{"id":2535,"date":"2015-05-08T07:12:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T07:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2023-04-15T07:53:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T07:53:23","slug":"how-to-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format-in-winrar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format-in-winrar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert RAR Archive to ZIP Format in WinRAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you find the archive format is not right, you can recompress it with archive format you like, or directly <strong>convert archive format in WinRAR<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if your archive is RAR format, but you want it to be ZIP format, then you can follow the steps below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format-in-winrar\/\"><strong>convert RAR archive to ZIP format in WinRAR<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Convert RAR Archive to ZIP Format in WinRAR:<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Run WinRAR in computer.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Navigate to the location where the RAR archive saves in Window address bar. And select the RAR archives you want to change archive format.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-convert-archives-option.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-convert-archives-option.png\" alt=\"choose convert archive option in winrar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-convert-archives-option.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-convert-archives-option-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>In WinRAR menu, choose <strong>Tools &#8211; Convert archives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Generally in pop-up <strong>Convert archives<\/strong> window, there should be the RAR archives in the <strong>Archives to convert<\/strong> box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/specify-archive-format-conversion-settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/specify-archive-format-conversion-settings.png\" alt=\"specify archive format conversion settings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/specify-archive-format-conversion-settings.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/specify-archive-format-conversion-settings-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Surely, if you want to convert other archives format, now you can click <strong>Add<\/strong> button to import them into &#8220;Archives to convert&#8221;. But please note that, only the appropriate archive types are selected in <strong>Archive types<\/strong>, can you see the imported archives in the left side &#8220;Archives to convert&#8221; box.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>5.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Click <strong>Compression<\/strong> button in &#8220;Convert archives&#8221; to open <strong>Set default compression options<\/strong> dialog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-compression-format-in-winrar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-compression-format-in-winrar.png\" alt=\"choose compression format in winrar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-compression-format-in-winrar.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choose-compression-format-in-winrar-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>In Set default compression options dialog, choose the archive format <strong>ZIP<\/strong>, and click OK.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>7.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> in &#8220;Convert archives&#8221; window. Then begin converting archives. You can see original RAR archives are extracting and new ZIP archives are creating.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/successfully-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/successfully-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format.png\" alt=\"successfully convert rar archive to zip format\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/successfully-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/successfully-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>8.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>When it is completed 100%, click <strong>Close<\/strong> button and you would find new zip archive have been created and saved in the same location.<\/p>\n<p>Surely, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format-in-winrar\/\"><strong>converting RAR archive to zip file<\/strong><\/a> has been finished successfully now. 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