Experiencing difficulties in accessing an R00 file, or simply intrigued by its contents? Allow us to elucidate the nature of R00 files and provide solutions for opening or managing them.

What is an R00 file?

An R00 file, distinguished by the .R00 file extension, is a Split WinRAR Archive (part 2) file. These files are part of split archive sets created by older versions of WinRAR, where newer versions use a naming convention like name.partXX.rar.

WinRAR and similar compression tools are employed to take collections of files, compress them into a single archive file, and facilitate the saving of hard drive space and easy distribution of file collections.
In scenarios where archive files become large, splitting them into smaller parts is necessary to fit on CDs or USB drives. Each part of the split archive is assigned a numbered file suffix. R00 files specifically represent part 2 of the split archive, with the first part being named .RAR and subsequent parts having extensions like .R00, .R01, and so on.

To access the content of an .R00 file, it’s imperative to have all the archive part files in the same folder. Open the first file (with the .RAR extension) using your compression tool.

How to open R00 files

For your convenience, we have identified four R00 openers that are compatible with this specific type of R00 file.

Bitberry File Opener

WinRAR

7-Zip

PowerArchiver