Undoubtedly many people have downloaded .SFV files from Torrents or other sources.  The question is….what the hell do you do with them?  There is usually a .SFV file followed by a bunch of files numbered starting at .001.  Here is how to open them up.

The .SFV file is just a checksum file.  What that means is that it verifies the integrity of the archive and repairs it if it is possible.
SFV compression is just a RAR file.

If you already don’t have it, download WinRAR from here.  Install the program.

Right click on the .001 file and select Open With – and then Select WinRAR (You may have to browse for the executable which is located at C:Program FilesWinRARWinRAR.exe.

You should now see the files in the archive.  You can just highlight them and click Extract or extract all to a destination.

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