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Where Does WinRAR extract files opened directly?

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Mar 15, 2026127796 views
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When I open a .docx file directly from a RAR archive using WinRAR, where does WinRAR extract the file? My OS is Vista. RAR version 3.9.

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Winrar extracts the archives to by default, but I don't recommend you to edit an extracted file in a temp folder. Instead, extract the file (for example, to desktop), edit and save it, and then update the archive with the new file. P.S.: You can cha…

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