – Easily

The RAR file would see the light in 1993, but even today it is still one of the most used compression formats. Understanding this, today we show you in a very simple way how to open RAR files on your Windows 10 computer.

How can various files be compressed correctly?

RAR is a very popular private compression archive, in any case it does not have native support from Microsoft. For this reason it is necessary download a compression program external 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 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 option ‘Add to file’.
• Set the compression options, for example you can change the ‘Compression method’ so that the file weighs less or add a password. After finishing click on ‘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. Just read carefully 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 option ‘Extract here’ if you want it to unzip in the same folder. If you want to unzip in another folder select ‘Extract files …’.

How can you open a RAR file 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 for extracting files in RAR format are WinZip or 7zip, the latter essential for files with a .7z extension. Similarly, it is also possible unzip RAR files on the cell phone and practically on any smart device today.

Can you extract a RAR file that is damaged?

The RAR format has some interesting qualities, among which the possibility of recover damaged files. In fact, it is a representative feature of RAR files and you can use WinRAR to retrieve 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 recovery log. If the file does not have the recovery log, you will not be able to extract the damaged RAR file. The process to recover a RAR file is as follows.

• Open the corrupted RAR file with WinRAR.
• At the bottom click on ‘Tools’ and then click on the option ‘Repair file’.
• 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 on ‘Extract here’ and check if the files were repaired.

Complete guide to extract RAR files easily on your Windows 10 laptop

• The process for extracting RAR files on laptops is the same as on desktop computers. 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 option ‘Extract here’ or ‘Extract files …’ this last option is useful if you want to unzip the file in a specific folder.