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Ghostmonkey · #1 (**permalink**) January 3, 2007, 11:24

I have recently come across a download the file was rar.html ??? Can anyone guide me as to how I can open this file? It was a very long DVD download and I am embarrassed to say I haven?t got a clue. I would really appreciate any help, also why post this file type is there any benefits to it? Thanks for reading this and may Buddah bless you for a reply??,??,??

Okay so I'm a suck up~

L_Abulafia · #2 (**permalink**) January 3, 2007, 11:42

Did you try removing .html from the name and open with winrar ? Should solve your problem :)

Ghostmonkey · #3 (**permalink**) January 3, 2007, 12:05

That is what I thought at first, but nothing happened. I found Quick Par on the web , but I still do not understand why this file type? An how to open it.

fishly · #4 (**permalink**) January 3, 2007, 16:11

Hi Ghostmonkey =)

If you can post the url where you found the file it would be easier to figure out what format it is.

frolicy · #5 (**permalink**) January 3, 2007, 16:55

i had this filetype often!

as said, remove the html ending and unrar that file!

on mac there is a programm called "unrar"; something similar is available for Pc, i am sure...
good luck!

i_wanna_say · #6 (**permalink**) January 3, 2007, 18:48

If you have downloaded rar file from a web service by download manager software without account and direct access you can have a ****ed file... I suggest to use link browsing it manually and enter validation code

gadgetHead · #7 (**permalink**) January 3, 2007, 21:58

QuickPar (not rar) is a utility for a parity file (.par) used for redundancy and data recovery, most often in newsgroup distribution of binary files.

RAR is a compression scheme such as ZIP or LHA, SIT etc.

WINRAR for Windows, or UNRARx for Mac

Code:

hxxp://www.unrarx.com/

will decompress this RAR file.

But, as others have said, you must first rename the file extension from filename.rar.html to just filename.rar.

If it is a huge file like a DVD, it surely is compressed.

Cheers.

jarland · #8 (**permalink**) January 6, 2007, 20:33

Sounds much to me like a bad rapidshare (or similar) download. However, you said it was a long download, so I'm willing to assume that the file you have obtained does, in fact, contain all the data that you were choosing to download. I have to agree that renaming the file should work. If not, you may seek software that repairs .rar files.

xiler8 · #9 (**permalink**) January 6, 2007, 23:38

Check the file size. If the file is the full size, rename it...if its 5kb or sumthing you will need to download it again.

Ghostmonkey · #10 (**permalink**) January 7, 2007, 09:51

Problem Solved ! I re-downloaded the files renamed them and presto mission complete~