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What Are . rar Files?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Pete Incaviglia, Feb 20, 2008.

  1. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    And how the hell do I open them on a Mac?

    I just downloaded some music, but its in .rar format.

    What the hell?
     
    Pete Incaviglia, Feb 20, 2008
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  2. amraeder

    amraeder Well-Known Member

    Basically, they're compressed files. Think .zip.
    Go to download.com and get WinRar.
     
    amraeder, Feb 20, 2008
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  3. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    Thanks.
     
    Pete Incaviglia, Feb 20, 2008
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  4. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    Dammit. WinRar is for Windows. Nothing for Mac. That I can find anyway.
     
    Pete Incaviglia, Feb 20, 2008
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  5. amraeder

    amraeder Well-Known Member

    Try this: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Compression-Tools/RAR-Expander.shtml
    (Sorry, should have asked Mac or Windows)
    I don't know if it will work, but well, it was the first thing I could find.
     
    amraeder, Feb 20, 2008
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  6. ARD

    ARD Member

    Stuffit can handle rar files on a Mac.
     
    ARD, Feb 21, 2008
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  7. Diabeetus

    Diabeetus Active Member

    I'm seconding a download of stuffit. You can get the full version from mininova.
     
    Diabeetus, Feb 21, 2008
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  8. Oggiedoggie

    Oggiedoggie Well-Known Member

    I'm pretty sure that they're pirated files.

    Or, perhaps that's .aar files.
     
    Oggiedoggie, Feb 21, 2008
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