How to delete the original file after compressing with WinRAR

WinRAR or 7-Zip , WinZip is extremely useful software to help users compress and decompress large files, even scanning viruses before they work. But better than the competition, it's a winRar has another convenient feature that other tools do not, that is it allows users to immediately delete the original file after compression is complete.

Delete the original file after compressing with winRAR

If in the normal way, after compressing the file, if we want to delete the original file, we will have to do it by hand all the compressed files in turn. It just takes time, it doesn't work. Why not use this feature right inside winRAR itself? It will help you to delete all files that have just been compressed, keeping only the files you just created.

First, open the folder containing the files you need to compress. Highlight all the files, then right click and select Add to archive ...

How to delete the original file after compressing with WinRAR

At this time, a small window named Archive name and parameters appears with quite a lot of options for you to use. In particular, the most important:

  • Archive name: Name the file you are creating
  • Archiving options : Tick the box Delete files after archiving to winRAR automatically delete the compressed files after the compression process is complete.
  • Set password: If you want to set a password for the compressed file you need to create, you can tick it, but if not, you can skip it and click OK .

How to delete the original file after compressing with WinRAR

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After the compression process is complete, you can see all the original files used will disappear, leaving only the compressed file that you just created.

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