Format

RAR Archive

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Summary

Name

RAR Archive

Version

5.0

Identifiers

MIME: application/vnd.rar
PUID: fmt/613

Format type

Aggregate

Description

RAR is a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery and file spanning.

File extensions

rar

Submitted by

Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc

Internal signatures

RAR Archive

Description: BOF: Rar!....

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 526172211A070100
Endianness: None

Changelog

V88

Release date

27 September 2016
- Updated
  
  RAR Archive 5.0: Adjusted MIME type from deprecated application/x-rar-compressed to application/vnd.rar.
V73

Release date

27 February 2014
- Added format
  
  RAR Archive 5.0: Outline Entry Added. Submitted by Artefactual Systems Inc.
- Added signature
  
  RAR Archive 5.0: Signature developed in collaboration with Artefactual Systems Inc.