How to browse RAR?

RAR

What is RAR?

RAR is a patented archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery, and file spanning. RAR archives are able to handle efficiently split volumes. Before the advent of RAR the most notable such format was ARJ. It can be of a solid format, in which all of the compressed files are treated as a single data block.

The filename extension used by RAR is .rar for the data volume set and .rev for the recovery volume set. In previous versions, if a RAR-archive was broken into many smaller files (a "multi-volume archive"), then the smaller files used the extensions .rar, .r00, .r01, .r02 etc.It can be of a solid format, in which all of the compressed files are treated as a single data block.

WinMount can mount, decompress and browse RAR. Here shows you 3 ways to browse RAR.

1. Using file association

1) Open WinMount main window, Click "Option->Options->File Association", select "browse" on RAR drop down menu, Click "OK";

browse RAR option

2) Double click a RAR file in computer, then RAR will be opened in WinMount browser.

2. Using right-click menu.

1) Right click a RAR file, select "Open", then RAR will be opened in WinMount browser.

select browser view

3. Using browser mode.

1) Open WinMount browser mode, "Option->Browser".

2) Choose a RAR file, then RAR will be opened.

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