diff --git a/ark/filelistview.cpp b/ark/filelistview.cpp
index 0e099d0..bff5329 100644
--- a/ark/filelistview.cpp
+++ b/ark/filelistview.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,61 @@ void FileListView::addItem( const TQStringList & entries )
 	flvi->setPixmap( 0, mimeType->pixmap( TDEIcon::Small ) );
 }
 
+void FileListView::updateItem( const TQStringList &entries )
+{
+	TQStringList ancestorList = TQStringList::split( '/', entries[0] );
+
+	// Checks if the listview contains the first item in the list of ancestors
+	TQListViewItem *item = firstChild();
+	while ( item )
+	{
+		if ( item->text( 0 ) == ancestorList[0] || item->text( 0 ) == ancestorList[0].stripWhiteSpace())
+			break;
+		item = item->nextSibling();
+	}
+	
+	// If the list view does not contain the item ...
+	if ( !item )
+	{
+		kdError( 1601 ) << ancestorList[0] << " not found" << endl;
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	// We've already dealt with the first item, remove it
+	ancestorList.pop_front();
+	
+	while ( ancestorList.count() > 0 )
+	{
+		TQString name = ancestorList[0];
+	
+		FileLVI *parent = static_cast< FileLVI*>( item );
+		item = parent->firstChild();
+		while ( item )
+		{
+			if ( item->text(0) == name )
+				break;
+			item = item->nextSibling();
+		}
+	
+		if ( !item )
+		{
+				kdError( 1601 ) << name << " not found" << endl;
+			return;
+		}
+	
+		ancestorList.pop_front();
+	}
+	
+	int i = 0;
+	for (TQStringList::ConstIterator it = entries.begin(); it != entries.end(); ++it)
+	{
+		item->setText(i, *it);
+		++i;
+	}
+	
+	item->setOpen( true );
+}
+
 void FileListView::selectAll()
 {
 	TQListView::selectAll( true );
diff --git a/ark/filelistview.h b/ark/filelistview.h
index 82ce86d..d3dd616 100644
--- a/ark/filelistview.h
+++ b/ark/filelistview.h
@@ -110,8 +110,14 @@ class FileListView: public TDEListView
 		 * Adds a file and stats to the file listing
 		 * @param entries A stringlist of the entries for each column of the list.
 		 */
-		void addItem( const TQStringList & entries );
-
+		void addItem( const TQStringList& entries );
+
+ 		/**
+ 		 * Updates a file or folder item already included in the listview 
+ 		 * @param entries A stringlist of the updated entries for each column of the list.
+ 		 */
+ 		void updateItem( const TQStringList& entries );
+		
 		/**
 		 * Returns the number of files in the archive.
 		 */
diff --git a/ark/rar.cpp b/ark/rar.cpp
index e47c78a..103f4ce 100644
--- a/ark/rar.cpp
+++ b/ark/rar.cpp
@@ -133,13 +133,6 @@ bool RarArch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
 
   if (m_version < VERSION_5)
   {
-		if( l2[5].startsWith("d") )
-		{
-			// Folder item
-			m_isFirstLine = true;
-			return true;
-		}
-	
 		list << m_entryFilename; // filename
 		list << l2[ 0 ]; // size
 		list << l2[ 1 ]; // packed
@@ -151,19 +144,11 @@ bool RarArch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
 		list << l2[ 6 ]; // crc
 		list << l2[ 7 ]; // method
 		list << l2[ 8 ]; // Version
-	
-		m_gui->fileList()->addItem( list ); // send to GUI
-	
+
 		m_isFirstLine = true;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if( l2[0].startsWith("d") )
-		{
-			// Folder item
-			return true;
-		}
-	
 		m_entryFilename = line.mid(line.find(l2[7]));
 		list << m_entryFilename; // filename
 		list << l2[ 1 ]; // size
@@ -174,9 +159,18 @@ bool RarArch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
 		list << l2[ 4 ] + " " + l2[ 5 ]; // date and time
 		list << l2[ 0 ]; // attributes
 		list << l2[ 6 ]; // crc
-	
-		m_gui->fileList()->addItem( list ); // send to GUI
 	}
+	// send to GUI
+	if ( l2[6] == "00000000" )
+	{
+		// folders have CRC equal to 00000000
+		// RAR utilities show the folders at the end of the listing so the folders
+		// have been already added to the listview at this point without specifying
+		// all the columns but the name. Update the item with the missing info
+		m_gui->fileList()->updateItem( list );
+	}
+	else
+		m_gui->fileList()->addItem( list );
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -355,7 +349,7 @@ void RarArch::unarchFileInternal()
 
 bool RarArch::passwordRequired()
 {
-    return m_lastShellOutput.find("Enter password") >= 0;
+  return m_lastShellOutput.find("Enter password") >= 0 || m_lastShellOutput.find("encrypted") >= 0;
 }
 
 void RarArch::remove( TQStringList *list )