When I open a .docx file directly from a RAR archive using WinRAR, where does WinRAR extract the file? My OS is Vista. RAR version 3.9.
4 Answers
Winrar extracts the archives to
C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\Local Settings\Temp (Windows XP)
C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Temp (Windows Vista/7)
by default, but I don't recommend you to edit an extracted file in a temp folder. Instead, extract the file (for example, to desktop), edit and save it, and then update the archive with the new file.
P.S.: You can change Winrar's default temp directory from Winrar's Options > Settings > Paths tab.
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if I open .docx named AAA, should it be in dir C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Temp with the same name and extension? And If I close WinRAR, then it deletes the temp file at the same second?– NarekJun 21, 2010 at 12:24
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1Winrar uses a random name for the files it extracts to Temp folder. You should extract the file.docx (for example, to desktop), edit and save it, and then update the archive with the new file. Why do you insist on playing inside the Temp folder? Jun 21, 2010 at 12:42
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Well, I agree with Mepher! You have to use suggestion above. Only to know and for emergency cases, when you open a document, execute setup etc. in Winrar, it generates a random directory, for example, WER01e5.dir00, in Windows temp folder by default (you can access it only writting %temp% in Explorer or in Run)– kokbiraJun 21, 2010 at 16:47
Take a look a your temp folder.
Should be something like C:\Users\Some User\AppData\Local\Temp
if you're on Win7
At least in my case the AppData folder was hidden. You can change hidden folders visibility from Control Panel → Folder Options → View → Advanced Options.
It temporary files go in:
C/Users/<your username>/AppData/Local/Temp
The temporary files are extracted in a folder with a similar name: Rar$DRa0.135
Just open the folder and if you find the same files you were extracting, those are the ones.