Extracting RAR Files

Quote:To open in WinRAR you just open the RAR file itself. The message you're getting suggests to me that you have one or more of the R** files missing and thus an incomplete RAR image, hence it asking for the location of the next file

I agree, i get that message if a file is missing or corrupt.

I'm after some help.

Total dunce when it comes to PC's, I've download 7zip to play the rar files, but when I save them from rapidshare to my videos and try to play them, windows sends me to the list of fee paying rar programs.

Could anyone help or suggest the best way to play rar files?

Thanks

(24-09-2009 09:28 )Ponty100 Wrote:  I'm after some help.

Total dunce when it comes to PC's, I've download 7zip to play the rar files, but when I save them from rapidshare to my videos and try to play them, windows sends me to the list of fee paying rar programs.

Could anyone help or suggest the best way to play rar files?

Thanks

You can not play rar files (well you can see what the quality of the vid is like with a certain program) you need to extract them , a Rar file is just a carrier bag for the vid itself so to speak, you need a rar file extraction program, I suggest Winrar , once the files have been extracted the vid will then be in its own folder in the your chosen location for extraction eg c/programs /my documents/ my vids.

Any further help needed then please feel free to pm me

(24-09-2009 09:28 )Ponty100 Wrote:  I'm after some help.

Total dunce when it comes to PC's, I've download 7zip to play the rar files, but when I save them from rapidshare to my videos and try to play them, windows sends me to the list of fee paying rar programs.

Could anyone help or suggest the best way to play rar files?

Thanks

A rar file is similar to a zip file. It is a file that has been compressed to make it smaller.
7Zip is a program that you can use to uncompress the file not play it.
If you right click the file it should give you the option to extract/uncompress the file using 7Zip. This will give you the video file which you can play with VLC player or maybe Windows media player.
If the rar file has been split into more than one part, you have to download all of the parts to the same folder and use 7Zip on the first part only, it will find the other parts itself.

(24-09-2009 11:46 )TheWatcher Wrote:  A rar file is similar to a zip file. It is a file that has been compressed to make it smaller.

Can someone explain to me...if i download say 3 rar files of 200,200,50 Mb
and then extract them...i end up with a 450 Mb playable file.....so where
is the compression ?

The first time i did this (not too long ago lol) i expected my final file to
be , say 2 Gb or something !

Thanks
Grey

It depends what was inside the rar. If it was a file format that's already compressed (.avi .jpg etc), then 'raring' the file won't reduce the size, it'll merely 'package' the file.

I have lot of new members ask how exactly they extract rar files.....using Winrar

Step 1.

Once all the links have been downloaded and all the rar files to the vid are in the same folder....

Right click on rar file part 1 and look for where it says extract to (between the red crosses)



Step 2

Left click and Winrar will start to extract the file to a new folder in the folder that the rar files are in....the new folder will be named whatever the video is titled.



Step 3

Once extraction is complete find the new folder (whatever its called) and open it.



Step 4

Double left click or right click to open or which ever way you normally open your video and watch it on your player.

http://www.imagechunk.com/viewer.php?fil...step_4.jpg

I hope this is of some help to you all

can anyone update me on which RAR extraction program works best with windows 110 - and more importantly - virus free?
been on google play looking at such apps and the apps on there are not getting good reviews so putting me off

i've always used win rar. there is probably better out there but it's always done right by me.

https://www.win-rar.com/download.html

it might ask you to pay when using it, click cancel and use it for free.

https://www.7-zip.org/