How Do You Extract .Rar Files For Free?
RAR is a file format used to store compressed files. Files such as software installs are sometimes saved in .rar format for archiving and downloading from the Internet. The contents of a .rar file need to be uncompressed, or extracted before they can be used. Windows has the ability to uncompress and extract .zip files, but does not have the capability to work with .rar files. Here is how you can easily uncompress or extract the contents of a .rar files with 7zip, an excellent free Open Source software utility Download and install 7zip. (See link in Resources section below) There are commercial applications such as Winzip that will extract and uncompress rar files, but 7-zip can open many compressed file formats such as .rar, .tar, .zip, and others. It can also be used to create compressed files in a variety of formats. After installing 7-zip, browse to the location of you .rar file. Right-click on the file and select 7-zip from the dropdown list, and then click “Extract files…” Choo
