WinRAR Changes the size of my file?

Question

i downloaded 2 parts of a game on winRAR

1 was 499mb and the other was 486mb

i worked out on a calculator that it equals 985mb...

and i extract with WinRAR to my desktop

and it sais the file is 1.25GB!

ive tryed deleting the file and extracting it again

but it does the same thing!

there is no other files on the WinRAR file its just the 2 parts

i just need to know how to fit it on a 1GB memory card... i know how to put it on there but i need to know how to make it smaller so i can fit it on there

Answer 1

WinRAR is a program that compresses files so that they can be transferred easier and faster over the internet. After you download a WinRAR file, you can't use it until you uncompress it to a location on your hard drive, at which point it expands the file to it's original size, which in this case was 1.25GB. After you uncompress the file, you can just delete the original WinRAR archive (compressed file) if you want, because there's no need for it after you have uncompressed it already. Although it would probably be a good idea to back it up on a flash drive, CD, or DVD.

If you want to fit it on the Memory Card, then you'll need to put the WinRAR file archive on the Memory Card and then uncompress it again when you put it on the new computer.

Answer 2

It's 1.25GB because the point of compressing a file (.RAR or .ZIP) is to make it smaller. When you extract the files, it becomes it's original size before the compression. To put that on your memory card, extract the files, then compress it with winrar and it might fit. (1GB memory card isn't exactly 1GB, might be 0.90GB or something)

Answer 3

winRAR uses a compressor when you archive files in it. When you extract the files they go back to the usual size. That is why people use it, so they can send files for less memory/bandwidth.

If this is for a PSP game etc, then you should look for files at max 800mb to fit on a gig stick, because of all the files already on the PSP. If it is for the PSP, and the file is an ISO you can compress it to a CSO to save room. This only works for the PSP though :P

Answer 4

WinRar is an archival program like winzip. I basically shrinks files so that they take up less space.