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Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 4)
File type: Archive and compressed file
An r02 file extension is related to the Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 4) files.
Found 2 different file type records with the same r02 filename suffix.
What is r02 file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The R02 file extension is associated with WinRAR. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed RAR archive.
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.
How to open r02 file?
The *.r02 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 in WinRAR application and extract files from it.
How to convert r02 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.
Suggested software to open r02 file:
Associated software actions with the r02 file
Software applications that can open r02 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RAR for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
EZ7z for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RAR for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
File Roller (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create r02 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
RAR for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RAR for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that extract r02 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RAR for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
EZ7z for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RAR for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
File Roller (Linux/Unix)
Norton Ghost rar archive
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: May 22, 2019
File extension is used by Norton Ghost. Backup file in RAR compression format. .r02 file extension is most often used by WinRAR for split archive file. This file format is described at this site.
How to open r02 file?
Use WinRAR to open .r02 Norton Ghost file.
How to convert r02 file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open r02 file:
Associated software actions with the r02 file
Software applications that can open r02 files:
Norton Ghost (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create r02 files:
Norton Ghost (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that backup r02 files:
Norton Ghost (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that recover r02 files:
Norton Ghost (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving r02 files:
Norton Ghost (Microsoft Windows)