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Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 34)
File type: Archive and compressed file
An r32 file extension is related to the WinRAR compression utility for Microsoft Windows. An r32 file stores 34th part of the split multi-volume RAR compressed file archive.
Found 2 different file type records with the same r32 filename suffix.
What is r32 file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
The r32 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 r32 file?
The r32 (e.g. Avatar.r32 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 (e.g Avatar.rar file) multi-volume archive in WinRAR application and extract files from RAR multi-volume archive.
How to convert r32 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 r32 file:
Associated software actions with the r32 file
Software applications that can open r32 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Deluxe (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
RAR for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Expander for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Archiver (RuckSack) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
EZ7z for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RAR for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create r32 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
RAR for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that extract r32 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Deluxe (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
RAR for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Expander for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Archiver (RuckSack) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
EZ7z for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RAR for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
R32 heightmap tile
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: October 14, 2024
File extension r32 is used for a special type of greyscale heightmap tile files, which are graphics representations of terrain maps saved in a specific raster format, 32 refers to 32-bit color. Heightmaps are used 3D modeling to create terrain or landscape models, with greyscale representing the height, with white being highest and black being the lowest.
It's a raw data format that can be for example opened using Photoshop. You have to specify where the data is located and enter correct dimension, for pictures that are no squares.
Terrain tools save the raw data as 1 channel, 32bit, PC ordering, with 0 bytes header.
These files are often used in games based on Unreal Engine (UE4).
How to open r32 file?
Any graphics editor that can read raw data should be able to access the image.
How to convert r32 file?
Export to standard graphics format is possible.
Associated software actions with the r32 file
Software apps that import r32 files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Krita (Multiplatform)