The app is also automatically associated with RAR files. When it’s open, you can drag a RAR file into it or click on the + sign to use the file dialog to find your file.

Once the app is installed, the cloud icon becomes an OPEN button.

Click on the cloud icon to download and install the app.

Though we are showing how to use Unzip One, many other free applications are available for uncompressing files. Most free apps for Apple can be obtained through the App Store. You can find more information on the RAR file format here. This archive type allows data compression, error recovery, and file spanning. RAR stands for Roshal Archive – named after the Russian software engineer who developed it, Eugene Roshal.

Extracting and Viewing Compressed Files.This article will use the free app – Unzip One: RAR ZIP Extractor by Trend Micro Fortunately, you can download many free apps in the App Store for these files.

If you using a Mac, it will come with an Archive utility for compressing and uncompressing files, but it will not extract RAR files. The problem is that RAR files are not associated with any native application in the Mac OS. However, he had archived them using an older file compression with the extension RAR. The other day I had an old developer friend send me a bunch of files from his archives so that I could complete a project.

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