Input file
CAB
- Full Name: Windows Cabinet Compressed Archive
- Developer: Microsoft
Output file
RAR
- Full Name: WinRAR Compressed Archive Format
- Developer: Eugene Roshal
What is CAB file?
CAB (CAB) is a file extension used in Windows operating systems, originally for storing installation and other executable files. It was introduced with Microsoft Windows 95 and is still used in all generations of Windows. A CAB file consists of several files compressed into a single archive, usually internally structured in folders numbered from 0 to 15. These numbers generally stand for various flags and options used by Microsoft Installer. [ ⏩ ] CAB file extension
What is RAR file?
The RAR (RAR) file extension is used to indicate a special type of compressed and archived file used by many different software programs, most notably WinRAR. This highly-compressed data format is used for archival purposes while minimizing the total file size. Compression and Extraction RAR archives allow users to compress many files into a single container file, reducing the overall file size and increasing security for private or confidential data. [ ⏩ ] RAR file extension
How to convert the file from CAB to RAR?
To successfully convert the CAB file to RAR, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.CAB). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case RAR (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than RAR).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. CAB to RAR. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting CAB files to RAR files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension RAR, while before this step we had the CAB file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new RAR file, or not.