An r23 file extension is traditionally used for older RAR split multi volume archives. A single archive split to many pieces so they could be more easily downloaded / transferred. In the days of floppy disks, this was a pretty common practice. An r23 represents the second part, the first having rar/exe file extension. In order to extract the content of this archive, you first need to put all pieces to single directory and extract the first archive.

There is one other file type using
the R23 file extension!

r23 icon.r23 - Norton Ghost rar archive

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R23 file extension - Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 25)

What is r23 file? How to open r23 files?

File type specification:

Archive and compressed file type icon Archive and compressed file type

r23 file icon: r23 filetype icon

The r23 file extension is associated with WinRAR. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed RAR archive.

The rar file extension is used for 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) .... etc. for first volume
  • part1.rar, part2.rar, part3.rar 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.

The default software associated to open r23 file:

WinRAR icon

win.rar GmbH logoWinRAR  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
win.rar GmbH

A file compression and archive utility. Along with WinZip and 7-Zip is one of the most common compression programs for Windows. Its native format is as the name implies RAR and uses rar file extension.

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

WinRAR is also able to unpack CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z archives. It consistently makes smaller archives than the competition, saving disk space and transmission costs. WinRAR offers a graphic interactive interface utilizing mouse and menus as well as the command line interface.

Help how to open:

The *.r23 file 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 (*.rar file) multi-volume archive in WinRAR application and extract files from RAR multi-volume archive.

How to convert:

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.

List of software applications associated to the .r23 file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open r23 file, edit r23 file, convert r23 file, view r23 file, play r23 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting r23 files.

Software that open r23 file - Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 25)

Programs supporting the exension r23 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open r23 file action.

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