An r79 file extension is related to the WinRAR and RAR data compression apps. An r79 file stores a part of multi-volume archive.

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Software that open r79 file

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R79 file extension - RAR compressed files from a multi-volume archive

What is r79 file? How to open r79 files?

File type specification:

Archive and compressed file type icon Archive and compressed file type

r79 file icon: r79 filetype icon

The r79 file extension is used by the WinRAR for Microsoft Windows and RAR for MS-DOS data compression programs developed by Eugene Roshal.

The r79 file stores a part of multi-volume archive created by these apps.

Updated: April 6, 2024

The default software associated to open r79 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:

Use WinRar to extract files from archive.

How to convert:

Extract files from archive and then use another archive or backup software (like WinZip etc.)

List of software applications associated to the .r79 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 r79 file, edit r79 file, convert r79 file, view r79 file, play r79 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 r79 files.

Software that open r79 file - RAR compressed files from a multi-volume archive

Programs supporting the exension r79 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open r79 file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with r79 file by default:
WinRAR small icon WinRAR
Other suggested software:
7-zip small icon 7-zip

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

Linux/Unix:

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