A easy way to create Rar files is to make use of Winrar's context menu. Select one or more folders or files and right-click on the selection to view several compression options.


By right -clicking a Rar file it is possible to extract the contents of the file to the current folder, or a sub-folder based on the name of the file. For more options, select the 'Extract files' option.

Existing compressed files such as Zips can be converted to Rar format. Launch Winrar, click Tools followed by Convert archives and then click Add before selecting one or more files.