Method 1: Unrar with WinRAR
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager utility provided by RARLab. It can be used to open, extract, create, test and repair archives file in the industry-standard RAR format. To extract the contents of a .rar file, follow these steps:
1. Download and install WinRAR on your Windows computer. You can download it from its official site.
2. Once the application is installed, open the desired .rar file. Right click the file and select “Open with WinRAR”.
3. The WinRAR interface will appear.
4. Select the files you want to extract and click the “Extract to” button on the top menu bar.
5. A new window will appear, prompting you to select an extraction path. Select the folder you want to save your extracted files.
6. Click the “OK” button at the bottom of the window. The files in the .rar will now be extracted to the destination folder.
Method 2: Unzip with 7-Zip
7-Zip is a free open source archive utility that supports the most popular compression formats, including RAR and ZIP. It can be used to extract the contents of a .rar file. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Download and install 7-Zip on your Windows computer. You can download it from its official website (7-zip.org).
2. Once the application is installed, open the desired .rar file. Right click the file and select “Open with 7-Zip”.
3. The 7-Zip interface will appear.
4. Select the files you want to extract and click the “Extract” button on the top menu bar.
5.A new window will appear, prompting you to select an extraction path. Select the folder you want to save your extracted files.
6. Click the “OK” button at the bottom of the window. The files in the .rar will now be extracted to the destination folder.
Method 3: Unrar with Unzip-Online
Unzip-Online is an online unzip service which allows you to easily extract the contents of a .rar file without having to install any software on your local computer. To use this service, simply follow these steps:
1. Visit the Unzip-Online website.
2. Click the “Choose File” button and select the desired .rar file from your computer.
3. Click the “Unzip” button and the contents of the file will be extracted.
4. Finally, click the “Download” button to download the extracted files.
Method 4: Unrar with Bandizip
Bandizip is a lightweight, fast and free file archiving software. It can be used to extract the contents of a .rar file. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Download and install Bandizip on your Windows computer. You can download it from its official website.
2. Once the application is installed, open the desired .rar file. Right click the file and select “Open with Bandizip”.
3. The Bandizip interface will appear.
4. Select the files you want to extract and click the “Extract” button on the top menu bar.
5.A new window will appear, prompting you to select an extraction path. Select the folder you want to save your extracted files.
6. Click the “OK” button at the bottom of the window. The files in the .rar will now be extracted to the destination folder.