Repair RAR Archive

In the present world, there are numerous compression methods used and implemented. Archive is a collection of a number of files and folders that are combined and compressed into a single file. The RAR file is like an archive that can have a number of other files like xlsx, bmp, doc, jpeg, tiff, nef, etc., in compressed form. As compressing the files reduces the disk space they occupy on hard drives and reduces the time they take to download. Hence it is very general for people to store and share their files as archives. Nowadays, RAR file format is most commonly used compared to the ZIP file format because, it creates much smaller archives in the same amount of time. RAR files have the extension as .rar. When you split RAR files into parts, their filenames ends with .rar like p1.rar, p2.rar, p3.rar etc. These RAR files can be password protected so that non-authenticated person cannot open your important files.

 

The major drawback of RAR files is that they are more exposed to corruption due to some logical failures. When they get corrupted, the data becomes inaccessible resulting in data loss. Then, how to repair RAR archive? Don’t Panic!! When you are unable to access files from corrupted RAR archive, then use repair RAR software, which is specially designed to fix damaged RAR files.

Common factors in which RAR Archive might get corrupted:

• Interruption while downloading the RAR file: If the internet connection is not stable while downloading RAR files then they may get corrupted resulting in data loss.
• Corruption while transferrinf RAR files through the Internet: Binary mode need to be used before transferring compressed files like RAR files. Avoiding usage of binary mode may corrupt RAR file while transferring through internet.
• File Header corruption: The file header contains the entire information regarding that particular file. If the file header gets corrupted then you may get “Header Corrupt” error message, which does not allow you to access the contents from it. The RAR file header may get corrupted due to virus attacks, power surge problems and file header editing utilities.
• Other Reasons: Operating System crash, power failure or abrupt system shutdown are the common problems that cause RAR file corruption.

 

In order to avoid RAR Archive file corruption, check the internet connection before downloading RAR files from the internet and always use an effective anti virus program to avoid virus infections from your system. Do not try to extract RAR files when you are continually encountering power fluctuation problems. In spite of following precautions if you still faced data loss problem then in that case, you can use professional RAR file repair tool to fix file corruption issues.

 

Repair RAR software can fix corrupted and password protected RAR archives easily. It has inbuilt powerful algorithms to repair severely corrupted RAR files. This tool repairs all versions of corrupted/damaged RAR files. It uses special algorithms designed to repair corrupt RAR files with CRC errors and can repair password protected RAR quickly. This tool has an ability to repair RAR files, which are having 4GB or more size and supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows7, Windows server 2003 and Windows server 2008 operating system. It can even fix corrupted RAR file after header corruption without damaging the file structure of the source file. It helps to preview files from corrupt RAR files before actual data restoration. With the help of this repair software, it is also possible to repair and extract half downloaded WinRAR file without damaging the actual RAR file.

Follow steps to repair RAR Archive Files:

 

Step 1: Download and install the free demo version of RAR file repairing utility. Launch the software from Start menu or by double clicking on the shortcut icon from the desktop. After you launch the software, the main screen is displayed as shown in Figure 1

 

Figure 1 : Main Window

 

Step 2: Select the appropriate password protected RAR file by using “Browse” option. After selecting the corrupted RAR file, you have to click on the "Repair" button in order to start the repair process as shown in Figure 2.

 

Figure 2 : Select RAR file

 

Step 3: A new window opens where the software will start scanning the damaged RAR file. After completion of scanning process, you will be able to preview all your repaired files using “Preview” option as shown in Figure 3.

 

Figure 3 : Preview Repaired RAR File