Windows 10 Missing extracted file from rar in temp folder

[jason chan]

Please bear with my long writing,
So, i downloaded a zip file, click 'extract here' in the Downloads folder. The folder is extracted in it.

Inside the folder, there are part 1-30 .rar files. I enter the part 1 .rar file and then enter another folder inside the part 1 .rar file.

Here, I double clicked on an .exe file and open a game.

On the following days, i can only find the .exe file through C: -> Users -> USER-> AppData -> Local -> Temp -> Rar$Exa(some number).

I can play the game for about two days but today when i tried again to use the same path to open the game, i can't find the Rar$Exa folder as it is usually on top of the file list.

SO, i scroll down to find that there are actually several Rar$Exa file, each with different number at the end.

I don't know which one is the one i'm looking for so i enter each and find that the same .exe file exist in some of them, while it didn't exist on some.

I tried entering the game by double clicking the .exe file but nothing pops up(the game doesn't start). It is the SAME for the other Rar$Exa file.

THEN, i restart the pc, AFTER THAT, when i go through the same path, all the Rar$Exa DISAPPEARED! WHY!?

I don' suspect winrar deleting them automatically as i ticked 'never' in the option menu. SO WHY? and can i recover them again? I don't want to restart playing the game!! OR perhaps i use the wrong method to extract?

PLS HELP me!!! sorry if this was too long...

 

[Neemobeer]

Sounds like it was zipped twice. You will probably want to extract the rar part files and then extract again using winrar for this to reassemble everything. 7 Zip should be able to handle it as well.

 

[jason chan]

Sounds like it was zipped twice. You will probably want to extract the rar part files and then extract again using winrar for this to reassemble everything. 7 Zip should be able to handle it as well.

sorry, the point is that will doing that recover the exactly same Rar$Exa file as before? as the game is saved so i think extracting again will probably start a new game... Also, what exactly did i do to cause this disappearing files problem? thx

 

[Neemobeer]

They are probably temp locations Winrar uses and they auto remove after extraction.

 

[jason chan]

but i did tick the 'never' wiped temporary files option in the winrar settings

 

[nmsuk]

What game is this?

 

[jason chan]

What game is this?

tales of zeristia

 

[nmsuk]

Well it's on steam so why are you extracting it from rar files? I'm guessing you torrented the game so will be closing this thread.