This is a fully automated extracting tool. This is not a WinRAR or WinZIP replacement but quite a useful util when you want to extract large quantum of archives. The program makes a queue of every rar added to the list and extract them one by one. This way you can peacefully play your games (or sleep) while extracting. It also have optional functions to cleanup (removing archives after extract). You should try it, it is free and you’ll get a notice when a program update is available, that way you’ll always have the latest version. Other functions like minimize to tray, thread priority etc. are also available.
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Current version is: v1.5.0 build: 1909
Latest:
- Fixed support for Windows 2003 server and Windows Home Server (captionbuttons messing up)
- Added support for password protected files! (With a simple timeout)
- Added right-click option for “Extract to destination” on found-archives
- Added right-click option for “Rescan same directory” on scan
- Created a SFV-checked option for Autounpacker so it will not rescan same SFV file again
Features:
- Zip-support added!
- Possible to add archives in archives directly to the queue
- Added option for ignoring the found window and directly extract everything it find
- Made the cleanup functions smarter, and fixed a small bug in the renaming feature
- Now possible to save unfinished extraction queue to file on exit and reload it on startup (or a crash)
- Logfile support added
- Also possible to rename the directory you’ve extracted from
- Possible to pause/resume on Unpacker & Autocopy
- AutoCopy can now operate in quiet mode
- Possible to set thread priority
- Autoscan directories by given interval
- Check autoscanned archives against the SFV file
- Automatic adding to queue when archive is equal to SFV, so you don’t have to 🙂
- Recursive scan of harddrive anywhere in Explorer for archives
- Archives can be queued for process
- Each archive is extracted one by one
- Possible (optional) to clean up the archive files after use
Feedback from other sites:
UnPacker 1.5.0 download
on File Fishstick 
Unpacker donations: 2 euros
slick:
Sorry no, the password option was a “quick hack” that I’ve made to it. It might be supported in the future…
You never answered the question asking if there is a way to extract multiple rar files using the same password without having to enter it for each file.
I believe I found a bug in Unpacker 1.5.0. It can delete an encrypted archive without extracting it. You can reproduce the problem by following these steps:
In Unpacker settings, check “Cleanup archive files after extraction”.
In WinRAR, create an archive containing one file. Click the “advanced” tab and set a password. Check “encrypt filenames”.
Put the archive in a new folder.
Scan the folder with Unpacker. Extract all.
Click the “close” button, or enter an incorrect password, or let it timeout.
Unpacker will delete the file.
syn:
I don’t know what sample-folder you are talking about?
But Unpacker does not support any external post-operation functions. If you have problems with large masses of the same folder like the ones called “sample”, just use Search (Win+F) and search for “sample”, press CTRL-A for all and press delete.
Large:
Is there a way to get it to remove the sample folder and the file within the sample folder?
I think this is the best utility program i have come across, thank you.
Rob
h0nk:
Use regedit.exe to check the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\www.Unpacker\www.Unpacker\Settings\HideToTray
If you don’t care about the setup you have, just delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\www.Unpacker and restart the application. Then set it up again.
Hi,
great app that i used alot. But since today, every time i start the program, it stays minimized and i can´t directly access it. No matter if i´m rebooting my system or reinstalling the application. Any hints?
Great proggie!
Password function works but needs to be re-entered for every Rar selected, even if all the Rar’s selected as a group for unRar’ing use the same password.
Is there someway for UnPacker to remember the password for all the rar’s selected?
Thank you!
7of9:
There isn’t a option for it in the application. You could use regedit and remove these keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\!!UnPacker
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\!!UnPacker
Remove also the !Autounpacker directories when you’re at it!
Is there anyway to remove the options from the right click menu?
sorcerer86:
In the “Found archives” list multi-select (hold CTRL down and select like you would in other programs) rightclick in the list and select “Extract all selected archives to different destination”.
I didn’t find great implementation, but hey it works 😉
I also think that this is 1 of the best programs out there for batch unraring. But I also think it needs an option to batch unrar to a user specified directory. that is the only thing this little program is lacking.
thanks for the great work.
Great product, im currently running it in windows 7 64bit, i have come accross a couple of issues:
1) When you try to open the program it sometimes dosnt open you have to kill the service then reopen.
2) after extraction of .rar files, the unpacker system process locks the file\folder preventing it from being removed.
Is ther a way to get it to remove same files e.g movie.bla.bla-sample.avi ? generally located in a movile\sample folder ?
Thanks and once again, great app.
Are you running 64 bit windows 7? The program never opens the main window for me and yes I did upgrade from vista.
It works on Windows 7 for me- though I upgraded from vista
still looking forward to new features!
Any hope of this working with Windows 7? I upgraded to find sadly it doesn’t work. I would glady donate if you could update it.
Puhleese.
thanks for this great software, i hope u can made user selected directory available in future, thanks again 😀
Great piece of software. I found a bug that you might or might not know about. I’m assuming it has to do with your way of checking the file extension on files.
I have one archive that is called part01.rar – part01.r29. That works fine. A different archive is named part02.rar – part02.r29. Unpacker recognises that the archive exists but doesn’t add it to the list.
I apologise if this is by design. Thanks for releasing it for free.
Ignore my comment – and apologies. The archive I was testing it with was screwed up and was what was causing the issue. Great program!