Great features of WinRAR that you don't know

When it comes to decompression and compression software, we cannot ignore the WinRAR tool. This is software used by many people to decompress and compress data files on computers, making managing or sharing data simpler and faster instead of having many bulky files.

WinRAR, in addition to basic compression and decompression features, also possesses many unique features, helping users handle files more conveniently during use. The article below will summarize some useful features of WinRAR software.

1. Choose how to compress files on WinRAR

Normally, when you compress files on WinRAR, you will leave all settings as default and let the process happen automatically. However, WinRAR provides us with many file compression options.

We proceed to compress the file using WinRAR. Then in the interface click on the General tab and look down at the Compression method section to see a list of compression mode options.

1. Store: File compression speed is fast but compression capacity is large, not suitable for large files.
2. Faster: Compression speed is faster than normal, compressed file size is quite large, not suitable for large files because errors are likely to occur.
3. Fast: Fast compression time but compressed file capacity is a bit high. Also not suitable for compressing large files.
4. Normal: Frequently used compression type, fast or slow speed depends on file size, relatively stable, few errors occur during compression of large data files.
5. Good: Compression time is longer than normal but compressed file size is smaller than Normal mode.
6. Best: Longest compression time, compressed file will have the lowest capacity, suitable for large data formats to avoid errors during use.

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2. WinRAR can compress multiple files at the same time

Instead of compressing each file, users can enable compression of multiple files at the same time to reduce operations and save time. Readers can refer to details on how to compress multiple files at the same time on WinRAR in the article How to compress multiple files at the same time using WinRar?

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3. Split compressed files with WinRAR

Usually when compressing files on WinRAR, the file size is significantly reduced, but you can still split a large file into many small files to reduce the size and make it easier to share. To better understand how to split compressed files on WinRAR, read the article Instructions for splitting compressed files with WinRAR.

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Also in the compressed file customization interface in the Archiving options section, users have some additional options for the compressed file and original file.

1. Delete files after archiving: Delete the original file after compression has been completed.
2. Create SFX archive: Creates a file that can be decompressed without using decompression software.
3. Create solid archive: Applicable to small, large files, compression time is quite long and may cause errors.
4. Add recovery record: Create a backup of the compressed file for recovery in case an error occurs.
5. Test archived files: Test the compressed file after completion
6. Lock archive: Lock the file, no longer allowing editing of compressed files.

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4. Set a password for the compressed file on WinRAR

Adding a password to the compressed file will help secure the file when someone else opens the compressed file, because a password is required to perform other operations. Readers can refer to how to create a password for compressed files at How to create self-extracting files and set a password for compressed files?.

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5. Create notes on WinRAR compressed files

In case you want to add some information to the recipient of the compressed file, you can immediately use the note tool on WinRAR. Note content is displayed in WinRAR's interface when opening the compressed file. Refer to how to do it in the article Instructions for taking notes with WinRAR.

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6. Fix corrupted compressed files on WinRAR

During the process of compressing and decompressing files on WinRAR, you may encounter some errors, unable to decompress files, affecting your work. Even on WinRAR, there is an option to fix corrupted compressed files. WinRAR will then create a recovery archive from the original corrupted archive. For detailed step-by-step instructions on how to fix compressed file errors, users can refer to the article Instructions for fixing errors in WinRAR diagnostic messages and corrupted downloaded compressed files.

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7. Delete the original file after extracting it on WinRAR

When decompressing the file, the original file will be left behind, but WinRAR has the option to automatically delete the original file after decompressing the data. Then the files are automatically deleted from your computer without you having to delete them manually. You can read in detail how to do this in the article Set up WinRAR to automatically delete the root folder after decompressing the data.

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Above are some very useful and necessary features when we compress and decompress files on WinRAR. These features make data compression and decompression much more effective, such as setting a password for compressed files or compressing multiple files at the same time.

Hope this article is useful to you!

Kareem Winters

Update 11 April 2024