RAR IFilter Server Edition Release 3.0 README

RAR IFilter is a plug-in that allows Microsoft Search products and services to index RAR archives, enabling customers to search and organize their content. RAR IFilter extracts all valuable information from files stored inside RAR archive. This information includes archived directory names, list of archived files, archived files' metadata and content. RAR IFilter also supports recursive indexing of RAR files included in the archive.

RAR IFilter supports SharePoint Server, SQL Server Full-Text Search, Window Search and all other products based on Microsoft Search technology.

RAR IFilter supports the following Microsoft server operating systems:

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

RAR IFilter supports the following Microsoft desktop operating systems:

• Windows 10
• Windows 11

RAR IFilter supports the following Microsoft Search products

• SharePoint Server 2013
• SharePoint Server 2016
• SharePoint Server 2019
• SQL Server 2014
• SQL Server 2016
• SQL Server 2017
• SQL Server 2019
• Windows Search

Setup file is a self-extracting archive that must be downloaded and opened on the machine where you wish to use RAR IFilter.

1. Stop all appropriate Search services.
2. Uninstall any previous version of RAR IFilter.
3. Start setup file and follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Start all appropriate Search services.
5. Re-index catalogs containing RAR files.

Some Microsoft Search products require additional setup steps as described below:

SharePoint Server:

1. In SharePoint Central Administration go to "General Application Settings" page
2. In the "Search" section click on "Farm Search Administration"
3. Click on " Search Service Application" link
4. On the left side menu select "File Types"
5. Add rar extension to the list of Managed File Types
6. Restart SharePoint Search Host Controller service

Microsoft SQL Server:

1. Restart SQL Server service
2. Perform a Full Population

When integrated with Windows Search, RAR IFilter uses a temporary directory to process RAR archives. Due to Windows Search security restrictions, IFilters are not able to utilize the default system temporary directory. Therefore, RAR IFilter must be set to work with a user specified temporary directory. To change the RAR IFilter temporary directory's settings:

1. Stop Windows Search service.
2. Open registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IFilterShop\RarFilter"
3. Add new String value named "TempPath" and enter the full path to the new temporary directory. If this value is missing, empty or the path is not pointing to a valid directory, system temporary directory will be used. Please make sure that "Users" or "Authenticated Users" Group has "Full Control" permissions to the custom temporary directory.
4. Start Windows Search service.

If you ever have to uninstall RAR IFilter application you can easily do it using any of the following methods:

• Through "Add/Remove Program". Open Control Panel ->Add/Remove Program. Select "IFilterShop RAR IFilter" in currently installed list. Press "Remove" button.
• Through RAR IFilter Uninstall program. Go to the directory there RAR IFilter was installed (C:\Program Files\IFilterShop\RarFilter by default). Run uninstall.exe program.

RAR files are not searchable with Windows Search

Version 3.0

• Support for SharePoint Server 2019
• Support for SQL Server 2019

Version 2.0

• Support for SharePoint Server 2013 and 2016
• Support for SQL Server 2012 - 2017

Version 1.4

• Support for FAST Search Server 2010
• Improved integration with Indexing Service on Windows Server 2008 platform

Version 1.3

• Support for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
• Improved integration with Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• Improved integration with Microsoft Windows Desktop Search

Version 1.2

• Support for Windows x64 platform

Version 1.1

• Support for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and WSS 3.0
• Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005