WinRAR是使用减少文件的大小允许您送大文件在电子邮件或普遍的文件分享服务的其中一个最普遍的压缩的工具。 Winrar是相似的于winzip，但以另外的功能。 如此在这个岗位我在一个有生产力的方式将帮助您会使用winrar的经验放下我的手。

使能探险家象看法

唯一单块玻璃视图是缺省视图，使用您将必须继续逐个改变文件夹到达您的文件的那。 但有一个容易的方法。 一winrar接口， goto ？选择 > 文件夹树 > 显示盘文件夹？。 这将给您一位探险家象窗口，并且选择文件现在是容易。

使能细节视图

默认情况下，您将得到看名单，但我们需要时常看细节。 ？Goto ？选择 > 文件名单 > 细节？

检查多少将是压缩，并且它多久将采取对压缩

这一个非常独特的特点？ Winrar。？ 万一您有一个巨大的文件夹结构用拉锁拉上，怎么您知道多少它可以是压缩的，并且多少Winrar将采取它对压缩。 Winrar有可能帮助您发现那的一种内藏的功能。

• 选择您想要压缩的一或mutliple文件，然后在winrar寻找？信息？ 表格。
• 点击那，并且您将得到另一个窗口与4个制表符。
• 第一个制表符包含？估计按钮? . 点击在这中，工具将告诉您多少您的数据在百分比可以被压缩，并且多少时间意志它压缩的作为。
• 这是极端有用的，因为它很多时间将保存的你而不是坐和等待它完成。

分裂文件使用Winrar

What would you do if the compression measurement tells you that size can not be compressed more than 90% and size is too big either to fit on cd or mail. Winrar acts more than a compression tool. Here is how you can use it to split.

• Choose a file or folder you want to split.
• Right clicking on it and click ?Add files to archives?
• It opens a tab, now you need to find ?Split to file, bytes? drop down menu which is present at the lower part.
• Either you can enter tha value in bytes or select a predefined format like, 1.44 Mb floppy, CD Rom, DVD or even auto detect. The auto detect feature can check the destination space and split files according to that.
• Now archive it. You will see a list of files generated which are according to your need.

Make a Self Extracting archive:

Its a general problem that if I send you a winrar compressed archive you might not have the same software to open it or the worst you don?t have any compression tool.

So what can you do? Easy, You can create a self extracting archive which will act like the softwares which get installed in one step.

• Click on Existing file you want to compress and make a normal archive.
• Now select the archive you just made, ?Go to Tools > Convert archive to SFX?
• One more way is while creating an archive, you can just ask it to make an SFX.

Compress and Mail

Winrar also allows you to send any file on mail by automatically compressing and then attach to mail. There is a Compress and email? feature which has to be enabled if its not.

• Go to Options > Settings .
• It opens up another screen with lot of tabs. Click on the tab named Integration
• On the tab look for a button with label Context Menus. Click that
• This will open another window, which shows the list of features which pops up when you right click a file.
• Enable the Compress and email by checking it.
• Now right click on any file and you will see the menu enabled.

Change The Temporary Folder

Winrar requires to use a temporary place when it tries to compress a file. By default its located somewhere in C drive. If you don?t have much space there, you can always change the location.

• Goto Options > Settings .
• This opens up another scree with tabs, Now go to Paths Tab.
• Click on ?Choose folder for temporary files? and select a path which suits you.

Resources :

• Download Winrar
• Windows and Mac OS X, Dos, Linux, Free BSD supported
• Available in trial or buy packages

UPDATE: Check out ?How to create professional installer using winrar?

So what is the archiving tool you are using, I find winrar very useful, does your archiving tool give more features? Share with us in comments and we will get to know more.

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