How to Use Winrar

This updated guide examines How to Use Winrar and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Part 1

Installing WinRAR

1. Go to the WinRAR installation site. Go tohttp://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0in your preferred browser.
2. ClickDownload WinRAR. This blue button is at the top of the page. Clicking this will take you to an advertisement.
   • If you're on a 64-bit version of Windows, you can click the click here link below the blue button. Check your bit count before clicking the 64-bit link.
3. Click theContinue to download WinRARlink. You'll see this at the top of the page. Doing so will prompt the WinRAR setup file to download to your computer.
   • Depending on your browser, you may first have to confirm the download or select a save location.
4. Double-click the setup file. It's a multicolored file that you'll find in your computer's default downloads location.
5. ClickYeswhen prompted. This will open the WinRAR installer.
6. ClickInstall. It's at the bottom of the installer window. Doing so will begin installing WinRAR on your computer.
7. Make sure the "RAR" box is checked. This option is in the upper-left side of the WinRAR window.
8. ClickOK, then clickDone. WinRAR is now installed on your computer, which means you're ready to begin unpacking your RAR files.

Part 2

Using WinRAR

1. Open WinRAR. The WinRAR app resembles a stack of books.
2. ClickFile. It's in the upper-left corner of the WinRAR window.
3. ClickOpen archive. This option is at the top of the File drop-down menu.
4. Select your RAR file. WinRAR will open to your desktop by default; if your RAR file is there, click it to select it.
   • If your RAR file isn't on your desktop, you can navigate to your RAR file's location by clicking through the folders on the left side of the window.
5. ClickOpen. This button is at the bottom of the window. Doing so will open your RAR file inside of the WinRAR window.
   • You can view the contents of the RAR file within WinRAR.
6. ClickExtract To. It's a brown folder-shaped icon in the upper-left side of the WinRAR window.
7. Select a location to extract your files to. Click a destination folder on the right side of the WinRAR window to select it.
   • You can also click the + to the left of a folder to expand it and view subfolders.
8. ClickOK. This will begin extracting your RAR's contents into your selected folder. Once the extraction is complete, the RAR file's contents will be accessible like any regular file or folder.