Can I remove a RAR file's (known) password without recompressing the archive?

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Published on 2011-08-30T14:24:31Z Indexed on 2013/08/02 15:42 UTC
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Long title. Anyway, I haven't been able to find an answer to this question.

I know the password to the RAR file, I locked it myself, but now all I want to do is remove the password because it's too much of a pain in the butt to type it in every time. Is there a way to do this in WinRAR or an equivalent program? The only thing I knew to do was to extract it, then create a new RAR without the password.

It's not a life-or-death issue, but it would be nice to know. Thanks for your time!

EDIT: I just saw a bunch of related questions that appear to ask the same thing. The only solution I saw was using a DOS command to yadda yadda yadda. Here it is: How to remove password protection from compressed files

Is there an easier way? Thanks again!

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