How To Open RAR Files (Windows/ Mac /Android/iPhone)

How To Open RAR Files

How to open RAR files on Windows (7/8/10):

1. There are two options available for windows. You have to choose any one of the options depending on your windows version. If your computer has a 64-bit operating system, you have to click WinRAR x64 (64 bit), while you are using a 32-bit operating system, you have to click WinRAR x86 (32 bit).
2. The WinRAR installer file will start downloading on your computer. Make sure that, whether the installer file is downloaded on the default location or any other location because you should remember the exact location of the file.
3. After downloading, go to the location where you downloaded the file and then double click on the WinRAR installer file to begin the installation process. Now, WinRAR set up window will open.
4. And then click on the ‘yes’ when it is prompted and click ‘Install’. Also, make sure that the RAR box at the top left corner is checked. Now click OK and then click on ‘Done’
5. Now, find the RAR file which you want to open on windows and then double click that file. This should open it in WinRAR automatically.
6. In the middle of the WinRAR page, you have to select the files or folder which you want to open. Click the ‘Extract to’ icon at the top left side of the WinRAR window. A pop-up window will open.

How To Open RAR Files

• Choose the destination folder where you want to store the RAR file and click ‘OK’. This will prompt WinRAR to extract the RAR folder to the selected location.

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• After completing the extraction, you will be able to open the extracted file like a regular file.

How to open RAR files on Mac?:

How To Open RAR Files For Mac

1. The app will prompt you to open it after it finishes downloading. A screen appears where you can select the files which you want to open. Now click the ‘Archive format’ tap at top of the screen. Check the RAR archive box. Doing so ensures that the Unarchiver program can open RAR files in the future.
2. Go to the location of the RAR file which you want to open and double click on the RAR file. This will open in the Unarchiver app automatically. Now the app will start extracting the RAR file’s content into the RAR’s folder.
3. If the RAR file is protected by a password, you will be prompted to enter the password before extracting the file. Unarchiver will extract the RAR file in the same folder where the file was located. After extracting, you will be able to files that were compressed to the RAR.

How to open RAR files on Android?

How To Open RAR Files Android Phone

1. Google Play Store will provide you a list of various RAR opening apps. Choose the app published by RAR RARLAB and click the Install button.
2. After installing, open the RAR app. Now you can see a list of files and folders. Navigate to the folder containing the RAR file which you want to open.
3. To extract a single file, select the ‘open archive’ option and then tap ‘extract file’. If you want to open all the contents of the RAR folder, you have to select ‘extract all’.
4. Some RAR files are password protected. If you download the RAR file from the internet, you can check the download instructions for a password.
5. After extracting, you can open RAR files like a regular file.

How to open RAR files on iPhone?:

How To Open RAR Files On iPhone

• Open the app in which the RAR file is stored and then click on the RAR file which you want to open. Now tap on ‘open in’.
• A list of the app will appear, in that, you have to choose iZip application. Tap copy to iZip. It will open the RAR folder in iZip.
• Tap on ‘OK’ when prompted. This will ‘unzip’ the RAR files and then you can access the file as like a regular file.

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