We all belong to the digital world, so we share data online with our friends or colleges. Usually, intelligent people use Archives to distribute their files; however, some are still confused about Archives? Archives help us cut the file size, and also, we can send multiple files in one package. Cutting files is difficult due to format or font size etc. however, the second goal is easy to achieve by Achiever.
Several types of Achievers are available online, but you cannot use them for security reasons. However, there are two famous Archivers in the market which we use most of the time, such as ZIP and RAR. This article will explain how you can open RAR files in your MAC. Because operating MAC is different than Windows.
A quick way to open RAR files in MAC
Locate the RAR file and double-click on its icon. It should begin to extract the files in the same directory as the RAR file. If nothing happens, check to be sure you have the right RAR extractor on your PC. Alternatively, you can right-click on the RAR file, and select Open With. I usually choose to extract to a folder, so the end result will be a new folder, containing all the files and sub-folders in the appropriate file structure. If you have multiple.rar files, for different programs, you can select all of them, right click, and choose “ Extract each archive to separate folder.
It is not possible to open the RAR file in MAC by default system because of property rights. RAR was developed by Russian Software Engineer Eugene Roshal, who is famous in the digital world. RAR is not as famous as ZIP, but we must say that it offers better quality.
For example, ZIP files allow you to send 2 GB files data, and RAR can send 8GB file easily. It’s just incredible, but you need to find WinRAR for your MAC.
Open files through RAR extractor
Well, the original WinRAR isn’t available for MAC because it is designed for windows. But you can use UNarchiver to open the RAR file in your MAC. Unarchiver is the most famous tool to open ZIP or RAR files. DAG AGREN developed this tool to open files in MAC or windows.
The tool gets popular within days because of its excellent performance and efficient functions. However, you need to follow some simple steps to open RAR or ZIP files in your MAC through unarchiver.
- At first, download the Unarchiver app in your MAC and place it in the application folder
- Now right-click on the RAR file which you are going to open in your MAC and select open with > Unarcheiver
- The files will show up, and that’s it
This simplicity makes it famous for people. However, many other features are also great such as it didn’t ask to set any passwords, so if you are working with Archives or RAR files, you must download this app in your MAC to make it simple for you.
Pro-level MAC UNarchiver
If you don’t want to use any simple procedure and want to open RAR files with extra features, you can use specially designed apps for MAC. One of them is Archiever pro. Archiver can make it convenient for you to open RAR files in your MAC and compress or encrypt these files easily. You can even split these files into multiple volumes.
Here are some simple steps to use Archiver in MAC
- Download Archiver and Launch it in Applications.
- Drop the RAR file in the app’s window
- Archiver allows you to see all RAR files in one window so you can drag some of these files on the desktop, and you don’t need to do unarchive these files
- Finally, open. RAR in your MAC, choose the option EXTRACT, and after selecting a destination, click on DONE
On the other side, in case if you want to create a RAR archive, these are some steps again
- At first, you need to drop files in the Archiver window and then click on the Archive
- Choose RAR directly without formats it offers, then selects a name and comparison level
- You can set a password to your Encrypt box optionally
- Click on Archive
UnRAR files through Finder
If you have saved, RAR file in your MAC, then you can open it through Finder. After opening Finder, you will able to enlist all files by just pressing Command+Y.
There are some steps to proceed.
- Click on Unzip button
- Choose the RAR file from the drop-down menu in MAC, iCloud drive, or Google drive
- Finder will open a window to browse the folder where you keep your file
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- Choose the entire folder to unzip and then select items
- Another option is to create a new folder and the type file name to create it
How To Open Rar Files On Mac
Conclusion
Using MAC is different than Windows. Here we tried to explain how you can open RAR files in your MAC. It’s not easy as you open windows. RAR is a great way to send heavy data files to anybody through email. So that’s why it is necessary to use it in MAC to make things easy for you. That’s why we explain some great methods. By following, you can easily unzip your RAR files in your MAC.
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