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Rar file.

kduffy101
kduffy101 Posts: 399 Forumite
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how do i install or open a RAR FILE???
thanks

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  • davb
    davb Posts: 1,293 Forumite
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    kduffy101 wrote: »
    how do i install or open a RAR FILE???
    thanks
    It's a compressed archive. WinRar is the native program, but you can also extract it with 7zip.
  • fermi
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    davb wrote: »
    but you can also extract it with 7zip.

    Which is also fully free :), unlike Winrar.
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  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
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    yup, 7zip is what you want

    http://www.7-zip.org/
  • alanrowell
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    Don't know about you, but I don't trust RAR files as in my experience most of them are used as a cover for spyware & viruses
  • robt_2
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    alanrowell wrote: »
    Don't know about you, but I don't trust RAR files as in my experience most of them are used as a cover for spyware & viruses

    A rar file is just a archive, just like a ZIP file.

    I can only assume you have been downloading things illegally if what you downloaded was viruses etc.
  • fermi
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    alanrowell wrote: »
    Don't know about you, but I don't trust RAR files as in my experience most of them are used as a cover for spyware & viruses

    If you DL illegally, so can other file formats. ;) :rolleyes:

    If the rar archive is from a trusted source then there is no more risk than any other format.

    Saying that, with any archive scan it with an up to date AV before you extract it. And maybe scan again what was extracted after. Overkill maybe, but.............
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