It will even work with split RARs if the recovery record exists, just open the particular volume that is giving trouble and attempt repair as shown below. It can recover a broken RAR archive in many cases, especially if a recovery record exists. WinRAR should be installed if you use RAR files anyway. QuickPar Optional: This one is specifically for corrupt RAR files from Usenet where PAR2 files might be posted with the file(s) to recover in the event of corruption. It can extract broken contents or repair with a recovery record. WinRAR Optional: You probably already have it installed if you are using RAR files but if you don't, WinRAR is a powerful file archive utility. When you get a corrupt RAR file it can be very annoying, but here are a few possible solutions to the problem.

Corrupt RAR archives are quite common online, so common in fact that recovery records are often included when files are being compressed and PAR2 files are extremely popular on Usenet to fight against corruption.

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