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RAR files are often protected using a password and things can get complicated if you have forgotten that password. The good news is that there is a way to extract a password protected RAR file, even if you don’t remember the password. Although the steps that we will follow are likely to help in case you don’t have the password for the RAR file, it should be noted that there is no guarantee that it will work in every case. Still, it is the best option and it is worth giving it a try.
In the Recovery tab of the RAR Password Unlocker Tool, you will find three different recovery options. Below you will find an explanation of each one of them.
This option tries all the English words in the dictionary in an attempt to find the password. It only works if the file is protected using a word in English as the password.
Brute-force attack is the slowest solution because it attempts all the possible combinations of characters. In order to get results faster, powerful computers are required. Brute-force should only be used after trying the dictionary attack.
This option works if you have an idea of what the password might be or know something about it, such as its length, set of characters, prefix or other details. Brute-force with mask attack can be selected under recovery options. In the brute-force tab, you will need to enter as much information as you know about the password.
If the RAR Password Unlocker Tool is not able to help you to get back the password, there are other options that you may consider. Below you will find a list of software that can help you to crack the password.
RAR Password Unlocker is a high quality and effective solution. It works not only for RAR but for other formats and types of data. The software offers convenient features like multicore CPU/GPU acceleration, efficient recovery, option to search encrypted files and it includes technical support. The standard version is available for $19.95.
RAR Password Refixer is a software created by iSumsoft and it is a practical option to recover the password to extract your RAR files. It offers a good set of functions, including autosave and smart attack. The password recovery software adjusts to each file format. It is available from $19.95.
This password recovery software is recognized as an effective and well-established solution. It supports a great selection of features and it is an option that can be used with multiple password protected files. Government organizations, authorities and more, rely on Passware kit, which shows how efficient it is. One of its features allows you to delegate the password extraction process across multiple computers to accelerate the recovery. At $195, Password Kit Pro is considerably more expensive than other options but if you are looking for professional, effective software, it is an investment worth making.
When I just got a RAR file from a friend, and prepared to extract it to see the content in RAR archive, I found it asked for a password to extract. If I have gotten RAR password from friend, the problem would be easy. But if both of us don't know or forget encrypted RAR file password, what shoud we do? Now we can talk this problem in two situations and find solutions to extract encrypted RAR file when there is password or not.
If RAR file is encrypted by your friend, probably he/she has the archive password. You can try to ask your friend for rar file password and then use it to extract encrypted rar file with password in compression software like WinRAR.
Step 1: When WinRAR is the only compression software on your computer, right click the encrypted rar file and click Extract files. Or run WinRAR and navigate to directory where encrypted RAR file is saved. Select RAR file and click Extract to.
Step 2: In Extraction path and options window, set Destination path under General tab and click OK.
Step 3: Type password in Enter password box for encrypted RAR file. Click OK.
Then you can see the extracted folder in the location you choose as destionation path. You have successfully extract encrypted RAR file with WinRAR etc software.
However, there is a possibility that encrypted RAR file password is forgotten or lost and there is no password backup. When this happens unfortunately, please go on to see the situation 2 which is about how to extract encrypted RAR file without password.
When there is no RAR password, RAR file password recovery would be required first, so we can use recovered password to extract password protected RAR archive. If you don't know which third-party tool could really help you now, just take RAR Password Genius and follow the steps below to easily and effectively recover RAR file password and extract RAR file.
Step 1: Get RAR Password Genius Standard or Professional edition and install it on your computer.
Step 2: Now run Standard edition and import encrypted RAR file into it with Open button.
Tip: RAR Password Genius Professional User Guide
Step 3: In Type of attack drop-down list, choose one from Brute-force, Mask, Dictionary or Smart. And make password recovery type settings for what you choose.
Step 4: Click Start button to recover encrypted RAR file password.
Step 5: Save encrypted RAR file password in a text.
Step 6: Run WinRAR and open encrypted RAR archive in WinRAR by clicking File Open archive.
Step 7: Click Extract to in toolbar and a window pops up.
Step 8: In Extraction path and options window, under General option, select or create a location in Destination path to save archive file you prepare to extract. Click OK and a new dialog appears and asks for RAR archive password.
Step 9: Type encrypted RAR file password in Enter password box. Click OK and successfully extract encrypted RAR file with recovered password.
As you see, no matter we have password to open RAR file or not, we can extract encrypted RAR file with the methods above. But it is still necessary to save RAR file password in a safe place, so we can use it when we need.
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