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How to convert rar files to mp4 or ways to watch and view on an iphone.

Asked by afghanmoose (554points) October 11th, 2008

whenever i get a rar file from a bit-torrent site i dont know what to do with it,i want to watch it but i dont know how to convert it,please help.

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eambos's avatar

A .rar is a compressed file. You need to get a program to extract it. 7-Zip works great for windows, but I do not know of a program for a mac. After extraction, you’ll have a video file in any one of many formats, most likely not mp4. I convert it on a mac, get the program iSquint and then drag and drop the movie in. Choose the file type you want it convert it to then let iSquint do its job. Once this is done, you can drag and drop the file into your iPhone.

iwamoto's avatar

…that’s what you get for your illegal actions kid ! real movie fans buy

jrpowell's avatar

On a Mac I use The Unarchiver to extract rar files. Install The Unarchiver and then double click on the rar file with the lowest number (usually 00) and then it will do the rest for you.

To convert it to mp4 just got a little trickier since http://techspansion.com/ shut down shop. They made iSquint. I have a copy of iSquint that you can download from here. It is open source now so sharing it shouldn’t be a problem.

afghanmoose's avatar

yea well iwamoto if you dont have any helping response then id appreciate it if you keep your noise somewhere else

afghanmoose's avatar

it says the file cannot be extracted with this program and its a rar file

eambos's avatar

With what program?

afghanmoose's avatar

with the unarchiver,is there there a better,easeir program for the mac?

iwamoto's avatar

oh i’m sorry for noising around, by the way, can someone help me ? i’m trying to hotwire this car, but i don’t know what wires to use…douche

well, you could use Stuffit if it’s multiple RAR files, which i guess is the case

eambos's avatar

This is basic computer knowledge. I guarentee you can find hundreds of guides online. If you are still somehow inexplicably unable to this, get someone who knows how to show you personally.

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