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Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 13)

File type: Archive and compressed file

An r11 file extension is associated with the RAR compression file format. An r11 file contains the 13th part of RAR split archive. In order to unpack the multi-volume RAR archive, you need to place ALL of the split parts in the same directory and start extraction of the first volume. 

Found 2 different file type records with the same r11 filename suffix.

What is r11 file?

File type category:
Archive and compressed file

Date updated: July 19, 2025

The r11 file extension is associated with WinRAR. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed RAR archive.

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. Compressed archives are common on internet, especially on sharing sites. After you have downloaded RAR file from Internet, you need to unpack its contents in order to use it.

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.

Some RAR files can be parts of a multi-volume sequences. In WinRAR you can split a huge archive to a few smaller files, which are called volumes.

Older versions of WinRAR used either:

  • .rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
  • .r01, r02, r03 .... etc. for any additional volumes

Or:

  • .rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
  • .001, .002, .003 .... etc. for any additional volumes

The newer versions of WinRAR are using:

  • .rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
  • .part1.rar, .part2.rar, part3.rar .... etc. for any additional volumes

In order to unpack the multi-volume RAR archive, you need to place ALL of the split parts in the same directory and start extraction of the first volume. The program will automatically use all of the parts to extract the content of the archive.

How to open r11 file?

An *.r11 file is only one part of RAR multi-volume archive. If you want to extract this file, you must have all parts of the RAR multi-volume archive.

Open the first part of RAR multi-volume archive in WinRAR application and extract files from RAR multi-volume archive.

How to convert r11 file?

It is not possible to convert only one part of RAR multi-volume archive. Only complete RAR archive can be converted in to another archive or compression format. The easiest way how to convert complete RAR multi-volume archive is to decompress the RAR archive with the use of WinRAR and repack the content with another compression or archive application of your choice.

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Associated software actions with the r11 file

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Norton Ghost rar file

File type category:
Backup file

Date updated: September 4, 2017

The r11 file extension is used by Norton Ghost. Backup file in RAR compression format. .r11 file extension is most often used by WinRAR for split archive file. This file format is described at this rar

How to open r11 file?

Use WinRAR to open .r11 Norton Ghost file.

How to convert r11 file?

Files with r11 extension are not convertable.

Suggested software to open r11 file:

Associated software actions with the r11 file

Software apps that backup r11 files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that handle other tasks involving r11 files:

Microsoft Windows

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