PATRON 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Hi Am perplexed. What is an X-RAR file and how do you unload it. Forgive my ignorance and help please. Many grats. Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+christian59 8 Posted January 28, 2008 you must use winrar to unzip them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Tailspin 3 Posted January 28, 2008 Yes, a .RAR file is just another form of compression like .zip. I use 7-Zip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkomatic 7 Posted January 29, 2008 winrar can work for 7-zip files as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Tailspin 3 Posted January 29, 2008 Oh, I've never used 7-Zip other than to extract .rar files. I usually just use the old standby WinZip for most file compression. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kdg1986 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Hi Am perplexed. What is an X-RAR file and how do you unload it. Forgive my ignorance and help please. Many grats. Dave I'm fairly sure x-rar is a compressed file format on the mac...or some such. Certainly a Rar is a compression format that winrar uses this you can grab on sharewhare from rarlab.com this should open your x-rar. I'd hope if that fails try renaming it is as a .rar and seeing if winrar can prise it open then. Sorry if thats not much help but its about the best I can think of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted January 30, 2008 That's just the way the CA DL section refers to .rar files, as "x-rar". It's not a separate type. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PATRON 0 Posted January 31, 2008 I'm fairly sure x-rar is a compressed file format on the mac...or some such. Certainly a Rar is a compression format that winrar uses this you can grab on sharewhare from rarlab.com this should open your x-rar. I'd hope if that fails try renaming it is as a .rar and seeing if winrar can prise it open then. Sorry if thats not much help but its about the best I can think of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PATRON 0 Posted January 31, 2008 Hi, Many thanks for the tip - duly unloaded the trial prog from site suggested and it works a treat. "Top Hole old man -What-Ho " eh. Regards Dave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites