A comment can be added to a WinRAR archive to leave a message for the user who will access it later. The comment can be added when a text-format document is added to the WinRAR archive.
What is a WinRAR archive?
WinRAR is “shareware data compression and storage software“. The program was born thanks to the commitment of Evgenij Lazarevič Rošal. This application knows how to create and edit RAR archives, where documents with the .rar extension can be found. They carry the encoding of a proprietary compression algorithm.
WinRAR can be combined with antivirus software and is available in 42 languages. Downloading 20WinRAR is free for 40 days. After that, a warning will appear, inviting the user to purchase the software.
What are the characteristics of a WinRAR archive?
WinRAR software has the following features:
- compatibility with RAR and ZIP archives. Can also decompress files with extensions CAB, Arj, LZH, TAR, GZ, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z;
- storage option with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, offering a 128-bit key. Instead, version 5 introduces RAR5 and includes a 256-bit key;
- file and archive management up to 8.589 billion gigabytes;
- self-extracting and/or volume-divided archives;
- data recovery option for rebuilding damaged archives;
- compatibility with advanced NTFS file system functions and Unicode files;
- multithreading support;
free use for 40 days;
free updates after registration.
How to Add Comments to a New WinRAR Archive
Once you’ve created a WinRAR archive, you can add comments. Here’s how to do it.
1. Open WinRAR and select the files to be archived
This first step requires the following operations:
- access the WinRAR archive;
- select the files to be archived;
- click on Add.
2. Enter the comments section
The second step is as follows:
- access the Archive name and parameters area;
- click on the Comment section.
3. Adding WinRAR alarm comments
Finally, you can add comments to the WinRAR file archive. There are two different ways of doing this:
- add the comment in the text field Insert comment manually
or
- click on Browse;
- search for a text file containing the comment to be inserted in the WinRAR archive;
- click OK to confirm the operation;
- comments will appear next to the Archive name and parameters window.
How to Add or Modify Comments to an Existing WinRAR Archive
You can also add comments or make modifications to an existing WinRAR archive. This option is useful when you forget to perform the procedure while working on the document.
1. Open WinRAR archive and access comment option
In this first step, you need to perform the following operations:
- access the compressed folder in WinRAR without decompression;
- click on Comment.
2. Add comments to the WinRAR archive
Finally, you can add comments to the WinRAR archive by following these steps:
- access the Comments section;
- add or modify a comment in the WinRAR archive, following these alternatives:
write the comment in the archive’s Comment field
or
- click on Load from file;
- find the document containing the comment to be displayed in the WinRAR archive;
- click on OK.