{"id":3236,"date":"2022-01-18T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2022-01-18T21:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:22:40","slug":"how-to-open-rar-files-in-windows-10-with-winrar-winzip-7-zip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/how-to-open-rar-files-in-windows-10-with-winrar-winzip-7-zip\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Open .RAR Files in Windows 10\/11 With WinRAR\/WinZip\/7-zip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.RAR is the short form of Roshal Archive Compressed file. It is a data container or a compressed file that is used to hold one or more files and folders inside it. It is like a regular folder on your PC, and there are many other files and folders sometimes within it with the purpose to organize. Today we will be teaching you how to open .RAR files in Windows 10\/11 using WinRAR, WinZip, BitZipper, and 7-Zip<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The RAR file usually requires special software to open and extract out the content from it. RAR is treated as a word itself and is pronounced as \u201cRahr\u201d whereas most of the file extensions are pronounced as their individual letters. There are also other methods of opening RAR files without WinRAR and WinZip<\/strong>. However, in this guide, we will be focusing on extracting and viewing the contents of .RAR files using specialist software.<\/p>\n

What are RAR Files?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

RAR files are used for the following reasons:<\/p>\n