Is there a way to force WinRAR to unrar everything into one directory, regardless of

Question

Is there a way to force WinRAR to unrar everything into one directory, regardless of its "internal structure"?

For example, you have an archive which consists of

- root directory: root files  
  + subdirectory1: sub1 files
  + subdirectory2: sub2 files

I want everything unrar'dt into one directory of my choosing, meaning I want in there root files, sub1 and sub2 files.

In short, "destroy" the tree structure inside the archive and just give me the files.

Anyone?

Answer 1

You can uncheck the "relative/absolute pathname" option either under Tools/Options or during extraction. If it isn't available there, you can specify this when creating a new .RAR file:

It is located under the Files tab and called the File paths drop down box.

Alternatively, you might instead want to try to move everything from the extracted folder to its root.