How to Delete Files Immediately After Compressing with Winrar

This guide explains how to delete Files Immediately After Compressing with Winrar, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

By default, when compressing files with Winrar, the original file will remain the same, so you need to manually delete the original file after compressing the file. To save you more time, Winrar provides the ability to delete files immediately after decompression.

You can follow the simple steps below:

Step 1: Select the files to be compressed, then right-click and select Add to archive .

Step 2: The Archive name and parameters dialog box appears, on the General tab, select the Delete files after archiving option in the Archiving options section. Then you click OK to compress.

After compression is completed, the original file is automatically deleted.

Thus, you only need to add one simple step During compressing the file to automatically delete the file right after compressing with Winrar. You will not lose time to delete the original file after compressing the file. Good luck!