WinRar problem

[kevstah2004]

I've been using WinRar recently and I've noticed if I extract a file from a archive using it's GUI into a folder window it extracts the file into

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DRxx.xxx\xxxxxx\

instead of the folder

[Helegad]

Use IZArc. It's just like WinRAR, but better ;)

[Mr_Zombie]

Does this happen with every rar file, even those that you have physically on your HDD, or only with the ones you're not saving anywhere on the hdd but only open on a web site (i.e. clicking on the link and instead of "save as" you choose "open")? Because in the latter case the archive will eventually download, but to the temporary directory ("CDocuments and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp\"), so it will be deleted when it's not needed any more (i.e. you close WinRAR); and if you then choose to extract it, it will extract to the Temp dir.

[kevstah2004]

They are stored on my HDD it happens every so often, it works fine however if I right click on a .RAR in explorer and use one of the Extract options from the shell menu.

[Carnivol]

I've been using WinRar recently and I've noticed if I extract a file from a archive using it's GUI into a folder window it extracts the file into

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DRxx.xxx\xxxxxx\

instead of the folder

What you're looking at is a Windows problem, and not really Winrar.

When you use the Drag and Drop function in Winrar, it'll temporarily unpack the file(s) to a temp folder (in your case; the path you've listed) and THEN Windows will move the file to the location you wanted to unpack the file to.

Using the "Extract to..." option instead makes it unpack the file directly to the direct folder without the use of a temp folder.

The reason why it doesn't move the file, though, could be many...
Can be windows having a problem, can be an anti-virus application that starts scanning the file once it's unpacked "holding" the file and preventing it from being moved or... it could be some other application doing a similar thing.

[kevstah2004]

I use NOD32 as my anti-virus I also have Spybot's Search & Destroy Resident Teatimer.exe running in the background.