
So, without further ado, let’s dive right in. In this guide, we’ll explain how to open RAR files on Windows 10, what those files are, and which programs you can use to manage them. This makes it difficult for those who have never encountered this file format to open or manage it. Despite being hailed as the best Windows OS that ever existed, Windows 10 doesn’t natively support RAR files.


The RAR file format is a typical example. Sometimes you’ll need specialized, third-party software because the Windows OS doesn’t support all file formats natively. Would you like to replace the existing file Downloads/Įs, o, ll, nver, ename, uit aĮxtracting Downloads/ OKĮxtracting Downloads/ OKĮxtracting Downloads/ OKĮxtracting Downloads/ OKĮxtracting Downloads/ OKĮxtracting Downloads/ OKĮxtracting Downloads/ eventually receives a file they’re unsure how to open or manage. Updating Downloads/ OKĪdding Downloads/ OKĪnd here is the created archive: archive.rar in GNOME Archive Manager Extracting Archives Without Archived PathsĮxtract archive.rar without its original directory structure: unrar e archive.rarĮxtracting OKĮxtracting OKĮxtracting OKĮxtracting OKĮxtracting OKĮxtracting OKĮxtracting OKĮxtracted files: File structure in GNOME Files With Full PathĮxtract with its original directory structure: unrar x archive.rar If the RAR archive is already existed, then the same command will update its content instead of creating new archive: rar a archive.rar Downloads Using pacman sudo pacman -S -needed git & git clone & cd rar & makepkg -siįor extracting RAR files only, install unrar from AUR:Ĭreate a RAR archive named archive.rar containing the Downloads folder: rar a archive.rar DownloadsĪdding Downloads/ OKĪdding Downloads/ OKĪdding Downloads/ OKĪdding Downloads/ OKĪdding Downloads/ OKĪdding Downloads/ OK Both Extracting and Creatingįor both extracting and creating RAR files, install rar from AUR:

Install the package depending on your needs. Manjaro, EndeavourOS, ArcoLinux, BlackArch), we'll be using unrar package for extracting and rar package for both extracting and creating RAR files. Since Linux system usually prefer tarball, only tar is installed by default. RAR is a very common format for archiving on Windows.
