How to automatically delete files after compression on WinRAR - No need to delete manually

After compressing a folder or certain data, we will delete the original file to reduce storage space on the computer. If you only compress a few single data, deleting the original file after compression will be very quick. However, if users compress files in large quantities, deleting those original files will also take a relatively long time. On WinRAR, there is an option to automatically delete the original file after successfully compressing the data. So you don't need to manually delete the file like before. The article below will guide readers how to manually delete files after compression on WinRAR.

Instructions for automatically deleting original files when compressing on WinRAR

Step 1:

At the folder or data that needs to be compressed, we right-click and select Add to archive.

Step 2:

In the dialog box interface to select options for compressed files such as setting a password for compressed files on WinRAR, we click on Delete files after archiving . Click OK to save the changes.

You proceed to compress the file as usual. As a result, only the compressed file remains and the original file folder has been automatically deleted.

With the feature to automatically delete original files after compression on WinRAR, users will not need to manually delete the original files like before. If you want to keep the original file or folder after compression, just uncheck the Delete files after archiving option and you're done.

Samuel Daniel

Update 27 October 2023