RAR files?

[rodney]

Whenever I download a show from this site that's FLAC files, it always comes over as an RAR file.  What's this and what do I do to get to the song files?

[Tof]

You must uncompress the file with WINRAR http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche9632-winrar.html

[iggy.pop]

You can also use 7-zip if you've got windows.

[scatcat]

You must uncompress the file with WINRAR http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche9632-winrar.html

I have downloaded files that are .rar , and winamp can't play, 

Is there an English version of this site,? I don't understand french, don't know what to do.
thanks for anyone's help. 

[japanesebaby]

google....
i'm pc handicapped what comes to testing any pc applications or being sure of the newest updates, but at least some links like this seems to be very easy to google out:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/13189
http://www.download.com/WinRAR/3000-2250-10007677.html

although those are free trials/shareware versions. 
i don't know if there's a free version of winRAR for pc with which you can just unzip files (but not zip).
there's a free application like that for mac which is pretty handy:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15272

anyway at least you can try out the free trial version and then decide to buy it if you find it useful.


of course winamp can't play .rar files because winamp can only play audio formats. winamp cannot know what kind of files you have inside that zipped package until you unzip it first.
the reason why many downloaded flac files come packed with some zipping application is because most upload sites (like megaupload, rapidshare) only allow you to upload one file/one package at a time. so if you want to upload several files at a time, you need to zip them first.

[scatcat]

Thanks M! 
while I was awaiting help, I did google, and purchased the winrar from rar.lab.com...    then I had trouble with that,  cos they sent the registration key in a .rar file!! finally figured out I had to go back to site, download, then drop key into file, now it's working!! i think.. 

[japanesebaby]

you're welcome.

then I had trouble with that,  cos they sent the registration key in a .rar file!! fi

haha that sounds like a pretty cool business idea: "please pay and buy our product and we'll send you the license for it... but please remember that you must have already purchased our product first anyway before you can put this license into use. so actually: please don't plan to purchase our product unless you have already purchased our product anyway. thanks!"
i bet a company with that kind of policy is bound to make a lot of money.

[scatcat]

     EXACTLY!! I can laugh now, but OMG I thought I was trippin' 

[dsanchez]

while I was awaiting help, I did google, and purchased the winrar from rar.lab.com... 

Why did you purchase WinRAR?. It's free...

[japanesebaby]

while I was awaiting help, I did google, and purchased the winrar from rar.lab.com... 

Why did you purchase WinRAR?. It's free...

well, looking at the links above the trial versions are free. but otherwise it's a shareware, not a freeware application.
(or maybe you're using some illegal download site, getting a "limewire discount" or something like that...)

[dsanchez]

(or maybe you're using some illegal download site, getting a "limewire discount" or something like that...)

Sorry, my bad habit

Yes, it's a shareware application. After the test-period you should buy it, but in reality, you can still go on trying the software without limitations :roll:

[scatcat]

I had a look around, and decided to go with the purchasing option. The shareware free download option I decided not to go with, cos I really not a fan of shareware. I figured I'd be using it for awhile. So far so good! 

[Steve]

The shareware option's not really that bad.
You get an irritating "wanna buy it" window pop up when the 30 days is up, but it doesn't appear to affect the prog any.

[cooky]

hi to everyone downloaded a concert of curefans .com which is an amazing forum.
the concert i have downloaded is in a rar file format can any body help me how to play the files thro windows,its a technical problem how do i expand the rar files so i play concert on my computer anybodys help be very much apreceated 

[japanesebaby]

a tip: google is your friend....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAR_(file_format)

.rar is not an audio format but an archiving format.
you need an application with which to decode the .rar files first.
scroll down that page above to find some links.