Overview

Roshal Archive is another name for RAR, a compression method available via either the RAR or WinRAR programme. The style fits for rehabilitation. One can span several files and compress data. Originally shown to the public in 1933, this format is natural for the WinRAR archiver. RAR files store data, just like other kinds of archives. It can save more than one file and compress them such that they might be moved with simplicity.

Category

It is in the category of compressed or aggregate files.

Supportive Apps

7-RAR free version, Winrar paid version and many other tools support RAR file format.

Developer

The actual development of the extension was in 1972 by Eugene Roshal. It is not an open source. It is a proprietary format in which decompression source code is available.

MIME Types

application/x-rar-compressed

Several paid and free apps support RAR. The extension can be opened after a few manual attempts using any third app.