my computer says it cant open it the notification say it cant open because it cant find the path please help
Right-click the .rar file. There should be an option to unpack it. If you cannot find it, try winrar. Install winrar from https://www.rarlab.com/
If you have problems finding the file:
Open Explorer. You can do that by clicking a random folder. Alternatively, it should be in your taskbar as a folder icon.
On the left side of Explorer, there is a section that has shortcuts to folders. Downloads should be one of them.
If it isn't there, Go to C:\Users , click at your user, and then Downloads.
Alternatively, if you use Chrome:
Go into Downloads or press Ctrl+J.
The file is there. There is a button to open the folder it is in. If your file isn't in Downloads or if you cannot find Downloads, do this.
Finally:
Press Win+R, type "Downloads". It should open regardless of your OS's language.
If you have a more complex problem that is specific to 7-zip malfunctioning (like this https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45798/thread/b4c229fb/ ):
Move your file to Desktop or to C:\Users
Attempt to extract it.
Install a different version of 7-zip, newer is better
If the folder has a long name, rename it to something shorter
If it doesn't work, Open cmd as admin
type sfc /scannow (should take a few minutes or 10+ minutes)
then, in the same windows, type
chkdsk c: /r
Y
Exit cmd and then restart your pc.
If there still is a problem:
Reinstall 7-zip or winrar to a short path like C:\Users or to C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32
if it doesn't work:
cmd
setx path "%path%;C:\Program Files\7-Zip"
Or:
Press Win+X
Click System
Go to the About window, click Advanced System Settings
Open Environment Variables.
On the System Variables part, find and click "Path"
Click "Edit"
add a semicolon and add in the path to the folder your zip program has and the path of the thing you wanna unzip (seperate them with a semicolon)
if the problem is still there, type in here
if you got more questions, feel free to ask here
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