How to accurately extract the files you need from a ZIP file?

How to extract individual files from a ZIP file without unzipping? PHP editor Youzi believes that many people have encountered such a situation: they need to extract a specific file from a ZIP file, but do not want to decompress the entire compressed package. At this point, there is no need to worry, this article will provide you with a quick and easy way to easily extract the files you need. The following will explain in detail how to do this, so read on to learn how to extract individual files from a ZIP file without having to unzip the entire archive.

To extract a single file or folder from a compressed file, you only need to use the relevant functions of the decompression software. Let’s take WinRAR and 7-ZIP software as examples to see how to operate.

1. Use WinRAR software

If you are using WinRAR software, first open the ZIP file through the software. In the interface of the compression tool, we can see all the files and folder structures in the ZIP file.

Select the files or folders that need to be extracted, and then click [Extract to specified folder] in the [Command] list on the toolbar, or you can also see this option by right-clicking the mouse.

After opening the [Extraction Path and Options] dialog box, confirm the extraction path and options, and then click [OK]. The tool will start to decompress the ZIP file and extract the files or folders to the specified target location.

2. Use 7-ZIP software

If you are using 7-ZIP software, you can also open the ZIP file through the software, select the files or folders that need to be extracted, and then click the [Extract] option on the toolbar.

After the dialog box pops up, confirm the extraction path and options, and then click [OK] to extract the selected files or folders individually.

3. Precautions

In addition, if a password is set for the ZIP file, no matter which decompression software is used, when extracting a single file or folder, you need to enter the originally set password before you can extract it.

Before extraction, the software will pop up a dialog box prompting you to enter a password.

What if you accidentally forget the password of the ZIP file? Since the decompression software does not have a "forgot password" option, in this case, we need the help of other tools.

For example, PepsiCo ZIP Password Recovery Tool, the tool provides 4 retrieval methods. We only need to drag the ZIP file with the password set into the tool, then select the appropriate method, and then follow the prompts.

After the operation is completed, you can wait for the password to be retrieved.

With the above method, we can easily extract individual files or folders from ZIP files without decompressing the entire compressed package. I hope to be helpful!

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