How-To: Using WinRar to Add Multiple Files to One Archive

[Dymond]

This Tutorial is made for a certain Oddthought member that needs help adding a bunch of MP3s into one file so he/she can send them easier. However it can apply to anyone who wants to know how to do this.

Step 1: Right Click on the desktop, Select New - WinRAR Archive

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Step 2: Rename The Archive to something that makes sense. In my example its Music.rar

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Step 3: Now Double-Click on the archive on your desktop to open it with WinRar. It will look like this.

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Step 4: Now open up the folder that has the files you want to add to the archive.

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Step 5: While holding down the CTRL Key click on the files you want add to the archive.

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Step 6: Once the files you want are all highlighted drag them into the WinRAR program window. Once you do that it ask you if you want to add them to the archive. Click the OK button.

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Step 7: Once you do that it, the program will begin adding the files you dragged into the archive.

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Step 8: Once its done Winrar will show the archive that looks like this.

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Note: If you have files in other folders you want to add, you can continue to go through steps 4-8 until all the files you want are inside the archive.

Step 9: Click the 'X' in the Corner of WinRAR to close the archive. If you hover your mouse over the file on your desktop. You'll see that it has some size to it.

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Now you can simply send this file like you would any other file and instead of having to send a bunch of files, you just have one.

[$irius Black]

I liked Sirius' Tutorial so I'm gonna leave it up to, with a bit of editing.

Step 1: Open winrar, you should have something like this.

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Step 2: After go to the folder where is your files are and select the files you want to add.

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Step 3: After the files are selected, click on add, you will have a new box and it should look like this.

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Step 4: At the end you can browse to where you want to save the archive, you should have this little box where you can see the working progress.

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Thats it... :)

[Buckledmac]

then what you do with it ?

sorry technophobe in the house he he

[$irius Black]

then what you do with it ?

sorry technophobe in the house he he

WinRar, WinAce and WinZip are tools to compress files... it save storage place and it can be good for sending files in e-mail, instead of sending 20 files u send only 1... :)

[Buckledmac]

ok this may sound dumb but.................... the person i send the files to do they need same program to open them ?

[kurtis469]

tell them to get winrar

[Buckledmac]

ok thanks kurtis