RAR Password Remover: Remove Password from RAR/WinRAR Easily

"How do I remove password from RAR file? I forgot the password for the encrypted WinRAR file, now I just want to delete it and extract data."


Removing RAR passwords is easy when you remember the password, but if you forget it, this can be a challenging task. And this article describes 4 practical ways to remove password from RAR with/without password.

Part 1. Remove RAR Passwords by WinRAR Deleting

Tip. Re-set the RAR password in WinRAR

Part 2. Remove RAR Password Using Notepad

Part 3. Remove Password from RAR File with CMD

Part 4. Remove RAR Pass without Knowing Password

Part 1. Remove RAR Passwords by WinRAR Itself

When you still keep the RAR file password in mind, everything will be simple, you can remove passwords from RAR directly from WinRAR.


Step 1. Open the password-protected RAR archive in WinRAR and click the "Extract to" option in the menu bar.

select extract to option in menu bar


Step 2. Now select the location of the RAR where the password will be deleted.


Step 3. Type the password for the RAR and click OK.


Step 4. You can check the RAR file without entering the password.



Tip. Re-set the RAR password in WinRAR

This is a way to re-set RAR password in WinRAR while remembering it.


Step 1. Open WinRAR, select the RAR file with password protection, and then click the "Add" button in the upper left corner.


Step 2. Then, under a pop-up window called "Archive name and parameters", select "Advanced" and click "Set password"


Step 3. Enter the new password twice under "Enter password" and "Reenter password for verification", then click "OK".



Part 2. Remove RAR Password Using Notepad

This is how to remove password from RAR file without any software. Open RAR with the default installed Notepad, then do the following and your password will be removed soon.


Step 1. First right click on the encrypted RAR file and open it in Notepad.


Step 2. Search for Ûtà in this file, and replace it with 53tà


Step 3. Similarly, replace 'IžC0 with IžC0


Step 4. Click the "Save" button in the menu bar. Now you can access the RAR file without password.



Part 3. Remove Password from RAR File with CMD

This RAR file password removeer is only available for deleting digital passwords. You can retrieve password with Notepad and CMD within 5 minutes. After that, go to Part 1 to remove password from RAR.


Step 1. Create a Notepad file, then copy and paste some commands (find it at the bottom of this article crack RAR password).


Step 2. Then use "rar-password.bat" as the file name.

change the rar file name


Step 3. Open this bat file. Then the CMD window named "RAR Password Cracker" is automatically opened.


Step 4. Right-click on the RAR file, select "Properties", then click the "Details" tab to copy its name and path.


Step 5. Then paste the name after "Enter File Name".


Step 6. And paste the path after "Enter Full Path".

paste the file name and full path


Step 6. Then press the "Enter" key to run the bat file.


Step 7. Your password is now displayed next to the "Cracked File Password" in the CMD window.

remove rar password



Part 4. Remove RAR Pass without Knowing Password

If your password includes numbers and letters, RAR Password Genius is the ultimate and best choice for removing passwords from RAR files. It allows you to quickly recover lost or forgotten RAR passwords in simple steps.


It can not only unlock WinRAR password but also do password recovery for other office programs when forgot Excel password, Word, PDF, PPT and so on. Unimaginable! It can recover passwords that take a few days to recover in common ways within few minutes.


download on Win


Step 1. Make sure there is the Password Genius on computer. Launch it.


Step 2. In the interface that appears, select "Recover Passwords for Files and Archives", or "File and Archive Password Recovery" in the list on the right

select recover passwords for files and archives


Step 3. Select the "RAR Password Recovery" as needed. In this interface, you can clearly know that the integration tool can also recover password from multiple file types.

choose a office password recovery mode


Step 4. Click the folder button on the right to import the RAR file for which you want to remove the password protection.

click open to add a password locked file


Step 5. Select the password attack type and recovery options and click the "Start" button.

start recovering password protection from file


Step 6. Now that you have recovered forgotten password, you can use the method in Part 1 to remove RAR pass word.


For more info on how to set recovery options for different attack types, see the details below.


Adaptation Situation:


Brute-force: Select this mode if you remember the length and type of RAR password.

Mask: You choose it when you have an impression on certain characters in the RAR password.

Dictionary: This mode is for people with frequently used passwords.

Smart: If you have any idea about RAR password, choose it. You will spend a lot of time on bypass RAR password.


Setting Details:


"Brute-force": After selecting the "Brute-force" attack type, mark the most appropriate options under the "Length" and "Range" tabs.

brute force attack to recover password


"Mask": You first type in known characters and "?" indicating unknown characters in the text box to the right of "Mask". And you can also set options under the Length and Range tabs.

mask attack to recover password


"Dictionary": Select the "Dictionary" attack type and the "Dictionary" tab, then click "Select Dictionary" to import the txt.

dictionary attack to recover password


"Mask": All you have to do is select the "Mask" attack type.

smart attack to recover password


download on Win


The tool that also has Brute-force Attack, Brute-force with Mask Attack, Dictionary Attack attack type is PassFab for RAR. Compared with Password Genius, its advantage lies in the use of unique new search algorithms and advanced technology to improve the cracking speed. You don't need to wait too long to remove RAR password.



The Bottom Line

The article introduces 4 effective ways to remove password from RAR, which introduced an excellent RAR/WinRAR password remover-Password Genius. It allows you to retrieve forgotten passwords in minutes. All in all, I hope there is always a way to help you.


Any comments or suggestions? Please leave a comment below.


Last Updated: June 24, 2020

Author: Cori S. Kim  /     

Passionate about Smartphone products, aiming to provide useful methods as well as how-to tips to fix iPhone, iPad, Android related issues.


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