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Guide to Compressing Files with WinRAR
- Download WinRAR to your computer from this link, get WinRAR.
Step 1: Let's explore the basic steps in WinRAR with Mytour to understand how WinRAR compresses files. Assume Mytour has a folder here, and our task is to compress that folder.
Step 2: After installing WinRAR, simply right-click on the Folder. You will see the following 4 values for easy identification:
* Archive Addition..: Compress the file within the WinRAR interface.
* Add to ...: Compress the file again using its default name.
Step 3: If you choose Archive Addition, you will see the WinRAR interface. Here, we will familiarize ourselves with the two main sections that this article will introduce to you.
- Archive Format Options:
WinRAR supports compressing files in three common formats. You can choose from
- Configuration for WinRAR Archiving Options:
* Delete file after archiving: Remove the original file after successfully compressing it with WinRAR.
* Generate Self-Extracting Archive: Create a compressed file that can automatically unpack on a computer without WinRAR.
* Create Solid Archive: Longer compression time, but better compression quality.
* Add Recovery Record: Feature to record information for repairing compressed files if damaged.
* Verify archived files: Check compressed files for success after compression.
* Lock Archive: Prevents any modifications to the file.
And of course, the compression time depends entirely on the file size and your computer's configuration. A powerful configuration will result in faster file compression.
Afterward, we have completed the file compression with WinRAR, creating a fully compressed file with the same name as the original folder.
The level of file compression can be checked, and it varies depending on the file types in the folder. Image and document files compress more than film files or executable files (exe) and ISO files.
Decompressing Files with WinRAR
Step 1: To decompress files with WinRAR, simply right-click on WinRAR. Here, you'll find 4 similar options that readers need to pay attention to.
* Open with WinRAR: Opens on the WinRAR interface, then proceed with decompression.
* Extract files: Decompresses the file to a specified folder of your choice.
* Extract here: Decompresses the file right here, instantly.
* Extract to ...: Decompresses the file and creates a folder with the same name right here.
Step 2: Similar to compressing files with WinRAR, the decompression time, whether fast or slow, entirely depends on the computer's configuration and the file sizes.
Once the process concludes, your file is fully decompressed.
Setting Password for WinRAR
Step 1: Setting a password is a way to secure your WinRAR file, preventing others from peeking or sharing the file. Setting a password is straightforward; at the WinRAR interface, click on set password and enter your password.
Step 2: In the password setting interface, there are two parts to pay attention to, as follows:
* Show Password: Reveals the password while entering, helping you input the password without forgetting.
* Encrypt File Names: Encrypts file names, enhancing the security of the compressed file you intend to create.
Afterward, if someone wants to open your file without decompressing, they will be prompted to enter the password. Entering it incorrectly will prevent file decompression.
With the instructions above, we hope readers have gained a better understanding of WinRAR and its tools and features. WinRAR offers many advanced features that cannot all be covered in one article. Mytour will continue to share more in the upcoming articles.
With WinRAR, we can perform various tasks, such as creating the widely-used and convenient exe compression file. If you don't know how to do it, why not try creating an exe compression file right here with Mytour's guidance.
To access WinRAR more quickly, refer to how to pin WinRAR to Startmenu or the Windows 10 Taskbar. This way, you can open the WinRAR software with just a click on Startmenu or Taskbar.
Additionally, on many computers, users set programs to run with admin rights. WinRAR is no exception; you can run WinRAR as Administrator on your computer to compress and decompress files.
