.R12 File Extension
- Developer by: win.rar GmbH
- Category: Archive and compressed Files
What are .R12 files and how to open them?
Can't open .R12 file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .R12 file.What is a .R12 file extension?
.R12 file extension is created by win.rar GmbH. .R12 has been classified as Archive and compressed Files.
.R12 is Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 14)
The r12 file extension is associated with WinRAR. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed RAR archive.
Some RAR files can be parts of a multi-volume sequences. In WinRAR you can split a huge archive to a few smaller files, which are called volumes.
Older versions of WinRAR used either:
- *.rar or *.exe (SFX) for first volume
- *.r01, *.r02, *.r03 .... etc. for any additional volumes
Or:
- *.rar or *.exe (SFX) for first volume
- *.001, *.002, *.003 .... etc. for any additional volumes
The newer versions of WinRAR are using:
- *.rar or *.exe (SFX) for first volume
- *.part1.rar, *.part2.rar, *.part3.rar .... etc. for any additional volumes
In order to unpack the multi-volume RAR archive, you need to place ALL of the split parts in the same directory and start extraction of the first volume. The program will automatically use all of the parts to extract the content of the archive.