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How to deal with .rar files?

November 23, 2005 2:16:52 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
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 2:51:38 PM
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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 2:54:57 PM
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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.
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Reply #3 November 23, 2005 3:17:57 PM
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Thanks guys.

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Reply #4 November 23, 2005 3:39:15 PM
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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!!
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Reply #5 November 23, 2005 9:00:09 PM
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http://www.izarc.org/
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