Hi! I have a pack of rar files starting with .rar, .r00, r01 etc. The type of these files are "WinRAR file" but from .r30 and so on the filetype of these files turning into "R30 file" , "R31 file" etc. Why is that? I mean, aren't they supposed to be "WinRar file"'s too ? Thanks! Digital Family.

After the extention .r29 they no longer appear to be RAR files because there is no need for winRAR to register all of the .r## file extentions. It's still an RAR file and can be opened with a RAR program. They don't feel the need to register all the .r## extentions because you only need to open the main .rar file. The rest that are extentions .r## are just pieces of the split file that the main .rar will need to recompile/rebuild the main file because it was split.

Thank you redxiii! One more question. While this pack of files is being extracted an error that the file is corrupted occurs... I don't think that it is corrupted..Maybe it is something else from your experience ? Thanks again! Digital Family.

You could always 'break down' and try reading the help file - spanned archives are numbered in the fashion you describe "I don't think that it is corrupted." I don't see how you can say that - whatever - you can always test the archive. Older versions of WinRAR aren't necessarily compatible with archives created with more recent versions, and may report those as being 'corrupt' Current version is around 3.6 I believe ... the interests and rights of some individuals take precedence over the interests and rights of others

Yes jboy... I have version 3.62 and you are right that this pack of files maybe corrupted... I have this feeling though... :P that something I'm doing is the wrong way... Technical feeling... I'm sure you felt it somehow in the past of your experience... Thanks man Digital Family.