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R27 files: what are they and how do I open them?

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.r27 file type #1: Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 29)

An r27 file extension is related to the WinRAR compression tool and used for its 29th part of split multi-volume RAR compressed file archive.

Further details:

The r27 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.

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WinRAR

One of the oldest and most popular shareware file archiver and data compression utility

.r27 file type #2: Norton Ghost rar archive

An r27 file extension is associated with the Norton Ghost, a backup solution from Symantec. An r27 file stores rar archive.

Further details:

File extension is used by Norton Ghost. Backup file in RAR compression format.

The r27 file extension is most often used by WinRAR for split archive file. This file format is described at this site.

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Norton Ghost

Older disk cloning and backup utility from Norton

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