How can i extract a file that doesn't specify it?

Question

i downloaded this music file from a website and its compressed as a .rar file. i doesn't say extract nowhere and it doesn't want to play on quicktime nor windows media player. what can i do?

Answer 1

RAR is a compressed format like zip.

You need a program that is capable of extracting.

Try http://www.rarlab.com/

Answer 2

A .rar file is an archive (just like a .zip file)

To extract it you need either WinRar

http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Or I recommend WinACE.

http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=...

If you go with WinACE download the 2.5 version. It has all the functionality of the newer ones, but the newer ones constantly bug you to register while the 2.5 and before do not.

Both WinRAR and WinACE work quite nicely, I prefer WinACE simply because it support many more types of Archive (.tg, .tz, .ace, .zip, .rar, .iso, etc.) It is basically an All-in-one unzipper

Good luck and enjoy your tunes!