

Winrar also has a split function that will help save space by creating multiple archives without having to extract the contents of each one. It allows you to compress and decompress zip, rar, bz2 ,7zip files. WinRAR comes with many features that will make it easy for you to manage your files and folders. It has a number of features that will help you manage your files better. If you want to expand your data and make it easier to manage, then Winrar Portable is the way to go. It is easy to use and does not take up much space on the hard drive. With Winrar Portable, you can also backup your data and ensure that your files are safe and sound even if your computer crashes. I'm really sorry if this was already posted, in the wrong forum, or if everyone knows this and I'm just behind the times.Winrar Portable 2022 or 5.71 is a powerful archiving utility that enables you to expand or create archives, and compress and decompress. I know these instructions were long and complicated, but it's all there, I think. Restart the PortableApps Suite tray, and it's there! You remember the folder you made earlier? Go to it, and copy the WinRAR Portable.exe you made with the compiler into it. Go into your flash drive using My Computer, and double click on "PortableApps".
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exe named WinRAR Portable on your desktop. Now hit "Compile" at the bottom of the screen. You don't need to do anything with the Save As box- it should already have something in it. button, and find the icon file you just downloaded.

Go to the Bat to EXE program you were just in, and go to the Iconfile box.
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Now, although this is not necessary, it makes it look a bit more professional, so I'll show you how to do it.ĭownload the icon from 5484621 /fileinfo.html, and place it on your desktop. This box is here if you want to select the WinRAR icon (it will be displayed in your PortableApps menu) to go with it. Ignore the Include box, and go to the one under it- the Iconfile box. to the right of the text field and select the. In the first field "Batchfile", click on the. Run this program, and you should see a gray box that pops up. It should bring up winRAR.ĭownload a free. To make sure that everything went well, double click on the file that you just created. Now, go to File > Save as, and save it to a location that's easy to fine, and name it "WinRAR Portable.bat", with the quotes. Start winRAR.exe -source "E:\Background Programs\winrar Portable\" Start NameOfTheExecutable.exe -source "WhereTheFileIs"

Go back to your desktop, and create a new text document by right-clicking on your desktop, going to new, and pressing "New Text Document", and type in the off Now create a new folder, something like "AppNameHere Portable", so if you were using WinRAR, it would be "WinRAR Portable". Now, install- or copy/paste all of the files- into the subfolder. Then, create a sub-folder called "EnterTheAppsNameHere Portable".

Then, create a folder in the main removable drive called "Background Programs" (or whatever you feel like naming it). Now, I really wanted it on the PortableApps Suite (it just makes life easier) so I figured out how to get this, or any portable program, to appear in that window.įirst, you need to go into your flash drive using My Computer- out of the PortableApps Suite. Last night, I downloaded WinRAR Unplugged, which is a portable version of WinRAR that's not on the PA site.
