Accessing groups of actions with right-click

[DavidGDFC]

Hi,

I don't know how to search for this on the forum, so I apologize if I'm creating a duplicate.

This is my case scenario, and for the sake of argument, I'll be simplifying things.

In a folder called C:\test, I have two folders, each containing a RAR file. The programme shows both, of course, and if I right-click on one them, I can access the different actions under the group WinRAR. Therefore, I can, for example, use Convert archive.

However, if I select both RAR files, this WinRAR group of actions isn't available any more.

If I only need to process two files, that's not a problem, but if the number is much higher (and the files are located in folders very far from each other), being able to batch-process is a time saver.

Is there anything that can be done about it?

Thanks for your time.

P. S. I wanted to place the screenshots in the right places, but I didn't find out how to do it.

[therube]

Any change if both 1.rar & 2.rar are in the /1/ directory?

With both .rar files in the /1/ directory, when both are selected from Windows Explorer, are you shown the wanted WinRAR context-menu items?

[DavidGDFC]

Any change if both 1.rar & 2.rar are in the /1/ directory?

With both .rar files in the /1/ directory, when both are selected from Windows Explorer, are you shown the wanted WinRAR context-menu items?

Thanks for your reply.

If both files are on the same folder and I select them all, my issue persists: the WinRAR context menu isn't available.

[therube]

> when both are selected from Windows Explorer, are you shown the wanted WinRAR context-menu items?

If both files are on the same folder and I select them all, my issue persists: the WinRAR context menu isn't available.

To me, that would seem to be a limitation of WinRAR?

If that is the case, you might be able to approximate some of the functions using batch files.
Like to Test, something like rartest.bat:

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rar.exe t %*
pause

With that, select multiple .rar, context-menu -> SendTo: rartest.bat

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C:\out\db>rar32 t *.rar

RAR 7.10 x64   Copyright (c) 1993-2025 Alexander Roshal   12 Feb 2025
Trial version             Type 'rar -?' for help


Testing archive 0.rar

Testing     out.efu                                                   OK

Testing archive 1.rar

Testing     out.efu                                                   OK
All OK

(With Everything 1.5 you can assign hotkey for such action...)
(I suppose you could substitute s/rar.exe/winrar.exe, but I'm not familiar with the GUI?)

Things like Extract, with multiple files, & if they are in different directories... where should they Extract to, into which directory(s)?

Convert? Is that only a convert into SFX or does it do more?
If only SFX, suppose you could set up a batch file to do that too. (Can't fathom a use for SFX, these days, but...)

Can you drag multiple .rar into a single (RAR) GUI window & have RAR display either each archive, split up separately, or in some manner (path based, perhaps) "together"?


Extraction of multiple archives - that are in the same directory, into individually same named folders of that directory, I do (from command-line) using (7-zip &) FASTI7.BAT.

(FASTI7 is a play on an old DOS utility, FASTI, adapted to work in Win7.)

[therube]

These seem to be a bit different.

Missing WinRAR context menu item in Everything search results
winrar drag-n-drop stopped working - but only with rar files!
Context menu issues when selecting items in different folders
"General" option is missing WINRAR

[DavidGDFC]

Hi,

Thanks for all the feedback.

I've spent some time on the WinRAR settings and I have found the option that was causing the problem. There's something callled Legacy context menus, which was disabled. After enabling it, though on Windows file explorer I can't notice any differences, on Everything my issue has been fixed.

I'm afraid that this WinRAR can be removed some day and I end up at the same situation, but so far, so good.