Is there a way to determine how large a .rar file or multiple .rar files would be uncompressed?
If you’re using the WinRAR graphic interface: Open the archive (Double Click if you’ve set WinRAR to be the default Archive Handler), then Tools->Show Information (or ALT+I as a keyboard shortcut)
ETA: This is for a single archive. Gimme a sec to check on multiple.
ETA 2: Apparently this doesn’t work for multiple files. Selecting two archives and hitting enter opens two separate browsers. Going “up” in the WinRAR browser gives you a list of archives in the dir and allows you multiple selection, but won’t show the unpacked size for more than one at a time.
I’m using 7-Zip v4.65. I select all the .rar files and click on the info icon. On the bottom of the program, I see two number, one is the compressed file size. The second number is much larger. Would this be the uncompressed files’ size?
Sorry, I’m unfamiliar with 7-Zip; I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for someone who is to answer you…
I don’t know if this is what you’re looking for but with 7-Zip you can choose “test archive” and it will tell you exactly how large the file will be uncompressed.
With 7-Zip 4.65, just type the following, substituting the filename of the archive of interest:
7z l filename.rar
You will get a table showing the original and compressed size for each file, as well as the total:
$ 7z l bloodpak.rar
7-Zip 4.65 Copyright (c) 1999-2009 Igor Pavlov 2009-02-03
p7zip Version 4.65 (locale=en_US.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,2 CPUs)
Listing archive: bloodpak.rar
Solid = -
Blocks = 3
Multivolume = -
Volumes = 1
Date Time Attr Size Compressed Name
------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------------------
2006-01-10 10:16:47 ....A 21616983 6140012 bloodpak_V_1_03.WAD
2006-01-10 10:55:41 ....A 1469 732 _readme_de.txt
2006-01-10 10:55:36 ....A 1408 694 _readme_en.txt
------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------------------
21619860 6141438 3 files, 0 folders
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