Repairing RAR File Error System Cannot Find the Path Specified

“Hello everyone, I need a solution for my troublesome situation. I downloaded a RAR file from the email and tried to extract its content using the WinRAR application. But, whenever I try to open this RAR file, WinRAR says, “The system cannot find the path specified.” I reassured that the RAR file is completely downloaded and saved on my desktop; even then I receive the same error. How to resolve this error with the RAR file and extract its content flawlessly? Please guide me appropriate method.”

RAR is the best compression method to save a set of similar files in archive format by reducing overall file size and increasing the security of the data. WinRAR is an easily available application that creates RAR archives with high standard encryption factors and saves them with .rar file extension. RAR archives with split / multiple folders will be saved as .rev or .r00, .r01,... so on file extensions. Though the RAR file shows gigantic features for storing data in a secure format, some troubles can reduce the popularity of this archive file. One such issue while extracting the RAR files using the WinRAR tool is an error message, “the system cannot find the file path specified”.

WinRAR error: “The system cannot find the path specified”

This error is widely seen while extracting the RAR archive that includes files with lengthy names. Usually, the RAR folder with lengthy file names will throw an error during unrar process; because the WinRAR tool doesn’t recognize such files. Other reasons may be incomplete download or bad sectors in a location where the RAR file is saved on the hard drive. When WinRAR display an error, ‘the path of specified RAR folder was unknown or not found’, users cannot access data from such RAR archive. Also, it could probably become a disaster if that RAR file held important information, which cannot be lost at any cost.

After facing this kind of situation, questions may arise like how to fix the RAR file error the system cannot find the path specified and access the archive. Not to worry much, as there are many ways to resolve such errors by showing RAR files with ease. Manually, renaming lengthy file names with short letters or saving the archive in a new location on the hard drive will fix this error. But, if these methods don’t fetch any results and the error persists with the WinRAR file, then make use of a third party tool like Yodot RAR file repair utility.

RAR file error repair software:

By the influence of growing technology, many users suggest using advanced tools like Yodot RAR Repair to resolve RAR file errors, ‘the system cannot find the path specified. Its intrinsic algorithms are uniquely designed to repair RAR archives that are corrupted in many aspects on Windows computers. Apart from the system cannot find the path specified error, this tool can even fix RAR archive could not be decompressed entirely error, source file could not be read error, the file is a no longer accessible error, CRC error, filename too long and many such errors. This utility includes a damage-free repair process to mend damaged or inaccessible RAR files

Follow the steps below to fix RAR file error system cannot find the path specified:

• Download Yodot RAR Repair program on your Windows system in which error showing RAR file is present
• After complete installation, run the program and wait till the main screen appears
• Here, browse for error showing RAR archive using the ‘Browse’ option
• Select the required RAR file that needs to be repaired and trigger the scanning process by clicking on ‘REPAIR’
• You can examine the progress of the scanning process through the Status bar
• Once, scanning ends, click on the ‘Preview’ button to glance at the file contents of repaired RAR archive
• At last, save this fixed RAR file which is ready to access in the desired location on the computer hard drive, but not to the same location as before