For mobile users, the corresponding introduced the "Use of All files access" permission required for modern Android 11 file management and fixed a bug where rotating the screen during password entry would clear the input field. x versions?
: If an incorrect password is entered for a RAR5 archive , the warning message now includes the name of the specific file WinRAR was attempting to unpack. This is particularly helpful for non-solid archives containing files encrypted with different passwords.
: When a self-extracting archive fails to create a file, it now provides specific reasons such as "access denied" or "file in use," whereas previous versions only stated "cannot create file". RarLab RAR 6.02
: When the -ibck (background) and -ri switches are used together, the process correctly sets the user-specified priority. Previously, the priority was automatically set to "low" regardless of the -ri switch.
: Added support for Gz archives with large comments (exceeding 16 KB), which previously caused extraction failures. For mobile users, the corresponding introduced the "Use
: Resolved a bug where the "Convert archives" command would erroneously report an incorrect password even after a successful conversion.
WinRAR 6.02, released in by RARLAB , is a significant maintenance and security update for the long-standing file compression utility. While it may appear as a minor version bump, it serves as a critical milestone—particularly for users of legacy operating systems—as it is the final version of WinRAR to support Windows XP (with the exception of the command-line console version). Key Security Improvements Previously, the priority was automatically set to "low"
: Addressed an issue where entering a password longer than 127 characters in the console version could cause subsequent text to be misidentified as user input in later prompts.