RRA Converter

Extract text from RRA files


Drop or upload your .RRA file

How to extract text from your RRA file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your RRA file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert RRA to another file type

To convert your RRA file to another format, you need Microsoft Windows or other Data software.

Convert a file to RRA

To convert other file formats to the "Connection & Configuration Files" file type, you need software like Microsoft Windows or a similar tool.


About RRA files

Because the .rra extension is used by three completely different industries, identifying your file's origin is the first step.

  1. Microsoft Remote Assistance File (Most Common): Typically generated by Microsoft Windows, these files function as "invitation tickets" (often XML-based) allowing support technicians to remotely control a computer. While usually seen as msrcincident files, older or specific system configurations may save the raw connection string or log as .rra. Users often need to "convert" these to TXT or XML to inspect the connection parameters (like IP address and ticket lifespan) without triggering an active remote session.
  2. Round-Robin Archive (Network Data): In IT infrastructure, .rra refers to the specific archive structure within an RRDtool database. System administrators often need to convert these binary data dumps into CSV, XML, or JSON to analyze historical server load or bandwidth usage in tools like Microsoft Excel.
  3. vRigger Design File: For search and rescue professionals, this is a vector layout created by vRigger (formerly Ropeworks). These files contain critical safety diagrams. Since the proprietary format requires paid software to view, users frequently convert them to PDF or JPG for sharing with field teams who don't have the software installed.

Common Friction Point: You may also encounter .rra files as temporary "leftovers" from InstallShield or Themida protected applications. In this case, the file is likely a locked resource created during an update that failed to delete itself. These are generally useless for conversion and safe to delete if the program is running smoothly.

Convert.Guru analyzes your RRA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert RRA file to DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT, X_T or X_B, you can use Microsoft Windows or similar software from the "Remote Assistance Invitation" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to RRA, try Microsoft Windows or another comparable tool in the "Remote Assistance Invitation" category.



The RRA 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 RRA converter.