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This Microsoft software shrinks files to give users more computer space and can be saved to a USB drive for convenience

This Microsoft software shrinks files to give users more computer space and can be saved to a USB drive for convenience

Vote: (23 votes)

Program license: Trial version

Developer: Win-rar

Version: 3.9.1.1

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(23 votes)

Trial version

Developer

Version

Win-rar

3.9.1.1

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Lets you create your own RAR and ZIP archives
  • Can extract files from nearly every archive file format in existence
  • Useful for both file distribution and backup purposes
  • Portable program with no installation required

Cons

  • Interface looks a bit dated and cluttered

Portable version of the popular Windows file archiver.

WinRAR Unplugged is a program that allows you to view and create RAR and ZIP archives. It can also extract files from archives in the CAB, ARJ, LZJ, TAR, GZ and TAR.GZ, BZ2 and TAR.BZ2, ACE, UUE, JAR, ISO, 7Z, XZ and Z format. As a portable program, you don't have to install it on your system in order to use it. This lets you copy WinRAR Unplugged to any type of removable storage media and use it on any Windows PC. While its multitude of features gives it a slightly cluttered interface, the program is still simple to work with.

An Essential Program If You Regularly Download Files Shared Online

RAR is a popular format used to distribute files on the Internet since 1993. RAR archives are often used as they allow a large number of files to be combined into a single archive file. They're also compressed, which reduces the size of the shared file and makes it download faster.

If you've downloaded a RAR file, you'll need a program that can open it to access the files it contains. While there are many third-party utilities that can unpack RAR archives, WinRAR Unplugged is a lot more powerful and reliable, as it has been developed by the original inventors of the RAR format. It has many functions that other programs lack, such as being able to handle very large archives without difficulty and extracting specific files instead of the whole archive. It even includes a "Repair" feature that will attempt to fix archives that have been corrupted or damaged.

Create and Manage Your Own RAR Archives

While the most common use of WinRAR Unplugged is to unpack files from download RAR archives, the program also lets you create your own RAR archives. If you want to share files online, using the RAR format is recommended, as tools to open RAR files are available on all desktop and mobile platforms, including Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, iOS and Android. Another strong point of the RAR format is that it compresses media files like images and videos quite well, which results in a smaller archive file size.

WinRAR Unplugged has many useful features for online file sharing. You can encrypt your archives so that a password is required to extract them. The program also lets you split large archives into several files, allowing you to bypass file size limitations of online file sharing services.

In addition to helping you share files online, WinRAR Unplugged can also be used to help backup important data on your computer. You can create a new RAR or ZIP archive, add the files you want to safeguard to it, encrypt it for better privacy and upload the compressed archive file to a cloud storage service or copy it to an external drive.

Pros

  • Lets you create your own RAR and ZIP archives
  • Can extract files from nearly every archive file format in existence
  • Useful for both file distribution and backup purposes
  • Portable program with no installation required

Cons

  • Interface looks a bit dated and cluttered