Found 19 records for the .001 file extension name
There are 18 other file types using the 001 file extension:
.001 - Fax data file
.001 - Generally split archive or backup file
.001 - Ricoh Fax
.001 - Smartfax file
.001 - (000 -???) Totem Cash Ad file
.001 - (001-0??) Cutkiller start of split file sequence
.001 - (001-0??) Fresh Download split file
.001 - (001-999) HJSplit file
.001 - Microsoft Drivespace cirtual drive
.001 - Superbase index file (001-999)
.001 - Ghost Disk image span file
.001 - International S-57 hydrographic data electronic navigation chart
.001 - SwiftView ICS Command File
.001 - Tagged Image Format (TIFF) file
.001 - (001-999) SplitJoin file
.001 - Genesis 2000 file
.001 - Sage backup file
.001 - Unix system file
file extension 001 - Compressed file from a multi-volume archive
File extension 001 description:
See also: rar file extension.
Extension .001 is usually first file of multi-volume archive (created usually by WinRar compression utitity).
RAR is the native format of WinRAR archiver. Like other archives, RAR files are data containers, they store one or several files in the compressed form. After you downloaded RAR file from Internet, you need to unpack its contents in order to use it.
Some RAR files can be parts of multi-volume sequences. In WinRAR you can split a huge archive to a few smaller files, which are called volumes. They may have extensions .rar (the first volume), .r00, .r01, ..., or .001 (the first volume), 002, 003, 004, 005, ..., or .part1.rar (the first volume), .part2.rar, ..., etc. If you need to unpack volumes, place all them to the same folder and start extraction from the first volume.
RAR versus ZIP
Comparing to ZIP file format, RAR provides a number of advanced features: more convenient multipart (multivolume) archives, tight compression including special solid, multimedia and text modes, strong AES-128 encryption, recovery records helping to repair an archive even in case of physical data damage, Unicode support to process non-English file names and a lot more.
Associated applications to file extension 001:
Company / developer:
RarLab
WinRAR benefits:
Using WinRAR puts you ahead of the crowd when it comes to compression by consistently making smaller archives than the competition, saving disk space and transmission costs.
WinRAR provides complete support for RAR files and ZIP archives and is able to unpack CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z archives.
WinRAR offers a graphic interactive interface utilizing mouse and menus as well as the command line interface.
When you purchase WinRAR license you are buying a license to the complete technology, no need to purchase add-ons to create self-extracting files, it's all included. One price, one payment, once.
You also receive the benefit of a life-time use of the WinRAR archiver. No upgrade fee to pay. When a new release is made, simply download and install, your license is valid for life.
WinRAR is easier to use than many other archivers with the inclusion of a special "Wizard" mode which allows instant access to the basic archiving functions through a simple question and answer procedure. This avoids confusion in the early stages of use.
WinRAR offers you the benefit of industry strength archive encryption using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) with a key of 128 bits.
WinRAR supports files and archives up to 8,589 billion gigabytes in size. The number of archived files is, for all practical purposes, unlimited.
WinRAR offers the ability to create selfextracting and multivolume archives.
Recovery record and recovery volumes allow to reconstruct even physically damaged archives.
WinRAR features are constantly being developed to keep WinRAR ahead of the pack.