RAR | How to extract files from .rar archives (Windows)

[Deano!]

Thanks for that very useful advice DubSalute. I had downloaded the 1981 movie 'Bad Girls' in 7 parts and purchased WinRAR to unpack it but it wouldn't work. I searched around on the web but couldn't find any helpful advice. It turned out that part 3 was short, so as you suggested above, I re-downloaded that part and it works fine.

Much appreciated,

[DubSalute]

Good to hear Deano! these are the things that you will and need to encounter once so next time you know what to do.

As described above will almost always help out, at least when you have the correct password when needed of course, its very rare that a post isn't correct. When you see that allready a lot of people responded or "thanked" then you can take for granted that the problem is on your end.

PS: at least you read one article

[1952224]

can not extract more than 99mb from afile. help

[DubSalute]

Originally Posted by 1952224

can not extract more than 99mb from afile. help

What file ?

Note: when a movie is split and posted in multiple (spanned) .rar parts like this:

filename.part01.rar
filename.part02.rar
filename.part03.rar
filename.part04.rar
...
filename.part??.rar (last part)

Then you will first have to download all parts to the same folder on your computer to succesfully extract the file.

[1952224]

when i use 7 -zip it comes up extact files it starts extracting the rar file but always stops extracting at 95 to 99mb on single and multiple files .ihave not put all files in one folder .how do you do this .thanx

[DubSalute]

Originally Posted by 1952224

when i use 7 -zip it comes up extact files it starts extracting the rar file but always stops extracting at 95 to 99mb on single and multiple files .ihave not put all files in one folder .how do you do this .thanx

With a spanned .rar archive all files should downloaded to your computer and in 1 folder.

click a download link > download file > save to computer (do not open!) > during the save procedure you can choose to what folder (location) you download, when you downloaded 1 part you download the next and download it again to the same folder etc.

when you have downloaded all parts but they are not in the same folder then open Windows Explorer and go to the part you want to move, click on it with the right mousebutton and choose the option "Cut" (Ctrl+X) on the menu that pops up then go to the folder where you want the file to be moved to and click in it with the right mousebutton in a empty space in that folder and choose the option "Paste" (Ctrl+V) on the menu that pops up then the file will be moved there repeat these steps when needed.

Only extract a spanned .rar archive when you have all parts in the same folder.

[1952224]

me much stupid thanx

[DubSalute]

Originally Posted by 1952224

me much stupid thanx

We all had to learn, thats how things work.

I do not understand when i download a rar file its keep telling me I do not have nessecary volume....Please explain the steps to overcome this....I have no idea what to do ???

Thank.

[DubSalute]

Originally Posted by philo122

I do not understand when i download a rar file its keep telling me I do not have nessecary volume....Please explain the steps to overcome this....

Make sure to download (Save) to your computer do not open it ... download first, you most of the time will need multiple parts.

When you see .rar files like in by example "filename.part01.rar" with the "part.." in the filename then you need to download all the parts (volumes) before you can extract succesfull.

When you only have dowloaded 1 of the lets say 7 parts and you go extract then you will get the question that it needs the next volume to continue when that happens then download all the other parts first and extract only after you have downloaded them to the same folder on your computer.

Note: when a movie is split and posted in multiple (spanned) .rar parts like this:

filename.part01.rar
filename.part02.rar
filename.part03.rar
filename.part04.rar
...
filename.part??.rar (last part)

Then you will first have to download all parts to the same folder on your computer to succesfully extract the file.