File Extension Library


.R18 File Extension

  • Developer by: win.rar GmbH
  • Category: Archive and compressed Files

What are .R18 files and how to open them?

Can't open .R18 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 .R18 file.

What is a .R18 file extension?

.R18 file extension is created by win.rar GmbH. .R18 has been classified as Archive and compressed Files.

.R18 is Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 20)

The r18 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.

 


How to open:

The *.r18 file is only one part of RAR multi-volume archive. If you want to extract this file, you must have all parts of the RAR multi-volume archive. Open the first part of RAR multi-volume archive in WinRAR application and extract files from RAR multi-volume archive.

How to convert:

It is not possible to convert only one part of RAR multi-volume archive. Only complete RAR archive can be converted in to another archive or compression format. The easiest way how to convert complete RAR multi-volume archive is to decompress the RAR archive with the use of WinRAR and repack the content with another compression or archive application of your choice.

How to fix problems with .R18 files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .R18 files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .R18 file format
  2. You need to check the .R18 file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)