Is there a way to force WinRAR to unrar everything into one directory, regardless of

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Is there a way to force WinRAR to unrar everything into one directory, regardless of its "internal structure"?

For example, you have an archive which consists of 

- root directory: root files  
  + subdirectory1: sub1 files
  + subdirectory2: sub2 files

I want everything unrar'dt into one directory of my choosing, meaning I want in there root files, sub1 and sub2 files.

In short, "destroy" the tree structure inside the archive and just give me the files.

Anyone?

Rook

Posted 2011-10-27T16:09:05.653

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Answers

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You can uncheck the "relative/absolute pathname" option either under Tools/Options or during extraction. If it isn't available there, you can specify this when creating a new .RAR file:

It is located under the Files tab and called the File paths drop down box.

Alternatively, you might instead want to try to move everything from the extracted folder to its root.

surfasb

Posted 2011-10-27T16:09:05.653

Reputation: 21 453

In my WinRAR 3.8b4 there is no Options under Tools, and there is only Settings under Options. In none am I finding the mentioned option. – Rook – 2011-10-27T18:22:52.583

@Idigas: Updated the answer with two options, if you can't do it while extracting. You can either create a new .RAR file (tedious) or create yourself a batch file to move everything from the extracted folder to its root. – Tamara Wijsman – 2011-11-01T14:04:01.460

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