How to fix corrupted winrar files

Sending files through email or over internet platforms puts files at the risk of being corrupted or damaged. Lately, I received a compressed RAR photo files from a friend which unfortunately became corrupted in the download process. I was glad to fix the corrupted RAR file using WinRAR which was very simple. Following either of the methods below will help you repair RAR file easily considering the file’s difficulty level.

Part 1. Mains Reasons for RAR File Corruption

Mostly files fail to open because they are broken or corrupted. Roshal Archive (RAR) is a file containing one or many archived files that are compressed. RAR file archiving helps in file sharing purposes on the internet. File compressing to RAR puts the file at risk of damage. Hence the need to find out how to fix corrupted RAR file.

Main reasons why RAR files get damaged or corrupted.

• Virus infection/ external threats which corrupt files by deleting, modifying or overwriting the file. At severe cases, the virus may affect the applications used to create those files.

• Modification of file extension can too corrupt a RAR file if the extension is changed by mistake. RAR files extensions that are not corrupted or damaged should appear as ".rar".

• Download interference of RAR file. Any interruption on the download of a RAR file can damage or corrupt the file hence the need to know how to repair RAR file. Hence the need to ensure no interference of the download process.

Part 2. Solutions to Repair Corrupted RAR File

When a file is corrupted, it is not easy to extract therefore the need to repair the corrupted RAR file before extraction. In this article, we discuss the most effective methods to repair corrupted RAR file.

Method 1. Repair Corrupted/Damaged RAR/ZIP File Using WinRAR

For repair of the compressed file, repair function is integrated into WinRAR. Therefore, to fix RAR corrupted file try using WinRAR after installation to your computer free evaluation copy valid for 40 days.

Step 1. Run WinRAR and navigate to the location of the damaged file through the address bar and open it with WinRAR.

Step 2. Choose the damaged RAR/ZIP file and click the "Repair" button in the "Tool" bar and choose the "Repair archiver" in case a drop-down list pops up.

Step 3. A dialog will pop up in which you choose the location to save file after repair. Confirm the selection and click "OK" to start the repair process.

Step 4. Once done, move to the folder chosen to save the repaired file. The repaired archive file will appear as _rebuilt.rar or _rebuilt.zip.

If the file is not highly corrupted or damaged, the success rate is high.

Method 2. Extract Brocken RAR/ZIP Archive

Undoubtedly, after fixing of corrupted RAR file, WinRAR may still find the file as damaged. In the case of this, you may try to extract the content in the RAR/ZIP archive file. WinRAR has an option in which in case the file is seriously damaged, one can extract the broken archive files leaving out the errors.

Step 1. Open file folder of corrupted RAR/ZIP file and open with WinRAR. Double-click the "Extract to" button in the toolbar to open the archive file and start the repair of corrupted RAR file.

Step 2. Select the destination folder of which can be the same folder to overwrite or keep either file or new folder separate to save the extracted files. Keep in mind to check the "Keep broken files" option under the Miscellaneous section.

Step 3. Click OK for files to be extracted. On completion, all files will be in the RAR archive.

Part 3. How to Unlock the Encrypted RAR File

In cases when you find the RAR archive encrypted after repair of a corrupted file, use the most professional and powerful password recovery tool-Passper for RAR to decrypt it. Passper for RAR simply recovers forgotten passwords for RAR archives files created by WinRAR, RAR plus more other compressed software. More importantly, this tool is pretty easy to use, only 3 steps needed, you can find back unlock your encrypted RAR archive without password. Now follow this guide to unencrypt the file using Passper for RAR.

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Step 1. Import the Encrypted File

Open the software and import the password protected RAR file by clicking on the Add icon to the program.

Step 2. Select One Attack Method

Next, you need to select a recovery mode from Dictionary attack method, Combination attack, Mask attack method, Brute-force attack. For detailed introduction of these 4 attack mode, just click here.

Choose the most suitable attack method according to password information.

Step 3. Recover RAR Password

After that , start the recovery process of the RAR file. Upon completion, the recovered password will be displayed on the software interface.

After these 3 simple steps, your password protected RAR file can be unlocked soon. Then you just need to extract the RAR file and open it.

