If you chose "Shell Integration" when installing WinRAR, right-click the first RAR file and select "Extract Here." Doing so quickly extracts files to the same folder containing the RAR parts.

To open RAR files, you can use WinRAR, which is the software made by the company that invented RAR technology. To open .001 files, you need another program, such as HJSplit, 7-Zip or File Joiner.

Windows will open RAR files, but to convert files to RAR format, you can make use of WinRAR or these free online tools. We show you how!

The new native support for RAR files in Windows 11 will allow users to open and extract RAR files without having to install any additional software.

However, rar files are a little more complicated and require specialized programs in order to open them up and extract their contents.