Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 6)
File type: Archive and compressed file
An r04 file extension is related to the split multi-volume RAR compressed file archives (part 6).
Found 2 different file type records with the same r04 filename suffix.
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
The r04 file extension is associated with WinRAR. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed RAR archive.
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:
Or:
The newer versions of WinRAR are using:
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 *.r04 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 (e.g Avatar.rar file) multi-volume archive in WinRAR application and extract files from RAR multi-volume archive.
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.
Software applications that can open r04 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Apps designed for playing r04 files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create r04 files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that extract r04 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that handle other tasks involving r04 files:
Linux/Unix
Multi-volume, also multi-part or split archives, were and are still used by many users. It is basica...
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
Norton Ghost was backup software from Symantec for Microsoft Windows. It could create backup files and compress them using RAR compression.
A .r04 file contains part of a Norton Ghost backup stored in this compressed format. The complete backup may require the other files created with it.
Norton Ghost is legacy software and is no longer actively developed, but existing backup sets can still be handled with compatible software where supported.
Use WinRAR to open a .r04 Norton Ghost file. If it belongs to a multi-file backup set, keep all related files together and open the set from its first file.
Opening the file with an archive manager may allow access to its contents, but restoring the backup may require Norton Ghost or other software compatible with the backup.
A .r04 Norton Ghost file is not normally converted to another format. It is a component of a compressed backup, so the practical option is to extract or restore the complete backup set using compatible software.
Software apps that create r04 files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that backup r04 files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving r04 files:
Microsoft Windows
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