Conclusion

To fix RAR corrupted file becomes easy with the methods highlighted. Using WinRAR program after which you use extract broken RAR/ZIP archive to extract the file in case it becomes hard to retrieve. In addition, you can unlock an encrypted RAR file using Passper for RAR software which retrieves the password using the hints provided. Length of password retrieval can range from minutes to days or months depending with hints and password complexity. Following the guide given, you and I will be glad to have your files back safe.

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Recovery Toolbox for RAR helps to extract files from corrupted WinRAR archives. Recovery Toolbox for RAR is designed to recover information from corrupted archives of the RAR format. You can use it to completely avoid or at least minimize losses due to compressed data.

1. It scans and analyzes the corrupted archive and extracts all the information it can draw from the WinRAR archive.
2. Recovery Toolbox for RAR displays a final list of files and folders on the screen.
3. You can view this list and select only the objects you need to save. Please note that Recovery Toolbox for RAR may recover some files incorrectly, or it may fail to recover some files at all. It depends on how heavily the archive is corrupted.
4. Recovery Toolbox for RAR saves a selected file on the hard disk.

Extracted files and folders are saved to the specified location, after which they become available for use. It's also important that the source archive isn't modified in any way, because the RAR recover program only reads data from it.

Recovery Toolbox for RAR offers an array of imbedded features. For example, i supports all existing variants of the RAR compression format, including files created with archiving software versions 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x with different compression rates. Additionally, Recovery Toolbox for RAR does the following:

• It recovers information from corrupted password-protected archives in the RAR format. (The customer should type in the password manually.)
• It recovers information from corrupted files in the RAR format larger than 4GB.
• It recovers information from archives in the RAR format stored on corrupted media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, Zip drives, etc.).
• RAR Viewer Tool
• Displays and repairs the contents of damaged WINRAR archives

Ease of use is one of the ways Recovery Toolbox for RAR differs from other software. The interface of the RAR recovery tool is implemented as a step-by-step wizard, and each step requires just one operation. To recover information from a corrupted RAR archive, the file recovery .rar tool does its job with just a few clicks. Anyone can use Recovery Toolbox for RAR, even a person who is new to PCs.

How to extract corrupted RAR files?

Recovery Toolbox for RAR can also be used as a .rar checker or extraction software for corrupt .rar data. You can extract corrupt .rar files with just a few clicks.

Free RAR Viewer

Recovery Toolbox for RAR is very convenient to use for viewing the contents of a damaged WinRAR archive. The tool can work as a viewer for RAR files, even if you do not have WinRAR installed. The tool allows you to open and view any RAR files for an unlimited number of times.

Recovery Toolbox for RAR provides a preview of the folder structure and the list of files from the WinRAR archive. The tool opens corrupted RAR files for viewing. It is free for an unlimited number of times.

How to Open Corrupted RAR File for Free

Recovery Toolbox for RAR allows you to open a damaged WinRAR file for free. After opening, it displays a list of files and folder structure from a damaged RAR archive on the preview page.

How to Restore a WinRAR Archive

To restore a file from a damaged WinRAR archive, you can use the last archive backup or return to the previous stable copy of the *.rar file, or try to use Recovery Toolbox for RAR. With a very high probability, Recovery Toolbox for RAR can restore files from the .rar archive to its original state before they were damaged. To verify this statement, it is necessary to:

• Download, install, and run the DEMO version of Recovery Toolbox for RAR.
• Select a damaged .rar archive.
• Run the analysis of the damaged RAR file.
• Review which files and folders are available for full recovery on the preview page.
• Select a folder to save restored files.
• Save files restored from the archive to disk—available in the full version.

How to Fix WinRAR Archive

If you need to fix a damaged WinRAR archive, then the full version of Recovery Toolbox for RAR will allow you to do this in a few simple steps. Revision of RAR archives occurs by extracting and saving files from the damaged .rar archive to disk. The correction of the RAR file does not require the installed WinRAR archiver. The tool doesn’t fix or modify the existing RAR file. All fixed files are saving in separate files to disk. Correction of the RAR file doesn’t require any specialized knowledge in IT; the qualifications of a regular Windows user are sufficient.

• Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 or Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016 and above

Warning: Recovery Toolbox for RAR is a shareware tool for WinRAR repair. This means you can download the .rar file fixer and try the .rar recovery software features for the recovery of data from corrupted files before purchasing it. The Demo version has some limitations, however. You can use it to view a list of files from the corrupted RAR archive, but you can't save them to the hard drive. So, you can first make sure that Recovery Toolbox for RAR works well and then purchase it for complete use.