new to torrents, need some help...

[Scarlet Sky]

what is a .rar file, and what do i have to do to play it?

thanx!

Scarlet Sky Reviewed by Scarlet Sky on 08-19-2007. new to torrents, need some help... what is a .rar file, and what do i have to do to play it? thanx! Rating: 5

[ZeldaG.]

i am not sure but it think its winrar :S maybe not lol but try it if you havnt

[Scarlet Sky]

i'm sorry, i'm a technological noob... what is winrar?

[Scarlet Sky]

poo, where's slip when you need 'im?

[KingsBlend420]

A Rar file is basically an archive of data compressed into a smaller file. You need winrar to unzip them.
Winrar is available here:

WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files

Basically how to use them..

Open the .rar file
click Extract To on the menu bar
Select a directory and click ok

[r0k]

First of all, why is this in Games/Arcade?
Second, rar files have nothing to do with torrents.
Third, WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
Fourth, good luck :jointsmile:

[KingsBlend420]

A lot of torrents come in .rar files. Especially cds.

[Scarlet Sky]

First of all, why is this in Games/Arcade?
Second, rar files have nothing to do with torrents.
Third, WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
Fourth, good luck :jointsmile:

first, this is a game i'm attempting to get on the pc, my techie guru is on vacation...

second, the torrent i downloaded is a .rar file

third, thanx so much! i now have winrar, but i don't know how to use it

and fourth, thank you, i desperately need it...:jointsmile:

[r0k]

A lot of torrents come in .rar files. Especially cds.

Yes, but they still aren't related in any way.

first, this is a game i'm attempting to get on the pc, my techie guru is on vacation...

second, the torrent i downloaded is a .rar file

third, thanx so much! i now have winrar, but i don't know how to use it

and fourth, thank you, i desperately need it...:jointsmile:

Glad to help :thumbsup:

[Melkane]

It's best to look at .rar and .zip as packages, envelopes, encasings to simplify and/or protect the data that you are trying to send.

Often times games and such are multiple discs or bin and cue files and instead of sending 5 different files over the internet, you package them into 1 .rar or .zip file. Another cool thing with .rar files is they allow you to package up a large file and then cut it into smaller pieces to be reassembled later. This allows people to host up a large file on those small hosting sites like Rapidshare that only allow 100mb files or smaller.