Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your R01 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert R01 to another file type
To convert R01 archive parts to another format, you need WinRAR or other Compressed software.
Convert a file to R01
To convert other file formats to the "Split Archive Part" file type, you need software like WinRAR or a similar tool.
About R01 files
An .R01 file is the first numbered volume of a split RAR archive. When users compress large files using WinRAR, they can split the output into smaller pieces to bypass file size limits on email attachments, USB drives, or cloud storage. The sequence typically starts with RAR or R00, followed by .R01, R02, and so on. The main disadvantage of the .R01 format is dependency. You cannot extract the contents of an .R01 file by itself. You must have every single volume in the exact same folder, and the archive cannot be broken or missing parts. Furthermore, native operating systems like Windows and macOS do not open split RAR files without third-party software like WinRAR or 7-Zip. This creates friction when sharing files with clients or users who lack specialized archiving tools. Other notable uses for .R01 files include merchant payment system reports from the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Italian electronic receipt transmissions (ASN.1 encoded data) for the Agenzia delle Entrate, and river analysis run files generated by HEC-RAS. To solve compatibility issues, you should extract the split archive and convert the internal files to universal formats. For general sharing, compress the extracted files into a standard ZIP. If the archive contains documents, convert them to PDF for easy viewing.
Convert.Guru analyzes your R01 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert R01 file to ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ACE, ARJ or LHA, you can use WinRAR or similar software from the "Multi-Volume Archive Extraction" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to R01, try WinRAR or another comparable tool in the "Multi-Volume Archive Extraction" category.
The R01 Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our R01 converter.