Here is how to open rar (Roshal Archive Compressed file) files on Mac
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Download theUnArchiver from https://theunarchiver.com (not app store).
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Double-click it to extract it.
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Once extracted, move it to the “applications” folder.
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Right click on the rar file you want to extract.
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Select “Open with…” > “other” and select “theunarchiver”.
A new folder will be created on your desktop, containing the compressed files.
That’s all.
About Rar Files
RAR files (Roshal Archive Compressed file) are one of the most common archive file formats, used extensively on the Internet for high data transmission and sharing. People use these compressed archive files to reduce the overall size and bundle together files and even folders into a single file. That single RAR file is then small enough to send via email or other sharing methods.
Similar to other archive file types (such as ZIP files,) RAR files are data containers. After you download RAR files from the Internet, you must unpack its contents to use it.