Experiencing something wrong while extracting RAR files can be quite frustrating, especially when encountering the message, " Error 0x8096002A
: There is no description of this error to be given. This problem could be as a result of many things such as a corrupt file, system file errors to mention but a few. Here are the few steps you can follow to solve how to fix the RAR extract error steps.
1. Check for Windows Updates
2. Update or reinstall compression apps
3. Run Windows Troubleshooter
4. Use SFC and DISM tools
5. Download Windows Insider Program
6. Perform a clean boot
7. Run Check Disk with the CHKDSK command