Next, double-click the zipped file. This opens up the zipped file so that you can see the files that are inside it. With the above analogy of a set of books on a bookshelf, you are now seeing the book spines on the shelf: Notice the address bar now says that you are in a folder with a. The file inside this zipped file is shown as a normal unzipped file.
In this case, it's an. Do not double-click this file to open it when inside a zipped folder. That's like trying to read a book before taking it off the shelf.
This step is the step that confuses a lot of people. This appears to be a normal folder on your computer, but in fact, you are within a single zipped file. If you want to select all files and folders even if there is only one in the.
In the above screenshot, a blue background shows that a file is selected. The background for selected files could be a different color on your computer. Now, copy the file s by pressing Ctrl-C on your keyboard. Then, click the "back" button to return to the previous folder:. Lastly, paste the file s into this folder by pressing Ctrl-V on your keyboard. This copies the files as unzipped files into the folder you are currently viewing: This may take a few minutes or longer for large files.
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The wikiHow Tech Team also followed the article's instructions and verified that they work. This article has been viewed , times. This wikiHow teaches you how to extract or "unzip" a ZIP folder's contents. Extracting files from a ZIP folder will decompress the files, allowing you to open and run them properly. Double-click the zipped file. Click Extract All. Check "Show extracted files when complete.
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Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Double-click the ZIP file. This displays the contents in a File Explorer window. Click Extract all. It's the icon that looks like a folder with a zipper and four blue squares near the top of the window. Check the box next to "Show extracted files when complete. This makes it so you'll be taken to the unzipped files as soon as they are unzipped. Select a folder to unzip to. If you want to place the unzipped files in a location other than the current folder in which the ZIP folder is stored, do the following: Click Browse Click the name of the folder in which you want to store the unzipped folder.
Click Select Folder. It's at the bottom of the window. Your ZIP file's contents will extract to an unzipped folder in the selected location. Now you can work with the files inside the folder. Method 2. Copy the ZIP folder to a different location optional. When you unzip a file, the contents will be extracted to the same folder as the ZIP file. If you want to extract the contents somewhere else, you can move ZIP file before unzipping.
Locate the zipped folder that you want to unzip extract files or folders from. Do one of the following: To unzip a single file or folder, open the zipped folder, then drag the file or folder from the zipped folder to a new location. Notes: To add files or folders to a zipped folder you created earlier, drag them to the zipped folder.
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