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Very, very long decompression time...

ricard812001 -  
Hello,

Here is my problem: when I want to decompress a file with WinRAR, it's a nightmare! I open my RAR (between 500 MB and 2 GB), I drag all the files to extract them into a folder, a WinRAR window opens and the extraction begins. Up until then, everything is fine, it lasts a few seconds.
Once the operation is finished, another file transfer window opens and here is my problem, this operation lasts for dozens of minutes or even more than an hour... I don't understand. This file transfer window from one folder to another is like: transferring rar$dr... to my destination folder.

Is this transfer normal? Once the extraction is completed, shouldn't the operation normally be finished? Why does this transfer take forever?

This happens with all my RARs, it's a horror. Can someone please help me?

Thanks in advance for your help. 
Configuration: Windows XP Firefox 2.0.0.11

7 answers

  1. Anonymous user
    Good evening Ricard.
    Try 7 Zip, it’s free http://www.7-zip.org/ and in French.
    Talk to you later.
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    1. ricard812001 Author
      Well, I finished decompressing with 7-Zip. A 2.6 GB RAR in 25 minutes.
      Are those decent performance metrics?
      Can it be done better?

      Anyway, thanks a lot lacharpente because with 7-Zip I was able to keep using my PC (browsing the internet, using software...) during the decompression, which I couldn't do with WinRAR (the PC was seriously lagging, impossible to touch it during the operation)

      Thanks
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      1. irongege Moderator
        Good evening

        WinRAR works with RAM memory. For large files, once it is loaded into memory, WinRAR will transfer it to a folder, so it will take some time to process this operation.
        This also depends on the power of the processor, the RAM, and especially the size of the file.
        For a small file, we do not see this small window appear because it happens instantly.

        I came to this conclusion by doing various tests with the same file (just WinRAR open, then with various other applications).

        But that’s just my opinion.

        --
        Here or elsewhere, it's best to stick with the best!!!!!
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        3. ricard812001 Author
          Haha! thank you, I like it a lot

          to respond to lacharpente I am currently testing 7 zip. I will keep you updated
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          1. Anonymous user
            Hello Ricard.
            I don't know if it can be improved because I don't use it often enough; most of the time I don't do anything else at the same time, so try it with a file of the same importance without doing anything else on your computer. Since I saved you some time, I'll be there for the aperitif.
            Have a good day, see you later.
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            1. by2k
              Try defragmenting your hard drives and don't launch anything else during your decompression.

              This should significantly improve speed.

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