text: using a .rar file? i have a .rar file. after extracting, only other .rar files can be found, in different directories and some other files. there are no .iso or .bin or .cue files. how do i start this program? 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. after you downloaded rar file from internet, you need to unpack its contents in order to use it. 2. how to handle rar files  winrar provides the complete support for rar files, so you may both create and unpack them. if you installed winrar on your computer and downloaded rar file from internet, you may double click on rar file icon to open it in winrar, select all files, press "extract to" button, enter a destination path and press "ok". another way is to click on the rar file in explorer using the right mouse button. if you enabled "shell integration" option when installing winrar, the file context menu will contain "extract to ..." item.