Have you ever downloaded a file only to find it has a strange .rar file extension? RAR is a compressed file format—much like a ZIP file—and in this article, we'll show you how to open RAR ...

While ZIP is an in-built functionality in Windows systems, RAR needs specialized software to compress the files and folders. At the receiving end, you would need similar software to extract the files.

7. Once you have selected your folder destination, click the Extract button at the bottom right of the window. 8. Your RAR file is now a folder, and you should be able to access all of the files ...