This brief guide will take you each step of the way through opening and accessing the contents of .rar files using Windows 10.
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NOTE: the steps in this tutorial are idential if you’re trying to open a .DMG or .RPM file in Windows 10 as well – so this guide could just as easily be called “How to Open RAR, DMG and RPM Files in Windows 10” :) Those formats are typically found on Mac and Linux/Unix systems – so being able to open them on a Windows 10 laptop/desktop/tablet can be very handy.
- Going into almost no detail at all, a .rar file is a lot like a .zip file. It’s one or more files/folders all combined into one file – a RAR. Here’s how you open those files so you can get to the contents inside.
- Unlike ZIP files, RAR files require software that doesn’t come included with Windows itself. Fortunately there’s a fantastic, small and free app that does let you open .RAR files. Head over to the 7-Zip download page (link opens in a new window/tab) and download the 7-Zip for 64-bit Windows x64 (Intel 64 or AMD64) version of 7-Zip, unless you’re absolutely certain you don’t have a 64-bit version of Windows 10. Double-click the 7-Zip installer file to install the app. Make sure to install it to the default location – which is in C:Program Files. If you need to install it to another location you can, just make sure to remember exactly where, you’ll need to know in an upcoming step.
- After you’ve installed 7-Zip, double-click (or tap if you have a Windows 10 tablet) the .RAR file you want to open.
- Select More apps from the menu that appears.
- Now select Look for another app on this PC
- When the “Open With” dialog box appears, double-click your C: drive and then the Program Files folder (as illustrated in the screenshot below).
- Open the Z-Zip folder.
- Select the file 7zFM.exe and then click Open
- 7-Zip will launch and open the .RAR file. Now it’s time to extract (copy) the files and folders out from inside the RAR. Select all of the files/folders and then click the Extract button.
- By default, the files and folders will be extracted to the same location the RAR file is in – click OK to begin that process.
- Depending on the size and the number of files stored in the .RAR file, it may take anywhere from under a second to a few minutes to copy all of that data. Once the process has completed, all of data that was inside the RAR file is now accessible! Note: the next time you have to open a RAR file you won’t have to repeat this process – the RAR will simply open with 7-Zip.
- That’s it – you’re done!
If you have Windows installed on your Mac via Boot Camp, there are probably times when you wish you could access your OS X files and folders. This tutorial will guide you in doing just that – using free and open source software.
Using HFSExplorer, the fantastic alternative to MacDrive, you can access all of the files and folders on your OS X partition/drive – from Windows. Though MacDrive has more features, HFSExplorer comes with a much better price tag (free).
- Start by booting your Mac into Windows. Download HFSExplorer. Once the download has completed, run the installer file.Click Next to begin.
- Review the license agreement (right) and if you agree to it, click I Agree
- On the Choose Components screen, decide if you want to register .dmg and .cdr file associations. I went with .dmg and left .cdr alone – but you should decide based on your needs. Click Next to continue.
- If you don’t like the default installation folder, use the Browse… button to select another. Click Next.
- If you don’t like the default folder name (?) – feel free to change it here. Click Install to begin the installation.
- When the installation is complete, click Finish.
- Navigate to the HFSExplorer folder in your Start menu. If you’re using Vista, click Run HFSExplorer in Administrator mode. If you’re using XP and are signed in with an administrative account, you can click HFSExplorer. If you’re not using an administrative account, use Run HFSExplorer in Administrator mode and enter an administrators password.
- If HFSExplorer launches, skip down to step #12.If you don’t have the Java Runtime Environment installed, you’ll receive an error message telling you as much. Now’s the time to head over to the Sun download page to download and install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
- If you get an error stating that MSVRC71.dll wasn’t found, have no fear. Click OK to close the error message.
- Navigate to C:Program FilesJavajrelx.x_xbin (where x.x_x is the version number of the version of JRE you have installed). In that folder, copy the file msvrc71.dll.
- Now navigate to C:Program FilesHFSExplorer (or whatever folder you installed HFSExplorer in) and paste msvrc71.dll into it. Now launch HFSExplorer again.
- You’ll be presented with the main HFSExplorer window.
- Click File and then Load file system from device…
- Click the Autodetect…
- Assuming you have just one HFS+ partition, click OK. If you have more than one, select the one you want to access, then click OK.
- And now you can navigate through your OS X partition.
- To copy files over to Windows, select them and then click the Extract button.
- In the Extract here window, navigate to the folder you want to save the files in. Click Extract here when you’re ready.
- Click OK after the files have been extracted (copied).
- And now you can open/edit/whatever the files.
- Note: you can not write files back to the OS X partition. This is actually a good thing – should you get a virus in Vista, it won’t cause any harm to your OS X installation. If you change the files in Windows, you can always copy them over the next time you boot into OS X, as your Windows partition should automatically mount when OS X starts.
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